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The Wheat Princess

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Jean Webster


Marcia Copley, an American Heiress, comes to Rome. Typically for the period, she may want to attract an aristocrat. He brings the title, she…

The Clock Struck One

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Fergus Hume


Fergus Hume was a prolific writer of Victorian murder mysteries and The Clock Struck One is another great example of his inventive plots. Ju…

A Poor Wise Man

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Mary Roberts Rinehart


Mary Roberts Rinehart offers a superb blend of romance and suspense amidst political tensions in this story set in early 20th Century Americ…

The Turnpike House

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Fergus Hume


A prolific writer of crime and detective stories Fergus Hume is known for his clever plots. The Turnpike House is another wonderful example …

The Curved Blades

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Carolyn Wells


In this suspensful whodunit a mean-spirited and wealthy dowager is found murdered in her boudoir supposedly killed once by poison and also b…

The Diamond Pin

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Carolyn Wells


Eccentric and wealthy New York widow Ursula Pell loves playing cruel jokes on her guests and particularly on her niece and nephew who are de…

Dead Love Has Chains

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon


We see another facet of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's amazing talent in Dead Love Has Chains, written in her seventies. Focusing on character and…

The Fatal Three

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon


Written by one of the most prolific authors of the 19th century The Fatal Three although not as sensational as some of her other novels serv…

The Sealed Message

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Fergus Hume


A mysterious message on a record is found sealed in a cylinder. A heroine straight out of a fairy-tale is kept secluded by a guardian with q…

Master of the Vineyard

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Myrtle Reed


"Why don't you sell the vineyard?" she asked, though her heart sank at the mere suggestion. "Sell it? Why didn't the Ancient…

Vicky Van

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Carolyn Wells


Carolyn Wells always provides an enjoyable read and this one is probably one of her most intriguing murder mysteries. Vicky Van is a lithe, …

Gretchen

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Mary Jane Holmes


Rich and sophisticated Arthur Tracy returns to Tracy Park after several years abroad confused and mentally unstable. Initially claiming that…

Bessie's Fortune

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Mary Jane Holmes


The coverup of a murder leads to the search for the dead man's heiress decades later in this delightful 3 part novel by Mary Jane Holmes. He…

The Day Will Come

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon


It is an ideal honeymoon of an ideal couple. But somehow, the wife cannot stop dreaming that her husband would be shot and killed. He dismis…

The Widow Barnaby

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Frances Milton Trollope


The vain, flirtatious and presumptuous husband hunting Mrs. Barnaby delves into high-class society of which she knows very little leading to…

The Interrupted Kiss

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Richard Marsh


Clare awakens in the middle of the night with no idea why. Her husband is not in his bed and as she goes in search of him she runs into her …

Mount Royal Vol. I

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon


A classic Victorian sensation novel filled with romance, mystery, and murder with the emphasis on romance. -summary by Celine Major

The Markets of Paris

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Émile Zola


The Markets of Paris is a remarkable work, and is the one which Zola calls his very best novel, and of which he is far more proud than of an…

Lena Rivers

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Mary Jane Holmes


If you're a fan of mid-19th Century melodramas with many twists and turns you will love this book. Acclaimed as Holmes greatest commercial s…

Faulkner's Folly

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Carolyn Wells


Eric Stannard, wealthy artist and portrait painter of international reputation is found dead in his studio, an etching needle protruding fro…

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