Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries
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Sarah's Story
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 0.5 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Hunger drove 13-year-old Sarah Simm to steal a valuable gold pocket watch. Kindness prompted Jacob Silver to offer her a job rather than see her jailed for the theft. Those two acts changed both their lives forever.'Sarah's Story' is a companion book to 'Tools of the Trade', the first book in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series, re-telling the story of their meeting and their first case from Sarah's point of view.
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Forged in the Fire
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 2 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Jacob Silver's wrought iron garden gate disappears, and two lovers vanish into the night with a stolen horse and cart. There appears to be no connection between the events, until the gate reappears, along with a corpse and a terrified girl. Although Jacob and his housemaid Sarah Simm are both viewed with suspicion in their Cotswold market town, the local police inspector enlists their help in discovering what happened that fateful night. With the stolen gate, a stray nail and a few whispered words as the only clues, they follow a trail that leads to a murder forged in a fire of jealousy and revenge.' Forged in the Fire' is the second novel in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Writing on the Wall
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 3 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
James Leatheran was found dead at his writing desk with a pen embedded in his throat, an ironic death for a man whose acerbic newspaper column had made him so many enemies. Among the targets of his venom were a wealthy banker, a respected police inspector and a humble clock repairer named Jacob Silver. With libel lawsuits brewing and Leatheran's family closing ranks, it falls to Jacob and his housemaid Sarah Simm to clear their names and find a murderer who is intent on having the final word. 'Writing on the Wall' is the third book in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Stitched Up In Style
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 4 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
French dressmaker Lucille DuBois brought a touch of glamour to the provincial Cotswold market town — at least until a corpse was discovered in her elegant establishment. Now she insists she's being framed for murder, but the townspeople are saying they knew all along a Frenchwoman couldn't be trusted. It falls to two other outsiders, clock repairer Jacob Silver and housemaid Sarah Simm, to find if Lucille is as innocent as she claims to be and help the local police sew up all the details of a puzzling case. 'Stitched up in Style' is the fourth novel in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Ghost on the Green
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 5 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Strange things are said to happen on Twelfth Night, although few as strange as the ghost of a man believed drowned years earlier appearing in the midst of the town's celebration, vowing revenge on his killers. The sighting might have been blamed on the potent punch being served, but after two bodies are found, the ghost's threat has to be taken seriously. Old secrets come back to haunt more than one person as clock repairer Jacob Silver and housemaid Sarah Simm help the police follow a trail that leads to killers past and present. 'Ghost on the Green' is the fifth book in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Pound to a Penny
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 6 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Gideon Young was a fast-talking con man who could convince gullible people to gamble on almost anything. But even Young wouldn't have bet on being outwitted by a clock repairer and a thief turned housemaid, as his plans to fleece the residents of a Cotswold market town go terribly wrong. A woman with a mysterious past and a sheep shearer with a grudge add to the mix as Jacob Silver and Sarah Simm help the police solve a mystery involving love, loyalty and loaded dice.
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Bolt from the Blue
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 7 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Luke Alden had everything to live for — a good job, a loving wife and a child on the way — until the events of one stormy night destroyed it all. Some people said it was an act of God, but police in the Cotswold market town suspect it was a very human hand that started a fire and left Alden to die inside a burning building. Did someone resent Alden's good fortune enough to kill him, or was there another motive? Clock repairer Jacob Silver and his housemaid Sarah Simm join forces with the police to track down a killer who is as elusive as a bolt of lightning, and just as destructive. 'Bolt from the Blue' is the seventh book in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Spirit of the Season
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 8 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
In a season of peace and goodwill, it was shocking for residents of the Cotswold town to learn a stranger had been murdered in their midst. It was even more shocking that he died on the doorstep of the town's police inspector's home as he was entertaining guests on Christmas Eve. It appeared Daniel Keegan's only failing had been to fall in love with the wrong person, something that sends a chilling message to two of the inspector's guests. Newlyweds Jacob Silver and Sarah Simm are used to criticism, but does Keegan's death mean their own lives may be in danger? 'Spirit of the Season' is the eighth book in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Nothing But Her Name
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 9 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Clock repairer Jacob Silver usually prefers to stand on the sidelines of life, but he gets more action than expected when he agrees to replace a missing player at a village fete 'Aunt Sally' competition. Play comes to an unexpected end when a body is discovered and the promised prize money is snatched away. Blackmail, bribery and an old secret all play their part as Jacob and his wife Sarah help find out who in their Cotswold town is determined to win at all costs — and what the ultimate prize might be. 'Nothing but her Name' is the ninth book in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Sins of the Sisters
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 10 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Three sisters in a quiet Cotswold town, each one hiding a secret. Three outwardly unconnected deaths. And one person silently manipulating events, as each death brings them a step closer to a potential fortune. It isn't until clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah are drawn into the police investigation that the link between the three deaths becomes clear — and that discovery could put one of them in danger of becoming the next victim. 'Sins of the Sisters' is the tenth book in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Letter of the Law
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 11 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Alfred Sutton's past is catching up with him – in the form of the wife he thought he'd left behind twenty years earlier. But now she stands between him and the wealthy woman he wants to marry, and no one will emerge unscathed from this legal and marital triangle, least of all Sutton.When Sutton collapses and dies on the street of a Cotswold market town, one of the eyewitnesses is clock repairer Jacob Silver. But what exactly did he see? Jacob and his wife Sarah join forces with the police to probe Sutton's tangled love life and discover who has managed to commit a murder without leaving a clue behind.
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Because of the Bees
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 12 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Businessman Hector Kirby had ambitious plans for a derelict piece of land along the River Windrush, but the current residents were determined to stop him. So was the person who had hidden something there that was never meant to be discovered. As a rare summer heatwave envelopes Oxfordshire, the local police once again enlist the help of clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah in an effort to find who has been stung into action by Kirby's plan. 'Because of the Bees' is the twelfth novel in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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There for the Taking
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 13 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Collecting wild bird eggs seemed like a harmless enough hobby for a Victorian gentleman. But the discovery of some very rare eggs in a Cotswold woodland brings out the worst in two collectors who both want them, regardless of the price they must pay. When the body of a man with a connection to both collectors is found in the forest, clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah are reluctantly drawn into helping the police to crack a case where rivalry and obsession have led to murder. 'There for the Taking' is the thirteenth book in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Diamond in the Dust
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 14 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Having been implicated in several burglaries, the notorious Bishop brothers fled the Oxfordshire countryside to disappear into the streets of Victorian London. They might have remained more or less forgotten in their home town, but twenty years on, two suspicious deaths and the discovery of a hidden jewel worth a small fortune bring them to the attention of the police again. Clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah join forces with the police in a case that takes them from the Cotswolds to London and back again to learn why the Bishops fled – and why they have returned home to die. 'Diamond in the Dust' is the fourteenth novel in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Proof of the Pudding
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 15 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
It was thoughtful of William and Imogen Pascoe to come to look after their Aunt Eleanor, an elderly widow in poor health. It didn't hurt that she also possessed a considerable fortune and her only son was three thousand miles away. But then things begin to go wrong, starting with the sharp-eyed neighbor who questions their motives, followed by an unexpected arrival and an equally unexpected death. As more uncomfortable truths are revealed, clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah are drawn into another criminal case, where a pudding may provide the proof needed to solve it. 'Proof of the Pudding' is the 15th book in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Grains in the Glass
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 16 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
The anonymous letter suggesting a respectable factory owner had broken his marriage vows was just the start. Then other letters began arriving, all hinting at misbehavior or worse, each accompanied by a drawing of a rapidly emptying hourglass.
Those receiving the letters all insist the accusations are false, but a suspicious death seems to indicate there may be more than a grain of truth to them. Clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah join the police in their Cotswolds market town to discover who wrote the letters, and which one may have revealed a secret worth killing over.
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Ends of the Earth
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 18 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Three visitors check into the best hotel in a Cotswold market town, coming from far flung destinations and with no obvious connection to each other. But only two of them will leave it alive. As the links between the trio begin to emerge, clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah find themselves untangling a web of secrets and lies to discover a solution that is much closer to home than imagined.
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Cream of the Crop
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 19 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
Humble farm worker Wilfred Hubbard just happened to die on the one day his death wouldn't be noticed. That was enough to raise the suspicions of the police in the Cotswold market town, but it was only the start. A thief, a charlatan and a runaway wife all play their parts as clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah join the police in trying to work out why Hubbard died and why a field where nothing grows well has suddenly become a valuable piece of land.
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Last Seen in London
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 20 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
It was to be the society wedding of the season, but one crucial element was missing – the groom. The Honorable Thomas Stoddard was last seen on a rail platform in London, preparing to embark for Oxford, but he never arrived. Meanwhile, a laborer with a connection to Stoddard has met a sticky end on a farm in west Oxfordshire. With two bereaved fiancées, two furious fathers and a pugnacious newspaper editor involved, clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah are called upon to help the police separate the warring parties and unravel the mystery of Stoddard's disappearance. 'Last Seen in London' is the 20th novel in the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series.
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Fit as a Fiddle
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 21 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
The Maximus Quartet of Oxford had been invited to provide an evening of cultural entertainment to the residents of a small Cotswold market town. It all went well until the interval, when the audience was shocked to learn that the second half of the performance would not take place, due to the unexpected death of one of the musicians. Motives appear, evidence disappears and accusations fly as clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah join the town's police to discover why someone has decided the quartet would be better off as a trio. 'Fit as a Fiddle' is the 21st novel in the Silver and Simm Victorian mysteries series.
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Return of a Rascal
by Cynthia E. Hurst
Part 22 of the Silver and Simm Victorian Mysteries series
No one expected good behavior from Marcus Alden, an artist who had always enjoyed shocking the residents of his home town. But to become involved in a murder almost as soon as he returned from a four-year absence was too much to tolerate, even for those who found him amusing rather than outrageous. Can a rascal ever become respectable? That's the question, as clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah help the police discover who wants the artist permanently out of the picture.
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