Death in a Gilded Frame by Cecelia Tichi

Roddy and Val DeVere once again find themselves in the midst of murder but which is worse? This, or the possible scandal in Newport society?

In the Company of Knaves by Anthony Wildman

Enter Shakespeare’s world as related by Wildman and solve a mystery, following the bard and engaging with characters both noble and lowly

Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls by R.S. Downie

Ruso’s life as a doctor is busy. Add rescued slave, disappearing girls, family, pedants and dogs and it gets interesting – and troubling

Ransom by David Malouf

Malouf retells, in his own words but with the air of the original Homer, the story of Priam and Achilles and the ransom for Hector’s body

The Many Adventures of Donnie Malone by Paul E. Doutrich

A novel based on the life of the author’s uncle, spanning the 20th century and describing a life of variety and adventure

Knowing the Enemy: The Last Tribes of Britannia by Lea Moran

A glimpse into ancient Britain told through the eyes of Luca, whose story is one of family, rivalry, relics, roots and war.

A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

A nice story, nothing too demanding about a woman escaping a controlling mother to live a life of her own independently

A Gilded Death by Cecelia Tichi

The first book in the series about Val and Roddy DeVere is a great opener, establishing the characters and atmosphere of the Gilded Age

The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney

A glimpse of the fading days of the dominance of the Hudson’s Bay Company, woven into a gripping tale of murder, lust and individual courage