Detective Byron Constantine wakes with a plan.
Today, he will follow the final clues in his investigation into Circe, a criminal organization that’s eluded him for months. He knows where to go. He knows who to see. Everything is finally falling into place.
Except… something is wrong.
The injuries on his body don’t make sense. People recognize him when he doesn’t remember them. And when he glances at a newspaper over breakfast, Byron realizes the date is impossible.
It isn’t February 1884. It’s October 1888.
The leaves are turning.
The city has moved on.
And the life he remembers no longer exists.
As small inconsistencies spiral into a terrifying truth, Byron must confront the possibility that the greatest mystery he’s ever faced isn’t Circe at all—but himself.
A short story from Byron Constantine’s perspective, and a perfect introduction to the gripping continuing series.
The Pennington Perplexity
Book One
Aspiring artist Mira Blayse isn’t concerned with upper-tier society or conforming to Victorian expectations—she has a murder to solve. At least, she thinks it was murder. Her parents’ deaths in 1870 couldn’t have been by accident, but the more she investigates, the less she seems to find. Sitting at a café, she sketches a mysterious stranger, not realizing that she’s penciling in the features of the man who will help her solve the case once and for all.
Byron Constantine lives day-to-day, desperately trying to hold onto his memories, only for them to slip through his fingers. Some days, he doesn’t even know that he’s lost four years of his life. As he manages to continue his work as a private detective, he realizes that maybe he doesn’t need his memory after all. That is until he wants to remember Mira Blayse.
With her keen eye for detail and his remarkable deductive skills, the two become entangled in a criminal investigation. As they uncover the secrets of the past, they must work together to stop history from repeating itself again.
15th Annual Whitney Awards Finalist
For readers who love richly atmospheric historical mysteries with emotional weight, the Constantine Capers Series delivers unforgettable characters and slow-burn suspense.
This is for the mystery lover who wants more than clever twists—someone who craves why as much as who. With a detective who wakes up each day with no memory, and a heroine piecing together the past, it’s a story about trust, trauma, and what it means to remember who you are.
“If I’ve ever felt jealousy, I have since forgotten the emotion.”
She laughed, and he smiled in return. “To be perfectly frank,” he said, softer, “I am more likely to be jealous of myself than anyone else.”
“What do you mean?” She turned towards him.
“You are more than I ever imagined based on what I had written. And so, I am jealous of the selves I have left behind each day. Every me that has had the pleasure of knowing you.” His gaze deepened, and she fought the blush rising to her cheeks.
She smiled and squeezed his hand. “To me, there is only one you.”
Meet Natalie Brianne
Natalie grew up steeped in British mystery—from Poirot to Lord Peter Wimsey, she learned early to love a good twist and a cleverly placed clue. Some of her fondest memories involve curling up with her family, trying to out-solve the detectives on screen. When a friend floated the idea of an amnesiac investigator, she couldn’t resist—especially once Byron Constantine walked into her mind, top hat and all.
While writing the first book, Natalie lived in London—walking the same streets her characters do, even staying at 27 Palace Court, the detective’s future home. Her time there brought a tactile authenticity to the fog, cobblestones, and candlelight of 1888.
The Constantine series blends historical intrigue with emotional resonance. Mira’s grief and search for answers mirror Natalie’s own journey after losing her father as a teenager. In weaving mystery with memory, trauma with truth, Natalie creates stories where every revelation feels personal—and every clue is a step toward healing.
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Byron Constantine
A detective with anterograde amnesia. Even if he doesn’t remember that.
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Samira Blayse
An artist trying to find her way in the world who stumbles into a forgetful detective.
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Detective and Secretary
The two of them use their observational skills to keep the Order of Circe at bay.