Colonial Crimes

When Tiffany and Rosie travel to a colonial-themed town, they suspect the business manager might be engaging in some unethical practices... ... but they stumble into a murder instead. Who could've killed the much-disliked "town governor"? As secrets are unveiled, tensions rise, and the duo find themselves scrambling to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again... Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie D, Amazon.com "A fun cozy mystery with engaging and entertaining characters" - lq, Amazon.com "For ...

Crime and Custom in Colonial Society brings together, for the first time in a single volume, the complete stories from In Court and Kampong and In Days That Are Dead by Hugh Clifford—newly introduced and contextualized by Graeme Newman for modern readers. Set in British Malaya at the height of empire, these vivid and often unsettling narratives explore a world where radically different systems of law, morality, and social obligation collide. In the kampong villages, life is governed by custom, kinship, and deeply rooted traditions. In the colonial courts, British officials impose formal ...

A quick historical look at murder most foul in the Virginia of colonial times and the early Republic. Behind the facade of graceful mansions and quaint cobblestone streets evil lurks. A general look at crime, followed by four prominent murders from the period 1766-1806: (1) Ambrose Madison: The Master Slave Relationship, (2) Colonel John Chiswell: The Celebrity Murderer, (3) Richard Randolph: The Love Triangle, and (4) George Wythe: Family Matters.

The Colonial Parkway Murders - the name given eight murders that took place in the Tidewater region in the late 1980s, two of which were on the historic Colonial Parkway, the nation’s narrowest National Park. Young people in the prime of their lives were the targets. But the pattern that stitched this special kind of evil together was more like a spider web of theory, intrigue, and mathematics. Then, mysteriously, the killing spree stopped. Now, father-daughter true crime authors Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester blow the dust off of these cases.

Early twentieth-century Singapore is a place where a person can disappear, and Harriet Gordon hopes to make a new life for herself there, leaving her tragic memories behind her--but murder gets in the way. Singapore, 1910--Desperate for a fresh start, Harriet Gordon finds herself living with her...

Death and Vengeance in Australia by James Edward Muddock is a gripping colonial drama that fuses romance, frontier survival, and high-stakes adventure into a powerful narrative of love tested by fate and ambition. Set against the vast and unforgiving landscapes of nineteenth-century Australia, the novel follows Harold Preston, a young settler whose fortunes are shattered by relentless drought. As ruin closes in and his future with the spirited Mary Gordon hangs in the balance, an unexpected discovery—a dying prospector’s secret of a fabulously rich gold field hidden deep in the western ...

Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry Finalist for the 2020 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry Finalist for the 2020 Forward Prize for Best Collection Postcolonial Love Poem, the brilliant second collection from Natalie Diaz, holds...

On the eve of a major treaty conference between Iroquois leaders and European colonists in the distant summer of 1722, two White fur traders attacked an Indigenous hunter and left him for dead near Conestoga, Pennsylvania. This act of brutality set into motion a remarkable series of criminal investigations and cross-cultural negotiations that challenged the definition of justice in early America. Leading historian Nicole Eustace reconstructs the crime and its aftermath, bringing us into the overlapping worlds of white colonists and Indigenous peoples in this formative period.

Retroceda a las ciudades sombrías, las aldeas remotas y las fronteras coloniales del siglo XVIII, una época en la que la razón y la ilustración coexistían con la superstición, la brutalidad y el crimen implacable. En 25 crímenes reales que conmocionaron al siglo XVIII, la historia cobra vida a través de veinticinco casos auténticos, profundamente investigados y reconstruidos a partir de actas judiciales, periódicos y relatos contemporáneos. Desde la Colonia del Cabo en el sur de África hasta las ciudades de Europa y las colonias del Caribe, Norteamérica y Sudamérica, estas ...

A nun who fled enclosure. A soldier who crossed oceans. A case that forced power to decide. Born in early seventeenth-century Spain and raised within convent walls, Catalina de Erauso escaped a life of enclosure and moved through the Spanish Empire under a male identity. She worked, travelled, fought, and survived in worlds governed by violence, honour, and rigid social control—until repeated conflict and custody brought her life under institutional scrutiny. The Lieutenant Nun reconstructs Catalina’s life as a historical case, following the points where private survival collided with ...

A vanished necklace. A luxurious train. And a murder that shatters the calm of paradise. Siam, 1939. When French detective Jacqueline Bodin boards the elegant Southern Royal Railway Line with her charming companion Lucien Dubois, she expects an unforgettable journey through Southeast Asia. But beneath the glittering surface of champagne glasses and refined company, dark secrets are waiting to emerge. A priceless pearl necklace disappears. A sudden rail disruption forces the elite passengers into the majestic Royal Railway Hotel. Then, a shocking murder rocks the colonial halls—and it ...

Live the action of six deadly and seminal conflicts in Australia’s first 150 years: The Eureka Stockade – The Gold Miners of Ballarat’s valiant stand against Government tyranny. The Siege at Glenrowan – Australia’s most infamous outlaw, Ned Kelly, shoots it out with police. The Battle of Cocos Islands – The face-off between HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden would result in the Australian Navy’s first victory. The Broken Hill Massacre – A call to jihad in Turkey is the catalyst for the first terrorist act in Australia. The Battle of Surry Hills – A rambunctious American, called ‘...

In the tense year of 1772, as political unrest simmers across the American colonies, a different, more sinister storm is brewing. Benjamin Franklin, the celebrated scientist, printer, and statesman, is inadvertently drawn into a horrifying mystery. A renowned theatrical troupe, led by the charismatic and depraved actor Ravensby, is traveling the Eastern Seaboard, leaving a trail of vanished young women in their wake. What begins as a simple request to place a missing person advertisement in the Pennsylvania Gazette transforms into a chilling mosaic of interconnected disappearances. Franklin...

La Guadeloupe, une île paradisiaque... terre de tous les dangers. Sous le soleil des Caraïbes, trois touristes sont retrouvés assassinés, un harpon de plongée planté en plein cœur. Trois meurtres commis à l'aube, accompagnés d'une mise en scène macabre et glaçante. Pourtant, aucun lien n'unit les victimes qui séjournaient pour la première fois dans l'île. Plus étonnant encore, un étrange vieillard prédit à chaque fois les crimes dans leurs plus imprévisibles détails.

An accusation of attempted murder rudely interrupted Mary Arnold’s dalliances with working men and her extensive shopping sprees. When her husband Benedict fell deathly ill and then asserted she had tried to kill him with poison, the result was a dramatic petition for divorce. The case before the Rhode Island General Assembly and its tumultuous aftermath, during which Benedict died, made Mary a cause célèbre in Newport through the winter of 1738 and 1739. Elaine Forman Crane invites listeners into this salacious domestic life and reveals the seamy side of colonial Newport.

These twist-filled short stories uncover hidden crimes and moral reckonings behind ordinary lives. From colonial legacies to contemporary betrayals, each tale blends mystery, history, and consequence. Inside you’ll discover: The Gardener’s Secret — a skeleton unearthed The Ivory Vengeance — echoes of empire and retribution The Shadow on Randolph Street — justice tested by bloodstained evidence The Sepoy’s Revenge and The Pigmy Poison Case — reckonings that blur the line between justice and judgment Perfect for fans of literary mysteries and historical intrigue, this collection...

*Shortlisted for best audiobook at the True Crime Awards 2026* In this groundbreaking new book from the UK's leading criminologist, David Wilson explores what our nation's most lethal murderers reveal about us in a thrilling blend of history and true crime. Professor David Wilson is renowned for...

A plane crash in the Amazon jungle. A desperate struggle for survival. A hidden Inca treasure. Ruthless grave robbers. Ecuador. A dream holiday turns into a nightmare when two men are stranded in the Amazon rain forest after a plane crash. With no hope of being rescued, they decide that their only chance of survival is to find their way back to civilization. And so they set off on a daring journey, struggling through the dense underbrush, totally unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead. When they stumble upon some ancient ruins where fabulous treasures might be hidden, it all goes wrong ...

In keeping with the Akashic Noir series tradition, each story in Boston Noir is set in a different neighborhood of the city - the impressively diverse collection extends from Roxbury to Cambridge, from Southie to the Boston Harbor, and all stops in between. Lehane's own contribution - the longest story in the volume - is set in his beloved home neighborhood of Dorchester and showcases his phenomenal ability to grip the heart, soul, and throat of the reader.

Great Britain's forced transportation of convicts to colonial Australia is well known. Less widely known is Britain's earlier program of sending convicts - including women - to North America. Many of these women were assigned as servants in Maryland. Contemporary readers and scholars will be fascinated by Ziegler's explanation of how gender-influenced punishments were meted out to women and often ensnared them in Britain's system of convict labor.