Regency Detective

The thrilling conclusion to the Lizzie & Darcy Mysteries duology, following Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries series! A Bingley family curse looms over Lizzie's sister and Darcy's best friend—but are the dark forces at work supernatural or human? Lizzie...

Alnwick, Northumberland, 1813: Lady Percy's worries about spending her first holiday season as a new countess grow worse upon their arrival at Alnwick Castle. When the old duke calls her by the wrong name, she is left with unsettling questions: Who was this mysterious woman in the duke's past, and why does his fading mind cling to her memory so fiercely? Meanwhile, Lord Percy confronts a crisis outside the castle walls. Children are disappearing from neighboring villages, vanishing without a trace into the Northumberland wilds.

Does the truth really set you free? A missing serving girl. A swindled nobleman. An Irish mobster. London 1811. When her stepcousin Alexander Dovefield, the future Baron of Newark, asks for her help to find a missing serving girl from his favorite gambling hell, Lady Zoe Demas once again enlists inquiry agent Quinton Huxley to piece together the puzzle of who is cheating whom. What at first seems like a simple swindle takes a sinister and murky turn when bodies start to pile up. As they attempt to solve the mystery, Quinton also struggles with revelations about his own past . . . and what ...

Captain Lacey is asked by Peter Thompson of the Thames River Police to help him investigate a cold case - the murder of a woman found near the docks Thompson patrols. The investigation was sidelined, considered unsolvable, but Thompson has long wished to find her killer. Captain Lacey joins him in the hunt, entering a part of society that is closed to outsiders. Meanwhile, he must deal with his daughter's debut and more developments in his new domestic life, including an anonymous blackmailer who's out to ruin Lacey any way he can.

Cambridgeshire, September 1813: Detective Stephen Lavender and Constable Ned Woods are lured to an isolated estate in the deadly marshland surrounding Ely, to investigate a murder.

The hunter becomes the hunted when an amateur sleuth and her lost love search for a missing child. Over two years ago, Miss Rani Pemberton, an Anglo-Indian heiress, confessed her love to the handsome and illustrious Mr. Frederick Barrington. In response, he left England, and now she’s destined to marry the man her father has chosen for her. Yet, what does that matter? Love in marriage is not always possible. She must accept. Or must she? Avoiding her fate, Rani, along with her family, attends a hot air balloon ascension in London’s Hyde Park. The balloon crashes, and amid the frenzy, ...

The 13th installment in Stephanie Barron's fan favorite Being a Jane Austen Mystery series. Between novels, Victorian England's most beloved author doubles as a sleuth in often idyllic locales. November 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has left the British economy in shreds; Henry Austen, Jane's favorite brother, is about to declare bankruptcy. The crisis destroys Henry's health, and Jane flies to his London bedside.

Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe are preparing for the birth of their first child. But Lady Fan won't let a little thing like pregnancy get in the way of solving a local mystery. Their neighbor - Sir Joslin Cadel, who recently returned from a sugar plantation in Barbados - has collapsed and died on his doorstep. And his young ward, Tamasine Roy, claims to have murdered him. With Tamasine clearly suffering from some kind of mental disorder and the rest of Cadel's household acting suspiciously, it is clear all is not as it seems.

In the second installment of the Q&Z Regency Mystery series, Quinton and Zoe must take on their most complex and chilling case yet. When the savage murder of a dressmaker bears a striking resemblance to a series of murders spanning two decades—including Quinton’s own mother—Zoe Demas and Quinton Huxley join forces again to unmask the killer. As the two of them draw closer to the truth, as well as each other, things take a dark turn when one of their friends is arrested for the present killing. Now they, alongside the diverse cast of characters they’ve come to rely on, must race ...

Can love truly overcome anything? The ‘Shadows’ are now all wed and settled – save for one. Lady Ann is the only one left unmarried, feeling alone and set apart from the others. It is just as well that she has found herself sought out by Lady Sapphira. The lady is desperate for the ‘Shadows’ to help her discover who has been sending her poison pen letters, finding each one more distressing than the last. Throwing herself headlong into solving the puzzle and protecting Lady Sapphira, Ann cannot help but notice one particular acquaintance, Lord Aldridge. But can she really allow her...

THE YEAR IS 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be, which comprise a series of volumes. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.

The fourth book in New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray's Jane Austen sequel series, which finds amateur sleuths Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney caught up in the whirlwind of the London Season—and in a murderous scheme involving the family of Edmund and Fanny Bertram Jonathan Darcy...

To unmask a villain, she must first understand her own heart. A scandalous stranger. A poison pen. A love that defies every expectation. When Elizabeth Bennet travels to Hunsford, she expects the greatest trial of her visit to be the overbearing Lady Catherine de Bourgh.[1] Instead, she encounters Lord Julian Fairfax. He is everything she professes to despise—proud, reserved, and trailed by scandal—yet he possesses a brilliant, unsettling similarity to Fitzwilliam Darcy. A Dangerous Game of Secrets Before Elizabeth can untangle her contradictory feelings, a string of anonymous letters ...

The theft of a priceless emerald neckless leads to murder and Blythe, the Dowager Duchess of Ashby along with Bow Street Runner Owen Kennedy must rely on a lie to find the killer before they become the next victims.

Lady Juliana knows she is in danger. But does she really need a bodyguard? One abduction and suddenly her brother, the Duke, begins treating her like a damsel in distress. Lady Juliana, however, is anything but—she is a woman who knows her own mind and is determined to make a difference. Just how is she supposed to work for her secret society protecting animals when she is being followed around by a dashing detective?

Invitation to Magic: Cinderella and Prince Wicked He's Prince Wicked. She's clueless. Stephanie Plum jumps into the rabbit hole! FREE on Kindle Unlimited! Meet Countess Melanie de Fontaine. She’s not only nice and sweet, she happens to be a super-duper domestic goddess. While juggling house chores for her needy and demanding faux-mother and faux-sisters, she’s busy searching for her mother who’s been missing for years. Then again, sometimes, life can be overwhelming. When the invitation to the Royal Dance of the Year arrives, her faux-mother shoves it in her face, knowing full well ...

Jane discovers holiday cheer is fleeting. One of the Yuletide gathering dies in a tragic accident whose circumstances Jane immediately views with suspicion. If the accident was in fact murder, the killer is one of Jane's fellow snowbound guests. With clues scattered amid cleverly crafted charades, dark secrets coming to light during parlor games, and old friendships returning to haunt the Christmas parties, whom can Jane trust to help her discover the truth and stop the killer from striking again?

'Pemberley, murder, hilarity and a romance to span the ages . . . This is the perfect book to unwind with' – Rachel Wolf, author of Five Nights Cosy, quirky and utterly enthralling, A Crime Through Time is the debut from Amelia Blackwell – the start of a series where crime, time travel and...

Miss Penny is invited to celebrate Christmas at Oakfield Manor. To everyone's shock and horror, her uncle, Lord Muskerry, falls dead in the drawing-room, a victim of a poisoned glass of port wine. With the help of her clever cat companion, Onyx; her aunt's faithful dog, Toby; and her good ghost friend from the eighteenth century, Lady Caroline, Miss Penny makes full use of her paranormal and detecting skills to unmask the evil-doer.

Stella Caldway’s return to London comes with some misgivings. Her last visit left her with bittersweet memories—some painful, some unforgettable. It was here she gave her heart to Viscount Theodore Beckworth… and nearly lost him forever. Now, amidst the delights of the London Season—graceful garden parties, glittering balls, and high society intrigue—Stella is ready to embrace the future. But when a priceless necklace vanishes in plain sight during a lavish ball, she’s drawn into a mystery she can’t ignore.