ASHLEY,MIKE (ED.)

The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives

London, Robinson. 1995, First Pbk.Ed.. (ISBN: 1854874063) Trade Paperback. Book, Historical detective stories from the earliest known locked room mystery (35,000 BC), through ancient Rome and China to medieval England, the Wild West, the Indian Raj and Victorian London" 29 challenging mysteries by masters of the genre. 532p. Crisp , tight copy. copy. Fine.

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Book number: 041004

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 1854874063 Historical Novels Mystery Fiction Historial Mystery Fiction Medieval Mystery Fiction

ASHLEY,MIKE [ED]

The Mammoth Book Of New Historical Whodunnits

New York, Carroll & Graf Pub. 2005, Reprint. (ISBN: 0786715715) Soft cover. Book, "Featuring such towering historical figures as the Queen of Sheba, Attila the Hun, Hildegarde of Bingen, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henry the Navigator, and Benjamin Franklin A collection of thirty stories of mystery and intrigue spread over three thousand years, from ancient Egypt to the Titanic. 564p. Near Fine.

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Book number: 041006

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 0786715715 Historical Novels Mystery Fiction Medieval Mystery Fiction

ASHLEY,MIKE (ED.)

The Mammoth Book Of New Historical Whodunnits

Philadelphia, Running Press. 2005. (ISBN: 0786715715) Soft cover. Book, Oversize trade pbk (564p.) containing 26 challenging mystery stories set in different historical periods by masters of the genre. Near Fine.

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Book number: 043274

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 0786715715 Historical Mystery Fiction Short Stories Mystery Fiction Medieval Mystery Fiction

BORCHARDT, ALICE

The Silver Wolf

New York, Ballantine. 1998, 1st US Edition. (ISBN: 0345423607) Hardcover. Book, Decadent Rome in the Dark Ages is mired in a crumbling grandeur. Into the Eternal City comes Regeane, a beautiful young woman distantly related through her dead mother to Charlemagne. Regeane's regal blood renders her an unwilling pawn in the struggle for political power. But unknown to those plotting her destiny, the blood she has inherited from her murdered father gives her preternatural agility and strength, primal memories extending back thousands of years and senses so keen they can pierce the veil of death itself. Regeane is a shapeshifter, woman and wolf, hunter and hunted.451p. Near Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 039365

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 0345423607 Ancient Rome Fiction Werewolves Rome - Ancient - Fiction Fantasy Fiction

BROSTER, D.K

The Gleam in the North

London, Heinemann Educational. 1974, Reprint. Printed Hardcover. Second volume of trilogy about the Jacobites and Bonnie Prince Charlie. School edition in the "New Windmill"series. Near Fine.

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Book number: 17936

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Scotland 1745 Culloden Scotland - Fiction

DAVIS, LINDSEY

The Accusers

London, Century. 2003, 1st UK Ed.. (ISBN: 0712625569) Hardcover. Book, Set in Vespasian's Rome. yet another adventure involving the detecting skills of Marcus Didius Falco (and Helena) 283p. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 039362

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 0712625569 Marcus Didius Falco Ancient Rome Vespasian Mystery Fiction Rome - Ancient - Fiction

DAVIS, LINDSEY

A Body in the Bath House

London, Century. 2002, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 071268039X) Hardcover. Book, The thirteenth adventure involving the detecting skills of Marcus Didius Falco (and Helena) In in Britain King Togidubnus of the Atrebates is running up huge bills for his fine new residence (known to us as Fishbourne Palace). Suspecting corruption, the frugal Emperor Vespasian demands an investigation and Falco-with his own pressing reasons to leave Rome-accepts the task.304p. Remainder mark, else as new. Fine/As New.

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Book number: 039359

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 071268039x Marcus Didius Falco Ancient Rome Vespasian Mystery Fiction Rome - Ancient - Fiction

DAVIS, LINDSEY

The Course of Honour

New York, Mysterious Press. 2000, 1st.US Ed.. (ISBN: 0892966742) Hardcover. Book, "The love story of the Emperor Vespasian, who bought peace to Rome after years of strife, and his mistress, the freed slave woman Antonis Caenis, this book covers Ancient Rome's most turbulent period - the reigns of Tiberius Caligula, Claudius and Nero, and Vespasian's rise to power." 327p. As new except for remainder mark. Fine/As New.

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Book number: 039371

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 0892966742 Ancient Rome Vespasian Roman Empire Rome - Ancient - Fiction

DAVIS, LINDSEY

Ode to a Banker

London, Century. 2000, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 0712680349) Hardcover. Book, Set in Vespasian's Rome - yet another adventure involving the detecting skills of Marcus Didius Falco (and Helena) this murder occurs in the library of a vanity publisher.305p. As New/As New.

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Book number: 039361

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 0712680349 Marcus Didius Falco Ancient Rome Vespasian Mystery Fiction Rome - Ancient - Fiction

DAVIS, LINDSEY

One Virgin Too Many

London, Century. 1999, 1st UK Ed. (ISBN: 071267702X) Hardcover. Book, Set in Vespasian's Rome. yet another adventure involving the detecting skills of Marcus Didius Falco (and Helena) "A frightened child approaches Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco, pleading for help. Nobody believes Gaia"s story that a relation wants to kill her - and neither does he. Beset by his own family troubles, by his new responsibilities as Procurator of the Sacred Poultry, and by the continuing search for a new partner, he turns her away. Immediately he regrets it. Gaia has been selected as the new Vestal Virgin, and when she disappears Falco is officially asked to investigate - closely watched by Titus Caesar, whose new ladylove Berenice is under suspicion from scandalmongers, and by his two ex-partners Petronius and Anacrites, who both have personal reasons to hope he will slip up. Aelianus, the resentful brother of Falco"s girlfriend Helena, is also aiming to join the establishment. In the Sacred Grove of the Arval Brothers, Aelianus stumbles on a gruesome corpse, which then disappears. He too asks Falco for advice, and as their delicate enquiries proceed among Rome"s most ancient and influential cults, it becomes clear that the murder, its obvious cover-up, and the fate of the missing child may all be mysteriously linked. Finding Gaia is then a race against time, ending in Falco"s most terrifying exploit yet.. " 292p. As New/As New.

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Book number: 039360

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 071267702x Marcus Didius Falco Ancient Rome Vespasian Mystery Fiction Rome - Ancient - Fiction

DAVIS, LINDSEY

One Virgin Too Many

London, Arrow Books. 2000, Reprint. (ISBN: 0099799715) Trade Paperback. Book, Set in Vespasian's Rome. yet another adventure involving the detecting skills of Marcus Didius Falco (and Helena) "A frightened child approaches Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco, pleading for help. Nobody believes Gaia"s story that a relation wants to kill her - and neither does he. Beset by his own family troubles, by his new responsibilities as Procurator of the Sacred Poultry, and by the continuing search for a new partner, he turns her away. Immediately he regrets it. Gaia has been selected as the new Vestal Virgin, and when she disappears Falco is officially asked to investigate - closely watched by Titus Caesar, whose new ladylove Berenice is under suspicion from scandalmongers, and by his two ex-partners Petronius and Anacrites, who both have personal reasons to hope he will slip up. Aelianus, the resentful brother of Falco"s girlfriend Helena, is also aiming to join the establishment. In the Sacred Grove of the Arval Brothers, Aelianus stumbles on a gruesome corpse, which then disappears. He too asks Falco for advice, and as their delicate enquiries proceed among Rome"s most ancient and influential cults, it becomes clear that the murder, its obvious cover-up, and the fate of the missing child may all be mysteriously linked. Finding Gaia is then a race against time, ending in Falco"s most terrifying exploit yet.. ". Near Fine.

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Book number: 039399

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 0099799715 Marcus Didius Falco Ancient Rome Vespasian Mystery Fiction Rome - Ancient - Fiction

DAVIS, LINDSEY

Time to Depart

New York, Warner Books. 1995, First Pbk.Ed.. Pbk. Book, Set in Vespasian's Rome. yet another adventure involving the detecting skills of Marcus Didius Falco (and Helena) "Roman law allows every citizen condemned to death "time to depart"--in other words, time to skip town. No matter how hard Marcus Didius Falco worked to convict Balbinus Pius, the dirtiest underworld organizer in the empire, the man has gotten away scot-free. Now as every crook in Rome is scrambling to take over Balbinus's scams, Falco has to deal with heists in the Emporium, murders in the vias, shady deals at the Bower of Venus--not to mention his own forbidden romance with a senator's daughter. Meanwhile, Balbinus is said to be on his way home. And if he is, Falco's life won't be worth a red centum. ". As New.

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Book number: 039398

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Marcus Did0ius Falco Ancient Rome Vespasian Mystery Fiction Rome - Ancient - Fiction

GAY, LAVERNE

Wine of Satan : A Tale of Bohemund, Prince of Antioch

New York, Charles Scribner. 1949, Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Book, A Novel of the First Crusade (Information from flaps of dj taped inside front cover). Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 039918

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Fiction Bohemund Byzantium First Crusade Crusades - Fiction

GAY, LAVERNE

Wine of Satan : A Tale of Bohemund, Prince of Antioch

New York, Charles Scribner. 1949, Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Book, A Novel of the First Crusade. Near Fine/Very Good, Slight Chips & Tears.

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Book number: 039919

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Fiction Bohemund Byzantium First Crusade Crusades - Fiction

LESLIE, DORIS (DORIS FERGUSON-HANNAY)

A Wreath for Arabella

Toronto, Popular Library. 1976, Reprint. Pbk. Book, Fictional biography of Arabella Stuart, cousin of Elizabeth I. Very Good.

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Book number: 039394

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: Elizabeth I,Queen of England