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Historical Mysteries in Series: 1851 1899
All titles are shelved in the Mystery section of the library and are the first in each series in the Downers Grove Public Librarys collection.
M/ALEXANDER
Alexander, Lawrence Big Stick 1986, 348p.
When: 1895
Where: New York City
Who: Teddy Roosevelt, Commissioner of Police
M/BARTON
Barton, Wayne and Stan Williams Lockharts Nightmare 1998, 350p.
When: Late 19th Century
Where: United States
Who: James Lockhart, travelling salesman, fugitive
M/BREWER
Brewer, James D. No Bottom 1994, 249p.
When: 1872
Where: On and along the Mississippi River
Who: Masey Baldridge, insurance investigator, and Luke Williamson, riverboat captain
M/GRAHAM
Graham, Mark The Killing Breed 1998, 264p
When: 1870s
Where: Philadelphia
Who: Wilton McLeary, Civil War Veteran, former POW, city police detective
M/HARRIS
Harris, Jana The Pearl of Ruby City 1998, 354p
When: 1893
Where: Ruby City, Washington
Who: Pearl Ryan, laundress, doctors assistant
M/HARRISON
Harrison, Ray Death of an Honourable Member 1984, 154p.
When: 1890s
Where: London
Who: Detective Sergeant Bragg and Constable Morton, City of London police
M/HECK
Heck, Peter J. Death on the Mississippi 1995, 290p.
When: 1890s
Where: On and along the Mississippi River
Who: Mark Twain, author, and his secretary, Wentworth Cabot
M/HILTON
Hilton, James Buxton Gamekeepers Gallows 1976, 192p.
When: 1875
Where: Derbyshire, England
Who: Thomas Brunt, police detective
M/JENNINGS
Jennings, Maureen Except the Dying 1997, 255p.
When: 1895
Where: Toronto, Canada
Who: William Murdock, police detective
M/LOVESEY
Lovesey, Peter Bertie and the Tinman 1987, 212p.
When: 1880s
Where: England
Who: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
M/MCMILLAN
McMillan, Ann Dead March 1998, 212p.
When: 1861
Where: Richmond, VA
Who: Narcissa Powers, widow, and Judah Daniel, herbalist and conjure woman
M/MAHER
Maher, Mary Devils Card 1992, 243p.
When: 1880s
Where: Chicago
Who: Tom Martin, reporter
M/MEDWAR
Medwar, Mardi Oakley Death at Rainy Mountain 1996, 262p.
When: 1866
Where: Western US
Who: Tay-bodal, Kiowa Indian healer
M/PAIGE
Paige, Robin Death at Bishops Keep 1994, 266p.
When: 1890s
Where: England
Who: Kathryn Ardleigh, author, and Sir Charles Sheridan, amateur detective
M/PALMER
Palmer, William J. The Detective and Mr. Dickens 1990, 290p.
When: 1851
Where: London
Who: Charles Dickens, author; Wilkie Collins, author; and Inspector William Field
M/PERRY
Perry, Anne The Face of a Stranger 1990, 328p.
When: Late 1800s
Where: London
Who: Inspector Monk of Scotland Yard
M/PERRY
Perry Anne Cater Street Hangman 1979, 287p.
When: 1881
Where: London
Who: Charlotte Ellison and Inspector George Pitt
M/PETERS
Peters, Elizabeth Crocodile on the Sandbank 1975, 273p.
When: 1890s
Where: Egypt
Who: Amelia Peabody and Radcliffe Emerson, Egyptologists
M/PRONZINI
Pronzini, Bill Quincannon 1985, 175p.
When: 1890s
Where: Silver City
Who: John Quincannon, Secret Service agent
M/RODDY
Roddy, Lee Days of Deception 1998, 356p.
When: 1860s
Where: On a train from Chicago
Who: Laurel Bartlett, Pinkerton detective
Prepared by Carol Yarmolich, November 2001

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