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The Name of the Rose
Time period: 1327. Plot: A Franciscan monk investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an Italian abbey.
The Alienist
Time period: 1896. Plot: A criminal psychologist and journalist investigate a series of gruesome murders in New York City.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Time period: Early 20th century. Plot: A retired Sherlock Holmes meets a young woman who becomes his apprentice, and they solve several cases together.
Murder on Astor Place
Time period: 1890s. Plot: A midwife and sleuth investigates a murder in a wealthy New York neighborhood.
The Black Tower
Time period: 1818. Plot: In post-revolutionary France, a police detective uncovers secrets and conspiracies while investigating crimes associated with the surviving remnants of the French aristocracy.
The Tenderness of Wolves
Time period: 1867. Plot: A woman living in the remote wilderness of Canada searches for her missing son, intertwined with the reasons behind the murder of a French trapper.
The Interpretation of Murder
Time period: 1909. Plot: A psychoanalyst and a detective pair up to solve a high-society murder in New York City against the backdrop of Sigmund Freud's visit.
A Morbid Taste for Bones
Time period: 1137. Plot: A Welsh Benedictine monk investigates a murder while seeking holy relics in a Welsh village.
Mistress of the Art of Death
Time period: 12th century. Plot: A female physician from Italy is recruited to solve a series of child murders in Cambridge, England.
The Witchfinder's Sister
Time period: 1645. Plot: The sister of a feared witch hunter in Essex, England, tries to protect the women of her town as paranoia and accusations spiral.
A Conspiracy of Paper
Time period: 1719. Plot: In the early days of stock trading, a private investigator in London uncovers a complex plot involving financial speculation and murder.
The Scribe of Siena
Time period: 14th century. Plot: A neurosurgeon travels back in time to medieval Italy, where she must unmask the conspirators of a plot that could destroy Siena.
The Serpent's Tale
Time period: 12th century. Plot: A forensic pathologist in King Henry II's England must solve the murder of an unpopular noblewoman amidst political intrigue.
An Instance of the Fingerpost
Time period: 1660s. Plot: The book weaves a tale of political intrigue and murder in Restoration England, following four different perspectives.
Dissolution
Time period: 1537. Plot: A hunchbacked lawyer is sent by Thomas Cromwell to investigate a monastery, where he uncovers corruption and murder.
The Hangman's Daughter
Time period: 1659. Plot: The hangman of a small Bavarian town uncovers a mystery involving witchcraft, a midwife, and a series of chilling murders.
Silent in the Grave
Time period: Victorian era. Plot: After the sudden death of her husband, a young widow enlists the help of a private investigator to uncover the truth behind his possible murder.
The Pale Blue Eye
Time period: 1830. Plot: A retired New York City detective is hired to investigate a series of murders at the United States Military Academy, where he enlists the help of cadet Edgar Allan Poe.
The Coffee Trader
Time period: 17th century. Plot: In Amsterdam, a Portuguese Jewish trader enlists the help of a mysterious woman to corner the market on a new commodity, coffee, while dealing with betrayal and greed.
The Devil in the Marshalsea
Time period: 1720s. Plot: A man wrongly imprisoned for debt must solve a murder within the notorious Marshalsea debtor's prison to win his freedom.
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