The first in a new mystery series that reimagines Sherlock Holmes's mother and her lady's-maid-turned-investigative-partner.'A sharp, action-packed and surprisingly tender historical mystery, full of secrets, strong women and hidden desires' Lucy Andrew, author of A Very Vexing Murder'Some problems simply merit solving, Mrs Hudson'Heartbroken, widowed, and penniless, Katherine Hudson never intended...

The second in the new mystery series that reimagines Sherlock Holmes' mother and her lady's-maid-turned-investigative partner'Please, Inspector, we never let our sensibilities stand in the way of facts'Katy Hudson and Lady Violet Holmes have settled into life at Musgrave Hall-solving Sherrinford's odd crimes, arguing through each case, and avoiding the tension simmering between them. But when an unconscious stranger arrives with a warning meant for...

Bloomsbury presents The Last Telegram of Mrs Hudson by Mattea Orr, read by Rebecca Norfolk.The first in a new mystery series that reimagines Sherlock Holmes’s mother and her lady’s-maid-turned-investigative-partner.‘Some problems simply merit solving, Mrs Hudson’Heartbroken, widowed, and penniless, Katherine Hudson never intended to become a lady’s maid; especially not to the eccentric Violet Holmes, mother of a pr...

**ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 50 BEST THRILLERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY"An absolute ripper of a tale. . .not just a twisty Gothic melodrama but a proto-feminist swashbuckler, brimming with queer eroticism and adventure."—The New York Times“Superb storytelling … so suspenseful and twisting is the plot that for the last 250 pages, I read at breakneck speed.”—USA Today“Deliciously brazen…a smart and seductive enchantment.”—Los Angeles Times

A cryptic message. A brutal murder. And a secret society lurking in the shadows. The Valley of Fear plunges Sherlock Holmes into one of his most sinister and suspenseful cases yet. A coded warning leads Holmes and Watson into a world of deceit and murder at a remote English manor—and then deeper still into the violent past of a secret American brotherhood. This gripping narrative moves between two continents, revealing a tale of loyalty, vengeance, and hidden identities. Tense, atmospheric...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell–Sherlock Holmes series weaves rich historical detail and provocative themes with intriguing characters and enthralling suspense. Russell and Holmes have become one of modern literature’s most beloved teams. But does this adventure end it all?Mary Russell is used to dark secrets—her own, and those of her famous partner and husband, Sherlock Holmes. Trust is a thing slowly given, but over the course o...

Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw is a thought-provoking and socially conscious play that addresses issues of class, language, and identity. Published in 1913, this play follows the story of Eliza Doolittle, a poor flower girl from the streets of London, who is taken on as a project by the wealthy phonetics professor, Henry Higgins. The play explores the transformative power of language and the impact of society's rigid expectations on individuals. The title of the play is a reference to ...

For fans of Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, author Rick Bleiweiss’s quirky new detective and ensemble cast of characters set against the backdrop of small-town England in the 1910s will feel both comfortingly familiar and thrillingly new in the first installment of this multi-award-winning series.The year is 1910, and in the small and seemingly sleepy English market town of Haxford, there’s a new police Chief Inspector. At first, the dapper an...

Miss Harriet Peabody dreams of the day she can open up a shop selling refashioned gowns to independent working women like herself. Unfortunately, when an errand for her millinery shop job goes sadly awry due to a difficult customer, she finds herself out of an income.Mr. Oliver Addleshaw is on the verge of his biggest business deal yet when he learns his potential partner prefers to deal with men who are settled down and wed. When Oliver witnesses his ex not-quite-fiance cause the ...

A heatwave melts London as Holmes and Watson are called to action in this new Sherlock Holmes adventure by Bonnie MacBird, author of “one of the best Sherlock Holmes novels of recent memory.”In Whitechapel, a renowned Italian escape artist dies spectacularly on stage during a performance – immolated in a gleaming copper cauldron of his wife’s design. In Cambridge, the runaway daughter of a famous don drowns, her long blonde hair tangled in the Jesus Lock o...

He’s made a horrible impression on the love of his life, but Christmas is a time for second chances.The Duke of Oxthorpe has kept his heart under lock and key. Everything changed when he met Miss Edith Clay. His hopes for true love took a turn when Edith’s rich cousin sought to attract his offer of marriage. But Oxthorpe is so smitten with the former poor relation that he goes through intermediaries to sell Edith a property as close as possible to his own.Edith always saw t...

Both books in Donna Russo Morin's 'Newport's Gilded Age', a series of historical fiction, now available in one volume!Gilded Summers: Pearl and Ginevra grow up in the era known as the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island. Surrounded by Astors and Vanderbilts, Pearl fills her days with teatime and shallow friendships, yearning for something more. A chance meeting with Mary Cassatt sparks her secret desire to be an artist. Meanwhile Ginevra, fresh off the boat from It...