Monica Downey

A deathbed letter from across the sea shatters the quiet life of Louis Brandon, hurling him into a relentless quest for justice. His family’s fortune has been stolen, his father’s life destroyed, and the man responsible—a shadowy scoundrel with ties...

In the ornate, haughty Campanile Apartment House, a bitter family feud between two obstinate matriarchs has simmered for twenty long years. But social snubs and withering glares soon become the least of the tenants' worries.When the wealthy and jovial...

On a bitter winter evening in New York, the sudden death of the beautiful, wealthy Edith Challoner inside the luxurious Clermont Hotel shatters the tranquility of high society. To the shock of the onlookers, Miss Challoner was not struck down by...

He was known to the unsuspecting inhabitants of Streatham as the polite, unpretentious clerk, Spencer Fitzgerald. But when a police inspector comes knocking with a warrant, the mild-mannered mask slips, and an absolute legend is born.In Peter Ruff and...

A sinking ship. A murdered man. A deadly secret that refuses to drown.When the ill-fated Bon Espoir slips beneath the waves, it takes with it the desperate, last-minute confession of Gurth Egerton—a man with the blood of his cousin on his hands. But...

In the glittering, high-stakes world of early 20th-century New York, a single man stands between civilization and the masterminds of the criminal underworld: Sanford Quest, the greatest master in criminology the world has ever known.When the dazzling...

In the grand salons and shadowy garrets of 19th-century Paris, a terrifying conspiracy takes shape.When the enigmatic second-hand merchant "Papa Ravinet" intervenes to save the life of a young woman dying of despair and charcoal inhalation in a...

In the unforgiving wilderness of East Africa, a fateful encounter between two identical strangers sets the stage for one of the most audacious deceptions in history. A disgraced, exiled English aristocrat, Everard Dominey, stumbles into the camp of...

Before the first shots of the Russo-Japanese War can shatter the peace of the world, a deadly battle of wits is already raging in the shadows.In The International Spy, a legendary secret agent known only as Monsieur V is summoned by the highest powers...

In the quiet riverside village of La Jonchere, the Widow Lerouge is found brutally murdered in her locked cottage. The local police, convinced it was a simple robbery, are ready to close the book on the grisly crime. But they haven't counted on the...

Out of a damp, wintery New York fog, a disembodied, enchanting soprano voice changes the course of wealthy bachelor John Hillard's life.Haunted by the melody and the shadow of the mysterious singer, he takes a chance that sets a tantalizing game of...

When attorney Lawrence Blakeley boards the night train to Pittsburg carrying a set of highly sensitive forged notes, he anticipates nothing more than a routine legal errand and a rocky sleep. But his world is violently upended when he awakens in the...

In the desolate, uncharted expanses of the Pacific, a ghostly schooner drifts aimlessly, harboring an unimaginable secret.When the USS Wolverine stumbles upon the derelict Laughing Lass, they find her fully provisioned but completely abandoned—devoid...

When a parcel of priceless diamonds vanishes from a sealed safe, the only clue left behind is a single, damning piece of evidence: a bloody thumb-print.In Monica Downey's gripping classic, The Red Thumb Mark, young Reuben Hornby faces certain...

In the dense, suffocating fogs of early twentieth-century London, a criminal mastermind operates entirely from the shadows. Montague Fallock is a name whispered in fear by the city's elite—a brutal blackmailer whose invisible grip tightens around the...

A battered grating washes up on the unforgiving shores of a New England coastal town, bringing with it a mystery as cold and relentless as the ocean tide.Bound with antiquated manacles and dressed in bewildering finery, the victim immediately...

In the glittering world of 1890s high society and the murky, smoke-filled cellars of dangerous political extremes, only one man possesses the deductive genius required to unravel the era's most confounding crimes: Eugène Valmont.Dismissed from his...

Before the guns of a world war can sound, the true battles are fought in the shadows.As a devastating tempest batters the English coastline, an American envoy carrying a secret mandate of catastrophic importance boards a special train for the sea. But...

In the stifling heat of a Parisian July, the sky bleeds red over Notre-Dame, whispering of a darkness yet to fall. Through the Wall is a brilliantly woven tapestry of murder, mistaken identity, and breathtaking deduction that will keep you guessing...