Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Forget Deadwood, Dodge, and Tombstone, the biggest, baddest boomtown of the 1880s was San Diego, California. The attraction wasn't gold or silver but cheap land, the promise of an oceanfront paradise where it never snows and rarely rains, and the too-good-to-be-true deals offered by...

He had found her in a quiet bar -- a sulky-mouthed, awkward, green-eyed kid trying desperately to pick up a man. He taught her how to dress, to walk, to laugh, made her into the kind of woman who makes every man reach into...

Velda toyed with men. Sometimes she gave them what they wanted -- sometimes not. But her games were somewhat limited by her marriage. For every time her husband found out about one of her flights, there were jealous rages. If he got mad enough,...

Author: Caroline DunfordISBN-10: 1472295447ISBN-13: 9781472295446Publisher: Headline AccentLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2025Pages: 192Format: Paperback

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder'As pretty a piece of work as Inspector French has done... On the level of Mr Crofts' very best; which is saying something.' --Daily TelegraphDr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near...

A powerful man's suspicious suicide has Dublin on a boil in the fourth Quirke volume, named one of the Chicago Tribune's Best Reads of the YearOn a sweltering summer afternoon, newspaper tycoon Richard Jewell--known to his many enemies as Diamond Dick--is discovered with his...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . . Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to the Dominican Priory at Blackfriars where Gaveston's corpse awaits burial. But, on arrival, Corbett...

Step back in time to 18th-century London with Charles Dickens' "Barnaby Rudge," a compelling work of historical fiction interwoven with mystery. This meticulously prepared edition brings to life a gripping narrative set against the backdrop of social upheaval. Explore the world of locksmiths and...

April, 1970. Late at night, a mysterious Caucasian emerges from the rain forest north of Saigon. Unexpectedly he encounters a US Army outpost and is killed. Who was he, and why was he alone deep in the jungle? A military investigator George Tanner must...

The 1918 influenza pandemic strikes Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Great War rages overseas. While her husband fights in Europe, Katharine works in a doctor's office to support her children and her brother, a wounded veteran. One night their neighbour suddenly takes sick and dies....

Author: K. A. WoodISBN-13: 9798349409325Publisher: Paper HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/22/2025Pages: 340Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d

Author: K. A. WoodISBN-13: 9798349409264Publisher: Paper HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/22/2025Pages: 340Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

Author: Cara DevlinISBN-13: 9798992305722Publisher: First Cup PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/13/2025Pages: 292Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.66d

Author: Elizabeth LemarchandISBN-10: 1913028151ISBN-13: 9781913028152Publisher: Sapere BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/16/2019Pages: 194Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.45d

Author: Jm ReinboldISBN-10: 1804246298ISBN-13: 9781804246290Publisher: MX PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/20/2025Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d

Author: Verity BrightISBN-10: 1836188161ISBN-13: 9781836188162Publisher: BookoutureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2025Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.72d

Author: Lateefa HarrisISBN-10: 1068252413ISBN-13: 9781068252419Publisher: Reign UnshackledLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2025Pages: 314Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d

Author: Gordon CooperISBN-10: 0972557180ISBN-13: 9780972557184Publisher: Preston Woods Publishing CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/11/2025Pages: 590Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.48lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.19d

The BRAND NEW installment in Kelly Oliver's brilliantly addictive Detection Club cozy mystery series Paris, 1928: Agatha Christie and fellow writer Dorothy L Sayers board the Orient Express, bound for Constantinople. Christie in particular is looking forward to a break from recent dispiriting events...

Delve into the gripping world of 19th-century maritime intrigue with William Clark Russell's "The Surgeon's Secret." Set against the backdrop of the vast and unpredictable ocean, this historical fiction novel weaves a tale of mystery and suspense. Follow the journey as a ship's surgeon...

A stand-alone JEFFERSON TAYTE novella from the author of the million-copy bestselling Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mysteries.A portrait painting is stolen from a London home. Shortly afterwards, the owner, Nat, calls on genealogist Jefferson Tayte for his help. She believes the subject of the painting,...

Join Charles Dickens on another crime-solving adventure! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian crime mysteries, A Christmas Carol and David Copperfield... Dickens has gone from private investigator to prime suspect... London, 1850Charles Dickens is in Manchester, performing at the Queen's Theatre with his...

Will Garrison's nightmares from a traumatic childhood event reawaken after an assassination attempt at the Brooklyn Museum during the grand opening of an exhibit dedicated to the discoveries made in Afghanistan by Annah Devar's brother, Thomma. At Annah's suggestion, they retreat to the Garrison...

Number one New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with a perplexing case in which her favorite sleuths must untangle a web of interconnected motives to identify the man who killed Thomas Cardwell.When Thomas Cardwell, an upstanding man-of-business, is murdered, Roscoe enlists the...

When Ella Carter returns to her small hometown of Blythewood, she finds the beloved local library-a place that shaped her childhood-on the brink of closure. The once-vibrant Blythewood Public Library, with its towering shelves and hidden corners, is now a shadow of its former...

Dive into the exhilarating world of a Navy pilot whose career ventures into the realms of the unexplained.Insubordinate brings you a riveting collection of short stories, each a flight into the daring and often clandestine experiences of a pilot whose life is anything but...

Unravel the mystery that captivated generations! "Clouds of Witness" by Dorothy L. Sayers, a masterpiece once lost to time, is now brilliantly restored and republished by Alpha Editions. This timeless classic, out of print for decades, returns as a collector s item and a...

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket A dark and mysterious figure drifts through the foggy landscape, setting the stage for a tale of suspense and hidden secrets. As the story unfolds, a young woman's life is turned upside down when she becomes entangled in...

Dr. Sampson Brooks is on a case that has nothing to do with medicine. He vows to help bring down the man who ruined his father and sent his mother to an early grave. When the villain's top henchmen are apprehended, Sam attends the...

Lady Drusilla Davanish, summoned to 10 Downing Street by William Pitt, is warned that John Hamerton, soon to be her guest on the Isle of Wight, may be a top French spy. Hamerton's brother-in-law is close to Robespierre, the most feared man in France....

Bart Hardin trails a mad butcher -- a killer who hates the pretty girls of the Great White Way! With this taut and chilling tale, David Alexander, author of "Murder Points a Finger," introduces Bart Hardin, sardonic, Broadway-wise editor of "The Broadway Times," a...

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1948. The shadow of war still lingers over Britain and Beattie Cavendish, former Secret Operations Executive agent, refuses to settle into civilian life. When offered an undercover role at the newly formed GCHQ, the nerve centre of Britain's intelligence network, she doesn't hesitate. Her...

For the women in London, the "chance of a lifetime" may prove to be their last.Hidden among the romantic rendezvous and and secret messages in The Times of London's Personal Column, a peculiar ad offers one young woman the opportunity of escape: travel, adventure,...

March 1833. Kiera and her husband, Sebastian Gage, have decided to settle in Edinburgh for the winter with their infant daughter. This also allows Kiera to enjoy long hours painting in her studio, making progress on the portraits she soon hopes to unveil in...

Enter a shadowy world of crime in Elizabethan London with this twisty historical mystery featuring a queer sleuth and a dash of romance! When Queen Elizabeth I is nearly assassinated, the rebellious heir to a criminal legacy seizes an opportunity for a better life....

A few days before Daniel Haze is to be married, he and Jason Redmond are drawn into society's sordid underbelly when the son of Essex's most violent crime boss is found dead in an ancient wood. They must wade through a long list of...

A troubled sleuth.And a devious death.In a quaint English coastal town, secrets don't stay buried for long...When Veronica Vale takes an extended break to visit the Green Man pub in Faversham, she refuses to admit she's running from her issues at home. But trouble...

The BRAND NEW installment in Kelly Oliver's brilliantly addictive Detection Club cozy mystery series Paris, 1928: Agatha Christie and fellow writer Dorothy L Sayers board the Orient Express, bound for Constantinople. Christie in particular is looking forward to a break from recent dispiriting events...

Award-winning authors Win and Meredith Blevins deliver a soulful Western mystery in Moonlight Water, where lost dreams, ancient secrets, and unexpected love collide under the vast skies of the Navajo Nation.Robbie, a San Francisco rock musician reeling from heartbreak and a shattered career, leaves...

Sebastian Alder's sudden elevation from penniless army captain to Viscount Somerton is the stuff of fairy tales, but there are dark secrets to be uncovered and an unexpected second chance at love... From the smoke-filled chaos of Waterloo to the elegant halls of Brantstone...

Does the truth really set you free?A missing serving girl. A swindled nobleman. An Irish mobster.London 1811. When her stepcousin Alexander Dovefield, the future Baron of Newark, asks for her help to find a missing serving girl from his favorite gambling hell, Lady Zoe...

When a man is found dead, and the mortician claims he was killed twice, the law cannot figure out who could have committed such an unusual crime. With very little evidence leading to who the killer might be, Esther Rose O'Riley and Collette Sandoval...

A case too cold, a killer too bold. Some mysteries are worth breaking the rules for...even for a lady.Mineral Wells, Texas - 1925Lady Anne Worthington, an English countess and ingenious inventor, returns to Mineral Wells determined to build a future on her own terms:...

In a town famous for healing waters, one sip could mean murder.Mineral Wells, Texas, 1924Lady Anne Worthington, an English countess and brilliant inventor, has been shipped to America to find a wealthy oilman husband. But the independent Lady Anne has other plans-and they don't...

Historical crime set in 1st century AD RomeAuthor: David WishartISBN-13: 9798317463359Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 220Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d

Unlock the Secrets of Your Ancestry with 'Are You Related to Jack the Ripper? The DNA Discovery That Could Change Your Family Tree' Delve into the captivating world of genealogy and forensic science with this groundbreaking exploration of one of history's most infamous mysteries....

In this imaginative cozy mystery, the search for a missing maid leads Miss Caroline Bingley from Jane Austen's beloved Pride & Prejudice into murder and mayhem in the gritty underbelly of Regency London.Two years after her brother Charles Bingley weds Miss Jane Bennett, Miss...

During the untold millennia before patriarchy was conceived, the world was a very different place. Nothing concealed stays buried forever.For Fans of Archaeology Adventure and Historical Thrillers THE ARKANA MYSTERIESThe forgotten past refuses to stay buried in an artifact hunt spanning continents, centuries, and...

Gold: the elusive prize so many men and women have dreamed of, and for which so many have died.Of all the great treasures, none has been more coveted and sought after than the lost LaDura. In the turbulent twenty-first century, the long-lost Medallion of...