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Death on Beacon Hill (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 3)    by P.B. Ryan
Price: $4.99 USD. 68860 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on July 9, 2010. .

Boston governess Nell Sweeney keeps one foot in her Irish roots and the other in the world of Brahmin privilege as she and Dr. Will Hewitt investigate the shooting deaths of a notorious actress and her Irish maid. Book #3 of P.B. Ryan’s critically praised historical mystery series, Death on Beacon Hill was originally published by Berkley Prime Crime.
Murder on Black Friday (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 4)    by P.B. Ryan
Price: $4.99 USD. 60790 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on July 9, 2010. .

In Book #4 of P.B. Ryan’s bestselling historical mystery series, Boston governess Nell Sweeney, along with roguish Harvard professor and forensic scientist Will Hewitt, investigates the deaths of two men who committed suicide--or did they?--when the gold market crashed in 1869. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime, a division of Penguin Group, Inc.
Murder in the North End (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 5)    by P.B. Ryan
Price: $4.99 USD. 68690 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on July 9, 2010. .

Irish-born governess Nell Sweeney and Brahmin black sheep Dr. Will Hewitt infiltrate the worst Irish slum in Boston to keep Detective Colin Cook from being framed for murder in Book #5 of P.B. Ryan’s celebrated historical mystery series, Murder in the North End. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime, a division of Penguin Group, Inc.
A Bucket of Ashes (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 6)    by P.B. Ryan
Price: $4.99 USD. 70780 words. Published by Patricia Ryan on July 9, 2010. .

Governess Nell Sweeney and wounded battle surgeon Will Hewitt reunite on Cape Cod to investigate the death of Nell’s long-lost brother--who may or may not have murdered a woman in cold blood--in Book #6 of P.B. Ryan’s critically acclaimed historical mystery series, A Bucket of Ashes. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime, a division of Penguin Group, Inc.
Carrie's Ghost And The Voyage Of The 'Land Of Cakes'    by Brian Briscoe
Price: $0.99 USD. 24900 words. Published on October 4, 2010. .

In Carrie’s Ghost And The Voyage Of The 'Land of Cakes', we follow teenagers Carrie and Jonathan’s quest as they discover why a beautiful Chinese woman haunts them. The uncovering of an ancestor's despicable actions leads the two young friends to a frightening discovery. If you like historical horror set in a modern context this book is for you!
Poison In The Blood: The Memoirs of Lucrezia Borgia    by M. G. Scarsbrook
Price: $4.99 USD. 87590 words. Published on November 5, 2010. .

1497, Renaissance Rome: in their ruthless quest for power, the powerful Borgia family are terrorizing the city, poisoning their enemies. But when Lucrezia Borgia learns that her new husband is next to die, she struggles to help him escape from Rome before the assassins strike. However, as tragedy looms ever closer, she finds herself confronting enemies far more sinister than she ever imagined...
Sin of the Father    by Kelly McMichael
Price: $2.99 USD. 51060 words. Published on December 13, 2010. .

The bones of a young woman are found buried in John Rodriguez’s back yard during the middle of his run for the Democratic nominee for the Presidency. In an effort to put off the press and save his political bid, he turns to historian Elizabeth Ryan for help. Ryan becomes caught up in a family’s secrets as she tries to discover who this woman was and why she was murdered.
Gifts and Bones    by Barbara Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 109120 words. Published on December 31, 2010. .

Newfoundland 1902. Right up until the night of October 14th, Natty Cooke thought that young Brian Stevens suffered a mental affliction. And when Natty goes missing, her friend, Bea MacDonald, senses that something is seriously off-kilter in the Stevens' household. Her intuition is comfirmed when she hears Morse code in their cellar. But where is the Morse code coming from - and who is the sender?
Five Mystery Stories    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $5.99 USD. 40990 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on January 31, 2011. .

Kristine Kathryn Rusch, famous for her range as a writer, shows her amazing diversity in this collection of short mystery stories. From the examination of a crime scene in “The Moorhead House” to “Pudgygate,” a cat cozy. Rusch introduces her beloved Spade in “Stomping Mad,” shows off her political and historical background in “G-Men,” and touches the heart with “Scrawny Pete.”
The Outlaw's Tale    by Margaret Frazer
Price: $4.99 USD. 63520 words. Published by Justin Alexander on February 17, 2011. .

Leaving the safety of her nunnery walls behind, Dame Frevisse is waylaid on the King's Highway by a band of outlaws and drawn into an unholy web of treachery and deceit. The Outlaw's Tale is the third installment of award-winning author Margaret Frazer's twice Edgar-nominated Dame Frevisse Medieval Mystery series.