Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Beneath the dark sky of Jeff Sturgeon's Jupiter Rising Over Europa, ponder what exists beyond our world with 'You See But You Do Not Observe' by feature author Robert J Sawyer.Through magic and loss, discover how family histories inform the future in 'Her Mother's...

"Surprises around every corner." - Readers' Favorite"A suspenseful and delicate walk between mystery, history, and thriller tension." - Midwest Book ReviewA century-old secret. Hidden letters never meant to be found. And one journalist who may pay the price for uncovering the truth.High atop New...

Discover the first in a BRAND-NEW series of post-WW1 mysteries, from international bestselling author Michael Ridpath. An absolute must-read for fans of Robert Harris, Alan Furst and Robert Goddard. 'The perfect marriage of thriller and whodunit' Simon BrettIn a city rebuilding from war, truth...

A fatal shooting. A mysterious locket. A dangerous truth.London,1889: When a young labourer working on the construction of Tower Bridge is found fatally injured by Traitor's Gate, Scotland Yard turns to amateur detectives Emma Langley and Penny Green for help. Archie Mitchell survives long...

When an Italian clockmaker brings three modified Russian pocket watches to 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes recognizes the unmistakable signature of a bomb-maker. Hours later, an explosion rocks the Whitechapel docks-yet the empty warehouse destroyed seems a peculiar target for terrorists.As more blasts shake...

Discover a BRAND NEW spicy historical romance from Darcy McGuire, author of the Queen's Deadly Damsels series. Practical Magic meets Bridgerton with a dash of Agatha Christie. Perfect for fans of India Holton, Alison Goodman and Julia Golding In a world where secrets are...

When a sacred relic vanishes from St. Paul's Cathedral, Sherlock Holmes discovers a mystery far deeper than simple theft.A reliquary has disappeared from a locked vestry, accessible only through Christopher Wren's ingenious Geometric Staircase. But as Holmes investigates, he uncovers evidence that the great...

London, 1871Life in the Whitechapel slums is dark, dirty, and dangerous, particularly for a young woman on her own. To survive, Coventry Adams must rely on quick wits and nimble fingers. Dishonored and damaged, cut off from her family, she makes a perilous living...

When a priceless Carthaginian seal vanishes from a Belgravia townhouse without a trace, Sherlock Holmes is drawn into a case that reaches far beyond London drawing rooms and academic rivalries.The stolen artifact is no mere antiquity. According to its late owner, it conceals a...

Sherlock Holmes is dead. Or so the world believes. But when Watson receives a coded summons from Mycroft Holmes, he uncovers a trail of intelligence pointing to a living ghost operating in America under an assumed name. Meanwhile, in upstate New York, a quiet...

"I've loved every one of Susanna Kearsley's books!" --Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling authorStep into a world of unforgettable mystery and heart-wrenching emotion--where a decades-old murder, a brave journalist, and the echoes of WWII converge in an irresistible, page-turning masterclass in historical...

The hero of this mystery novel, Daniel Somerset, is determined to solve the murder of a famous writer. Daniel must track down the writer's hidden manuscript and face the suspects, the rich and famous in the Hamptons. Searching for love, reconciliation with his father...

London, July. As an unprecedented heat wave grips the city, a series of mysterious fires plague its wealthiest quarters. But these are no ordinary acts of arson-each blaze is surgically precise, designed not to destroy but to reveal. Hidden chambers, concealed documents, and long-buried...

A Best Mystery/Thriller of 2025 from NPR The next installment of the "thrilling gothic mystery" (TIME) series, following the acclaimed bestseller The House on Vesper Sands, arrives in full force as Inspector Cutter and Sergeant Bliss solve their strangest and most personal case yet....

A body in Uncle Albert's library! Is someone trying to frame Lady Caroline's uncle for murder, or will he be the killer's next victim?It's high summer in the English countryside. Flowers bloom in the gardens, bees hum in the bushes, and Uncle Albert is...

Get ready for the third thrilling title in John Pilkington's gripping Thomas the Falconer Tudor mystery series! Perfect for fans for S J Parris and Andrew Taylor This tale gives an authentic sense of Elizabethan life s visceral side with all its lawlessness and...

The past and present collide in a desperate attempt to rewrite history...Hexham's mayor, Jane Badrick weaves a web of lies to ascend to the highest echelons of power in the heart of ancient Rome. As she tightens her grip on destiny, Lillian and Apple...

A killer is loose on the streets of London and he has set his sights on private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham in this gripping World's End Bureau historical mystery from critically acclaimed author Alys Clare. London, Autumn 1882. When the World's End...

Mrs. Mary Alder, in discharging her last duty to her mistress, the Dowager Countess of Moran, goes to deliver a list of the aging countess's engagements for the following day to her son, the earl, in his study, only to discover that the earl...

THE BONDS OF BLOOD ARE NOT EASILY BROKENVIENNA, 1888Now that the murderer who killed Steel's family has been revealed, the hunt should be easy. But when Hazel and Steel reach Vienna, they find that the fox has gone to ground. Helped by Agent Eve...

For centuries, whispers have persisted about an unknown gospel that would transform faith, undo centuries of doctrine and threaten the very foundations of religious empires.Hidden by the world's most powerful institutions, the truth has remained buried... until now. When Pope Peter II dispatches the...

Will Ellie unearth the town's secrets and put a friend's mind at ease? Or will the past prove too formidable to conquer? In the quiet town of Percyville, secrets linger like shadows, waiting to be unearthed. As genealogist, Ellie McLellan, takes the helm of...

DISCOVER THIS SIZZLING SERIES OF COZY MYSTERIES SET IN THE EVOCATIVE LANDSCAPE OF NORFOLK. A young woman is found dead on a Norfolk beach. A trail of evidence that points to murder and a fight against evil to uncover the truth. The body of...

When does loyalty become accessory to murder?The five Sinclair sisters lead a fairytale existence in the modeling school their mother founded in Cheyenne, Wyoming - until her murder in the summer of 1955 prompts them to hire private investigator Heebs Kelly and his little...

OCTOBER 1694 - The Eastern Shore of Colonial Maryland Strange lights in the sky, dark forms in the swamps, the disappearance of a local pastor, and an alarmed populace compel the Governor to send represenatives to investigate the matter - and ensure that the...

Hidden within the pages of a forgotten book lies a secret that could shatter the world as we know it. Kadir, a young scholar with a thirst for knowledge, stumbles upon an ancient power that thrusts him into a conflict that has raged for...

In a college dorm in the late Seventies, seven hallmates hold a funeral for a pet hamster, only to stumble upon a body ...Startled but not exactly sorrowful at finding their unpopular dorm preceptor slumped atop a garbage can in the trash room, Keith...

Leo appears to be just another bum downtown, but he and Libby, Memnet, and Roy share a secret that requires constant vigilance. They live off the grid, in the basement of an almost forgotten museum, and survive mostly by committing petty crimes. Each of...

"Hamelin has always had its secrets. The children taken. The songs whispered. The piper never truly gone."1284, Hamelin, GermanyDozens of children vanish into the mountains, lured by the hypnotic melody of a mysterious piper, never to be seen again.1978.Centuries later, thirty of those lost...

His jealousy and greed became a deadly murder for hire.Based on a true untold story. This story is set in the Inland Empire region of Southern California in the 1970s-1990s.Raymond McDade was dealing with the devil when he bought the radio station that made...

When the cause of two midair disasters over the skies of South Florida are investigated, the FBI and NTSB are at odds whether the crashes were merely a coincidence or a criminal act. Is it possible that the United States is in grave danger...

Rx For Recidivism blends fact with fiction and suspense. It addresses a situation that has grown more urgent over time. The families live in rural, suburban towns far removed from large cities. These are stories of families that are rarely included in sociological studies....

Ambitious advice columnist Ginny Dugan knows she's capable of more than solving other people's beauty problems, but her boss at Photoplay magazine thinks she's only fit for fluff pieces. When she witnesses the kidnapping of a famous singer at Harlem's hottest speakeasy, nobody takes...

In the title story, Sherlock Holmes and the Time Traveler battle cannibalistic Morlocks from the future. In others, invading Martians find a formidable foe in Holmes, a 1950s Sherlock Holmes actor is sacked by the BBC, and a dog must channel his "inner Sherlock"...

The reappearance of the long-vanished Linda Graves in her family's decaying estate sparks suspicion and scandal in a gossipy Midwestern town. But when the woman claiming to be Linda is found strangled, it's clear that someone is hiding more than just the past. With...

What is killing everyone? In 1853 a family died horribly and mysteriously while transporting coal down the D&H Canal. 160 years later people in three states begin dying in the same manner; and the problem is spreading. If the scientists, local police and museum...

As a U.S. Senator, Harry Truman led a congressional committee dedicated to ferreting out corruption during World War II with a simple credo: help the country win the war and bring our soldiers home.In the spring of 1944, Truman receives a series of ominous...

A coming-of-age summer novel about class, freedom, and the courage to choose your own lifeIn the summer of 1963, the beach belongs to two different worlds.Every morning before sunrise, Peter Crawford rakes the shoreline clean of what the tide leaves behind. By noon, families...

The second mystery following Ali Dawson, the brilliant time-traveling detective, on her newest foray into Victorian London Detective Ali Dawson leads a unit that investigates cases so cold her team must travel back in time to solve them. But ever since their technical expert,...

As the U.S. enters the First World War and the draft gets underway, Boynton, Oklahoma, is split by the clash between pro-war, anti-immigrant "patriots" and anti-conscription socialists. Alafair Tucker is caught in the middle when her brother, a union organizer, pays her a visit....

Set amid the opulence and deception of Charles II's Restoration court, The Great Roxhythe follows the enigmatic Marquis of Roxhythe, the king's beloved yet mysterious confidant. When Roxhythe embarks on a covert mission to the Netherlands to manipulate political tides, he enlists the help...

When the body of a young woman is exhumed from unconsecrated ground-her remains marked by signs of a deviant burial-Jason and Daniel are drawn into a case steeped in fear and folklore. Whispers of the occult and tales of vampires, which had recently gripped...

When a murder shocks the quiet suburb of Putney Hill, suspicion spreads through the respectable community like wildfire. The victim-a visitor with a shadowy past-had only recently arrived in England. Whispers of espionage, hidden identities, and unspoken grudges begin to stir. In the wake...

The BRAND NEW page-turning cozy mystery from Debbie Young, perfect for fans of Fiona Leitch, Faith Martin and Agatha ChristieONE VILLAGE. TEN SUSPECTS. ONE DEADLY PERFORMANCE.The curtain is about to rise on the Bunbury Players' latest production, Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, The Importance of...

When marrying at the front lines, there's always a chance that death will be a guest at the wedding.Le Touquet, France, 1918 - Lady Dorothy entered into a marriage of convenience with her eyes wide open. But even she never expected to go from...

A Whisper of Darkness Private detective Matilda Wren's latest case seems straightforward: find a missing heiress. Except, the ransom note bears a chilling signature-that of Spring-Heeled Jack. This supposed supernatural figure with his glowing eyes, fiery breath, and power to leap great heights has...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Murder Your Employer comes Where the Truth Lies, a tour de force of sinister mystery, sly comedy, grand cuisine, and all-consuming desire--"a narcotically addictive thriller" (Esquire) that became a motion picture starring Colin Firth and Kevin...

Discover the first in a BRAND-NEW series of post-WW1 mysteries, from international bestselling author Michael Ridpath. An absolute must-read for fans of Robert Harris, Alan Furst and Robert Goddard.Author: Michael RidpathISBN-10: 1807030083ISBN-13: 9781807030087Publisher: Boldwood Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/12/2026Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w...

Far from England and their beloved Morrington Hall, Viscount "Lyndy" Lyndhurst and his American wife, heiress and equestrian Stella Kendrick--now Lady Lyndhurst--find fossils and murder in Montana . . . Led by his passion for paleontology, Lyndy's father, Lord Atherly, has traveled all the...

The past is never truly gone. Sometimes, it waits for you. In the quiet town of Bracey, Virginia, a singular photograph taken in 1919 holds a secret that transcends generations. It shows two men who shouldn't exist, captured by the camera of a young...