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Science & Maths
Linda Stratmann traces the social, medical and criminal history of chloroform, from early medical practices to create oblivion through the discovery of chloroform and its discovery, its use and misuse in the 19th century, to... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
The year is 1880. In West London, a dedicated doctor has set up a waiting mortuary on the borders of Kensal Green Cemetery, where corpses are left to decompose before burial to reassure clients that no one can be buried... See More
"This fine social history charts the changing patterns of using poison" and the forensic methods developed to detect it in the Victorian Era (The Guardian, UK). Murder by poison alarmed, enthralled, and in some ways even... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
London 1881: Panic reigns in Bayswater as a ruthless murderer prowls the foggy streets of the nation's capital. Residents live in fear, rumours and accusations abound, and vigilante groups patrol by night. It is not, of... See More
Biography & True Accounts
The county of Essex has rolling arable farmland, Epping Forest, sleepy villages, busy market towns and secluded backwaters - a wide variety of settings for murder. This selection of crimes uncovers not only famous cases, but... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
London 1882: When a wealthy philanthropist disappears from a locked and guarded room, Frances Doughty is reluctantly drawn into a case that tears the veil of mystery from her own past. Can London's very own Lady Detective... See More
Biography & True Accounts
Middlesex Murders brings together numerous murderous tales, some of which were little known outside the county, and others which made national headlines. Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
London1882: In this, her most demanding case, Frances Doughty goes undercover for Her Majesty's Government to investigate some disturbing information regarding the apparently innocuous Bayswater Bicycle Club. Before long... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
The sudden death of overweight 49-year-old Thomas Whibley sparks off an acrimonious furore in Bayswater, and sparks fly between rival diet doctors, vegetarians and the extremist Pure Food Society. Young sleuth Frances... See More
Biography & True Accounts
Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Gloucestershire's history. The cases covered here record the county's most fascinating but least known crimes, as well as... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Mina Scarletti returns in her most thrilling mystery yet! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Antonia Hodgson... A peaceful country retreat has become the scene of relentless terror... Sussex... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Join Mina Scarletti in another chilling ghostly mystery! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Antonia Hodgson... Can Mina solve one of her most complicated cases from the confines of her room... ?... See More
Biography & True Accounts
Whiteleys was the Harrods of the 19th century. Its clients included English and overseas royalty and it offered - and delivered - "Everything from a pin to an Elephant". Created by William Whiteley, a draper's assistant from... See More
Biography & True Accounts
The Marquess of Queensberry is as famous for his role in the downfall of one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules for modern-day boxing. The trial and two-year imprisonment of Oscar... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A Victorian mystery with a strong female investigator! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Antonia Hodgson... A family is being torn apart by rumours of a murderer in their midst. Can Mina solve the... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
London, 1881: When a body is found in the Paddington canal basin, a woman with a hearing impairment claims that the remains are those of her missing husband, who disappeared three years ago. Unable to prove her case, she... See More
Historical Fiction
More puzzling apparitions mystify Mina Scarletti in her next investigation! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Antonia Hodgson... Someone from Mina's past has returned to plague her... Brighton... See More
Horror
A Victorian mystery with a haunting twist! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Antonia Hodgson... A scandalous rumour is sweeping through Brighton. But is everything really as it seems... ? Brighton... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
When a customer of William Doughty's chemist shop dies of strychnine poisoning after drinking medicine he dispensed, William is blamed, and the family faces ruin. William's daughter, nineteen year old Frances, determines to... See More
Biography & True Accounts
Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Kent's history. Linda Stratmann re-examines some of the historic crimes that shocked not only the county but Britain as a... See More
Women's Fiction
Another thrilling instalment of Sherlock Holmes' early casebook! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Anthony Horowitz and classic crime fiction. Holmes is faced with an unidentified body, a coded... See More
Biography & True Accounts
In 1817 a young woman of exotic appearance was found wandering near Bristol. She spoke in a language that no one could understand except, seemingly, a Portuguese sailor. He claimed that she was a Sumatran princess from the... See More
Women's Fiction
An original Sherlock Holmes mystery from his early casebook! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Anthony Horowitz and classic crime fiction. Sherlock Holmes dons his boxing gloves to catch a killer... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Death and deception in Victorian Brighton! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Antonia Hodgson... Get the first three books in the Mina Scarletti mystery series now! Mr Scarletti's Ghost Psychics... See More
Literary Fiction
Sherlock Holmes' earliest case has been uncovered! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Anthony Horowitz and classic crime fiction. Before Dr Watson, there was Mr Stamford... London, 1876 Mr Stamford... See More
Action & Adventure
Eleven authors. Eleven stories. One festive collection! Perfect for fans of crime fiction, short stories, thrillers - and Christmas! Deck the halls with tales of murder! To get you in the mood for Christmas, Sapere Books... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Frances Doughty is a young sleuth on her first professional case, trying to discover who distributed dangerously feminist pamphlets to the girls of the Bayswater Academy for the Education of Young Ladies. Armed with only her... See More
Horror
The first book in a cosy Victorian mystery series, with a feisty female lead! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Antonia Hodgson... Those grieving for their lost loved ones are desperate to communicate... See More
Women's Fiction
Another eerie mystery from Sherlock Holmes' early casebook! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Anthony Horowitz and classic crime fiction. Sherlock Holmes must pry the secrets from a dead man... See More