The Pendywick Place Series

The fate of Europe hangs in the balance—and may be determined by a single young woman in possession of a ripped piece of paper… London, November 3rd, 1881. A young woman slips through the curtains of fog down Pendy Corner, to the 26th house in the row. She vacillates at the gate. For past that sullen door, she must seek the help of the distinctively eccentric and impatient young language expert named Basil Collingwood. The fate of Europe, and indeed, the free peoples of the world may depend upon getting him to understand her. The only trouble? She cannot speak a word.   Brace yourself for a heart-pounding, romantic romp through Victorian London, rivaling the best of Doyle and Dickens--for this is only the beginning of a series that will sweep you from the glittering pomp of Hampton Court, to the smoky slums of Shoreditch, up the stairs to 221B Baker Street, and to the murky waters of the River Thames, alongside brilliant, peculiar and outcast characters who find themselves at home within the walls of a sulking old brownstone wedged into a winding London lane: a house known by both Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of England simply as Pendywick Place. Explore Pendywick Place today!

Victoria's hopes to rekindle Christmas at Pendywick Place while working to retrieve her unbreakable code may collide with Basil Collingwood's tragic past, and her old guardian's ruthless plot… Victoria soon learns that Christmas is forbidden at Pendywick Place. A tragic shadow from Basil Collingwood's past seems to loom over the season. Nevertheless, Basil plans to take Victoria to the Hampton Court Christmas Ball, to confront his former mentor—and her attempted-murderer—Professor Winchester. If they can steal back Victoria's unbreakable code from him, they may save England itself. But what if they cannot? "The Scarlet Gown" is the second installment in Alydia Rackham's captivating Victorian mystery series. If you like a Dickensian atmosphere, Sherlockian thrills, and Austenian intrigue, you will love this adventure.  

Victoria's alliance with Basil is threatened like never before—just when she needs him the most. An intruder has broken into Pendywick Place, attempting to steal back Victoria's torn page. This spurs Basil and Victoria to strike up an alliance with Lord Fred Brody and his siblings—and it sweeps them to the bustling city of Bath. But enter the beautiful and manipulative Maria Brody, who sets her sights on Basil, and the tenuous bond between Basil and Victoria strains to breaking. With the confrontation with the volatile Winchester looming—even with help from the denizens of Baker Street—will the Pendywick Pair even make it out alive, let alone as friends? "The River Thames" is the third installment in Alydia Rackham's captivating Victorian mystery series. If you like a Dickensian atmosphere, Sherlockian thrills, and Austenian intrigue, you will love this adventure. Snatch up "The River Thames" today!

The hunt for Professor Winchester's treacherous informant begins, drawing Victoria into the heart of London's deadly underground... With Sherlock out of the city on a case, it is up to Dr. John Watson, and his new patient, to help Victoria with the investigation—which may build to a fatal confrontation on a foggy Halloween night. "The Irish Gamble" is the fourth installment in Alydia Rackham's captivating Victorian mystery series. If you like a Dickensian atmosphere, Sherlockian thrills, and Austenian intrigue, you will love this adventure. Snatch up "The Irish Gamble" today!

A phantom begins to stalk Victoria and Basil through the hollow corridors of a Yorkshire mansion, leading the Pendywick Pair to a watery—or fiery—clash with the very enemies that mean to destroy them. It is too late to retrieve the code. Victoria and Basil must instead recreate it and get it to the queen as fast as possible. To do that, they must travel to the remote Yorkshire seaside, along with Basil's sister and her husband, and their friend Fred Brody, to a vast, empty house of Professor Winchester's where Victoria's reference books reside. But a ghostly presence begins to interfere, drawing closer and closer every day. Will Victoria, who has already lost so much and achieved so much, be able to stop her old mentor's wicked plans once and for all? "The Ghost of Robin Hood's Bay" is the fifth installment in Alydia Rackham's captivating Victorian mystery series. If you like a Dickensian atmosphere, Sherlockian thrills, and Austenian intrigue, you will love this adventure.  

An unlikely duo and an ice-cold murder case... Lucinda Holliday--an educated lady with fiery red hair and an aloof disposition--must bargain help from the striking-but-volatile American, Mr. Tipp: a disgraced detective turned opium addict... For he is the only man on earth who can possibly solve the mystery of her father's senseless murder. Plunge into the romance and danger of 1870's London as this incompatible pair tangle with the cold case that destroyed both their lives, all while being haunted and hunted by the most elusive and insidious murderer in the world.