Book 1 · published
Tianna and the Mystery of the Beale Treasure
A fast-paced historical adventure inspired by the legendary Beale ciphers, following twelve-year-old Tianna Howard on an international trail of codes, danger and discovery.
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Tianna Howard Adventures
The Tianna Howard Adventures are historical fiction mysteries by M.L. Woodward for readers aged 11–14, combining real history and global locations with codes, hidden evidence and fictional investigations.
Historical fiction without magic
Each book sends Tianna into a real historical puzzle. It might begin with a lost object, a code or a disputed record.
Tianna travels through real places and searches archives for clues she can trust. She relies on observation and logic rather than supernatural powers.
- Audience
- Readers aged 11–14
- Genre
- Historical mystery and adventure
- Series rule
- No fantasy or magic
Book 2 · published
Tianna and Michelangelo’s Mask of a Faun
A wartime art mystery inspired by the real Mask of a Faun, a Renaissance sculpture attributed to the young Michelangelo and missing since 1944.
Book detailsBook 3 · in development
Tianna and the Lost Inca Gold
An upcoming historical adventure inspired by Atahualpa’s ransom and the legendary lost Inca treasure of the Llanganates Mountains.
Book detailsBook 4 · planned
Tianna and the Vanishing Crown Jewels
A planned historical mystery inspired by the still-unsolved disappearance of the Irish Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle in 1907.
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