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Captain Gabriel Lacey begins Spring 1818 preparing for a duel. But while he focuses on the affair of honor, darkness, greed, and death stalk the streets of London and bring tragedy to a family Lacey has...

Captain Gabriel Lacey accompanies famous dandy Lucius Grenville to Egypt, a land that Lacey has long anticipated visiting. Lacey travels there for more than a simple holiday, however—James Denis has tasked...

When I agree to visit Grenville in his villa near Rome, I scarcely imagine that I immediately will become embroiled in mystery and mayhem. James Denis has requested that I purchase an antique from a collector,...

March 1820When James Denis is arrested for murder and lands himself in Newgate, it falls to me to prove his innocence. I have nowhere to start but in a dark street in Seven Dials and the name of the unknown...

London, 1819: When Brewster, my bodyguard, comes to me about a murder of a pugilist—and what's more, says his wife has summoned me—I must hasten to St. Giles to find a killer before Brewster is arrested...

This anthology brings together three short mysteries in the Captain Lacey series: The Necklace Affair (novella); and The Gentleman's Walking Stick and The Disappearance of Miss Sarah Oswald (short stories).In...

When Captain Gabriel Lacey finds himself standing over a dead body in Brighton Pavilion, bloody sword in hand and no memory of how he got there, he immediately fears he is a murderer.The dead man is Colonel...

Leonidas, freeman, former slave gladiator and champion of the Roman Colosseum, now must fight the full might of the Roman Empire.  A man who owed him money was murdered, and Leonidas is a prime suspect....

Quand la police de Bow Street convoque le capitaine Gabriel Lacey dans une salle de bal de Berkeley Square, l'heure est grave. On vient de retrouver un jeune dandy mort par arme blanche lors d'une soirée...

Leonidas, champion gladiator of Rome, is set free from the games by a mysterious benefactor who grants him freedom, a place to live, and a servant—Cassia, a scribe—to look after him. But the benefactor...

Paris, 1679Émilie d'Armand, lady-in-waiting to the Queen of France in the time of Louis XIV, leaves court for a brief visit to a friend in Paris. She finds a house filled with secrets and old scandal,...

1816When I, cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey, return to London from the Napoleonic Wars, I am exhausted and fighting melancholia, my army career ended.My interest is piqued, however, when I learn of a man's...

Three historical mysteries span time from the court of Louis XIV to Victorian London.Meet Émilie d'Armand, a young woman who witnesses corruption and murder in seventeenth-century France (The Bishop's...

A Bow Street Runner summons Captain Gabriel Lacey to a Berkeley Square ballroom where a young dandy has been found stabbed to death during a society ball. The prime suspect: Lacey's former commander,...

Winter 1818: As Captain Gabriel Lacey prepares for his upcoming wedding, his former neighbor, Marianne Simmons, asks for his help to find an actress friend who's gone missing. Lacey agrees to help look...

Captain Lacey is asked by Peter Thompson of the Thames River Police to help him investigate a cold case–the murder of a woman found near the docks Thompson patrols. The investigation was sidelined, considered...

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Set against the backdrop of Las Vegas, Boston, and Dubai, can a storyteller win back the love of her life through tales sprinkled with faith and love.Boston-based Delphina Tulasi, a therapeutic storyteller,...

In a world of endless night, one man knew the darkness far better than most.Rage had been honed into a living weapon by the bleak reality he knew. He was on one final mission, given to him by his murdered...

He was born in the wild. Raised in a cage. And now he's landed on her doorstep…Wolfe should have died the night his parents were slaughtered. Instead, his uncle saved him- only to turn him into a weapon....

The People's Choice: The Life and Trials of America's 52nd PresidentWhat does it take to lead a nation through chaos, scandal, and betrayal—and still leave behind a legacy of hope? In this bold and dramatic...

A scandal is brewing. A rake is grinning. And Lady Louisa Pembroke is about to make a bargain with the devil. Lady Louisa Pembroke has survived a thousand polite smiles, a hundred pointed whispers, and...

Meah Constantino is everyone's friend: cheerleader, matchmaker, fixer, and the one who'll drop everything when you call at 3 a.m. Not even her career shift from psych to events kept her from being the...

Some places don't stay abandoned.They wait.Black Pines was supposed to be left behind.The asylum stands empty now—its halls stripped bare, its doors sealed, its history written off as tragedy and rumor....

Il a tué son mari. À présent, il ne peut se tenir loin d'elle.Neve Peretti a tout perdu la nuit où son mari a été assassiné. Sa maison. Son avenir. Sa foi en ce monde. Elle ne sait pas qui a appuyé sur...

Willow Anderson's life shatters when Marcus Thornton—her relentless stalker—reveals his true power. On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, a tattoo etched into her skin awakens memories of another life...

Love can linger in the unlikeliest of places—on bridges and moors, in old hotels and hidden laboratories, and in the spaces between the living and the dead.This collection brings together romantic and...

Is the PM a Cold Case killer?  Who tried to kill former US President Lyndon Johnson on his 1966 visit to Australia?  Only one man knows the answers, if you can find him. Among the news crews covering...

Clara Mitchell is one of Australia's most formidable criminal defense lawyers. For years, she has done exactly what the law demands of her: defend the accused, challenge the evidence, exploit the loopholes....

Some houses preserve families. Others preserve silence.  When Eliza Fairrowe is summoned back to Blackthorn House, she expects strain, not danger. But a young servant is found dead under circumstances...

Claude Gueux is a powerful and deeply moving novella by Victor Hugo that confronts the harsh realities of poverty, injustice, and the brutal nature of the 19th-century penal system. Written with moral...

Parents Are Not God is a bold and thought-provoking exploration of one of society's most sensitive beliefs. Through honest reflections and real-life perspectives, Sushil Patil invites readers to rethink...

Off the RecordIf you've ever wondered what happens after the encore—when the lights die, the adrenaline crashes, and the truth finally has room to breathe—come on tour with me.In Off the Record, you'll...

Lost Illusions is one of Honoré de Balzac's most powerful and penetrating novels—a sweeping portrait of ambition, betrayal, art, and the relentless machinery of society. Widely regarded as a cornerstone...

The Black Sheep by Honoré de Balzac is a powerful exploration of family rivalry, ambition, and the moral consequences of selfish desire. Set in provincial France during the early 19th century, this compelling...

Émile Zola's Germinal is a powerful and unflinching portrayal of working-class struggle, social injustice, and the relentless fight for dignity. Widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth...

Louis Lambert is one of Honoré de Balzac's most profound and philosophical works, a deeply introspective novel that explores genius, spirituality, madness, and the limits of human understanding. First...

Colonel Chabert is a haunting and masterfully crafted novella by Honoré de Balzac that explores identity, betrayal, justice, and the crushing indifference of society. Set in post-Napoleonic France and...

Marie Tudor is a gripping historical drama by Victor Hugo, first performed in 1833, that brings to life the turbulent reign of Mary I of England. Set against the shadowed backdrop of political intrigue,...

Erryk is an Elph with an enquiring mind. In recent years he's become increasingly convinced that the world he's living in is a bit ... well ... fake, really. Determined to discover the truth about the...

Eros and Adonis are immortal gods, destined to be on this planet together for all time. The only problem is that they hate and love one another. Trapped on a mission together by Zeus and Hades, the two...

Under the Steering Wheel of MiseryDriving to SurviveVictor holds a university degree, yet his knowledge has failed to open the doors he was promised. Born into poverty and confronted with recruitment...

Naledi thought being seen would feel like freedom.Then the cameras arrived.A celebrated filmmaker framed her pain as "ethical storytelling," and suddenly her life ended up belonging to strangers: edited,...

Mercy was never part of the bargain.She chose uncertainty.He chose power.In a world ruled by blood, love is a liability—and trust is a weapon.Enemies circle. Alliances fracture. And the one man she shouldn't...

When everyone is their own CEO, who gets to be human?Maya Chen's Relevance Score is dropping. In a world where your economic value determines whether you live or die, that's a death sentence.Twenty years...