Henry Carter Hull

While Edison Stokes is searching for the man who stole an ancient book from a local museum, he meets Emma Grayson, a young woman who refuses to follow her employer's orders and has an uncanny ability to find danger wherever she goes.

Describes life in London in the year 1700, looking at the everyday cultural aspects of the lives of the rich and the poor, including subjects such as marriage, childbirth, fashion, amusements, religion, crime, and several other topics.

A woman in desperate straits ... A fearless man ... A marriage of convenience on turbulent waters ... Cerynise Kendall has been left destitute and in dire need following the death of her doting patron and protectress. A brilliant young artist tossed from her home with only the clothes on her back, Cerynise must now turn to a childhood companion for assistance - the dashing sea captain Beauregard Birmingham - and beg him to provide her with passage...

Two families living in 1840s London must guard a secret that originated at the Duchess of Richmond's legendary ball on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo.

Private investigator William Monk looks into the death of a wealthy matron when her private nurse is accused of murdering her.

Investigator Thomas Monk, nurse Hester Latterly, and defense counsel Oliver Rathbone work to save Alexandra Carlyon from the gallous for the murder of her husband.

East London resident Iain Sinclair describes the changing landscape of East London since it has been chosen as the 2012 Olympic headquarters.