Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Letter | 2012 | Marilyn Clay | Buy |
| 2 | Betsy Ross: Accidental Spy | 2012 | Marilyn Clay | Buy |
| 3 | Dangerous Secrets | 2015 | Marilyn Clay | Buy |
| 4 | Dangerous Deceptions | 2016 | Marilyn Clay | Buy |
| 5 | Secrets and Lies | 2017 | Marilyn Clay | Buy |
The Colonial American Historical Suspense series by Marilyn Clay sets its mysteries during the colonial period of American history. The Letter (2012) opens the series, followed by Betsy Ross: Accidental Spy, which imagines the famous flag maker caught up in Revolutionary War espionage.
The later books, Dangerous Secrets (2015), Dangerous Deceptions (2016), and Secrets and Lies (2017), continue to mine the colonial era for intrigue and hidden plots. Clay uses the period setting to create stories where information is hard to come by, travel is slow, and keeping secrets can be a matter of life and death.
Readers who enjoy historical fiction set in early America with a suspenseful edge will find these books a change of pace from the more common Regency or Victorian mystery settings.