Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Author: Rutherford CaseISBN-10: 195366704XISBN-13: 9781953667045Publisher: Tava Mountain Publishing LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/12/2025Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.87d

Author: Verity BrightISBN-10: 1805500198ISBN-13: 9781805500193Publisher: BookoutureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/08/2025Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.72d

Author: John A. Valenti 3rdISBN-13: 9798988919353Publisher: Bushwickborn Productions, Inc. / Pope BrotherLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/21/2025Pages: 372Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.47lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001

Author: Susan Starling-NyeISBN-13: 9798232253318Publisher: Paper Dove PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/28/2025Pages: 354Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d

Author: John PilkingtonISBN-10: 180600903XISBN-13: 9781806009039Publisher: Boldwood Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/17/2025Pages: 418Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.04dLarge Print

Get hold of the second adventure in this gripping Elizabethan mystery series from John Pilkington! 'Thomas proves a dogged, creative and insightful sleuth. - Publishers Weekly MURDER MOST SAVAGE When invited to attend the Barrowhill Pleasures at the seat of the extravagant and pompous...

Get ready for the first adventure in the fabulous Thomas the Falconer Tudor mystery series from John Pilkington. A must-read for fans of C J Sansom and Andrew Taylor. A truly fine historical series - Library Journal BE YE HUNTER OR PREY? Introducing Thomas...

Holly wreaths, eggnog by a roaring fire and... A body by the Christmas tree? Opal Laplume is on the case!December 1934. Spending the holidays in a Scottish castle has made Opal Laplume's festive wishes come true. Sir Seamus' Christmas Eve ball is legendary, and...

Countess-turned-advice columnist Amelia Amesbury has a wedding to plan alongside a new murder in this charmingly deadly historical mystery. Countess Amelia Amesbury has her work cut out. As well as balancing her alter ego--secret advice columnist, Lady Agony--and the blackmailer threatening to reveal her...

Nothing disrupts an idyllic life like murder. When Philip and Marie Deflorette are unable to return to the United States after the Civil War, they become ensconced in England's high society. An introduction at a party to Lord Lytton, a statesman and bestselling novelist-lands...

In this Victorian-era mystery novella, the Countess of Harleigh, Frances Hazelton, and her husband, George, discover that a French seaside resort is a fetching backdrop for business, pleasure ... and murder.Frances and George arrive in Deauville by the sea to enjoy a long-awaited honeymoon....

Abbey ruins, perfect for picnics... and murder!When Countess Maeve Morgan receives a frosty invitation from the Dowager Countess of Baritone, she braces herself for a weekend of veiled insults, draughty corridors, and tea served with a side of disdain. What she doesn't expect is...

Something dark and devious is happening in the small Oklahoma town of Ohkarta. Sheriff Ford, or AJ to his friends, has come home to his birthplace and is new to small town policing. Set against the backdrop of pivotal history in 1968, both nationally...

The search for justice continues!While Ellen tries to get her new magazine, The Ladies' Lantern, off the ground, Louisa makes it her mission to find out who is killing Broadway investors and why.The newest member of the Delafield & Malloy family, Carlotta, takes charge...

Nazi London 1936.Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Watson, and Mrs Hudson, marked for death and relentlessly pursued by Inspector Lestrade and the Gestapo as the trio seeks to destroy the fascist occupiers.A labyrinthine plot with a supporting cast including the likes of the Baker Street Irregulars,...

The fifth and final installment in the Electra McDonnell series brings safecracker Ellie on a mission across World War II-era Europe to Lisbon, Portugal to rescue a key group of escaped POWs.Ellie McDonnell is about to embark on her most perilous mission yet: go...

After a mysterious woman arranges an appointment at Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes finds himself thrust into an inquiry with far-reaching implications. What begins as a simple investigation into a missing person soon morphs into a mystery that threatens to have unprecedented turmoil for both...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD! 'Funny, fast-paced and dark... with dialogue that absolutely crackles' ELODIE HARPER'A brave, bold novel' ARAMINTA HALL IF YOU CAN'T MAKE THE RULES 1922. Eleanor Mackridge is staring down the barrel of two equally depressing...

A crumbling estate. A forbidden past. A curse that never died.When Isobel Harrow inherits the mysterious Blackthorn Hall, she expects dust and cobwebs, what she finds is a chilling legacy wrapped in secrecy. The villagers whisper of madness, death, and a curse tied to...

June 1815. The Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte have fought a decisive battle in Flanders, and the people of England are anxiously waiting to hear who won. But the news is maddeningly slow in coming - and after three days there is at...

In 1896, Mark Twain arrives at the docks of Bombay, wife and daughter intow, and, after attending a party in his honour, vanishes from his room at theiconic Watson's Hotel in the dead of night.Desperate to find the legendary writer and avoid an international...

"Never waste good rum on a bad night." - Teddy Lawless, February 1926.There are many bad nights ahead for Teddy. Shortly after she arrives at the newly opened Vinoy Hotel in Saint Petersburg, she comes face to face with her ex-fiancé, Ansel Stevens, in...

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, the final collection of Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from 1921 to 1927, features his last 12 mysteries, including the only two stories narrated by Sherlock Holmes himself-"The Blanched Soldier" and "The Lion's Mane." This...

His Last Bow, the penultimate collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, features eight mysteries written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including "The Cardboard Box," the third and final appearance of Sherlock's portly older brother Mycroft, and "The Devil's Foot," one of Conan Doyle's 12 favorite...

Paris. Mid-19th century. As the old aristocracy dies off, vast inheritances become the object of a colossal struggles between the forces of good and evil. The stalwart Comte de Kergaz and the dashing reformed courtesan known as Baccarat clash with the infamous Club of...

The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the...

Caught between empires, a young woman risks her life for Ireland Mary Ellen Fraser speeds down the lonely country road, aware that no matter how fast she drives, she cannot outrun the secret in her heart. In the POW camps of Northern Ireland, this...

What if a childless man in his forties discovers that he has a daughter, the result of an affair twenty-five years earlier? What if the daughter is pregnant? And what if she's on the run for murder? James wasn't much more than a child...

Mercy Marigold Eaton has a special connection with the dead, able to piece together the lives of those who have passed on with a single touch. When an injured man nearly dies in her arms she isn't given much time to work her magic...

"Baltakmens captures the flavor and scope of classic British fiction." --Kirkus Reviews"This atmospheric, character-driven, and plot-twisty bildungsroman is a worthy paean to Oliver Twist and Great Expectations." --BooklistIn the fictional 18th-century city of Airenchester, England, the body of Thaddeus Grainger's rival turns up stabbed...

"The impressive first in a historical series, which effortlessly alternates between Washington, D.C., in 1862 and the same city 95 years later...this debut shows definite promise." --Publishers WeeklyNo one noticed anything suspicious about the death of a wounded soldier at the height of the...

Heed the Apocalypse pushes the boundaries of reality to tell a gripping story of murder, committed and thwarted, as it marches with Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1963 protesters in Birmingham, Alabama, toward a startling conclusion. What if the events at the Sixteenth...

Gideon's past brings him back home for a reunion with old friends. They are drawn back into the Superstition wilderness when they learn their childhood companion, prior to his disappearance, left them clues to the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine. A dark shadow looms over...

Blade Holmes had it all. He was a living legend and still a young man. But he couldn't commit, not to a job a place to call home or to the love of his life. And now someone wanted him dead. Blade Holmes is...

Author: Dinah JefferiesISBN-10: 0008612048ISBN-13: 9780008612047Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2026Pages: 432Format: Paperback

IT WAS ALL IN THE REFRACTION! When 13-year-old Ryn finds himself cleaning out a "hoarder's nest" that belonged to a deceased great, great aunt, he knew the summer was off to an awful start. But what he didn't know was that his "crazy Aunt...

A beloved country house mystery from Georgette Heyer, perfect for readers of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers! Who would kill the perfect gentleman? When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well liked...

Friend or foe? The character of Owen's old friend is called into question when he mysteriously vanishes from the king's mission after a page is murdered. York, 1367. Owen Archer and his old comrade, Ned Townley, are each leading companies of the king's men...

Lady Kiera Darby plans to spend the summer reconnecting with friends and family in anticipation of the upcoming nuptials of her beloved brother. But when a future in-law is implicated in a murder, the party takes a deadly turn. . . . July 1833....

Author: Skye SmithISBN-10: 1966799217ISBN-13: 9781966799214Publisher: MindStir MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/19/2025Pages: 394Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d

Author: Skye SmithISBN-10: 1966799225ISBN-13: 9781966799221Publisher: MindStir MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/03/2025Pages: 386Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.00d

Author: Trina BrooksISBN-10: 1738090728ISBN-13: 9781738090723Publisher: Scribbler PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2025Pages: 386Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Prepare to uncover a 2000 year old mystery that will transform your faith! The Unveiled: Rediscovering the Zadokite Covenant of the first 3000 takes you on a gripping journey from Mount Sinai's sacred covenant to the transformative moment of the first 3,000 believers in...

The Carolinas, 1699: The citizens of Fount Royal believe a witch has cursed their town with inexplicable tragedies-and they demand that beautiful widow Rachel Howarth be tried and executed for witchcraft. Presiding over the trial is traveling magistrate Isaac Woodward, aided by his astute...

The whispers of the spectators on the street were rapidly evolving into cries of concern. The sky was alight with fire ... Great globs of black ash rained down and clamped onto each tunic, each dress, covering them with black soot. Swiftly, the floating...

The whispers of the spectators on the street were rapidly evolving into cries of concern. The sky was alight with fire ... Great globs of black ash rained down and clamped onto each tunic, each dress, covering them with black soot. Swiftly, the floating...

Two spies living 250 years apart team up to save America. Ruth, a contemporary CIA counterintelligence officer hunting down a mole no one believes exists, teams up with Agent 355 from the Revolutionary War spy ring. After accidentally changing historical events, Ruth returns to...

From Paris runways to country manors, danger is always in fashion.When intrepid journalist Ariadne Winter leaves behind the glittering cafés and haute couture of 1958 Paris for the misty hills of rural Ireland, she expects champagne toasts and countryside charm at her cousin's engagement...

For fans of White Lotus, Benjamin Stevenson, and Anthony Horowitz, a locked-room mystery set in 1960 at an isolated Greek island resort following a group of strangers, a suspicious death, and a washed-up actor ready to put his on-camera detective skills to the test....

The delightfully irreverent eldest daughter of the not-so-ill-fated Romeo and Juliet returns to sleuth another day in fair Verona, in this frothy, irreverent, witty historical mystery series with a refreshingly bold premise. "Woe, for I am the bug that meets the windshield's might, No...