Created by Will Thomas
At the close of the nineteenth century, CYRUS BARKER (“undoubtedly England’s premiere private enquiry agent”) and his assistant THOMAS LLEWELYN ply their trade on the fog-shrouded (and pointedly multicultural) Victorian streets of London, in an atmospheric historical series of mysteries by Will Thomas.
Not exactly Sherlock Holmes, perhaps, but Sherlock-adjacent, and the author should get props for pulling back the veil on Victorian England’s social, cultural and class divides in a manner that ought to appeal to fans of Anne Perry, Charles Finch or, to be fair, Arthur Morrison.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Will Thomas is the author of the Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn series, including The Black Hand, The Hellfire Conspiracy, The Limehouse Text, To Kingdom Come, and the Shamus and Barry award-nominated Some Danger Involved. He lives with his family in Oklahoma. his 2023 entry in the Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn series, Heart of the Nile, won the 2024 Shamus Award for Best P.I. Hardcover.
NOVELS
- Some Danger Involved (2004) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- To Kingdom Come (2005) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- The Limehouse Text (2006) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- The Hellfire Conspiracy (2007) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- The Black Hand (2008) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- Fatal Enqiry (2014)
- Anatomy of Evil (2015)
- Hell Bay (2016)
- Old Scores (2017)
- Blood is Blood (2018)
- Lethal Pursuit (2019) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- Dance With Death (2021) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- Fierce Poison (2022) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- Heart of the Nile (2023) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- Death and Glory (2024) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- Season of Death (2025) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
SHORT STORIES
- “An Awkward Way to Die” (2017, digital) | Kindle it!
FURTHER INVESTIGATION
- The Streets of London
Let them take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London…
Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.
All of the books in the Barker and Llewelyn series are some of the best I have ever read, probably rating 10 out of 10. If and when a movie is made of one of the books, I think Russel Crowe would be a great Barker. I did send an email to his agent about the same thing a few years ago, but never heard a thing back from him. In any case, thank you Mr. Thomas for some fabulous reads.
Sure. I’m not Mr. Thomas, though.