Robin Paige

Kathryn Ardleigh, an outspoken, free-thinking American, accepts employment with a kindly maiden aunt living in Victorian England and finds herself investigating a mysterious death at an archaeological excavation and two other murders much closer to home. Reprint.

Death at Bishop's Keep

When two murders occur during the weekend party of the unladylike Countess of Warwick, the Prince of Wales, hoping to avoid a scandal, orders Sir Charles and Miss Ardleigh to solve the case. Original.

Death at Daisy's Folly

Jennie Jerome Churchill calls on Kathryn Ardleigh and her husband, Charles, to clear the family name when allegations arise that her husband was related to Jack the Ripper, a charge that could threaten her son's political ambitions. Original.

Death at Whitechapel

The Sheridans are on the scene at Derby Day in Epsom Downs--Charles is taking photographs and Kate is gathering information for her latest novel--but the race becomes life-or-death when one of the jockeys does not make it to the finish line. Reprint.

Death at Epsom Downs

When an anarchist accidentally blows himself up with a bomb intended for the royal family, Kate and Charles Sheridan join the investigation to uncover who is threatening the British crown, a plot that may involve American author Jack London.

Death in Hyde Park

Turn-of-the-century Cornwall turns unexpectedly dangerous for amateur sleuths Lord and Lady Sheridan as they investigate a case of sabotage and death at a local transmission station for the new wireless communications technology. Reprint.

Death on the Lizard

Kathryn and Charles Ardleigh find their peaceful holiday at the seaside hamlet of Rottingdean turned upside down when the body of a coast guard is found on the beach and the sleuthing couple, with the help of a young writer named Rudyard Kipling, sets out to uncover the truth. Original.

Death at Rottingdean

At the request of King Edward, Lord Charles Sheridan and his American wife, Kate, become embroiled in a sensitive mystery surrounding the murder of a servant at historic Glamis Castle, where they discover that the king's elder brother, deemed unfit for the British throne, has been living secretly for years. Reprint.

Death at Glamis Castle

In the wake of an ill-reputed constable's murder, former mystery novelist Kate Arleigh teams up with amateur scientist Sir Charles and the shy Beatrix Potter to find out how the killing may be linked to a child's disappearance

Death at Gallows Green

Newlyweds Charles and Kate Sheridan move to Bishop's Keep, Kate's ancestral home, and agree to hold an automobile exhibition and balloon race attended by Europe's gentry, but the gala soon turns deadly. Original.

Death at Devil's Bridge

After visiting Britain's most notorious prison to research a new Gothic novel, Lord Charles Sheridan and his American author wife Kate become embroiled in the search for an escaped inmate and the investigation into a body that turns up on the local moors, joining forces with Arthur Conan Doyle to solve the case. Reprint.

Death at Dartmoor

Invited to Blenheim Palace, home of the Duke and Duchess of Marborough, to work on a book about the murder of a young mistress of King Henry II, Charles and Kate find themselves investigating the kidnapping of a young maid and the disappearance of the duke and his mistress.

Death at Blenheim Palace

Lord Charles Sheridan has launched an investigation into a jockey's recent (and mysterious) death-while his wife, Kate, puzzles over the long-ago theft of an actress's jewels. But soon the Sheridans can't help wondering if the two strange events are, somehow, connected. But speed, competition, and money prove to be more explosive than gasoline - and for one automobile builder, more deadly...

Queen Victoria is dead, long live King Edward! Kate and Charles Sheridan are attending the new king's coronation ceremony when an anarchist blows himself up in Hyde Park, with a bomb that was obviously meant for the Royals. Now, it's up to Kate and Charles to discover who is threatening the crown, and how a brash and arrogant American author named Jack London is involved. Who are the terrorists and what dangers do they really pose? Are the anti-terrorists even more frighteningly dangerous? What happens to truth and innocence when Scotland Yard conspires to spin a spider's web of lies and false evidence? If you think these are only contemporary questions, join Kate and Charles Sheridan as they are unwillingly dragged into the real world of turn-of-the-century terrorism.

Kathryn Ardleigh is becoming accustomed to the high-society circles of her husband, Lord Charles Sheridan. She has found a kindred spirit in Jennie Jerome Churchill, an American who married the second son of the Duke of Marlborough. But Jennie faces a serious scandal that threatens the political future of her 23-year-old son Winston. She is being blackmailed by someone who claims to have proof that Winston's father was the notorious Jack the Ripper...

Lizard Village, 1903. Cornwall is rich with natural wonders: gorgeous shorelines and imposing cliffs. But these natural beauties conceal dangerous secrets, as amateur detectives Lord and Lady Sheridan discover. Wireless telegraph companies around the world scramble to develop the new communications technology. But an Italian named Guglielmo Marconi beats them to it. His feat has bruised some egos, but no one expects sabotage, much less murder. After two apparently accidental deaths at the Marconi wireless transmission station, Charles, Lord Sheridan, is asked to head an investigation and finds that valuable equipment has disappeared. And when Kate discovers the truth behind the drowning of a local girl, it becomes clear that these deaths and the dirty tricks at the station are connected.

Charles and Kate are summoned to Scotland on a mysterious errand for the Crown. Upon their arrival, they discover they will be staying at Glamis Castle, the most historic castle in Scotland, a place haunted by shadows and dark secrets. They learn that Prince Eddy, who had been heir to the throne until his supposed death in 1892, is still alive, ten years later. Only now the prince has gone missing--on the very morning that the body of one of his servants was found, her throat slashed. Now, Charles and his clever Kate must find Eddy and clear him from suspicion of murder, while keeping his true identity a secret.

The marriage between the Duke of Marlborough and 17-year-old Consuelo Vanderbilt, the American railroad heiress, was the talk of two nations when it occurred in 1895. By 1903, the Duchess had produced the requisite heir-and-a-spare, and the Duke had taken a lover, the exotic, erotic Gladys Deacon. Kate and Charles are introduced to this uncomfortable menage a trois when they come to Blenheim Palace: Kate to work on a book about King Henry II and Fair Rosamund, and Charles to follow the trail of a team of jewellery thieves.

In Death at Bishop's Keep, Kathryn Ardleigh captured the interest of detective Sir Charles Sheridan as they solved their first case together. Now the demise of a local constable and the disappearance of a child have the sleuthing couple on the trail of deadly greed and criminal mischief once again. And with the help of a shy woman who calls herself Beatrix Potter, Kate intends to uncover the sinister secrets of Gallows Green...

Lord and Lady Sheridan (Charles is now Baron of Somersworth) have taken a house for a few quiet weeks in the late summer of 1897, in the sea-coast village of Rottingdean. Long known as Smugglers' Village, the hamlet sits on a labyrinth of ancient tunnels. When the body of a coast guard is pulled out of the Channel, Kate and Charles suspect that the town is still plying the illicit trades of its past. With the help of Rudyard Kipling (who is just beginning his novel Kim), they discover that something is rotten in Rottingdean...

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