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Mysteries of the Past:  Historical Crime Debuts

Wolf Winter By Ekback, Cecilia Author Ekbeack, Cecilia 2015-01 - Weinstein Books 9781602862524 Check Our Catalog 'Wolf winter, ' she said, her voice small. 'I wanted to ask about it. You know, what it is.' He was silent for a long time. 'It's the kind of winter that will remind us we are mortal, ' he said. 'Mortal and alone.' Swedish Lapland, 1717. Maija, her husband Paavo and her daughters Frederika and Dorotea arrive from their native Finland, hoping to forget the traumas of their past and put down …More

The Language of the Dead: A World War II Mystery By Kelly, Stephen 2015-04 - Pegasus Books 9781605986968 Check Our Catalog German bombers are arriving daily, seeking to crush England. But in a rural Hampshire village, things have remained fairly quiet until an elderly loner, Will Blackwell, is brutally murdered. The method of his killing bears the hallmarks of the traditional vanquishing of a witch, and indeed, local legend claims that as a boy, Blackwell encountered a ghostly black dog sent from the devil, who struck …More

The Strangler Vine By Carter, M. J. Author Carter, Miranda 2015-03 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399171673 Check Our Catalog Awards: Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2014) LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014 FINALIST FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER AWARD Set in the untamed wilds of nineteenth-century colonial India, a dazzling historical thriller introducing an unforgettable investigative pair. India, 1837: William Avery is a young soldier with few prospects except rotting away in campaigns in India; Jeremiah Blake is …More

Plague Land By Sykes, Sarah Author Sykes, S. D. 2015-02 - Pegasus Books 9781605986739 Check Our Catalog Oswald de Lacy was never meant to be the Lord of Somerhill Manor. Despatched to a monastery at the age of seven, sent back at seventeen when his father and two older brothers are killed by the Plague, Oswald has no experience of running an estate. He finds the years of pestilence and neglect have changed the old place dramatically, not to mention the attitude of the surviving peasants. Yet …More

A June of Ordinary Murders By Brady, Conor 2015-04 - Minotaur Books 9781250057563 Check Our Catalog A thrilling, beautifully written mystery debut that brings Victorian Dublin vividly, passionately to life, drawing readers on a gripping journey of murder and intrigue. In the 1880s the Dublin Metropolitan Police classified crime in two distinct categories. Political crimes were classed as "special," whereas theft, robbery and even murder, no matter how terrible, were known as …More

The Officer's Prey By Cabasson, Armand Translator Glencross, Michael 2013-10 - Gallic Books 9781906040826 Check Our Catalog June 1812. Napoleon begins his invasion of Russia leading the largest army Europe has ever seen. But amongst the troops of the Grande Armee is a savage murderer whose bloodlust is not satisfied in battle. …More