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Historical Mysteries in Series: 1900 – 1929
All titles are shelved in the Mystery section of the library and are the first in each series in the Downers Grove Public Library’s collection.

M/AIRTH
Airth, RennieBlank spaceRiver of DarknessBlank space1999, 386p
When: 1920s
Where: Surrey, England
Who: Inspector John Madden, Scotland Yard, and Dr. Helen Blackwell

M/BECK
Beck, K.K.Blank spaceDeath in a Deck ChairBlank space1984, 167p.
When: 1920s
Where: onboard a luxury liner in the Atlantic Ocean
Who: Iris Cooper, companion, secretary, student

M/CHURCHILL
Churchill, JillBlank spaceAnything GoesBlank space1999, 264p.
When: 1929
Where: New York
Who: Lily Brewster, bank clerk, and her brother, Robert

M/DAMS
Dams, JeanneBlank spaceDeath in Lacquer RedBlank space1999, 225p.
When: 1900
Where: South Bend, Indiana
Who: Hilda Johansson, Swedish immigrant, head housekeeper for the Studebaker family

M/DAY
Day, DianneBlank spaceThe Strange Files of Fremont JonesBlank space1995, 229p.
When: 1905
Where: San Francisco
Who: Fremont Jones, feminist, secretary, companion, lighthouse keeper

M/DUNN
Dunn, CarolaBlank spaceDeath at Wentworth CourtBlank space1994, 216p.
When: 1920s
Where: England
Who: Daisy Dalrymple, writer for Town and Country magazine

M/GRAYSON
Grayson, RichardBlank spaceThe Murders at Impasse LouvainBlank space1978, 158p.
When: Early 1900s
Where: Paris
Who: Inspector Gautier of the Sûreté

M/JACKSON
Jackson, Marian, J.A.Blank spaceThe Cat’s EyeBlank space1991, 256p.
When: 1900
Where: San Francisco
Who: Abigail Danforth, detective

M/KINGSBURY
Kingsbury, KateBlank spaceRoom with a ClueBlank space1993, 204p.
When: 1901 – 1910
Where: Badger’s End, England
Who: Cecily Sinclair, widow, mother, feminist, proprietress of the Pennyfoot Hotel

M/LINSCOTT
Linscott, GillianBlank spaceSister Beneath the SheetBlank space1991, 224p.
When: 1909
Where: Biarritz
Who: Nell Bray, suffragette, feminist, daughter of a privileged family

M/SOOS
Soos, TroyBlank spaceMurder at Ebbets FieldBlank space1995, 280p.
When: 1914
Where: New York
Who: Mickey Rawlings, baseball player for the New York Giants

M/TODD
Todd, CharlesBlank spaceA Test of WillsBlank space1996, 282p.
When: 1919
Where: England
Who: Inspector Ian Rutledge, Scotland Yard

Prepared by Carol Yarmolich, November 2001
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