Series: Nell Sweeney Historical Mysteries
by Author P.B. Ryan
Death on Beacon Hill (2010)
Set in post-Civil War Boston, the author creates a most likable character in Nell Sweeney. When a retired former actress is murdered along with her maid who supposedly murdered her employer, Nell seeks to discover if this is the case. Her surrogate father, Brady, is the maid's uncle. Devastated ...
Murder in a Mill Town (2014)
I enjoyed this more than the first one. Not that I didn't like the first one, but this has less focus on opium addiction and opium dens, and the mystery is more central, with both Nell and Will on the case. The mystery has a couple good twists, and the relationship between Nell and Will develops ...
Dunkel wie der Tod (2007)
My second Nell Sweeney book followed very quickly from the first, something I don't usually do, but I loved the first story so much I jumped straight in. And I loved this one even more! Now that the scene is set, and we've been introduced to Boston, Nell, Will and the Hewitts in the first book, t...
Still Life With Murder (2010)
I inhaled the entire series in two days, I was that engrossed. Emotionally complex characters really set the series apart, and the romance - which developed slowly, organically, and never fell victim to contrived obstacles, only wholly believable ones - was ridiculously satisfying. It doesn't h...