Lyndsay Faye
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"A new collection of Sherlockian tales that shows the Great Detective and his partner, Watson, as their acquaintances saw them"--
How well did those who worked with Sherlock Holmes know him? The peripheral characters-- Irene Adler, Geoffrey Lestrade; witnesses to the cases; even his cook and housekeeper, Martha Hudson-- what did they think of the man and his methods? Discover aspects of Holmes and Watson that you have never seen before. -- adapted...
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"It's 1921, and "Nobody" Alice James is racing by rail as far from New York as possible, finally landing at the only all-black hotel in Portland, OR. Residents are understandably suspicious of this white woman-the Ku Klux Klan is in town."--Publisher's annotation.
1921. "Nobody" Alice James is on a cross-country train, carrying a bullet wound and fleeing for her life following an illicit drug and liquor deal gone horribly wrong. Her sights are set...
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Internationally bestselling author Lyndsay Faye was introduced to the Sherlock Holmes mysteries when she was ten years old and her dad suggested she read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." She immediately became enamored with tales of Holmes and his esteemed biographer Dr. John Watson, and later, began spinning these quintessential characters into her own works of fiction--from her acclaimed debut novel, Dust...
5) Jane Steele
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The reimagining of Jane Eyre as a gutsy, heroic serial killer that The New York Times Book Review calls “wonderfully entertaining” and USA Today describes as “sheer mayhem meets Victorian propriety”—nominated for the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Novel.
“Reader, I murdered him.”
A sensitive orphan, Jane Steele suffers first at the hands of her spiteful aunt and predatory...
“Reader, I murdered him.”
A sensitive orphan, Jane Steele suffers first at the hands of her spiteful aunt and predatory...
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"No one in 1840s New York likes fires, but copper star Timothy Wilde least of all. So when an arsonist with an agenda begins threatening Alderman Robert Symmes, a corrupt and powerful leader high in the Tammany Hall ranks, Wilde isn't thrilled to be involved. His reservations escalate further when his brother Valentine announces that he'll be running against Symmes in the upcoming election, making both himself and Timothy a host of powerful enemies....
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A librarian is tormented by a lethal volume of black magic When A. Davenport Lomax's young daughter asks him whether spirits and faeries are real, the Edwardian librarian just pats the little darling on the head. But when a desperate man emerges from the winding passages of the library muttering about demonology, he gets Lomax's attention. Theodore Grange is a member of the Brotherhood of Solomon, a secret society dedicated to unraveling the mysteries...
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Six months after the formation of the NYPD, its most reluctant and talented officer, Timothy Wilde, thinks himself well versed in his city's dark practices - until he learns of the gruesome underworld ruled by the 'blackbirders,' who snatch free Northerners of color, masquerade them as slaves, and sell them South to toil as plantation property. But in 1846, slave catching isn't just legal - it's law enforcement. When the beautiful and terrified Lucy...
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A silent epidemic of stolen lives. In the streets of Harlem, black men are going missing, queer minors are being trafficked, dreams are being broken, the mafia is running amuck, and brand culture and social media are killing people. When the dirtiest of vices are ripe in back alleys and street corners, the nastiest of humanity's underbelly is put on display. With the police buried in cases and the community quickly losing faith, there is only one...
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“This twisty whodunit from Starrett, best known for his writings about Sherlock Holmes, stars an eccentric amateur sleuth.” —Publishers Weekly
When a New York banker is discovered dead from an apparent morphine overdose in a Chicago hotel, the circumstances surrounding his untimely end are suspicious to say the least. The dead man had switched rooms the night before with a stranger he met and drank
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A must-listen collection of fifteen bibliomysteries by bestselling and award-winning authors Bibliomysteries Volume 2 includes: - "Remaindered" by Peter Lovesey - "The Compendium of Srem" by F. Paul Wilson - "The Sequel" by R. L. Stine - "Mystery, Inc." by Joyce Carol Oates - and many others