Bacon's Dozen: Thirteen Historical Fiction Short Stories

This collection of short stories ranges through time and space from the Yucatán peninsula in the early years of the Spanish conquest (The Broken Circle) to a bank office in late Victorian London (The Stockbrokers Wife.) Most stories feature Francis Bacon and other characters from his milieu. Youll read about Bacons first case (For Want of a Book) and Toms first solo investigation (In Walked a Lady.) Youll find out how Trumpet wangled her year at Grays Inn (Artful Bargains) and what really happened to Captain Valentine Clarady (All Englishmen Look Alike.) Sir Walters Ralegh and two friends trade ghost stories on a stormy night (Dark Tales from the School of Night.) Youll even travel through time by a most unusual method (The Sneeze.) A bonus story brings you into the present but not quite the present youre used to (Extinction.)