
From the book flap:
Paris at the time of the terror comes alive in the hands of Anne Perry. Lillian de la Torre presents a classic tale of Dr Sam: Johnson. Robert Barnard delightfully evokes Victorian England in a story featuring the Prince of Wales, and Steven Saylor vividly re-creates the ancient world of Gordianus the Finder. This stunning collection brings together sixteen tales, ranging in time from ancient Greece to World War II, by the finest writers of historical mysteries.
Paris at the time of the terror comes alive in the hands of Anne Perry. Lillian de la Torre presents a classic tale of Dr Sam: Johnson. Robert Barnard delightfully evokes Victorian England in a story featuring the Prince of Wales, and Steven Saylor vividly re-creates the ancient world of Gordianus the Finder. This stunning collection brings together sixteen tales, ranging in time from ancient Greece to World War II, by the finest writers of historical mysteries.