A resourceful chambermaid turns amateur sleuth to solve a murder in 17th century London in this award-winning historical mystery series.It's 1666 and the Great Fire has just decimated an already plague-ridden London. Lady's maid Lucy Campion, along with pretty much everyone else left standing, is doing her part to help the city clean up and recover. But their efforts come to a standstill when a couple of local boys stumble across a dead body that should have been burned up in the fire but miraculously remained intact—the body of a man who died not from the plague or the fire, but from the knife plunged into his chest.Offering her help to the local constable, Lucy quickly finds herself embroiled in the murder investigation. It will take all of her wits and charm, not to mention a strong stomach and a will of steel, if Lucy hopes to make it through alive herself.Praise for the Lucy Campion mysteries:"Susanna Calkins makes Restoration England come alive. . . . Murder, romance, and flawless social history combine into a beautifully crafted mystery." —Stefanie Pintoff, author of In the Shadow of Gotham"A nail-biter. . . .delivers a strong heroine making her way through the social labyrinth of Restoration London." —Booklist"Brings London on the eve of the Great Plague to vivid life . . . the high-quality writing augurs well for future outings." —Publishers Weekly"[An] unusual detective in a world rich in carefully researched historical detail." —Kirkus Reviews

From a British mystery author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," eighteen classic crime stories, perfect for astute armchair detectives (The Times Literary Supplement).Scandal is at stake for London's fashionable society when Edwardian playwright Richard Dangerfield's sordid diary falls into the hands of a blackmailer. Though Dangerfield is long dead, those who consorted with him are all very much alive and at the respectable old age where they'd hoped such stories would follow them to their graves. Fortunately, Scotland Yard's most brilliant inspector is on the case. Sir John Appleby wittily reveals his intellectual prowess in solving this crime, as well as seventeen other puzzling mysteries in this stimulating collection of short stories. From acclaimed Scottish author Michael Innes, Appleby Talks Again is a must-read for fans of classic crime fiction.Praise for Michael Innes and the Inspector Appleby series"Wickedly witty." —Daily Mail"As farfetched and literary as Sayers" —The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction

Think you know the greatest detective on Baker Street? Think again!To the world, Mrs Hudson is merely the stooped, grey?haired landlady of 221B Baker Street — a respectable widow who keeps the rooms tidy while Sherlock Holmes dazzles London with his brilliance.But the truth is very different.Behind the grey wig and black dress is a sharp?minded young woman with an extraordinary past. Once a daring high?wire performer in a travelling circus, she learned how to keep her balance… and how to move unseen.Now she quietly investigates the small, overlooked cases Holmes dismisses.Until one of them leads straight into terror.As a wave of brutal murders grips Whitechapel, Mrs Hudson begins to suspect the truth behind the killings is far darker than the newspapers claim. While Holmes pursues the mystery from Baker Street, she slips through London’s alleys, servants’ corridors and hidden corners — following clues no one else can see.But the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes that the murders are tied to powerful secrets… and dangerous people who will do anything to keep them buried.And all the while, Holmes remains blissfully unaware that the greatest clue in the case is sitting under his own roof.Mrs Hudson and The Whitechapel Murders is the first instalment in The Secret Cases of Baker Street — a clever, atmospheric historical mystery series that reveals the unseen detective behind London’s most famous address.Because sometimes the sharpest mind in Baker Street… is the one no one notices.