When a murder desecrates the somber, book-lined halls of New York City’s iconic 42nd Street Library, Raymond Ambler, the library’s curator of crime fiction, has a personal interest in solving the crime. 

"Not to be missed.” —Megan Abbott bestselling author of The Turnout

Spring 1871. Death descends on the New Forest in this absolutely gripping Victorian mystery featuring Scotland Yard’s Inspector Ben Ross and his wife Lizzie, perfect for fans of M R C Kasasian, Susanna Calkins, and M C Beaton.

A classic mystery from “an accomplished veteran [who] knows her history and relates it with charm in this peek at Victorian morals and foibles” (Kirkus Reviews).

When a rat-catcher is found murdered, Lizzie Martin calls upon her friend Inspector Ben Ross to solve the horrific crime. Together, they find themselves entangled in a mystery as bewildering as any they’ve faced.

When Inspector Ben Ross is called to Newgate Prison by a man condemned to die by the hangman's noose he isn't expecting to give any credence to the man's testimony. But the account of a murder he witnessed over seventeen years ago is so utterly believable that Ben can't help wondering if what he's heard is true. It's too late to save the man's life, but it's not too late to investigate a murder that has gone undetected for all these years.

March 1870. London is in the grip of fog and ice. But Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross has more than the weather to worry about when the body of a young woman is found in a dustbin at the back of a Piccadilly restaurant. As Ben pursues an increasingly complex case, his wife Lizzie reveals a vital piece of evidence that brings him one step closer to solving the crime...

The sixth gripping Victorian crime mystery in Ann Granger's Inspector Ben Ross series is a spellbinding Victorian crime mystery, perfect for fans of M. R. C. Kasasian and Susanna Calkins.

New York Times–bestselling author

While investigating two murders in their posh British neighborhood, Thomas and Charlotte Pitt uncover secrets that put them in the path of a cold-blooded killer.

"When Anne Perry puts Thomas and Charlotte Pitt on the case, we are in exemplary Victorian company.” —The New York Times

New York Times bestselling author

Lord Fitzroy-Hammond has been dead and buried three weeks when he turns up sitting atop a hansom cab. It may be a macabre practical joke—or something far more sinister... 

“For readers longing to be in 1890s London, Perry’s tales are just the ticket.” —Chicago Tribune