Samuel Shellabarger Books in Order

Invited to examine Celia Ballion at Greyhouse, Dr. Richard Ames discovers a household troubled by disturbing influences and fading moral restraint. When murder strikes, an ominous passage reserved for coffins offers a clue to the family's danger.

The murder of a controversial judge draws Inspector Rae Norse into an investigation shadowed by voodoo and fear. In a Southern community unsettled by the killing, he must separate the threat of supernatural forces from the human motives behind the crime.

Dr. Miles Le Breton travels to the Dinsmore family's isolated mountain home to investigate attempts on an old friend's life. As suspicion gathers around the dead patriarch's children, accumulating clues and bodies threaten the investigator himself.

Mrs. Lee leases the Montenera Inn to support her family, dismissing warnings about its sinister reputation. Mysterious thefts and an attempted murder soon turn local legends into an immediate danger, forcing her to confront what the inn may be concealing.

Rookie policeman Patrick Connelly is assigned to uncover a drug ring despite his chief's doubts about his abilities. At Bertrand Trenis's estate, suspicious residents, a vanished corpse and romantic distractions complicate his efforts to identify the criminals.

Facing the loss of their Swedish family castle, Count and Countess Falke encounter a wealthy American heiress. Her attraction to the count and knowledge of a scandalous secret threaten a marriage already strained by debt and deception.

Peter Court visits Dunbar Manor to help a woman being blackmailed over an affair. When murders follow and he becomes the prime suspect, he must untangle the household's dangerous secrets to clear his name.

Determined to escape an unwanted marriage in Kansas, Eolia travels to Baghdad to assist her surgeon uncle. Her new life brings a prince, an English admirer, and adventures that carry her far beyond familiar expectations.

A Spanish nobleman accompanies Cortés on the expedition to conquer Mexico. His journey into an unfamiliar country forms the center of a historical adventure set during Spain's expansion into the Americas.

Under Cesare Borgia's rule, an adventurer becomes entangled in the struggle for power in Renaissance Italy. Escaping Borgia's treachery leads him toward the defense of a city determined to preserve its independence.

A young Frenchman and an Englishwoman become caught in the Bourbon conspiracy against Francis I. Political plotting, dangerous noblemen, and the king's jealousy draw them into an adventure across sixteenth-century France.

Born to a Venetian ballerina and an English lord, Richard Morandi struggles to find his place between two worlds. Enslavement and escape send him through European society as he seeks freedom and a lasting identity.

Left to manage an estate while her husband joins the Crusades, Lady Blanche turns an unhappy marriage into a life of practical achievement. Her growing attachment to a troubadour brings love into conflict with loyalty, responsibility, and the expectations surrounding her position.

Samuel Shellabarger examines the eighteenth-century aristocrat Lord Chesterfield beyond the famous letters advising his son. His biography connects Chesterfield’s character and ambitions with the politics, international relationships, culture, and social expectations of the world in which he flourished.

A tyrannical retired sea captain lives secluded in a lighthouse, fearing his own daughters will kill him. When murder draws investigator Miles Le Breton to Clearport, the family's hatred and rivalries complicate his search for the truth.