<div>A transgender man in Victorian London investigates the murder of the prostitute he loved in this &ldquo;intriguing debut&rdquo; historical mystery (Historical Novel Society). Like half the young men in London, Leo Stanhope is rich in dreams but poor of pocket. He dreams of taking his beloved Maria away from the brothel and making a home with her. He dreams of a life far from the blood and stink of the morgue where he works. And he dreams of a world where no one cares what is tucked between his legs. Because Leo has a secret. And in Queen Victoria&#39;s England, that secret could get him locked up for life . . . if nobody kills him first. But when Maria is killed instead, Leo is not only devastated&mdash;he&rsquo;s also the prime suspect. Desperate to clear his name and find the murderer, Leo is forced to sacrifice his books, his job, his home. Will he give up his secret? How much is justice worth? You thought &ldquo;trans&rdquo; was a twenty-first&ndash;century construct? Think again. Half Moon Street was previously published as The House on Half Moon Street.</div>

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Half Moon Street

<div>A blackmailer and a corpse found carrying his name and address stir up trouble for a transgender man living in Victorian London. It’s tough to be a preacher’s kid, and for Leo Stanhope it may be harder than for most. He was born Charlotte, and in the Reverend Pritchard’s home—as in all of Victoria’s England—there is little room for persons unwilling to know their place and stick to it. And things are about to get harder: There’s a gentleman who knows the secret that could get Leo locked up for life, and this so-called gentleman is not above a spot of blackmail. There is a bright spot, though, in the form of two little kids who are teaching Leo’s heart to open again after a wretched year. In warming to them, he realizes how much more he has to learn. Leo knows how to be a man. Now he must learn to be a father. “Well-crafted. . . . In this nicely plotted puzzle, Reeve movingly explores Leo’s inner life. Readers will hope he’ll return soon.” —Publishers Weekly “The Anarchists’ Club culls dark Victoriana and the warped effects of love in its story that features classic red herrings, chases, and Leo’s unflinching sense of justice, all adding up to an intricate, satisfying mystery.” —Foreword Reviews</div>

The Anarchists' Club

<div>&ldquo;Reeve&rsquo;s outstanding third Victorian mystery featuring journalist Leo Stanhope . . . Reeve never makes the amateur sleuthing less than plausible.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly (starred review) &ldquo;Cold-hearted murder.&rdquo; That&rsquo;s what was promised in the anonymous note, and Leo can&rsquo;t resist. He may be a working journalist at last, but it&rsquo;s a precarious gig, and a good story could bring in the readers. What he finds on Berner Street, though, is a dead body that isn&rsquo;t, not to mention a lady wrestler who&rsquo;s quite a bit more. The crowd is angry: They like things cut and dried. But Leo knows all about things that are one thing and also another. He&rsquo;s got a secret himself, and if he&rsquo;s found out, an angry crowd will be the least of his worries. This is Queen Victoria&rsquo;s London, and the courts are not kind to young men who are . . . quite a bit more. &ldquo;Intriguing and vivid, an excellent addition to a wonderful series&rdquo; &mdash;The Guardian &ldquo;As entertaining a historical mystery as I&rsquo;ve read this year&rdquo; &mdash;NB Magazine, UK &ldquo;Reeve weaves a strong storyline built on the twin foundations of good characterisation and impeccable research. Victorian London comes alive in his hands. It&rsquo;s dark, dirty, smelly and threatening. It&rsquo;s also endlessly fascinating.&rdquo; &mdash;Crime Review</div>

The Butcher of Berner Street

<div>In two classic mysteries, an English teacher by profession discovers that sleuthing&mdash;of the strictly amateur variety&mdash;may be where her truest passions lie. J. S. Borthwick&rsquo;s debut novel, The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites, takes Sarah Deane, still a grad student at this point, out of her natural New England habitat and into the wilds of Texas, where her maybe-boyfriend is keen on a spot of birdwatching. But birds are not all that she spies through her binoculars, and so the adventures begin. In The Down East Murders, Sarah is glad to be back on home ground, but somebody, it appears, is not happy in any way at all, and Sarah is forced (and secretly thrilled) to put her newfound detecting skills to use again. Praise for the first two mysteries featuring Sarah Deane &ldquo;Miss Borthwick has a keen eye and a sharp pen.&rdquo; &mdash;The New York Times &ldquo;Borthwick . . . has the right stuff.&rdquo; &mdash;The Washington Post Book World &ldquo;A top-notch mystery that also gives the smell of the sea fresh in your face.&rdquo; &mdash;The Houston Post &ldquo;Very much in the Christie tradition . . . will challenge the wits of the most veteran of armchair detectives!&rdquo; &mdash;Library Journal &ldquo;Witty, appealing, and thoroughly delightful . . . an ingenious, richly satisfying mixture of the classic elements of a murder mystery.&rdquo; &mdash;Mystery News</div>

Alex Reeve
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Books By Alex Reeve (4 Books)

Half Moon Street

The Anarchists' Club

The Butcher of Berner Street

The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites / The Down East Murders

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