An Independent Basel Imprint
The WordFish Group
The WordFish Group GmbH is an independent publisher based in Basel, Switzerland. The imprint publishes the historical fiction of A.J. Tilke.
Forthcoming — Q4 2026
The Poisoner’s Throne
Book one of The Amarna Mysteries, a quartet of historical crime novels set in Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty. A scribe-physician attached to the royal household is pulled into an investigation that threatens the succession itself.
The novel is standalone and launches the series. It will publish in the fourth quarter of 2026, followed by The Restoration Trilogy in the second quarter of 2027 and the anthology The Twelve Hours of Night in the third quarter of 2027.
About the Imprint
Historical Fiction, Rigorously Sourced
The WordFish Group was founded in Basel in 2016 and focuses on historical fiction anchored in defensible scholarship. Every novel on the list is built from primary source material and from the current state of academic debate in its field.
Our editorial position is author-led rather than machine-authored: AI and database tools assist with drafting, research, and verification; the author evaluates every sentence, decides, and takes responsibility for the result. A companion site at theamarnamysteries.com sets out how that works in practice for the current series.
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The author’s companion site with research essays and series guides.