Roberta Rogow crafts compelling mysteries that delve into intricate plots and psychological depth. Her distinctive narrative style invites readers into worlds where clever deduction and character complexity take center stage. She is currently exploring new narrative territory with a series set in Gilded Age New York City, promising more of her signature engaging storytelling. Rogow's approach to mystery writing offers a rich and satisfying experience for discerning readers.
After Rev. Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll) finds himself the prime suspect in the murder of Ingram, a man with whom he had a recent and very public disagreement, he calls to his friend Arthur Conan Doyle to help him find the real killer.
In 1885, Lord Richard Marbury, a liberal stalwart in Parliament, sends his young daughter Alicia to Brighton to spend her vacation with his old professor, The Reverend Charles Dodgson. Alicia, however, is kidnapped from the train platform in Brighton by her father's political enemies. A chance meeting with a young doctor on his honeymoon, one Arthur Conan Doyle, results in this unlikely duo working to rescue Alicia from a most unpleasant fate.