
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.
The rules are simple:
- Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
- Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
- Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
- Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.
This week’s topic is Dynamic Duos. I decided to concentrate on some detective duos who feature in one of my favourite genres – historical crime fiction. Links from the titles will take you to my review.
- Physician Nicholas Shelby and tavern owner Bianca Merton in S.W Perry’s series set in Elizabethan London published by Corvus – The Angel’s Mark, The Serpent’s Mark, The Saracen’s Mark and The Heretic’s Mark
- Doctor Will Raven and housemaid Sarah Fisher in Ambrose Parry’s series set in 19th century Edinburgh published by Canongate – The Way of All Flesh, The Art of Dying and A Corruption of Blood
- Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote and Sergeant Catchpoll in Sarah Hawkswood’s series set in 12th century Worcestershire published by Allison & Busby – Servant of Death, Ordeal by Fire, Marked to Die, Hostage to Fortune, Vale of Tears, Faithful Unto Death, River of Sins, Blood Runs Thicker and Wolf at the Door
- Barrister Arthur Skelton and his clerk Edgar Hobbes in David Stafford’s series published by Allison & Busby – Skelton’s Guide to Domestic Poisons and Skelton’s Guide to Suitcase Murders
- Amateur detectives Anna Drake and Shilly in Katharine Stansfield’s series set in 1840s Cornwall published by Allison & Busby – Falling Creatures, The Magpie Tree and The Mermaid’s Call
- Clerk to the King’s Justices Aelred Barling and his messenger Hugo Stanton in E.M. Powell’s series set in 12th century England published by Thomas & Mercer – The King’s Justice, The Monastery Murders and The Canterbury Murders
- Personal detective Sidney Grice and his ward March Middleton in M.R.C. Kasasian’s series set in 19th century London published by Head of Zeus – The Mangle Street Murders, The Curse of the House of Foskett, Death Descends on Saturn Villa, The Secrets of Gaslight Lane and Dark Dawn over Steep House
- Lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak in C.J. Sansom’s series set in Tudor England published by – Dissolution, Dark Fire, Sovereign, Revelation, Heartstone, Lamentation and Tombland
- Cambridge historian Ernest Drabble and newspaper reporter Sir Percival Harris in Alec Marsh’s series set in the 1930s published by Headline – Rule Britannia, Enemy of the Raj, Ghosts of the West
- Slightly cheating because they’re a trio, lady ‘detectors’ Emily, Anne and Charlotte Brontë in Bella Ellis’s series set in 1840s Yorkshire – The Vanished Bride, The Diabolical Bones and The Red Monarch

Oh my gosh, I don’t recognize any of these! But I love historical crime novels, so I will have to take a look for sure.
Happy TTT!
Elza Reads
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Your choice of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum made me chuckle!
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Wow, you thought of a lot of answers! That’s awesome. 🙂
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-dynamic-duos/
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Detectives often seem to come in pairs!
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I like your take on this. I enjoy a good detective story.
Lauren @ http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
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Detectives often seem to come in pairs, don’t they?
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The Vanished Bride does sound good.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday .
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It’s an entertaining series and you don’t need to know the Bronte’s novels to enjoy it, although the Bella Ellis (the pen-name of Rowan Coleman) certainly does.
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Weirdly enough, I haven’t read ANY of these series. I’m always looking for a good mystery, especially historical ones, so I’m definitely going to be taking a closer look at all the ones you listed. Thanks for the suggestions, Cathy!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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I’ve not read any of these as historical fictions are not my main go-to genre, but I’ve added a couple to my wish to read list, so I’m glad I stopped by.
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Thanks, I hope you enjoy any you read
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