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Historical Mysteries: Early Modern Age (c. 1500 - 1799)
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16th Century
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- Harrison, Cora: Burren series
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- My Lady Judge
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- A Secret and Unlawful Killing
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- Sting of Justice
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- Writ in Stone
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- Eye of the Law
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- Levack, Simon: Demon of the Air (Aztec, 1517)
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- Clynes, Michael: Sir Roger Shallot series (England, c. 1520)
- The White Rose Murders
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- The Poisoned Chalice
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- The Grail Murders
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- A Brood of Vipers
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- The Gallows Murders
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- The Relic Murders
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- Collier, Iris: Day of Wrath
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- Sansom, C.J.: Matthew Shardlake series
- Dissolution (1537)
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- Dark Fire
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- Sovereign
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- Revelation
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Renaissance
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- Eyre, Elizabeth: Sigismondo series (Venice)
- Death of a Duchess
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- Curtains for a Cardinal
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- Poison for the Prince
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- Bravo for the Bride
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- Axe for an Abbot
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- Dirge for a Doge
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- Jaffe, Michele: Renaissance series
- The Stargazer
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- The Water Nymph
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Elizabethan Age
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- Buckley, Fiona: Ursula Blanchard series
- To Shield the Queen
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- The Doublet Affair
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- Queen's Ransom
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- To Ruin a Queen
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- Queen of Ambition
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- A Pawn for a Queen
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- The Fugitive Queen
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- The Siren Queen
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- Chisholm, P.F.: Sir Robert Carey series (England, c. 1590)
- A Famine of Horses
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- A Season of Knives
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- A Surfeit of Guns
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- A Plague of Angels
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- A Murder of Crows
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- Clements, Rory: Martyr
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- Emerson, Kathy Lynn: Susanna, Lady Appleton series
- Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie
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- Face Down Upon an Herbal
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- Face Down Among the Winchester Geese
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- Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross
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- Face Down Under the Wych Elm
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- Face Down Before Rebel Hooves
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- Face Down Across the Western Sea
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- Face Down Below the Banqueting Hall
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- Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well
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- Face Down O'er the Border
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- Gooden, Philip: Nick Revell series (aka Shakespearean Mystery series)
- Sleep of Death
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- Death of Kings
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- The Pale Companion
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- Alms for Oblivion
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- Mask of Night
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- An Honorable Murder
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- Harper, Karen: Elizabeth I series
- The Poyson Garden
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- The Tidal Poole
- The Twylight Tower
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- The Queene's Cure
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- The Thorne Maze
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- The Queene's Christmas
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- The Fyre Mirror
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- The Fatal Fashione
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- Hawke, Simon: Shakespeare and Smythe series
- A Mystery of Errors
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- The Slaying of the Shrew
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- Kellerman, Faye: The Quality of Mercy
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- Marston, Edward: Nicholas Bracewell series
- The Queen's Head
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- The Merry Devils
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- The Trip to Jerusalem
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- The Nine Giants
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- The Mad Courtesan
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- The Silent Woman
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- The Roaring Boy
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- The Laughing Hangman
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- The Fair Maid of Bohemia
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- The Wanton Angel
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- The Devil's Apprentice
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- The Bawdy Basket
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- The Vagabond Clown
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- The Counterfeit Crank
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- The Malevolent Comedy
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- The Princess of Denmark
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- Much Ado About Murder (edited by Anne Perry)
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- Pilkington, John: Thomas the Falconer series
- The Ruffler's Child
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- A Ruinous Wind
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- The Ramage Hawk
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- The Mapmaker's Daughter
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- The Maiden Bell
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- The Jingler's Luck
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- The Muscovy Chain
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- Tobin, Betsy: Bone House
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- Tonkin, Peter: Master of Defence series
- The Point of Death
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- One Head Too Many
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- The Silent Woman
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- Tourney, Leonard: Matthew & Joan Stock series
- The Players' Boy is Dead
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- Low Treason
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- Familiar Spirits
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- The Bartholomew Fair Murders
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- Old Saxon Blood
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- Knaves Templar
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- Witness of Bones
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- Frobisher's Savage
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- Tourney, Leonard: Time's Fool
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17th Century
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- Alfieri, Annamaria: City of Silver
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- Furutani, Dale: Samurai series (Japan, 17th century)
- Death at the Crossroads
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- Jade Palace Vendetta
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- Kill the Shogun
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- Gregory, Susanna: Thomas Chaloner series
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- Conspiracy of Violence
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- Blood on the Strand
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- The Butcher of Smithfield
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- The Westminster Poisoner
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- A Murder on London Bridge
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- The Body in the Thames
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- Kerr, Philip: Dark Matter
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- Lawrence, Paul: Harry Lytle series
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- The Sweet Smell of Decay
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- A Plague of Sinners
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- Lewis, Stephen: Mystery of Colonial Times series
- The Dumb Shall Sing
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- The Blind in Darkness
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- The Sea Hath Spoken
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- Miles, Margaret: Braceridge series
- A Wicked Way to Burn
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- Too Soon For Flowers
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- No Rest for the Dove
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- Pears, Iain: An Instance of the Fingerpost
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- Riley, Judith Merkle: The Oracle Glass
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- Rowland, Laura Joh: Samurai Detective series (aka Sano Ichiro series)
- Shinju
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- Bundori
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- The Way of the Traitor
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- The Concubine's Tattoo
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- The Samurai's Wife
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- Black Lotus
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- The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria
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- The Dragon King's Palace
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- The Perfumed Sleeve
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- The Assassin's Touch
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- Red Chysanthemum
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- The Snow Empress
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- The Fire Kimono
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- The Cloud Pavilion
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- Wishnia, Kenneth: The Fifth Servant
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18th Century
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- Morgan, Fidelis: Countess Ashby de la Zouche series
- Unnatural Fire
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- The Rival Queens
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- The Ambitious Stepmother
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- Fortune's Slave
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- Myers, Beverle Graves: Tito Amato series (aka Baroque Mystery series)
- Interrupted Aria
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- Painted Veil
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- Cruel Music
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- The Iron Tongue of Midnight
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- Her Deadly Mischief
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- Laurence, Janet: Canaletto and the Case of the Westminster Bridge (London, 1746)
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- Liss, David: Benjamin Weaver series
- A Conspiracy of Paper
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- A Spectacle of Corruption
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- The Devil's Company
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- Southey, Roz: Charles Patterson series
- Broken Harmony
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- Chords and Discords
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- Secret Lament
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- Sword and Song
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- The Ladder Dancer
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- Pattison, Eliot: Duncan McCallum series
- Bone Rattler
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- Eye of the Raven
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- Gabaldon, Diana: Lord John Grey series
- Lord John and the Private Matter
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- Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
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- Lord John and the Hand of Devils
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- The Scottish Prisoner
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A Lord John Grey short story titled "Hellfire" is available in book-on-tape format by Recorded Books, Inc. ![more](bot.gif)
- Alexander, Bruce: Sir John Fielding series (London, c. 1770)
- Blind Justice
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- Murder in Grub Street
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- Watery Grave
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- Person or Persons Unknown
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- Jack, Knave, and Fool
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- Death of a Colonial
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- The Color of Death
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- Smuggler's Moon
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- An Experiment in Treason
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- The Price of Murder
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- Swee, Karen: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Murder
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- Lawrence, Margaret: Hannah Trevor series (United States, 1780s)
- Hearts and Bones
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- Blood Red Roses
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- The Burning Bride
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- Wright, Nancy Means: Midnight Fires: A Mystery with Mary Wollstonecraft (1786)
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- Clarke, Mary Andrea: Georgiana Grey series
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- The Crimson Cavalier
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- O'Brien, Charles: Anna Cartier series
- Mute Witness
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- Black Gold
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- Noble Blood
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- Lethal Beauty
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- Fatal Carnival
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- Cruel Choices
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- Assassins' Rage
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- Deadly Quarrel
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- False Patriots
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- Perry, Anne: A Dish Taken Cold (1792)
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- Alleyn, Susanne: Aristide Ravel series
(prequel) The Cavalier of the Apocalypse
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- Game of Patience
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- A Treasury of Regrets
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- Redfern, Elizabeth: The Music of the Spheres
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