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Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Toronto, this fourth installment follows Private Investigator Charlotte Frayne as she navigates the challenges of her time while solving a captivating mystery. The story intertwines themes of resilience and social struggle, showcasing Charlotte's determination to uncover the truth amidst the hardships of the era. With rich historical context and engaging characters, readers are drawn into a world where every clue could lead to danger or revelation.

Set in a post-war world grappling with the aftermath of global conflict and a devastating pandemic, the story follows Stephen Lucas, who holds crucial information that has the potential to change history. As he navigates the challenges of a society in turmoil, the narrative explores themes of power, responsibility, and the impact of secrets on individual lives and broader societal outcomes.

A young, single woman helps four former prisoners of the First World War to solve a murder in 1936 Toronto.

Set in the fall of 1936, Charlotte Frayne takes charge of a detective agency while her boss is away in Europe. She is soon hired by the determined Mrs. Jessop to investigate her son's suspicious death, initially ruled a suicide by the police. As Charlotte delves into the case, she uncovers deeper truths surrounding the life of the disfigured war veteran, challenging the conclusions drawn by authorities and revealing the complexities of grief and justice.

Set in 1917 during the home front of WWl Toronto, starring an older William Murdoch.

It's late 1942; the war is still raging and DI Tom Tyler is settling into his placement in Ludlow, Shropshire, a small town full of Italian PoWs from a nearby internment camp, brought to work the land. Fraternizing is forbidden but, as Tyler knows only too well, the human heart has a way of crossing boundaries. Then a old man is found murdered, and Tyler suspects that the two evacuee children who found the body are not telling him the whole truth...

Di Tom Tyler has made a new start in Ludlow, where on the outskirts of town stands a hospital for war victims. When a double murder is discovered in the grounds, Tyler must figure out how it could have occurred, when most of the patients are unable to walk or see. Then he starts receiving letters recounting terrible crimes.

November, 1940. Tom Tyler, Detective Inspector is asked to help out in an inquiry into an explosion in a munitions factory that has killed several of the young women. At first, it seems more than likely the explosion was an accident, but as Tom talks to the employees of the factory, the cracks begin to appear.

In 1940, England is desperate and fearful. The threat of a German invasion is real. When a young woman is found murdered on a desolate country road, Tom Tyler, a detective inspector, finds himself drawn into an uneasy alliance with one of the Prees Heath internees, a psychiatrist, who is an expert on the criminal mind.

In 1858, a young woman on her honeymoon is abducted, taken across the border to the US and sold into slavery. Thirty-eight years later, the owner of one of Toronto's livery stables has been found dead. The investigation endangers Murdoch's own life - and reveals how harms committed in the past can erupt fatally in the present.

The Reverend Charles Howard sat in judgement on the poor, assessing their applications for the workhouse. But now he is dead, stabbed and brutally beaten in his office. Has some poor beggar he turned down taken his vengeance?

After thirteen-year-old Agnes Fisher faints at school, her teacher is shocked to discover salacious photographs of the girl in her desk. When Agnes doesn't show up at school the next day, her teacher takes the photographs to the police. Murdoch, furious at the sexual exploitation of such a young girl, resolves to find the photographer.

This TV tie-in edition features the beloved Inspector Murdoch series by Maureen Jennings, which inspired the successful show The Murdoch Mysteries on CBC. The book offers fans a chance to delve deeper into the intriguing mysteries and rich character development that have captivated audiences.

The story revolves around the suspicious circumstances surrounding the apparent suicide of police constable Oliver Wicken, who leaves behind a grieving mother and an invalid sister. While the coroner declares the case closed with evidence pointing to suicide, Detective Murdoch uncovers troubling new information that suggests a more sinister truth may lie beneath the surface. As he delves deeper, the investigation reveals layers of complexity surrounding Wicken's death, challenging the initial conclusions drawn by authorities.

Dolly Merishaw is a midwife and an abortionist in Victorian Toronto, and although she keeps quiet about her clients, her contempt and greed leaves them resentful and angry. It comes as no surprise to Detective William Murdoch when she is murdered, but Murdoch isn't sure if he's hunting one murderer - or two.

"In the late 19th century, Toronto city police Detective William Murdoch investigates the murder of a young girl found drugged and strangled in an alley in the red light district. The autopsy reveals the girl was pregnant but Murdoch doubts she was a doxie. Murdoch faces the challenge of investigating prominent members of Toronto society when she is identified as Therese Laporte, a chambermaid working for a wealthy family. When a possible witness to the murder is also killed, Murdoch learns that Therese was seen voluntarily getting into a carriage, as if she knew the occupant. With another witness in danger, Murdoch must stop the killer before he strikes again"--Publisher.