Arthur Pemberton

Victorian Mystery · Literary Historical Fiction

From the gaslit streets of 1890s London to the corridors of the Foreign Office, where empires are mapped in confidence and unmade by consequence.

An Empire of Days

The Long Fuse · Book I

The Second Son by Arthur Pemberton

An Empire of Days · The Long Fuse

The Second Son

Book I

Edward Ashton sees the war coming. It is 1890, and no one believes him. By the time they do, it will be too late. A sweeping literary historical saga of empire, duty, marriage, and the slow unraveling of everything.

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The Nigel Harrington Inquiries

Eight Novels

Nigel Harrington — private inquiry agent, Bloomsbury lodger, sharp eye, sharper tongue. With his dry, devoted valet Sims at his side, he navigates the drawing rooms and alleyways of 1890s London, where nothing is as respectable as it appears.

The Blackmailer's Game
The Blackmailer's Game
Book I
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Dead Man's Hand
Dead Man's Hand
Book II
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The Curzon Street Dossier
The Curzon Street Dossier
Book III
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The Whitfield Trial
The Whitfield Trial
Book IV
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The Mistral Affair
The Mistral Affair
Book V
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The Vauban Concession
The Vauban Concession
Book VI
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The Whitechapel Séance
The Whitechapel Séance
Book VII
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The Harrowgate Verdict
The Harrowgate Verdict
Book VIII
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About the Author

A Note from the Writer

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Arthur Pemberton writes historical fiction set in the age of empires, when the world was mapped in confidence and unmade by consequence. His work explores the men and women who saw the cracks forming — and the ones who didn't.

From the gaslit drawing rooms of Victorian London to the oak-paneled corridors of Whitehall, his stories inhabit a world of secrets, duty, and the quiet defiance of seeing what others refuse to see.

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Dispatches

Intelligence from Bloomsbury. New case files, publication dates, and the occasional observation from Mr. Harrington himself — delivered to your correspondence.