In 1930s Mexico, a whisky-soaked, morally compromised priest, hunted by an anti-clerical government, grapples with his duty and his sins as he faces an almost certain trap to hear a dying man's confession.
In a superstitious medieval England, a brilliant female forensic doctor from Sicily must conceal her identity to unmask a serial killer preying on children and save the Jewish community from a blood libel.
Sherlock Holmes uncovers the dark secrets of a country manor, revealing a sinister plot by a secret organization that spans from the English countryside to American coal mines.
Amidst the brutal beauty and revolutionary fervor of 18th-century Saint-Domingue, a slave named Zarité navigates a life of immense hardship and unexpected love, ultimately forging an unbreakable spirit against the backdrop of a world in constant flux.
From the surprising spark of conception, Ruby Lennox unspools a century of English life, untangling her family's knotted secrets with a wry wit and an insatiable curiosity.
A lively and imaginative young girl changes her stern spinster aunts' household with her optimism and kindness, growing into a beloved young woman in early 20th-century rural New England.
A cunning thief, now king by his own machinations, must navigate a treacherous court and the unexpected loyalty of a naive guard while proving that his intellect is a sharper weapon than any sword.
Edward Rutherfurd's "New York" follows the city's journey from a fishing village to a modern skyline, covering centuries of varied lives and constant change through war, prosperity, and difficulty.
Eleven-year-old chemistry whiz Flavia de Luce finds the church organist's masked body in St. Tancred's tomb, then uses her skills to find a killer in Bishop's Lacey.
After a 1947 Maine wildfire destroys her home and leaves her husband's fate unknown, a pregnant woman finds new independence and unexpected freedoms in the ashes, only to face a greater test of her strength.
From ancient Rome to Renaissance art studios, the immortal Marius, guardian of secrets and lost loves, navigates centuries of human history and vampiric intrigue, bound by his maker's blood and gold.
A young woman, promised beauty and love by a viscount in her youth, pursues him years later, determined to heal the bitter man he has become and claim the destiny they once imagined.
Joey and Mary Alice spend nine eventful summers with their Grandma Dowdel, whose unusual actions in rural Illinois during the Great Depression lead them into memorable small-town mischief and heartwarming chaos.
Orphaned Mary Yellan uncovers a terrifying smuggling ring and forbidden love within the desolate, storm-battered walls of her uncle's foreboding Cornwall inn.
During the Siege of Sarajevo, a cellist plays defiant music, inspiring a sniper, a water-bearer, and a hungry man to reclaim their humanity in a war-torn city.
Amidst a Christmas Eve blizzard, a security director races against time to recover twelve stolen samples of a deadly virus from a converging group of desperate individuals, each with their own hidden agenda, before the whiteout becomes a bloodbath.
Framed for murder and pursued across the Scottish moors by a ruthless conspiracy, Richard Hannay must decipher the enigmatic 'thirty-nine steps' to unmask an assassination plot threatening to plunge Europe into war.
