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The Great Stink
The Great Stink
Clare Clark
0156030888 Trade Paperback
0151011613 Hardcover


Enter the dirty world beneath the glittering facades of Victorian London, where an engineer and war veteran becomes entangled in a murder.

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Chasing the Devil's Tail
Chasing the Devil's Tail
David Fulmer
0156027283 Trade Paperback


Storyville, 1907: In this raucous, bloody, red-light district, where two thousand scarlet women ply their trade in grand mansions and filthy dime-a-trick cribs, where cocaine and opium are sold over the counter, and where rye whiskey flows like an amber river, there's a killer loose.
The Dying Crapshooter's Blues
The Dying Crapshooter's Blues
David Fulmer
0151011753 Hardcover


In his acclaimed Storyville series, David Fulmer brought the jazz-soaked streets of New Orleans to life. Now he brings us another absorbing mystery in a new setting raucous with music and rich with history.

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Jass
Jass
David Fulmer
0156031914 Trade Paperback
0151010250 Hardcover


In the rowdy red-light district of Storyville, four players of the new music they call "jass" have turned up dead. When Creole detective Valentin St. Cyr begins to investigate, he discovers that every one of the victims once played in the same band, and the only one left alive has gone into hiding. As he digs deeper, Valentin becomes convinced that a shadowy woman is the key to the mystery.
Rampart Street
Rampart Street
David Fulmer
0151010242 Hardcover


Valentin St. Cyr returns to Storyville for the third installment of this gripping, evocative mystery series. David Fulmer has created a heart-pounding, deft mystery in this, his soulful detective's most dangerous case yet.
The Mosaic Crimes
The Mosaic Crimes
Giulio Leoni
0151012466 Hardcover


An enthralling historical thriller, from Italy's new maestro of crime.
The Blackpool Highflyer
The Blackpool Highflyer
A Jim Stringer Mystery
Andrew Martin
0156030691 Trade Paperback


The second book to feature steam detective Jim Stringer, this whodunnit takes place during the hot summer of 1905, when vactioners on the train to the seaside resort of Blackpool learn that murder takes no holiday.
The Necropolis Railway
The Necropolis Railway
A Jim Stringer Mystery
Andrew Martin
0156030683 Trade Paperback


The first volume in a mystery series that introduces readers to Jim Stringer, this thriller is features a heady mix of Edwardian London, steam locomotion, and murder.
The Stones Cry Out
The Stones Cry Out
Hikaru Okuizumi
0156011832 Trade Paperback


A darkly compelling tale of one man's struggle against his own memories, The Stones Cry Out is a formidable debut novel from an international writer with an unusually penetrating voice.
 



 

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