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Lady Trent Mysteries

The Lady Trent Mysteries follow Serafina Trent, an aristocratic widow and scientifically minded investigator, and Dylan Tremayne through a sequence of murders and inheritance disputes in late-1850s London. Their enquiries move between noble households, crowded streets and the developing institutions of Victorian policing.

The novels combine crime fiction, Gothic atmosphere and restrained romance with debates over evidence, scepticism and faith. Serafina’s independence challenges assumptions about class and women’s authority, while the cases expose the vulnerabilities hidden beneath respectable Victorian society.

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Books in this series (3 books)

The Mermaid in the Basement cover

1. The Mermaid in the Basement

Gilbert Morris

First published 2007

4.3(138)

London, 1857. Serafina Trent is a wealthy widow and the daughter of a scientist, accustomed to relying on evidence rather than convention. When an actress is murdered soon after publicly rejecting Serafina’s brother Clive, suspicion falls immediately on him and the prospect of the gallows becomes…

A Conspiracy of Ravens cover

2. A Conspiracy of Ravens

Gilbert Morris

First published 2008

4.1(751)

With the aid of her partner Dylan Tremayne, Lady Serafina Trent aims to help her neighbors—the Haydens—determine who the true heir is to their sizable estate. After some investigating, she shocks the Haydens when she reveals that the child they believed had died at birth is…

Sonnet to a Dead Contessa cover

3. Sonnet to a Dead Contessa

Gilbert Morris

First published 2009

4.1(645)

In London, 1858, women of British nobility are being murdered with alarming frequency, so Scotland Yard calls on Lady Serafina Trent and her crime-solving partner, Dylan Tremayne, to help piece together the perplexing clues. With Dylan's help, Serafina has garnered acclaim as a brilliant detective―solving mysteries…