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In the ninth adventure of Sir John Fielding, the "blind beak" of London, Benjamin Franklin is a suspect in the theft of letters from the home of a British cabinet minister. The letters, which turn up in Massachusetts, may be pertinent to the colonial rebellion in America. Sir John's young assistant, Jeremy Proctor, acts as the magistrates eyes and ears, to gather information which helps Sir John solve the case.
An Experiment in Treason
Alexander, Bruce
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002.
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Eighteenth century blind magistrate John Fielding and his young protogé Jeremy Proctor are called upon to investigate a man claiming to be Lawrence Paltrow. Paltrow has been missing for years, and has now rather mysteriously reappeared from America just as his older brother is executed, and the estate to which his brother was heir is now available to an authentic claimant. Paltrow convinces his old friends and even his mother that he is who he says he is, but Fielding is not so sure.
Death of a Colonial
Alexander, Bruce
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1999.
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London Magistrate John Fielding is blind, but able to see through the eyes of his young assistant, Jeremy Proctor. In Watery Grave, Fielding's stepson returns from a voyage at sea with a tale of the murder of the ship's captain. Fielding sends Jeremy out to find possible witnesses, but he has trouble doing so--the sailors are being murdered one by one.
Watery Grave
Alexander, Bruce
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996.
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This anthology includes over 20 specially commissioned stories, with a focus on Roman and Celtic times, and the Middle Ages. Only one of the stories has been previously published. Authors include Cherith Baldry, Richard Butler, Mat Coward, Jean Davidson, Carole Anne Davis, Kate Ellis, Paul Finch, Margaret Frazer, Peter Garratt, Philip Gooden, Susanna Gregory, Claire Griffen, Edward D. Hoch, Michael Jecks, Michael Kurland, Mary Reed with Eric Mayer, Rosemary Rowe, Steven Saylor, Keith Taylor, Marilyn Todd, Peter Tremayne, and Derek Wilson.
The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunnits
Ashley, Mike, editor
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001.
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Sherlock Holmes and Watson have been summoned to Scotland to assist Queen Victoria. They are nearly murdered on the journey, then they learn of the murder of the architect and foreman who had been hired to renovate the Palace of Holyrood in Edinburgh. To Holmes, their deaths are reminders of the murder of Divid Rizzio, the "Italian Secretary" assassinated in the presence of Mary Queen of Scots three hundred years before. Has Rizzio's ghost returned to protest the disturbance of his place of death?
The Italian Secretary: A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
Carr, Caleb
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005.
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Translated from the French by Hoyt Rogers. Winner of the French Prix Renaudot. The tale of a French town and its policeman. As if the horrors of World War I aren't enough, three deaths occur in the town--a teacher commits suicide after hearing of her lover's death in the war. A young girl is murdered and her body left by the side of the canal. And while the poiceman is investigating the girls' murder, his own wife dies in childbirth. Twenty years later, the policeman is still trying to make sense of it all.
By a Slow River
Claudel, Philippe
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
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The Tomb of Zeus introduces archaeologist Laetitia Talbot. It's 1928 when she travels to Crete to gain experience in the field by working with British archaeologist Theodore Russell in his quest to find the tomb of Zeus. Letty is soon digging for more than artifacts, however, when Russell's wife Phoebe is found dead. In 2004, Barbara Cleverly was awarded the Ellis Peters Award for Best Historical Novel for The Damascened Blade.
The Tomb of Zeus
Cleverly, Barbara
New York: Delta Trade Paperbacks, 2007.
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Set in Iowa during the Civil War, young bride Alice Bullock is left to run the family farm with only her her mother-in-law to help. Then Alice is accused of a local murder. Inscribed by author on front fly leaf: To Joan, All the Best. Sandra Dallas, Breckinridge, Colo. Sept. 28, 2002.
Alice's Tulips
Dallas, Sandra
New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2000.
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Hilda Johansson is a Swedish immigrant working as a maid for the Studebaker family in South Bend, Indiana. When President McKinley is assassinated, there seems to be a link between his assassin and anarchists in South Bend. Hilda investigates.
Red, White, and Blue Murder
Dams, Jeanne M.
New York: Walker & Company, 2000.
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Cairo, Egypt, in 1942 was a hotbed of intrigue. It was filled with people from all over Europe and northern Africa, and was also full of spies. Captain Bert Cutler, former Glaswegian policema, was sent to Cairo to find the leak in British intelligence that is fueling Rommel's advances. But even Bert Cutler isn't who he seems. Maps on endpapers.
City of Gold
Deighton, Len
New York: Harper Collins, 1992.
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Sherlock Holmes investigates the case of Susan Cushing's missing sister, and possible links to an unexpected Christmas present. Starring Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: The Cardboard Box
Doyle, Arthur Conan
London: Granada Television, 1994.
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In the absence of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson must solve the case of the missing Garrideb family member whose absence prevents the settlement of a vast estate. Meanwhile, Mycroft Holmes searches for the Mazarin Stone, one of the crown jewels.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: The Mazarin Stone
Doyle, Arthur Conan
London: Granada Television, 1999.
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A mysterious lodger who communicates only with notes has raised the concern of his landlady. She seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes and Watson in identifying the man. In hopes of learning more about the man, Holmes tries to speak to a former lodger, but finds him dead, his throat slit and a red circle drawn on the wall of his room. Holmes joins forces with an American to solve the case. Starring Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: The Red Circle
Doyle, Arthur Conan
London: Granada Television, 1994.
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Winner of the 2005 Quill Book Award for the best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller. This is the eleventh book in the series featuring Trenton, New Jersey, Stephanie Plum, who works for her cousin Vinnie as a fugitive apprehension agent (a.k.a., bounty hunter). Or a former bounty hunter. Plum has decided it's time for a "normal" job. But normal doesn't necessarily mean safe. Cars are still getting blown up, and now someone's stalking her. Perhaps bounty hunting wasn't so bad after all.
Eleven on Top
Evanovich, Janet
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2005.
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Death to Spies brings James Bond author Ian Fleming to life in a story of Cold War spies. Fleming, supposedly retired from espionage, is living in Jamaica and working as a journalist. He is approached by British intelligence to find out who is selling nuclear secrets to the Russians.
Death to Spies
Fawcett, Quinn
New York: Tom Doherty Associates Books, 2002.
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Winner of the 2007 Barry Award for Best Mystery Novel. First Harper paperback edition. Berlin nightclub owner, "Prince Nick," exploits Anna Anderson's claim to be Anastasia, youngest daughter of the Russian Czar Nicholas. A mysterious stranger, however, is determined to eliminate Anna and everyone around her. In a second plot line, Berlin's Inspector Schmidt is pursuing a mass murderer. His efforts are thwarted, however, because the killer is apparently part of Hitler's brownshirts.
City of Shadows
Franklin, Ariana
New York: Harper Collins, 2006.
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Gilbert was honored with the 1994 British Crime Writers' Association' Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. The Long Journey Home draws on Gilbert's own experiences in World War II, when, as an escaped prisoner of war, he made a similar journey.
The Long Journey Home
Gilbert, Michael
New York: Harper & Row, 1985.
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Black pianist Benjamin January plays piano in the Salle d'Orleans in the 1830s. A widowed friend from long ago comes to the Salle to confront her husband's mistress. Benjamin offers to meet the mistress instead. When the mistress is found dead, Benjamin searches for her killer, but becomes a suspect himself. New Orleans is not a safe place for a free man of color.
A Free Man of Color
Hambly, Barbara
New York: Bantam Books, 1997.
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Set in 14th Century London, Red Slayer pits Brother Athelstan of St. Erconwald and his unlikely partner in medieval detection, Sir John Cranston, the Lord Coroner of London, against the slayer of Sir Ralph Whitton, Constable of the Tower. Whitton was murdered in a locked room inside the Tower. and who is robbing the graves in St. Erconwald Cemetery?
Red Slayer, Being the Second of the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan
Harding, Paul
New York: William Morrow, 1992.
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Tenth in the Seergeant Bragg and Constable Morton series.
Patently Murder
Harrison, Ray
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.
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