Fiction, mystery & detective, historical
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]
Death comes to Pemberley
The Shining Girls
Uncle Abner, master of mysteries
O Jerusalem
The Wrecker
Strong Poison
Alias Grace
Once upon a river
Locked rooms
The 19th wife
His bloody project
Beekeeper's Apprentice
Dreaming Spies
A Monstrous Regiment of Women
Lord John and the private matter
The Perfect Poison
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Moriarty
Heresy
The Dante Club
Sweet Tooth
Lightning men
Night Over Water
Silent in the Grave
A Study in Scarlet Women
The Luminaries
Garment of shadows
Highgate Rise (The Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Mystery Series)
A Lesson in Secrets (Maisie Dobbs #8)
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