Emily Organ clever lady sleuths

Witty historical cozy mysteries featuring fearless heroines. Whether it’s the 1880s or the 1920s, these clever lady sleuths must rely on their wits – no detailed forensics or technology to help them out!

The Whitechapel Widow by Emily Organ

Emma Langley Victorian Mystery Series

Penny Green returns in this brand new Victorian mystery series. And this time she's teamed up with a new sleuth - Emma Langley. While London hunts the Ripper, a widow hunts her husband's killer...

Death in Soho by Emily Organ

Augusta Peel 1920s Mystery Series

Meet Augusta Peel, an amateur sleuth with a mysterious past. She's a middle-aged book repairer who chaperones young ladies and minds other people's pets in her spare time. But there's more to Augusta than meets the eye.

Penny Green Victorian Mystery Series

Escape to 1880s London! A page turning Victorian mystery series. As one of the first lady reporters on Fleet Street, plucky Penny Green has her work cut out.

Tragedy at Piddleton Hotel Churchill and Pemberley Cosy Murder Mystery by Emily Organ

Churchill and Pemberley Cozy Mystery Series

Join senior sleuths Churchill and Pemberley as they tackle cake and crime in an English village. A series for fans of light-hearted mysteries and sharp-witted elderly detectives.

Emily's latest and forthcoming releases

The Clockmaker's Murder by Emily Organ

The Clockmaker's Murder - Emma Langley Mysteries Book 5

A murdered clockmaker. A stolen masterpiece. An observatory full of secrets.


London, 1889. When elderly clockmaker Horace Whitby is found bludgeoned to death in his workshop at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, suspicion falls on the woman who discovered his body. As Emma and Penny investigate, they attract dangerous attention.



Death in the Palm House by Emily Organ

Death in the Palm House - Augusta Peel 1920s Mystery Series Book 12

The peaceful beauty of Kew Gardens hides a deadly crime.

When the body of a man is discovered inside the Palm House at Kew Gardens, the case captures London’s attention. No one knows who he is or how he got there. Augusta Peel starts asking questions. But the deeper she delves into the dead man’s past, the clearer it becomes that someone is determined to stop the truth from coming to light.

The Teapot Killer Churchill and Pemberley Cosy Murder Mystery by Emily Organ

The Teapot Killer - Churchill & Pemberley Series Book 9

Murder is brewing in Compton Poppleford—and the tea is dangerously strong.

A retirement party should be an afternoon of tea, cakes, and fond farewells. But when a guest is found dead, fatally struck by a teapot, the gathering becomes a crime scene. Was it a tragic accident or a murder steeped in cunning?

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The Belgrave Square Murder by Emily Organ

The Belgrave Square Murder - Penny Green Series

A wealthy businessman is found dead in Belgrave Square on a foggy November night. Was the motive robbery? Or something more personal?


Penny Green tries to report on the case, but no one wants to cooperate. How can she investigate when there’s so little to go on?

A Troublesome Case Churchill and Pemberley Cosy Murder Mystery by Emily Organ

A Troublesome Case - Churchill & Pemberley Series

Churchill and Pemberley are on the train home from a shopping trip when they’re caught up with a theft from a suitcase. Inspector Mappin accuses them of stealing the valuables, but in an unusual twist of fate the elderly sleuths are forced to come to his aid!

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