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Tea Cooper
Intricate threads from the past and the present bind together a yellow silk dress, lost gold and a missing grandmother in a twisty historical mystery from the bestselling author of…
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Lettice Cooper
First published in 1973 but written in the vintage mystery mode, Lettice Cooper draws on a life lived in Leeds and London to deliver an authentic, literary detective story with…
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From a bestselling Australian author, this compellingly realised novel brings to life the story of an enigmatic figure, wife to feted colonial architect Francis Greenway, and asks, whose hand really…
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A botanical illustration of a butterfly, a missing baby, and a twisty mystery fifty years in the making.
1868, Morpeth. Theodora Breckenridge, still in mourning after the loss of her…
Two fearless women--living a century apart--find themselves entangled in the mystery surrounding the biggest scientific controversy of the nineteenth century: the classification of the platypus.
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What connects a botanical illustration of a butterfly with a missing baby and an enigma fifty years in the making? A twisty historical mystery from a bestselling Australian author.
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Deborah Challinor
The second captivating novel featuring intrepid heroine Tatty Crowe and the fascinating world of Sydney's Victorian funeral business, from bestselling historical fiction author Deborah Challinor. Sydney, 1871. Twenty-five-year-old widow Tatty…
From USA TODAY bestselling author Tea Cooper comes the story of how a fossil discovered at London’s Natural History Museum leads one woman back in time to nineteenth-century Australia and…
Can she save her family’s horse stud and reputation? When India Kilhampton is caught up in the heart - stopping excitement of the first Melbourne Cup her mind is made…
From the bestselling author of The Horse Thief comes a historical story of love, intrigue and danger in the majestic cedar forests of the Hunter Valley. Even if time heals…
She can run but she can’t hide… As her father’s only heir, Catherine Cottingham expects to inherit their sprawling property in the Hunter Valley. What she doesn’t understand is why…
Two women, a century apart, are drawn into a mystery surrounding the biggest scientific controversy of the nineteenth century, the classification of the platypus –Back cover.
A mystery surrounding an opal and a green dress links two women—one in the mid-1800s and the other at the close of World War I.
For readers of The True Story of Maddie Bright, The Woman in the Green Dress and The Birdman’s Wife comes this atmospheric and richly detailed Australian historical mystery from a…
From a bestselling Australian author comes a tale of double-dealing, adventure and the dark underbelly of 1920s Sydney EURO| In the aftermath of World War I, Sydney is no place…
What connects a botanical illustration of a butterfly with a missing baby and an enigma fifty years in the making? A twisty historical mystery from a bestselling Australian author. 1868…
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Ranging from the gritty reality of the Australian goldfields to the grand institutions of Sydney, the bucolic English countryside to the charm of Maitland Town, this compelling historical mystery in…
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A gripping historical mystery for fans of Kate Morton and Natasha Lester’s The Paris Seamstress, The Cartographer’s Secret follows a young woman’s quest to heal a family rift as she…
TA (c)a Cooper
In the gritty underbelly of 1920s Sydney, a fresh - faced country girl is about to arrive in the big, dark city - and risk everything in the pursuit of…
From Escape Publishing’s Queen of historical Australian romance comes a new story about a privileged member of Australian’s colonial squattocracy, a bushranger, and a very special horse. Born into the…
An unconventional woman clashes with colonial society in this spicy and sweet Australian - set historical romance. His carefree bachelor days over, Christopher Matcham returns to Sydney to take responsibility…
The Hunter Valley 1847 The last thing Mellie Vale remembers before the fever takes her is running through the bush as a monster chases her - but no one believes…
1868, Morpeth. Theodora Breckenridge, still in mourning after the loss of her parents and brother at sea, is more interested in working quietly on her art at the family's country…
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Evie Ludgrove loves to map the landscape around her home - hardly surprising since she grew up in the shadow of her father’s obsession with the great…
Another brilliant Australian historical mystery from bestselling author, Tea Cooper… Blurbs coming soon
