Historical mystery
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A good historical mystery is like a time machine, transporting the reader from the present to a completely different era. If the idea of a literary trip to the Victorian era intrigues you, try one or both of these mystery series from set in the Victorian era in the United States and featuring a strong,
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Book 1 in the Barker & Llewelyn series. When Cyrus Barker advertises for a new assistant, a job that is described as having “some danger involved”, Thomas Llewelyn applies for the job. Barker is a Sherlock Holmes-style private detective possessing great knowledge, impressive fighting skills, a vast network of contacts and informants and firsthand experience
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Book 1 in the Fiona Figg Mysteries series. Fiona Figg has a photographic memory. As a child, she devoured Sherlock Holmes stories and loved acting. Many years later, during World War 1, these skills come in handy as Fiona volunteers to replace an injured agent for an undercover mission for the War Office, giving her
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Book 1 in the Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries series. Bombay 1892. Captain Jim Agnihotri, a big Sherlock Holmes fan, has just begun working as a journalist after recovering from injuries sustained in a battle. At Bombay University, two young women from the prominent Parsee Framji family die from falling from the top of
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Book 1 in the Jane Austen Mysteries series. This novel imagines the twenty-seven year old Jane Austen as an amateur sleuth, working on behalf of her dear friend Isobel Payne. Isobel is newly wedded to the much older Earl of Scargrave, and Jane is a guest at Scargrave Manor when the Earl passes away after
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Book 1 in the Christopher Redmayne series. Christopher Redmayne, the talented, handsome, younger Redmayne son, has yet to find his calling in life, but after the Great Fire of London ravages the city, he decides to embark on a career as an architect. Helped along by his older brother Henry, an incurable hedonist with many
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