Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Inspector Hunnam is a gentleman, gorgeous, and is great at solving murders. With the help of his trustworthy partner and friend, Sergeant Weston, and the beautiful, clever, Miss Grey, Inspector Hunnam is back in this cozy, detective, tenth murder mystery novel, in the Inspector...

When a man's wife disappears without a trace, Celia's hunt for the missing woman soon becomes a search for a killer . . .Celia Davies once hounded Dennis Merrill as a suspect for a murder he didn't commit, so she's more than a little...

The BRAND NEW page-turning, Scottish romantic mystery from BESTSELLER Jane Lovering. Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Veronica Henry and Heidi Swain. When Perdita McKell's brother Lennox asks her for help to fund his hairbrained scheme to renovate a tumbledown Scottish castle, she fears...

SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS GILDED-AGE TEXAS IN THIS WICKEDLY FUNNY MURDER MYSTERY WHERE THE CURE MIGHT JUST KILL YOU.The A.A. Western Detective Agency rides into Galveston in 1894 Texas, a city of elegant Victorian mansions and dark waterfront secrets, when a wealthy businessman burns to...

This landmark translation introduces readers to the first modern detective novel written in Persian, originally published in 1925. Seamlessly blending the investigative brilliance of Holmesian mysteries with the rich storytelling traditions of Persian classical literature, the novel is set in the late Qajar era...

The French Riviera, 1925Disgraced society "it" girl, Lady Caroline, has been shipped off to the French Riviera to spend remedial time with gout-impaired Uncle Albert. Her crime? An ill-advised scavenger hunt through London, with social-status-ruinous consequences.Now, instead of pinching police helmets, this Bright Young...

Set between 1926 and 1931, this story moves from San Francisco to Honolulu, where a newly opened luxury hotel promises perfection, discretion, and control. Its general manager, a man defined by discipline and restraint, is chosen not only to run the property but to...

Oxford, 1925. A professor dead at the foot of his staircase. The police call it an accident. Nell Blackwood calls it something else entirely. Nineteen years old, furiously intelligent, and expected to smile at dinner parties and marry well - Nell has other plans....

The truth is in the record. Unless someone removes it first.Two months after Ashgrove, Clara Hart has taken a room in a boarding house in Thornfield - suitcase under the bed, packed since December, the careful discipline of not looking back. She has survived....

HOUDINI AND DOYLE: THE RETURN OF JACKA Houdini / Doyle MysteryLondon, 1923.A series of grisly murders shakes Whitechapel once again-killings horrifyingly similar to those committed by Jack the Ripper 35 years ago. The victims, the brutality, even the chilling signatures... all seem to point...

In a world where gods and mortals walk a thin line between destiny and chaos, the battle for power ignites with fire and blood. The Kingdom of Rockrist stands on the brink of war as ancient prophecies stir, noble houses clash, and shadows from...

A mysterious man arrives in London aboard a Baltic steamship, bringing with him a cargo of exotic veneers and inlays-and a contract that could transform the fortunes of a struggling City firm. James Golspie, with his theatrical moustache and piratical air, seems to have...

No amount of childish nonsense can put Philo off the trail of a murderer. After solving the Greene murders, Philo Vance has taken a well-earned holiday in Switzerland. Returning to New York City, he finds his old chum District Attorney Markham up against a...

Ancient mysteries...or just good old-fashioned murder? In 1922, English anthropologist Howard Carter uncovered the long-hidden tomb of King Tutankhamun, and the world promptly went Egypt-crazy. Just a few years later, New York is not immune to the craze, and even Philo Vance, that eminent...

Maeve Morgan had hoped for an evening in. Murder intervened.When Strathfulton Castle finally acquires a modern marvel-a costly Marconi wireless set-the household expects an evening of crackling voices and polite amazement. What they get instead is a blood-curdling scream... and two dead men on...

Against all expectations in Edwardian England, newly married American heiress Stella Kendrick and British aristocrat Viscount "Lyndy" Lyndhurst are bucking traditions--and investigating murder--on their honeymoon in this charming historical mystery for readers of Rhys Bowen, Mary Winters, Tasha Alexander, and Andrea Penrose. Leaving behind...

This gritty crime novel set in 1990s New York City will appeal to fans of Dennis Lehane. New York, 1993. Jimmy Lettner, a convicted drug-trafficker who once lost a daughter in a narco-fueled car wreck, runs Manhattan's hottest nightspot, Abattoir. Reformed by his time...

No choice, my mind says. But my soul knows the truth. There's always a choice-and the one I made will cost me everything.Daphne Sullivan believes her investigation days are behind her-until herbalist Fiona Flanagan is accused of poisoning a client. She's determined to clear...

Every legend has a beginning. Every crown is won with blood. Before The Hand of Maud, there was a betrayal that set the legend in motion. Normandy, 1139: Empress Matilda--affectionately referred to as Maud-is heir to England's crown. She holds more than a claim...

Old money. Buried secrets. A deadly legacy.In Blood in the Valley, the past refuses to stay buried. When a powerful socialite collapses at a gala clutching damning evidence, Detective Harry Starke finds himself thrust into a high-stakes investigation that unravels a deadly conspiracy stretching...

Legendary jewels. Explosive secrets. Queen Victoria's birthday is on the horizon, and everyone on the magical island of Ynis Witrin is caught up in annual festivities. The week-long celebration traditionally culminates with a grand ball, and this year, Princess Beatrice is set to represent...

Cambridgeshire, September 1813: Detective Stephen Lavender and Constable Ned Woods are lured to an isolated estate in the deadly marshland surrounding Ely, to investigate a murder. But nothing is as it seems at the mysterious Willow Marsh Manor. They soon realize they've come across...

Here are a few essays about puzzlers in and about Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories: The Devil's Foot and the author's cautious inserts of the Christian sacraments he learnt as a boy; A liturgical opposite - the Hebrew rabbi in Scandal in Bohemia;...

The indomitable Baker Street duo travel to the still wild areas of South Texas to investigate the puzzling disappearance of an heir to the great estate in the part of the South West known as The Wild Horse Desert. The pair travel by steamship...

Ok, so you have won a few Sherlock Holmes quiz prizes, but what if your life depended on your knowledge of the Sherlock Holmes stories? That's the shocking fate facing a woman who is tied to a chair - if she can't answer, she...

This is Hollywood, 1948. You are a beautiful young actress. He is a ruthless and powerful film producer. He can make you a star or send you back to the sticks, and you have something he wants, right now. What are you willing to...

While visiting the United States, the wife of young British aristocrat Lord Waldmere goes missing in New York City under mysterious circumstances. When Lord Waldmere tell his story to Nick Carter, Nick accepts the case and launches his investigation.Author: Nicholas CarterISBN-10: 1667600354ISBN-13: 9781667600352Publisher: Wildside...

The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. He does not suffer fools gladly. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back....

Steven Cogswell was being hunted on the Riviera. Between crooks and party girls, things are getting tough. Add his ex wife ... and beautiful Nadine (who may not be as innocent as she pretends) ... and Nadine's brute of an ex fiance, Gerald ......

Experience the drama and mystery of life in the Scottish Highlands with this gripping novel. Follow the story of the Gray Man, a mysterious figure who roams the mountains and forests, and the people whose lives he touches. Perfect for fans of historical fiction...

When Spencer Donovan, a District Attorney for the state of New York, receives a mysterious summons to London regarding her biological family, whom she knows nothing about, she drops everything and catches the next flight out. She's shocked to learn that she may have...

WINNER #1 - Writer's Type Contest Brag Medallion Award 2014 Carol Burke tries to save Cabaret Boat Dock inherited from her father in the 1950's, near Mississippi River Island and Saint Louis.Author: Judy LewinISBN-10: 099045391XISBN-13: 9780990453918Publisher: Lunna InvestmentsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/20/2015Pages: 170Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.02h...

Introducing Detective Inspector Herbert Reardon in a new mystery series, set in the Downton Abbey period. November, 1928. Family and friends have gathered at the Shropshire country home of Penrose Llewellyn to celebrate the retired wealthy businessman's 60th birthday. But the morning after what...

Murder In Hot Coffee is a mystery only the reader can solve. Travel to the 1930's Deep South where moonshine, Angel's Trumpets, death, and a black elixir abound. This novelette is a prequel to Ghosts of the Leaf River-the second novel of the Spacek...

Murder Rides the Elevator Her scream stunned the residents of the Brooklyn neighborhood. In 1930, even Brooklyn Heights had been rocked by the twin calamities: Prohibition and The Depression. But murder escalated the fear factor. Did the threat come from the male tenants of...

AN ABDUCTION! AN ASSASSIN!EUROPE TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF WAR! Col. Sebastian Moran, sworn enemy of SHERLOCK HOLMES, absconds with Mary Jane Kelly and her daughter to Grunewald, estate of Kaiser Wilhelm II and exclusive hunting lodge for the German aristocracy. IS MORAN A...

When Edith Averly is sent to investigate a murder at Green Briar Lunatic Asylum, a rambling gothic institution on the edge of the Cornish moors, she's horrified to realise that in order to infiltrate the asylum, she'll have to pretend to be mad herself......

Split apart by the war effort, the indomitable Kopp sisters take on saboteurs and spies and stand up to the Army brass as they face the possibility that their life back home will never be the same. The U.S. has finally entered World War...

When a squire's body is found hanging from a tree, Templar Bascot de Marins is given the task of unearthing the truth before an unprecedented meeting of kings at Lincoln Castle.Author: Maureen AshISBN-10: 0425219593ISBN-13: 9780425219591Publisher: Berkley / NalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2008Pages: 256Format: Mass Market PaperboundWeight:...

An all-new Royal Spyness mystery featuring the indomitable Lady Georgiana "Georgie" Rannoch from New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen.Author: Rhys BowenISBN-13: 9798217189984Publisher: Berkley BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/17/2026Pages: 336Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d

"Before it was all over, five people would end up dead, each death seemingly random and unrelated to the other four. But then again, things are never quite what they seem in Hollywood, a town known for creating illusion..."It's January 1939, and for Clay...

A 1960s cattle town. A dead auctioneer. A stewardess way out of her element...When their San Antonio layover hotel is overbooked, stewardesses Patty Byrne and Donna Reynolds get shipped to Sagebrush Creek, Texas-a rough cattle town packed with rowdy ranchers and cowboys who settle...

How did Sherlock Holmes get himself into such a situation?His life is threatened. His only escape is to pretend to be catatonic.And in that state, to solve a heinous crime.It began when a barrister came to Holmes and told him that his wife may...

Paris, 2006. During the restoration of a long-neglected apartment building near Parc Monceau, Claire and Ben Moreau uncover something impossible: a sealed second-floor flat hidden behind a wall and untouched since 1942. Inside, time has stopped. Dust-coated furniture sits exactly where it was left....

Lights, camera... murder in Crofter's Green.A Homefront Sleuths mystery of wartime secrets, film-set scandal, and murder behind the klieg lights.June 1942 brings rare excitement to Crofter's Green when the Ministry of Information's Crown Film Unit arrives to shoot a patriotic film, Metal for Our...

Toledo, Spain, 1193 Rebecca DeToledo thought she had made peace with her family's betrayal-until her estranged cousin begs her to investigate troubling events at their joint vellum business. She refuses to help. She wants nothing to do with the family that shunned her.Then, a...

A shocking event. And an uncertain future.Large Print Edition.Veronica Vale prides herself on being logical and adaptable. But when sometime friend and often thorn in her side, Inspector Jacob Templeton, is grievously injured, she discovers unresolved feelings that refuse to leave her alone. Pesky...

Get hold of the second adventure in this gripping Jacobean mystery series from John Pilkington! Perfect for fans of S. J. Parris England, 1617. Susanna Cobbett, teenage daughter of a powerful Worcester landowner, is found dead in a gloomy woodland pond which has an...

The BRAND NEW spellbinding, historical read from Victoria Scott, bestselling author of The Storyteller's Daughter. 1842: London is preparing for Christmas, but Isabelle Burdett wants nothing to do with the world. Grieving her husband, she has withdrawn from work, family, and even her daughter....

The BRAND NEW installment in the brilliantly gripping historical cozy mystery series from BESTSELLER Kelly Oliver Scotland, 1930: Agatha Christie is getting married. She invites fellow members of the Detection Club to the windswept Isle of Skye for a quiet break while the banns...