Hero Jarvis, reform-minded daughter of the Prince Regent's cousin, enlists Sebastian St. Cyr's help in investigating the brutal murders of eight prostitutes.
Following a trail of clues from London's seedy East End to the Mayfair mansions of a noble family, the two must race against time to stop a killer whose ominous plot threatens to shake the nation to its very core?

BONUS: This edition contains a The Coral Thief discussion guide and an excerpt from Rebecca Stott's Ghostwalk.

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Paris, 1815. Daniel Connor, a young medical student from Edinburgh, has arrived to study anatomy at the Jardin des Plantes--only to realize that his letters of introduction and precious coral specimens, on which his tenure

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Steeped in the intriguing history of Niagara Falls, this epic love story is as rich, spellbinding, and majestic as the falls themselves.

1915. The dawn of the hydroelectric power era in Niagara Falls. Seventeen-year-old Bess Heath has led a sheltered existence as the youngest daughter of the director of the Niagara Power Company. After graduation day at her boarding school, she is impatient to return to her picturesque family home near Niagara

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The "richly detailed, almost indecently thrilling" (New York Times) follow up to The Serpent's Tale
When a fire at Glastonbury Abbey reveals two skeletons, rumor has it they may belong to King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. King Henry II hopes so, for it would help him put down a rebellion in Wales, where the legend of Celtic savior Arthur is strong. To make certain, he sends Adelia Aguilar, his Mistress of the Art of Death,...

Once upon a time, he was one of Boston's most righteous ministers. Now, in 1875, Joshua Blue is a guilt-stricken man scouring the West to find the sister he drove away with his pride. When the trail leads him to Denver, a beautiful boardinghouse owner might be the key to unlocking past secrets. By sheer determination, Adelaide Clark has raised her young son alone. When Joshua arrives at her door, Adie fears he'll tear her family apart. But soon his...

"The Bishop of London's body is found dead in an ancient crypt, along with another unidentified corpse from the eighteenth century, and Sebastian St. Cyr's investigation to determine who the killer is leads him to Miss Hero Jarvis, a woman St. Cyr had a brief romantic encounter with and who happens to be the last person to have seen the Bishop alive." --

A tale set in eighteenth-century Cambridge finds bookseller John Holdsworth commissioned to investigate Lady Anne Oldershaw's son's mental illness, a deep melancholy tied to a woman's mysterious death and a secret society.

In 1903, young Harvard-educated obstetrician Dr. Ravell has a growing reputation for helping couples conceive. He's treated women from all walks of Boston society, but on meeting Erika, an opera singer whose beauty is surpassed only by her spellbinding voice, he knows their doctor-patient relationship will be like none other. After struggling for years to become pregnant, Erika has no hope. But Ravell will change her life in ways she never imagined....

Oxford University, 1583. The cloistered academic and spiritual home of the world's most revered scholars. But somewhere within the private chambers, a brutal killer lurks. Giordano Bruno - monk, scientist, philosopher, and magician - is wanted by the inquisition on charges of heresy. After years on the run, Bruno is mysteriously recruited by Queen Elizabeth I and sent to Oxford - officially, to take part in a debate; unofficially, to uncover a Catholic...

Tess Garritsen calls this one "my favorite book of the year!"
In 1176, King Henry II sends his daughter Joanna to Palermo to marry his cousin, the king of Sicily. Henry chooses Adelia Aguilar to travel with the princess and safeguard her health. But when people in the wedding procession are murdered, Adelia and Rowley must discover the killer's identity, and whether he is stalking the princess or Adelia herself.