Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Fifty years ago, Heinrich "Henry" Rohling was a German POW in Camp Conrad. Now widowed and in his seventies, he journeys back to Conrad, Kansas, to join in a POW reunion. And to correct the American verdict that his friend Novak died of suicide...

The second Hope Stapleford adventure is an exciting spy thriller in which secret agent Hope embarks on a dangerous mission to save her country... It is 1939 - war has been declared and spymaster Fitzroy wastes no time in preparing his goddaughter, Hope, for...

Ars ne Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes by Maurice Leblanc is the second collection of Ars ne Lupin stories and one of the greatest masterpieces of French literature. The character "Herlock Sholmes" (an anagram of Sherlock Holmes, the famous fictional detective created by Arthur Conan...

This is the 11th volume in the Dawlish Chronicles Series 1884: Florence Dawlish remains in Britain when her husband, Captain Nicholas Dawlish, leaves for service in the Sudan. She faces months of worry about him but she'll cope by immersing herself in welfare work...

The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that take them to many dangerous situations, including the...

Embark upon eight quests for buried treasure with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson!THE LOST LEGION. Holmes is still a university student without a definitive plan in life when he falls ill. He is sent to Derbyshire to recuperate, where he stumbles across...

To save his favorite newspaper, Nero Wolfe steps into the crossfire of a tabloid war.Master sleuth Nero Wolfe's small circle of friends is limited to his assistant, Archie Goodwin; his chef, Fritz; and Lon Cohen, the head man at the New York Gazette. Cohen...

Murder, blackmail, and a maze. Eliza Thomson Investigates...An anonymous victim, a missing murder weapon, and a trail back to Moreton-on-Thames.An unexpected finding disrupts the church day out to Hampton Court Palace, the former home of King Henry VIII.A gentleman in a smart suit draws...

Volume VIII contains the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth full-length Thorndyke adventures, published in 1934, 1936, and 1937, respectively. For the Defense: Dr. Thorndyke - Andrew Barton dreaded meeting up with his identical cousin that he usually tried to avoid. Then Death joined them, and...

Volume VI contains the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth Thorndyke novels, published in 1927, 1928, and 1930, respectively. A Certain Dr. Thorndyke - Unique among the Thorndyke narratives, this story is as much an adventure tale as a mystery. A man falsely accused finds a...

Poirot Investigates is a collection of eleven short stories involving the famed eccentric detective, Hercule Poirot. The problems Poirot unravels are skilfully tangled, and unravelled by the detective's omniscient genius. Throughout the tales, which include The Adventure of the Western Star, The Adventure of...

The eve of World War II. A Hollywood producer's murdered wife. Her husband's guilty memory of a shipboard romance. A stolen painting signed "Picasso." French gangsters. A beautiful courtesan. A shoot-out in a brasserie. All these and more confront Private Detective Riley Fitzhugh as...

There's trouble afoot in Regency London's Jewish community, and no one to stop the crimes - until wealthy-widower-turned-sleuth Mr. Ezra Melamed teams up with an unlikely pair: General Well'ngone and the Earl of Gravel Lane, the leaders of a gang of young Jewish pickpockets....

Charlotte Frayne's boss, Mr. Gilmore, travels to Europe in the fall of 1936 on a mysterious trip, leaving her in charge of the detective agency. The redoubtable Mrs. Jessop hires Charlotte to investigate the untimely death of her son, a disfigured and injured veteran of the Great War. The police ruled it a suicide, but Mrs. Jessop doesn't agree...

A quest to find the ancient sword Excalibur quickly turns into a hunt for a determined killer for Crispin Guest. London, 1396.A trip to the swordsmith shop for Crispin Guest, Tracker of London, and his apprentice Jack Tucker takes an unexpected turn when Crispin...

Before Fame and the Friendship of a Lifetime, there was...A FIRST ADVENTURE! November, 1880. An aimless, freshly-wounded twenty-eight year-old discharged British Army surgeon finds himself washed ashore on the lush Atlantic island of Bermuda. He has few prospects, and seems content roaming the back...

Introducing reluctant spy and friar-sleuth Brother Rodric Chandler in the first of a brand-new medieval mystery series. London. July, 1399. As rumours spread that his ambitious cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, has returned from exile in France, King Richard's grip on the English throne grows ever...

A USA Today Bestseller"A page turner! An innocent and a rake, both with dark secrets, come together with explosive passion." -Goodreads A Wallflower Who Guards Her SecretsMiss Polly Kent has no illusions about finding love. Not only is she a wallflower, but her freakish...

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886) is a mystery novel by Fergus Hume. An immediate bestseller for Hume, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a gripping novel with an atmospheric intensity and tightly wound mystery worthy of the best of Victorian fiction....

'A gripping murder mystery and a vivid recreation of Paris under German Occupation.' ANDREW TAYLOR*WINNER OF THE HWA GOLD CROWN AWARD FOR BEST HISTORICAL FICTION**SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD* 'Terrific' SUNDAY TIMES, Best Books of the Month'A thoughtful, haunting thriller' MICK HERRON'Sharp...

Now on exhibition for a few days only, the strange, the wonderful, sights you have never beheld before - Burnham's Carnival, Including Mrs Anna Tufton, the Giantess. Matilda Hayward is determined to have a career, after all, it is 1888! While reporting for the...

Beautiful muse, Miss Sapphire Reubens, the inspiration for her lover's latest art exhibition, is missing - items of her clothing found in the river. Worryingly, Miss Matilda Hayward and her fellow writer for the Women's Journal, Miss Alice Doran, only recently enjoyed a preview...

Based on a true event, an incredible tale of a woman locked up in a psychiatric ward against her will and a daughter who refuses to give up searching for her. When Mattie McAllister was eight years old, her father told her that her...

At the pinnacle of his Hollywood career, Garrison Prince's reign ends tonight.As plain old Gary Prinz, he can pursue his Bible education, buy a bungalow in Pasadena, acquire a few chickens, and marry the girl of his dreams. He just never imagined trading the...

Dundee, 1860s. Sergeant George Watters and his team investigate the murder of a local banker, found dead on the 13th tee of a local golf course.Illicit prizefighters, merchants and prostitutes all seem to be somehow connected to the murder, and even the toughest of...

After a distinguished scientist dies under suspicious circumstances at an archaeological dig in Tuscany, Darren Priest and Alana Weber are called in to investigate.They discover that the now-deceased scientist's work was focused on Italy's earliest history, and the possible connection to the mysterious Etruscan...

Jane Black is plain and smart, a combination sure to kill any prospects found in a London season.Pretending her wallflower status is of no concern, Jane focuses on the quiet country life she's planned even as she struggles with the vow she made to...

Sherlock Holmes: Stranger than Truth is a collection of 13 brand new Sherlock Holmes mysteries featuring the Great Detective working side-by-side with such notable historical figures as: P.T. BarnumTheodore RooseveltAnnie OakleyNellie BlyLord KitchenerJohn Merrick, the Elephant ManAnd Many, Many More!!!Author: Derrick Belanger, David Marcum,...

#1 Amazon Bestseller - Contemporary British Fiction#1 Amazon Bestseller - International Mystery & Crime"A modern interpretation of a golden age detective novel, in the spirit of Agatha Christie and other writers of crime of the interwar period. A very satisfying homage." -Paul C.W. Beatty,...

A kidnapping in New York City's illustrious high society, and the inquisitive young woman who's determined to redeem her family's good name. Will she outsmart the culprit, even after another person winds up dead? New York City, 1925.Florence Winters is ready to escape the...

A most haunting melody...When young Alice Winters is found dead close to a ruined medieval tower just outside the remote village of Friday Street, her boyfriend Jake is charged with murder. That evening the haunting melody is heard, which, according to village tradition, is...

"I am loving these! FAST, FUN, and FURI0US! What a great read! What wonderful entertainment!"-SANDY HACKETTIt's 1961 and Las Vegas is still the place to be. Eddie Gianelli, pit boss at the Sands Casino, now considers the Rat Pack his friends. And this time,...

Ninety-nine days remain in Isobel Amsel's sentence, and the world keeps spinning - just not for Isobel. Her twin brother disappears for unknown reasons, and she's left pacing in her cage like a tiger.While Isobel's rebellious adopted daughter, Sao Jin, keeps her on her...

2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. At the request of George Lomax, Lord Caterham reluctantly agrees to host a weekend party at his home, Chimneys. A murder occurs in the house, beginning a week of fast-paced events with police among the guests. Little did...

An honorable man with a bloody past he can only remember in part, and a woman dead in the eyes of the world, but all too alive.A confessed murderer and a missing body lures Isobel Kingston into the night, but she finds far more...

Springtime. Love is in the air. So is murder. When Ellison Russell, reluctant finder of bodies, chairs a gala in conjunction with the museum's Chinese funerary exhibit, she expects disaster. So, she's not remotely surprised when a body turns up. Ellison is willing to...

Another day, another dead woman in Ellison Russell's study. Only this one claimed to be Mrs. Anarchy Jones. As Ellison juggles mothers, daughter, unhappy wives, and near-miss murder attempts, one thing is clear--someone will go to any lengths to hide the truth. Can Ellison...

Every Londoner has money worries. Talented artist and some-time sleuth, Seb Foxley, is no exception.When fellow craftsmen with debts to pay are found dead in the most horrid circumstances, fears escalate. Only Seb can solve the puzzles that baffle the authorities.Seb's wayward elder brother,...

November 1928, New York City. No one can keep a secret like high society - especially when that secret is murder.There are two things Penelope Harris would rather do than get involved with another murder-sing opera and flirt with Thom Lund. When two tickets...

Book four in the Inspector Lestrade series. It is 1891 and London is still reeling from the horror of the unsolved Ripper murders when Inspector Lestrade (that 'ferret-like' anti-hero so often out-detected by the legendary Sherlock Holmes) is sent to the Isle of Wight...

Paul Ferroll (1855) is a novel by Caroline Clive. Published to widespread critical and commercial acclaim, Paul Ferroll gained comparisons to Jane Eyre and predated the rise of popular detective fiction, but has since been largely forgotten. A captivating novel of Victorian social conventions...

Trapped by rising flood waters on his farm, and doing his best to care for his growing family, including his pregnant wife, Mette, Frank Hardy gives shelter to two other families. When one member of the sheltering families is found stabbed to death the...

Author: Julie MulhernISBN-10: 1665290013ISBN-13: 9781665290012Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/22/2016Format: CDWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 5.83h x 5.59w x 0.63d

Princess of Colchis, sorceress and Priestess of Hekate, niece of Circe, and procurer of the Golden Fleece.The devoted wife of Jason, and a brave adventurer with his Argonauts, Medea was also a loving mother and a loyal friend of Herakles.And yet, legend says she...

April 1912. As the Titanic sinks, Eleanor Annenberg discovers a captivating stranger leaning over an open sarcophagus, surrounded by mutilated bodies. Elle is left with a gift that compels her on a journey into a world of ancient evils, vicious hunters and human prey...

Author: Jessica EllicottISBN-10: 1432897586ISBN-13: 9781432897581Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2022Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.10dLarge Print

A mysterious invite, a festive party, and a murderer hiding amongst the mistletoe.Christmas in England, 1936.When Ruby Dove receives a cryptic invitation to Lady Charlesworth's swanky London soiree, Fina Aubrey-Havelock convinces her friend to attend. With journalist Pixley Hayford in tow, the trio is...

She has one shot to pull off the perfect village Christmas party. But bloodstains under the mistletoe hide a sinister surprise... Lady Sarah is unseasonably distraught. With her fiancé fleeing to grieve the death of their unborn child, the quick-witted woman has been left...

A proper lady must choose between society or the untitled gentleman who has stolen her heart in this captivating Regency romance perfect for fans of Bridgerton.Ned Wentworth will be forever grateful to the family that plucked him from the streets and gave him a...

When American military intelligence sources discover that the Chinese Communists developed their first and only H-bomb and intend to drop it on the U.S. Seventh Fleet, extraordinary and top-secret plans are immediately put in motion in Hong Kong and Washington. A small group of...