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Victorian &
Edwardian Mysteries
May 20th at 7:00 pm in the Trustee's Room
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The Victorian Age revolves around the reign of Great Britain's Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. It was a time of great achievements and change. Historically significant medical, scientific and technological advances were being made and the world of literature was blooming. Both the British Empire and the United States experienced a boom in population and expanded into new territories. It was also a time of increasingly bloody wars for Britain as well as the Civil War in America. The Edwardian Period (1901-1910) is named after Queen Victoria's successor, her son Edward VII. This list primarily focuses on Victorian mysteries because this was such an important and atmospheric period of time and there is a wealth of novels to choose from. The majority of these titles take place in Great Britain as the British Empire held a fourth of the world's land and people, but there are some titles included that reflect the Victorian Age in the United States and Canada. During the Victorian Age, Edgar Allen Poe in America and then Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of Britain helped pioneer the modern mystery story.
The following is a list of titles by author. Whenever possible, the series is listed in order by publication date. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and please let us know if you feel a title or author should be included. Please read one or more of these authors and/or titles and come prepared to discuss your impressions of them with the group. |
| Author |
Protagonist |
Titles |
Pub Date |
| Ackroyd, Peter |
Cree, Elizabeth |
The trial of Elizabeth Cree
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1995 |
| Alexander, Tasha |
Emily Bromley |
And only to deceive
A poisoned season
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2005
2007 |
| Barnes, Jonathan |
Edward Moon |
The somnambulist
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2008 |
| Barron, Stephanie |
Patrick Fitzgerald |
A flaw in the blood
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2008 |
| Brandreth, Gyles |
Oscar Wilde |
Oscar Wilde and a death of no importance
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2008 |
| Brightwell, Emily |
Mrs. Jeffries and Staff |
The inspector and Mrs. Jeffries
Mrs. Jeffries dusts for clues
The ghost and Mrs. Jeffries
Mrs. Jeffries takes stock
Mrs. Jeffries on the ball
(see other titles in series)
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1966
1993
1994
1994
1994 |
| Brightwell, Gerri |
Robert Bentley |
The dark lantern : a novel
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2008 |
| Chesney, Marion |
Harry Cathcart |
Snobbery with violence
Hasty death : an Edwardian murder mystery
Sick of shadows
Our lady of pain
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2003
2004
2005
2006 |
| Christilian, J.D. |
Harp |
Scarlet women
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1996 |
| Clark, Clare |
William May |
The great stink
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2005 |
| Dickinson, David |
Lord Francis Powerscourt |
Goodnight, sweet prince
Death and the Jubilee
Death of an old master : a Lord Francis Powerscourt
Death of a chancellor
Death called to the bar
Death on the Nevskii Prospekt |
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2006 |
| Eccles, Marjorie |
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The shape of sand
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2006 |
| Fawcett, Quinn |
Mycroft Holmes |
Against the brotherhood
Embassy Row
The flying Scotsman
The Scottish ploy
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1997
1998
1999
2000 |
| Finch, Charles |
Charles Lenox |
A beautiful blue death
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2007 |
| Gilbert, Michael F |
Luke Pagan and Joe Narrabone |
Ring of terror
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1995 |
| George, Elizabeth |
Inspector Thomas Lynley |
A great deliverance
Payment in blood
Well-schooled in murder
A suitable vengeance
For the sake of Elena
Missing Joseph
Playing for the ashes
In the presence of the enemy
Deception on his mind
In pursuit of the proper sinner
A traitor to memory
A place of hiding
With no one as witness
What came before he shot her
Careless in red
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1989
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1996
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2006
2008
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| Gray, John |
Edmund Whitty |
The fiend in human
White stone day |
2003
2005 |
| Harrison, Ray |
Sgt. Bragg and
Constable Morton |
Why kill Arthur Potter?
Death of an honourable member
Death of a dancing lady
Deathwatch
Counterfeit of murder
A season for death
Harvest of death
Tincture of death
Sphere of death
Patently murder
(see other titles in series)
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1983
1984
1985
1985
1987
1987
1989
1989
1990
1991
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| Holland, David |
Rev.Tuckworth |
The Devil in Bellminster
The Devil's Acre
The devil's game |
2002
2003
2005 |
| Jennings, Maureen |
Det. William Murdoch |
Except the dying
Under the dragon's tail
Poor Tom is cold
Let loose the dogs
Night's child
Vices of My Blood (Not Available)
A journeyman to grief
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1997
1998
2001
2003
2005
2006
2007 |
| Linscott, Gillian |
Nell Bray |
Sister beneath the sheet
Hanging on the wire
Stage fright
An easy day for a lady
Crown witness |
1991
1993
1993
1995
1995
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| Marshall, William |
Officers Tillman and Muldoon |
Faces in the crowd |
1991
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| Myers, Amy |
Auguste Didier |
Murder in Pug's Parlor (Not Available)
Murder in the Lime Light (Not Available)
Murder at Plum's
Murder at the Masque (Not Available)
Murder Makes an Entre (Not Available)
(see other titles in series)
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1992
1989
1989
1991
1992 |
| Paige, Robin |
Sir Charles Sheridan and
Kate Adrleigh |
Death at Bishop's Keep a victorian mystery
Death at Gallows Green
Death at Daisy's Folly
Death at Devil's Bridge
Death at Rottingdean
Death at Whitechapel
Death at epsom downs
Death at Dartmoor
Death at Glamis Castle
Death in Hyde Park
Death at Blenheim Palace
Death on the Lizard |
1994
1995
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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| Palmer, William |
Charles Dickens |
The detective and Mr. Dickens
The highwayman and Mr. Dickens
The hoydens and Mr. Dickens
The dons and Mr. Dickens |
1990
1992
1997
2000
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| Peale, Cynthia |
Addington and his sister
Caroline Ames |
The death of Colonel Mann
Murder at Bertram's Bower
The white crow |
2000
2001
2002
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| Perry, Anne |
Inspector Thomas Pitt
and Charlotte Pitt |
The Cater Street hangman
Callander Square
Paragon walk
Resurrection Row
Rutland Place
Bluegate fields
Death in the Devil's Acre
Cardington Crescent
Silence in Hanover Close
Bethlehem Road
Highgate rise
Belgrave Square
Farriers' Lane
The Hyde Park headsman
Traitor's gate
Pentecost Alley
Ashworth Hall
Brunswick Gardens
Bedford Square
Half Moon Street
The Whitechapel conspiracy
Southampton Row
Seven dials
Long Spoon Lane
Buckingham Palace gardens |
1979
1980
1981
1981
1983
1984
1985
1987
1988
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
2008
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| Perry, Anne |
Inspector William Monk |
The face of a stranger
A dangerous mourning
Defend and betray
A sudden, fearful death
The sins of the wolf
Cain his brother
Weighed in the balance
The silent cry
A breach of promise
The twisted root
Slaves of obsession
Funeral in blue
Death of a stranger
The shifting tide
Dark assassin |
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004
2006
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| Pirie, David |
Arthur Conan Doyle |
The patient's eyes
The night calls
The dark water |
2002
2003
2006
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| Raybourn, Deanna |
Lady Julia Grey |
Silent in the grave
Silent in the sanctuary |
2007
2008
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| Rustage, Alan |
Inspector Sam Blackstone |
A rendezvous with death
Blackstone and the Tiger (Not Available)
Blackstone and the golden egg
Blackstone and the Fire Bug (Not Available)
Blackstone and the balloon of death
Blackstone and the heart of darkness |
2003
2004
2004
2005
2006
2007
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| Ryan, P.B. |
Nell Sweeney |
Still life with murder : a Gilded Age mystery
Murder in a mill town
Death on Beacon Hill
Murder on Black Friday
Murder in the north end
A Bucket of Ashes |
2003
2004
2005
2005
2006
2007
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| Taylor, D.J. |
Captain McTurk |
Kept : a Victorian mystery |
2006
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| Thomas, Will |
Cyrus Barker and
Thomas Llewelyn |
Some danger involved
To kingdom come
The Limehouse text
The hellfire conspiracy |
2004
2005
2006
2007
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| Williams, Gerard |
Dr. Mortimer |
Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate mystery |
2001 |
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