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Before Common Era (B.C.E. - aka B.C.) |
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Atherton, Gertrude
The Golden Peacock [Rome] 19-20 B.C.E. |
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McGraw, Eloise Jarvis
The Golden Goblet [Egypt] Ancient world |
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Williams, Jay
The Stolen Oracle [Rome] 21 B.C.E. |
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Ancient World (0 - 476 C.E.) |
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Lawrence, Caroline
(THE ROMAN Mysteries) [Roman Empire] 79-80s C.E. |
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Ray, Mary
The Ides of April [Roman Empire] 62 C.E. |
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Williams, Jay
The Roman Moon Mystery [Rome] 58 C.E. |
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Winterfeld, Henry
(DETECTIVES IN TOGAS Series) [Roman Empire] Imperial Rome. |
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Early Medieval Period (476 - 1000 C.E.) |
Harrison, Cora
(DRUMSHEE Chronicles) [Ireland] 5th C
Murder At Drumshee [Ireland] 5th C |
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11th Century
1066-1087 Reign of William the Conqueror [England]
1087-1100 Reign of William II (Rufus) [England]
794-1185 Heian Era of Classic Culture [Japan]
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12th Century
1100-1135 Reign of Henry I [England]
1135-1154 Reign of Stephen [England]
1137-1180 Reign of Louis VII [France]
1154-1189 Reign of Henry II [England]
1189-1199 Reign of Richard I [England] |
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Baldry, Cherith
(THE ABBEY Mysteries) [Glastonbury, England] 1190s |
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Pulman, Felicity
(JANNA Mysteries) [England] 1140s |
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Wulffson, Don
The Golden Rat [China] 12th C |
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13th Century
1216-1272 Reign of Henry III [England]
1260-1294 Reign of Kublai Khan [China]
1272–1307 Reign of Edward I [England] |
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Harrison, Cora
The Secret of the Seven Crosses [Ireland] 13th C |
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14th Century
1272–1307 Reign of Edward I [England]
1307–1327 Reign of Edward II [England]
1316–1334 Papacy of John XXII [Italy]
1327–1377 Reign of Edward III [England]
1377–1399 Reign of Richard II [England] |
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Hamley, Dennis
(JOSLIN DE LAY Mysteries) [England & Wales] 1360s |
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Hoffman, Mary
The Falconer's Knot [Umbria, Italy] 1316 |
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15th Century
1399–1413 Reign of Henry IV [England]
1413–1422 Reign of Henry V [England]
1421–1461 Reign of Henry VI [England]
1461–1483 Reign of Edward IV [England]
1483 Reign of Edward V [England]
1483–1485 Reign of Richard III [England]
1484–1492 Papacy of Innocent VIII [Italy] |
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Deary, Terry
The Real Joan of Arc?: A Medieval Mystery [France] early 15th C |
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16th Century
1502–1520 Reign of Montezuma II [Mexico - Aztecs]
1509–1547 Reign of Henry VIII [England]
1543–1567 Reign of Mary Queen of Scots [Scotland]
1558–1603 Reign of Elizabeth I [England] |
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Cavendish, Grace
(LADY GRACE Series) [England] 1569-70 |
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Cheaney, J.B.
(RICHARD MALORY Series) [England] 1597 |
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Deary, Terry
Who Killed Kit Marlowe?: A Tudor Mystery [England] 2nd half 16th C |
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Harrison, Cora
The Secret of Drumshee Castle [Ireland] Elizabethan |
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Hilgartner, Beth
A Murder for Her Majesty [York, England] 16th C |
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Namioka, Lensey
(ZENTA AND MATSUZO SAMURAI Series) [Japan] 16th C |
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17th Century
1600–1775 Colonial America [USA]
1558–1603 Reign of Elizabeth I [England]
1603–1605 Ieyasu Tokugawa Shogunate [Japan]
1603–1625 Reign of James I [England]
1625–1649 Reign of Charles I [England]
1643–1715 Reign of Louis XIV (The Sun King) [France]
1649–1660 Oliver Cromwell [England]
1660–1685 Reign of Charles II (Restoration) [England]
1680–1709 Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Shogunate [Japan]
1685–1688 Reign of James II [England]
1688–1702 Reign of William & Mary [England] |
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Church, Lisa
Mystery on the Mayflower [On board ship] 1621 |
Deary, Terry
(TUDOR TERROR Series) [North of England] early 1600s
The Truth About Guy Fawkes?: A Stuart Mystery [England] early 1600s |
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Hildick, E.W.
Hester Bidgood: Investigatrix of Evill Deedes [Massachusetts colony] 1692 |
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McDonald, Megan
Shadows in the Glasshouse [Jamestown Settlement] 1621 |
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Troeger, Virginia B.
A Thief on Morgan's Plantation [Southern Maryland] 1664 |
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18th Century
1600–1775 Colonial America [USA]
1688–1702 Reign of William & Mary [England]
1702–1714 Reign of Anne [England]
1714–1727 Reign of George I [England]
1727–1760 Reign of George II [England]
1760–1820 Reign of George III [England]
1767 Expulsion of the Jesuits [New Spain (Mexico)]
1774–1792 Reign of Louis XVI [France]
1789–1799 The French Revolution [France] |
Banim, Lisa
The Hessian's Secret Diary [Brooklyn NY] 1776
A Spy in the King's Colony [Boston MA] 1775 |
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Buckey, Sarah Masters
Enemy in the Fort [New Hampshire frontier] 1754 |
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Garfield, Leon
Smith [London, England] 18th C |
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Harrison, Cora
The Secret of 1798 [Ireland] 1798 |
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Hemphill, Kris
A Secret Party in Boston Harbor [Boston, MA] 1773 |
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Hoobler, Dorothy and Thomas
(THE SAMURAI Mysteries) [Japan] 1730s |
Jones, Elizabeth McDavid
Mystery on Skull Island [Charles Town SC] 1724
Peril at King's Creek [Virginia] 1776
Traitor in Williamsburg [Virginia] 1776 |
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Priestley, Chris
(TOM MARLOWE Adventures) [ London & Norfolk, England] 1715-6 |
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Shaw, Janet Beeler
The Silent Stranger [Pacific NW US ] 1764 |
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Sweetzer, Anna Leah
Treason Stops at Oyster Bay [Long Island NY] 1776-1781 |
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Waters, John F.
Night Raiders Along the Cape [Naushon Island MA] 1770s |
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19th Century
1760–1820 Reign of George III [England]
1804–1815 Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte [France]
1811–1820 Regency Period [England]
1820–1830 Reign of George IV [England]
1837–1901 Reign of Victoria [Victorian England]
1842–1998 British rule over Hong Kong [Asia]
1861–1865 Civil War Era [USA]
1893 Queen Liliuokalani surrenders Hawaii to the US |
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Bajoria, Paul
(THE PRINTER'S DEVIL Trilogy) [England & India] 19thC |
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Banim, Lisa
A Thief on Morgan's Plantation [Baltimore MD] 1861 |
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Bland, Celia
The Conspiracy of the Secret Nine [Wilmington NC] 1809 |
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Buckey, Sarah Masters
The Smuggler's Treasure [Louisiana] War of 1812 |
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Burchard, Peter
Digger [NYC] 1871 |
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Cliffe, Susan
Thread Of Deceit [Maitland, Upper Canada] 1835 |
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Coleman, Evelyn
Shadows on Society Hill [Philadelpha PA] 1866 |
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Deary, Terry
Who Shot Queen Victoria?: A Victorian Mystery [England] Victorian |
Ernst, Kathleen
The Runaway Friend [Minnesota frontier] 1854
Secrets in the Hills [New Mexico] 1826
Whistler in the Dark [Colorado] 1867 |
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Haas, Jessie
Chase [Pennsylvania] 1870s |
Hart, Alison
Danger at the Wild West Show [Louisville, KY] 1886
Fires of Jubilee [rural Virginia] 1865 Post Civil War |
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Heneghan, Judith
The Magician's Apprentice [England and at sea] 1874 |
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Hobbs, Will
Ghost Canoe [Cape Flattery, WA] 1874 |
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Hughes, Holly
Hoofbeats of Danger [Nebraska Territory] 1860 |
Jones, Elizabeth McDavid
Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal [coastal Virginia] 1895
Watcher in the Piney Woods [Southern VA] 1865 |
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Keaney, Brian
The Haunting of Nathanial Wolfe [London, England] Victorian |
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Kelso, Mary Jean
Goodbye Bodie [Bodie, California] late 19th C |
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Killcoyne, Hope Lourie
The Lost Village of Central Park [New York City] mid-19th C |
Kimball, K. M.
The Secret of the Red Flame [Chicago, IL] 1871
The Star-Spangled Secret [Washington City] 1814
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Kohl, Susan
The Ghost of Gracie Mansion [New York City] 1803 |
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Leppard, Lois Gladys
(THE YOUNG MANDIE Series) [North Carolina] 1890s |
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Mack, Tracy
(BAKER STREET IRREGULARS series) [London, England] Victorian |
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McCay, Bill & Simmons, Alex
(THE RAVEN LEAGUE Series) [London, England] Victorian |
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Newman, Robert
(BAKER STREET IRREGULAR Series) [Britain] 1890s |
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Olds, Barbara Anne
Haven House [England] 1813 |
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Peacock, Shane
(TEENAGED SHERLOCK HOLMES series) [London, England] 1860s |
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Pigott-Smith, Tim
(THE BAKER STREET MYSTERIES) [London, England] Late Victorian |
Pullman, Philip
(SALLY LOCKHART Quartet) [Britain] 1872-1880s
(NEW CUT GANG) [London] 1892 |
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Ramsay, Eileen
Danger By Gaslight: An Aberdeen Murder Mystery [Aberdeen, Scotland] 1885 |
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Read, Anthony
(THE BAKER STREET BOYS) [London] 1890s |
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Reaver, Chap
A Little Bit Dead [American West] 1876 |
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Reiss, Kathryn
Riddle of the Prairie Bride [Kansas prairie] 1878 |
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Richards, Kel
(SHERLOCK HOLMES' Tales of Terror) [England] Victorian |
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Springer, Nancy
(ENOLA HOLMES Series) [England] Victorian |
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Steiner, Barbara
Mystery at Chilkoot Pass [Yukon] 1897 |
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Stewart, Paul and Riddell, Chris
(BARNABY GRIMES Series) [London, England] Victorian |
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Thoene, Luke and Jake
(THE BAKER STREET Mysteries) [London, England] 1880s |
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Thomas, Carroll
(MATTY TRESCOTT Books) [New England, USA] 1860s-70s |
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Updale, Eleanor
(MONTMORENCY series) [Various European locations] 1870s-1890s |
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Voigt, Cynthia
The Callender Papers [Massachusetts] 19th C |
Wallace, Barbara Brooks
(PEPPERMINTS Series) [San Francisco, CA] Victorian
Cousins In The Castle [NYC] Victorian
Ghosts In The Gallery [Eastern US] Victorian
Secret in St. Something [NYC] Victorian
Sparrows in the Scullery [England] Victorian
Twin in the Tavern [Alexandria, VA] Victorian |
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Webb, Catherine
(HORATIO LYLE adventures) [London] Victorian, Industrial Revolution |
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Yep, Laurence
(MARK TWAIN Mysteries) [San Francisco, CA] 1860s |
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20th Century
1901–1910 Reign of Edward VII [Edwardian England]
1914–1919 World War I
1929–1938 The Great Depression
1939–1945 World War II
1950 Beginning of the Cold War |
Ayres, Katherine
Macaroni Boy [Pittsburgh, PA] 1933
Under Copp's Hill [Boston MA] 1908
Voices at Whisper Bend [Pennsylvania, USA] 1942 |
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Brockett, D.A. "Debbie"
Stained Glass Rose [Grand Junction, Colorado] 1937 |
Buckey, Sarah Masters
The Curse of Ravenscourt [NYC] 1905
Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic [New Jersey shore] 1925
Light in the Cellar [Oak Knoll NJ] WW II
The Stolen Sapphire [On an ocean liner] 1906
A Thief in the Theater [Cincinnati, OH] 1935 |
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Capeci, Anne
(CASCADE MOUNTAIN RAILROAD Mysteries) [ Scenic, WA] 1926 |
Coleman, Evelyn
Circle of Fire [Tennessee] 1958
The Mystery of the Dark Tower [Harlem, NY] 1928 |
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Creary, Eve M.
A Silent Witness in Harlem [Harlem, NY] 1928 |
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Doyle, Bill
(CRIME THROUGH TIME Series) [US] 1906-1977 |
Ernst, Kathleen
Danger at the Zoo [Ohio] 1935
Midnight in Lonesome Hollow [Kentucky] 1934 |
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Gee, Maurice
The Fire Raiser [New Zealand] 1915 |
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Glaze, Dave
(THE MACKENZIE DAVIS Files) [Saskatchewan Canada] 1912 |
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Haines, George S.
The Giant Horseshoe Mystery [Rural Indiana] 1930s |
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Harlow, Joan Hiatt
Shadows on the Sea [Winter Haven, Maine] 1942 |
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Hart, Alison
A Spy on the Home Front [NJ] 1944 |
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Higson, Charlie
(YOUNG BOND series) [various] 1930s |
Jones, Elizabeth McDavid
The Night Flyers [North Carolina] 1918
Secrets on 26th Street [New York City] 1914 |
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Lalicki, Tom
(HOUDINI AND NATE Mysteries) [Various] 1910s |
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Lawrence, Iain
The Seance [verifying location] 1920s |
Leppard, Lois Gladys
(MANDIE Series) [North Carolina] 1890s-early 20th C
(MANDIE COLLEGE DAYS Series) [South Carolina] early 20th C |
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Parker, Robert B.
Edenville Owls [Coastal Massachusetts] 1945 |
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Reiss, Kathryn
The Strange Case of Baby H [San Francisco CA] 1906 |
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Robinet, Harriette Gillem
Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues [Alabama] 1956 |
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Steinberg, Libby
The Case Against My Brother [Portland OR] 1922 |
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Tate, Eleanora E.
The Minstrel's Melody [Missouri] 1904 |
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Travis, Lucille
(APPLE VALLEY Mysteries) [California] WW II |
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Walters, Eric
The Hydrofoil Mystery [Nova Scotia] 1915 |
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Wallace, Karen
(THE LADY VIOLET WINTERS CASE BOOK Series) [Various] Edwardian |
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Wells, Rosemary
Leave Well Enough Alone [Rural Pennsylvania] 1956 |
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Zimmerle, Michael J.
(BABY BOOMER Mysteries) [Dayton, Ohio] 1950s |
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Zucker, Jonny
The Bombed House [London, England] 1941 |
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Multi-Era Anthologies & Series
American Girl History Mysteries
The Smuggler's Treasure by Sarah Masters Buckey
Hoofbeats of Danger by Holly Hughes
The Night Flyers by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
Voices at Whisper Bend by Katherine Ayres
Secrets on 26th Street by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
The Mystery of the Dark Tower by Evelyn Coleman
Trouble at Fort Lapointe by Kathleen Ernst
Under Copp's Hill by Katherine Ayres
Watcher in the Piney Woods by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
Shadows in the Glasshouse by Megan McDonald
The Minstrel's Melody by Eleanora E. Tate
Riddle of the Prairie Bride by Kathryn Reiss
Enemy in the Fort by Sarah Masters Buckey
Circle of Fire by Evelyn Coleman
Mystery on Skull Island by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
Whistler in the Dark by Kathleen Ernst
Mystery at Chilkoot Pass by Barbara Steiner
The Strange Case of Baby H by Kathryn Reiss
Danger at the Wild West Show by Alison Hart
Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic by Sarah Masters Buckey
Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
Betrayal at Cross Creek by Kathleen Ernst
A Spy on the Home Front by Alison Hart
The Silent Stranger by Janet Beeler Shaw
Danger at the Zoo by Kathleen Ernst
The Curse of Ravenscourt by Sarah Masters Buckey
The Stolen Sapphire by Sarah Masters Buckey
Secrets in the Hills by Kathleen Ernst
Peril at King's Creek by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
Shadows on Society Hill by Evelyn Coleman
Midnight in Lonesome Hollow by Kathleen Ernst
Light in the Cellar by Sarah Masters Buckey
Traitor in Williamsburg by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
The Runaway Friend by Kathleen Ernst
A Thief in the Theater by Sarah Masters Buckey |
Mysteries in Time Series
The Conspiracy of the Secret Nine by Celia Bland
A Thief on Morgan's Plantation by Lisa Banim
A Missing Portrait on Sugar Hill by Diane Patrick
Night Raiders Along the Cape by John Waters
The Hessian's Secret Diary by Lisa Banim
A Secret Party in Boston Harbor by Kris Hemphill
A Spy in the King's Colony by Lisa Banim
The Ghost of Gracie Mansion by Susan Kohl
The Lost Village of Central Park by Hope Lourie Killcoyne
Treason Stops at Oyster Bay by Anna Leah Sweetzer
A Silent Witness in Harlem by Eve M. Creary
Secret Along the St. Mary's by Virginia B. Troeger |
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