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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 1993
  • Latest Book:
    January 2026
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A Martha Beale Mystery

1 - The Conjurer (Feb-2007)
2 - Deception's Daughter (Aug-2008)

Book List in Order: 9 titles





  • Intrigue, passion, and murder surround the suspicious disappearance of famed Philadelphia financier Lemuel Beale in the winter of 1842. As his daughter and only child, Martha searches for her father. She begins to develop a romantic attachment to Tho...



  • Critics raved about The Conjurer, the first in Cordelia Frances Biddle's superb historical mystery series. Now Philadelphian heiress Martha Beale is back in a second thrilling installment laced with fast-paced intrigue and exquisite period detail. ...



  • Critics have lauded Cordelia Frances Biddle's historical series featuring heiress Martha Beale. The indomitable heroine returns in Without Fear when a decapitated corpse is discovered at Joseph Bonaparte's palatial estate near Philadelphia. A vanishe...



  • A nineteenth-century Philadelphia heiress must rescue a friend from a criminal underworld in a series that "wonderfully evokes the color and culture of the time" (Publishers Weekly).   Becky Grey Taitt is not the sort of woman who would...



  • A society woman struggles to solve cases of arson and abduction in Victorian-era Philadelphia, in the series praised as "a fine mix of history and mystery" (Booklist).   In nineteenth-century Philadelphia, a case of arson turns lethal -...










Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Cordelia Frances Biddle has published 9 books.

The next book by Cordelia Frances Biddle, The River Was Waiting, will be published in January 2026.

The first book by Cordelia Frances Biddle, Beneath the Wind, was published in August 1993.

Yes. Cordelia Frances Biddle has 1 series.