Robin Paige Victorian-Edwardian mysteries
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Kate Adrleigh is everything the Victorian English gentlewoman is not—outspoken, free-thinking, American...and a writer of the frowned upon "penny-dreadfuls."
Soon after her arrival in Essex, England, a body is unearthed in a nearby archeological dig—and Kate has the chance to not only research her latest story...but to begin her first case with amateur detective Sir Charles Sheridan.
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After captured the interest of detective Sir Charles Sheridan during their first case together, Kathryn Ardleigh and Sir Charles are brought together once more by the demise of a local constable and the disappearance of a child. The sleuthing couple catches a trail of deadly greed and criminal mischief once again and, with the help of a shy woman who calls herself Beatrix Potter, Kate intends to uncover the sinister secrets of Gallows Green. Susan...
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Sir Charles Sheridan is many things—an amateur scientist, a renowned photographer, and a skilled detective. And due to Victorian customs, he will soon become a baron—rendering him unable to marry American writer Kate Ardleigh. But even as customs keep them apart, a good muder case always seems to bring them together...
The Countess of Warwick, known affectionately as "Daisy," is the subject of endless rumors about her "unladylike"...
The Countess of Warwick, known affectionately as "Daisy," is the subject of endless rumors about her "unladylike"...
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Newlyweds Charles and Kate Sheridan host an auto exhibition at Kate's ancestral home, attended by Europe's foremost investors and inventors. But competition, speed, and money "more explosive than gasoline" are deadly for one auto builder! Now the amateur sleuths must unravel the mystery before the carnage spreads...
• Written by bestselling mystery author Susan Wittig Albert along with her husband Bill
• Fourth in the series featuring...
• Written by bestselling mystery author Susan Wittig Albert along with her husband Bill
• Fourth in the series featuring...
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For Kathryn Ardleigh and her newly Lorded husband Charles, a seaside holiday in Rottingdean is a much-needed respite. Known as Smuggler's Village, the cozy hamlet sits upon a labyrinth of hundred-year-old tunnels through which contraband goods were once smuggled in and out of England. But when the body of a coast guard is found on the beach, the couple suspect the town is still plying the illicit trades of its past. And with the help of a young writer...
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Kathryn Ardleigh and her husband, Charles, are called on for help when scandal threatens Jennie Jerome Churchill. Her son Winston's political future is jeopardized by someone who claims to have proof that his father was none other than the notorious Jack the Ripper...
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It's Derby day at Epsom Downs, and Lord Charles Sheridan is on hand to photograph the race with his new camera-while his wife, Kate, watches from the stands. It's a thrilling day for both Sheridans-until the race ends with a jockey's death. With her husband busy investigating, Kate retreats to the countryside to interview world-renowned actress Lillie Langtry for a magazine article. Plunging into her subject's less-than-illustrious past, Kate puzzles...
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Lord Charles Sheridan is convinced that one of Dartmoor's infamous prisoners is innocent, and what's more, he believes he and Kate have the evidence to prove it. Lord Charles Sheridan and his American wife, Kate, have heard some truly awful things about Britain's most notorious prison. But Dartmoor and its mist-shrouded environs hold special appeal for both Sheridans. Kate hopes to find inspiration for her new Gothic novel while Charles plans to implement...
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Lord Charles Sheridan and his clever wife, Kate, have been summoned by the king to clear the name of a prince who's been living at Glamis Castle under an assumed name. Lord Charles Sheridan and his American wife, Kate, are on an archaeologist dig, excavating sections of Hadrian's Wall, when they are summoned to Glamis Castle by King Edward. Nestled in the rugged Grampian Mountains, Glamis is the most historic castle in all of Scotland, a place teeming...
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When a bomb intended for the royal family goes off at the coronation, Kate and Charles join the investigation to uncover who's threatening the British crown. Coronation Day, 1902. Charles and Kate Sheridan are pleased to be witness to the crowning of their king. Expatriate author Jack London is also watching the festivities-but with a more skeptical eye. He has come to London to write an exposé of the East End slums-and the coronation has not tempered...
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Marlborough Hall, 1154. According to British lore, this ancient palace once hosted a torrid love affair between young King Henry II and a teenaged Rosamund, right under the patrician nose of his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. To keep his mistress safe from his scorned wife, Henry built Rosamund a house once could only reach by labyrinth-and only then with a spool of thread. But his titanic efforts proved futile when he found the girl poisoned to death-and...
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Lizard Village, 1903. It's the beginning of a new century, and wireless telegraph companies around the world are scrambling to develop the new communications technology. But Italian prodigy Guglielmo Marconi beats them to the punch by sending the first wireless signal across the Atlantic from his station on the Lizard. Naturally, his feat has bruised some egos, but no one expects sabotage-much less murder. After two apparently accidental deaths at...