An intrepid couple solves mysteries around the world during the mid-nineteenth century.
Following the return of an empty carriage, Elizabeth begins a harrowing pursuit of her family's kidnappers. From New Brunswick, she trails them to Quebec City where she finds a woman posing as herself with another husband. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law recovers from a gunshot wound and wanders in the wilderness until he meets the Patriote Party's fanatical element of Reformers and is swept into their rebellion.
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Her worst fear had come true. She was alone in a vast territory that cared not if she lived or died.
Fourth Book in the Southern Swallow Series finds the Academician Li K'ai-men in exile on Hai-nan Island. China has a new invasion threat. A showdown between ingenuity and technology explodes as the Sung Dynasty tries to preserve itself.
A delightfully rare Historical Novel. 85% a biography of a spy, musician, mother and her neice trapped behind German lines in World War I. This background led to a diplomatic post in World War II. Aged 92, Vera disclosed her past life one year before
