Mary Reed

One for Sorrow (2000)

The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits (2003)

Four for a Boy (2005)

Five for Silver (2004)

Three for a Letter (2003)

Rating: 3* of five The Book Description: High jinx in the imperial court mixes with lowlife in Constantinople's mean streets..."If the perfect historical mystery is one that uses the past to let us see the present from a new angle, then this is darned close to being the perfect historical mystery...