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Lady Julia Grey is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery novels by American novelist Deanna Raybourn. Following her husband’s sudden death, Julia Grey is dragged into a mystery and deceit. On the bright side, it is also when she meets the enigmatic and attractive private eye, Nicholas Brisbane.
Deanna Raybourn is an American author of historical mystery novels. She writes the Lady Julia Grey series. Deanna’s family has been in Texas for six generations. She graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a double English major. After graduating, Raybourn taught high school English in San Antonio before switching careers to […]
Sano Ichiro is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery/detective fiction novels by American novelist Laura Joh Rowland. The series is set in 17th century Edo, Japan (now Tokyo). Sano Ichiro is a samurai who has difficulty following the bushido code. He must balance serving his master as well as his wife, Ueda Reiko. […]
Laura Joh Rowland is an American author of historical fiction and historical mystery novels. She writes the Sano Ichiro series and the Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte series. Laura is the granddaughter of Chinese and Korean immigrants. She grew up in Michigan and earned her B.S. in microbiology and a Master of Public Health at […]
The Ancient Rome Mysteries is a series of historical mystery novels by English novelist Paul Doherty. The series follows Claudia, who is a spy working for Empress Helena (the mother of the Emperor). The books are set during the reign of Constantine the Great at a time when Christianity was first being brought to Rome.
The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan is a series of historical mystery novels by English author Paul Doherty. The title character is a Dominican friar and priest to St. Erconwald’s and secretarius to Coroner Sir John Cranston. The novels are set in London during the late 14th century during the reign of Richard II.
Amerotke is the lead character in a series of historical mystery novels by British author Paul Doherty. Amerotke is the chief judge of Thebes in Ancient Egypt in 1479 BC.
The Mystery of Alexander the Great series is a series of historical mystery novels by English author Paul Doherty. The series is set at the beginning of Alexander the Great’s reign, in ancient Greece. The first two novels have Jewish siblings Miriam and Simeon investigating the mysteries, while the final three novels focus on Alexander’s […]
Kathryn Swinbrooke is the lead character in a series of historical mystery novels by English author C.L. Grace (Paul Doherty). The series follows both Swinbrooke, a physician and a chemist, along with love interest Colum Murtagh, an Irish soldier. Together, they will work together in order to find murderers in Canterbury, England following the War […]
The Canterbury Tales (of Mystery and Murder) is a series of historical mystery novels by British novelist Paul Doherty (aka P.C. Doherty). The Canterbury Tales is a series of re-tellings of stories by the pilgrims of real-life historical English poet Geoffrey Chaucer while they make the trek from London, England to Canterbury during the medieval […]