“A complex mystery that cunningly explores how Dickens might have been inspired to write the plot of his most well-known book, A Tale of Two Cities.” —Anna Lee Huber, bestselling author of the Lady Darby MysteriesIn the winter of 1835, young Charles Dickens is a journalist on the rise at the Evening Chronicle. Invited to dinner at the estate of the newspaper’s co-editor, Charles is smitten with his boss’s daughter, vivacious nineteen-year...

In this latest reimagining of Dickens as an amateur sleuth, Charles is tossed into Newgate Prison on a murder charge, and his fiancée Kate Hogarth must clear his name . . .London, January 1836: Just weeks before the release of his first book, Charles is intrigued by an invitation to join the exclusive Lightning Club. But his initiation in a basement maze takes a wicked turn when he stumbles upon the corpse of Samuel Pickwick, the club’s president. With the...

On the eve of Victorian England, Charles Dickens and Kate Hogarth must solve the murder of a spinster wearing a wedding gown . . .London, June 1835: In the interest of being a good neighbor, Charles checks in on Miss Haverstock, the elderly spinster who resides in the flat above his. But as the young journalist and his fiancée Kate ascend the stairs, they are assaulted by the unmistakable smell of death. Upon entering the woman’s quarters, they find her de...

Before there was Frankenstein, a young Mary Shelley, her stepsister Jane “Claire” Clairmont, and poet Percy Bysshe Shelley are drawn into a shocking murder investigation in this deliciously captivating new historical mystery revolving around the real-life trio who would later scandalize 19th century England even as they transformed the literary world.London, 1814: Mary Godwin and her stepsister Jane Clairmont, both sixteen, possess quick minds bolstered by...

The acclaimed historical mystery series A Dickens of a Crime continues with a reimagining of Charles Dickens’s classic Oliver Twist, filled with murder, mystery, and a young Dickens himself as the amateur sleuth. In other words, "Please, can we have some more!"Harrow-on-the-Hill, March 1836: In a sense, orphans Ollie, John, and Arthur have always been treasure hunters. The mudlarks have gone from a hardscrabble life scavenging the banks of the Thames for b...

In this clever reimagining of Charles Dickens’s life, he and fiancée Kate Hogarth must solve the murder of an old miser, just before Christmas . . .London, December 1835: Charles and Kate are out with friends and family for a chilly night of caroling and good cheer. But their blood truly runs cold when their singing is interrupted by a body plummeting from an upper window of a house. They soon learn the dead man, his neck strangely wrapped in chains, is Ja...

Stepsisters Mary and Jane find themselves caught up in a mystery involving a drowned Russian and missing diamonds, while falling for the charms of poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron—in this gripping historical mystery from the acclaimed author of the A Dickens of a Crime series.1814: Foreign diplomats are descending on London in advance of the Congress of Vienna meetings to formulate a new peace plan for Europe following Napoleon’s downfall. Mary and Jane’s ...

Two years before she would conceive of Frankenstein, sixteen-year-old Mary Godwin becomes captivated by the grim murder of a pregnant shopgirl and the disappearance of her stepbrother, involving her stepsister Jane “Claire” Clairmont and the seductive poet Percy Bysshe Shelley to solve the crime . . .London, June 1814: On a day out in Hyde Park to celebrate the peace treaty with France, Mary and Jane are less than charmed by their brother Charles’s courtsh...

Eine Geschichte zweier Morde und vieler Geheimnisse …Die historische Cosy Crime-Reihe im viktorianischen England beginnt!London, 1835: Der junge Journalist Charles ist bei seinem Chef zum Essen eingeladen und verliebt sich auf den ersten Blick in dessen Tochter, die temperamentvolle neunzehnjährige Kate Hogarth. Doch der schöne Abend wird jäh erschüttert: Auf dem Nachbargrundstück fällt eine junge Lady ohnmächtig auf den Boden und erwacht ni...

Tod im Hochzeitskleid …Die historische Cosy Crime-Reihe im viktorianischen England geht spannend weiter!London, 1835: Der junge Journalist Charles hat sich mit der Tochter seines Chefs, Kate Hogarth, verlobt. Ihr Glück wird jedoch von einem grausigen Fund in Charles’ Nachbarswohnung überschattet: Die alleinstehende Miss Haverstock wurde ermordet und ihre Leiche in einem Hochzeitskleid zur Schau gestellt. Charles vermutet dahinter einen kürzl...

¿Y si Mary Shelley hubiera investigado crímenes antes de escribir Frankenstein? Londres, 1814 Mary Godwin y su hermanastra, Jane Clairmont, ambas de dieciséis años, han recibido una educación poco convencional y no les interesan demasiado las normas de la época. Una noche, su padre invita a cenar a Percy Shelley, que a sus veintiuno, ya se ha convertido en un poeta de renombre. Mary se siente fascinada por él al instante, y la velada resulta cautivadora e intrigante. Y aún más cuando Mary ...

In Victorian England, aspiring author Charles Dickens is on the case again--in pursuit of missing orphans, legendary treasure, and a cold-blooded killer in the latest installment of Heather Redmond's charming series that reimagines the famous writer as an amateur sleuth.Harrow-on-the-Hill, March 1836: In a sense, orphans Ollie, John, and Arthur have always been treasure hunters. The mudlarks have gone from a hardscrabble life scavenging the banks of the Thames for bits and bobs to b...