I liked
Lady Audley's Secret, and I've read a few Wilkie Collins,
The Woman in White is my favourite. Sarah Rees Brennan wrote a
hilarious parody of The Woman in White, which I strongly recommend, but note that it's chock full of spoilers. She also wrote a bit about the historical context of a main part of the plot, and about fandom in Collins' time.
KJ Charles is a modern author who has written
a very good series in this genre:
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Sins of the Cities is written in the spirit of the Victorian sensation novel (plots, shenanigans, murder, mystery, fog, secrets and scandals). It’s London 1873. As one of the worst fogs of the nineteenth century closes in on the city, long-buried secrets are crawling into the light, and dragging all sorts of trouble with them.
The trilogy centres on a group of friends who meet at the Jack and Knave, a club for ladies and gentlemen of unconventional persuasion. Clem Talleyfer is an unassuming lodging-house keeper who just wants a quiet life; Nathaniel Roy is a lawyer turned journalist who likes nothing more than a crusade; Mark Braglewicz is a private enquiry agent and a bit of a tough nut. And all three are about to find themselves dragged into a long-simmering family secret that turns deadly.
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