Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

A gripping World War II murder mystery--and a beautifully drawn portrait of Paris under Nazi occupation--with compelling and conflicted hero Detective Eddie Giral at its heart. Paris, 1940. As the city adjusts to life under Nazi occupation, Detective Eddie Giral struggles to reconcile his...

Set during the Opium Wars, this steamy and spellbinding Charlie's Angels meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon romance will leave you breathless.Their love is forbidden...and irresistible.The daughter of a half-Chinese duke and a lady fossil hunter, Lady Glory Cavendish is a free-spirited campaigner for justice....

Peking, 1867When one of the Empress's ladies-in-waiting is killed in the Forbidden City, she orders Inspector Gong to find the killer. Unfortunately, as a man, he is forbidden from entering the Inner Court. How is he supposed to solve a murder when he cannot...

Is the countess of Dalmau alive or dead? Ore even worse, did she even exist? Continuation of "The Twelve Doors" series. #3 Instant bestseller historical mystery thriller in the USA on the day of its release. #1 bestseller in Spain and Mexico. More than...

When Walter Raleigh, a down-on-his-luck English gentleman-adventurer, rescues a man in Arminia from three attackers, he throws in with his new-found friend-and suddenly finds himself employed, for this friend is someone extraordinary.This book assembles for the first time the complete "Emperor's Detective" series, as...

'Stop standing in the way of bullets.''I will if you will.'Does the camera ever lie?1911: After the violent murder of three policemen in the line of duty, tensions between London constabulary and Whitechapel anarchists simmer. Meanwhile accusations and counter accusations of espionage further weaken...

A loyal Southerner embroiled in John Wilkes Booth's plot to kill President Lincoln struggles with a dilemma that is tearing him apart. But should he avenge the South as a hero, or back out as a coward and avoid an unforgiveable sin?We know about...

A loyal Southerner embroiled in John Wilkes Booth's plot to kill President Lincoln struggles with a dilemma that is tearing him apart. But should he avenge the South as a hero, or back out as a coward and avoid an unforgiveable sin?We know about...

After her twin sister's mysterious death, Clea assumes her identity as "Justina" and returns to Spain, the place of their birth. Using the novel, Carmen, as her guide, she seeks clues about her sister among the flamenco demi-monde, first in Madrid and then Sevilla....

Meet Trygve Yamamura-judo expert, Samurai sword connoisseur, and private detective. He is a triple threat to San Francisco crime. These combined skills enable him to keep his own head attached while finding out who removed someone else's with an honorable Japaneses weapon. An old-fashioned...

In the year of 1898, a fiendish figure labeled "The Night Stalker" terrorized the small community of Gas City, Indiana, murdering young and old alike, while leaving no clues behind. As intense community pressure mounted, it was up to Marshal Justin Blake and his...

This all started in the fall of 2011 when my wife Joyce and I stumbled across the Napoleon Museum during our "Roaming Rome" vacation. Inside there was an art exhibit by Chiam Koppleman, the American artist known for his works of Aesthetic Realism. The...

1526 is an Interlocking puzzle of characters and situations bound together by a central mystery - an entertaining epic, speckled with folklore, romance and battle that brings the early 16th century to life.Turkish forces destroy the Hungarian army and kill the king, throwing the...

What secrets lie in the ledgers of the Royal Government Bank?After Harry Paterson is summoned to London following his father's murder, he finds out that the late Lord Elliot Paterson had discovered hidden information dated all the way back to 1936... and a vast...

Book twelve in the Inspector Lestrade series. 'You're promising me a peaceful one, eh? This Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Ten? Let's hope you're right.' Unfortunately, his men can't fulfil Superintendent Lestrade's wish. Nor can his daughter Emma, who moments later brings...

The winter of 1847 has brought a consumption (tuberculosis) epidemic which is devastating the village of Plumford, Massachusetts. In an atmosphere of increasing hysteria and superstition, country doctor Adam Walker and philosopher Henry David Thoreau seem the only voices of reason. The winter also...

After the collapse of an ancient empire, Casper, Nadika, Jayani and Sharif each acquire a crystal with extraordinary properties.Their minds and futures intertwined, the four begin a journey to find clues about the mysterious empire, and discover its secrets.But in their search for Lemuria,...

March 1937 Georgette Dorothy Marsh published a book when she was no longer able to afford cream for her tea. Without enough imagination to tell a story on her own, she wrote about her neighbors instead. Only her book became a best seller and...

In his fourth crime suspense thriller, FRANCESCO FERRARI EXPLORES CHINATOWN, Ferrari proves once more that he IS San Francisco's new iconic private detective for the times(not that dated Sam Spade past). Introduced is Rachel Chung, a refreshing Chinese heroine for the times. She's no...

New Zealand, 1881: Sgt. Frank Hardy is confined to Somes Island in Wellington Harbour, in quarantine, when an American detective tells him that his father is in trouble. A shipboard romance has put him in the sights of a gang from San Francisco. Hardy...

Kieran "Red" Maguire, a love-starved Montana newspaper reporter who solves crimes, captured national attention with his lurid coverage of the Purple Rose Murders.Suddenly, in the winter of 1954-55, he uncovers a fresh scoop for the Butte Bugle. Men wearing children's Halloween masks demand ever-ballooning...

The lure of gold changes people. Greed, suspicion, mistrust; all of it develops from the love of the yellow metal.Reece is a drifter. A man with a past, seeking peace and quiet after the horrors of the War. He finds none of these in...

After the Second World War, young Ben uncovers a bizarre tale: in the 1941 Blitz, soldiers died right where his playground is now.As events of the past slowly unfold, Ben is entangled in a series of strange, inexplicable incidents, as old secrets and long-hidden...

When Sergeant George Watters is assigned to a scuttling case, he thinks he can solve it in a few days. Instead, he discovers a connection to a string of burglaries of high-value shops and hotels across Dundee.Things take a turn for the worse when...

When Sergeant George Watters is assigned to a scuttling case, he thinks he can solve it in a few days. Instead, he discovers a connection to a string of burglaries of high-value shops and hotels across Dundee.Things take a turn for the worse when...

From hunting pickpockets in London omnibuses and ghosts in Hesse Square, Sergeant Watters and Detective Silver are led into the notorious Wild Geese public house, and a tangled mystery that involves the murder of a guardsman and the vivacious wife of an Austrian diplomat.With...

From hunting pickpockets in London omnibuses and ghosts in Hesse Square, Sergeant Watters and Detective Silver are led into the notorious Wild Geese public house, and a tangled mystery that involves the murder of a guardsman and the vivacious wife of an Austrian diplomat.With...

The spread of a deadly ancient pathogen leads Dave and Linda to the remains of what was once the largest city in North America and to a deadly confrontation with a greedy businessman and the biker gang that protects him from justice. Dave and...

It's never too late to uncover the truth.In a Seattle suburb in the summer of 1989, someone saw a woman pushed out a window and plummet to her death. Unable to identify the killer, the witness chose not to come forward. And Dorothy 'Ace'...

1916, the Western Front.There are some crimes that transcend the horrors of war, and the rumour of a soldier being found in no man's land crucified to a church door threatens to cause a mutiny in the trenches. To placate the troops, allied HQ...

After orchestrating a string of daring train raids, Confederate scout Drouet Broussard is inducted into a secretive group only known as the Knights of the Golden Circle.Shrouded in a world of agents and assassins, Broussard is soon assigned the ultimate mission: assassinating the President...

MI5 has a task for psychic investigator Jake Conley: Operation Black Panther, a mission to obtain DNA from a beast in Exmoor.Meanwhile, wealthy arms manufacturer, Dr. Aubrey Drake, and the unhinged Major Lorimer infiltrate a top-secret military research station, dreaming of creating the ultimate...

Quite some time after a somewhat disinterested third party comes into possession of the motorcycle from a fiery color haired girl, and a young thief steals it from a barn where it has long since gathered dust. Some questions arise of what events have...

Book eight in the Inspector Lestrade series. Britain has entered the twentieth century. Queen Victoria is dead and the Boer War rages on. Inspector Lestrade is called upon to investigate the brutal death of Ralph Childers, MP. It is but the first in a...

Book seven in the Inspector Lestrade series. He was in his forty-third year and knee-deep in murder. Well, what was new? Sholto Lestrade wouldn't really have it any other way. The first fatality in a series of killings which was to be-come the most...

Recently divorced, Dan is still fit and handsome and some might even describe him as having a roguish smile. But after a worrisome medical checkup, and learning that the beloved heritage house he once owned has met the wrecking ball, it feels like time...

During the early-morning hours of 1898 in the small community of Gas City, Indiana, a strange, mournful sound of thirteen bell tolls was heard coming from the high school's bell tower. How the tolling could be accomplished inside a locked building was not known....

Dundee, Scotland, 1862. After the mill of businessman Matthew Beaumont burns to the ground, Detective Sergeant George Watters is sent to investigate.Soon, George discovers that this is not the first property that has been targeted. When a man is found dead in the hold...

With the epic victory at Waterloo behind them, Arianna and Saybrook are looking forward to a quiet summer of scholarship, far from the turmoil of war and politics. But little do they know that an even more dangerous battle is about to test their...

Book five in the Inspector Lestrade series. There is a new broom at Scotland Yard; Nimrod Frost. His first 'little' job for Lestrade is to investigate the reported appearance of a lion in Cornwall, a supposed savager of sheep and frightener of men. Hardly...

Book six in the Inspector Lestrade series. The London Underground Railway, in 1895, was described as 'dark, deadly and halfway to Hell'. Only too true, for as the last train rattled into Liverpool Street, the one remaining passenger did not get off. How could...

Why Paul Ferroll Killed his Wife (1860) 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. Five years after...

A Jane Austen-inspired mystery, set in the world of Pride and Prejudice and Emma.When political chaos in London forces Mary Bennet to take refuge in the picturesque town of Highbury, Surrey, she quickly finds herself safe among friends. Emma Woodhouse welcomes her as a...

Author: Catherine LloydISBN-10: 1665227869ISBN-13: 9781665227865Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/22/2018Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 6.69h x 5.35w x 0.63d

Author: Emily BrightwellISBN-10: 1665208198ISBN-13: 9781665208192Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/17/2019Format: CDWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 6.10h x 6.70w x 0.70d

Upon hearing rumors of "dark" goings on at a nearby country estate, Iris Dickinson cannot resist the pull to become involved. When a sudden storm traps her on the property, she must navigate the dangerous waters of a family mystery she does not fully...

THREE NEW PASTICHE MYSTERY STORIES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST DETECTIVE. These stories are shorter than the other novels in the New Sherlock Holmes Mysteries series and were published in response to invitations to contribute to anthologies of Sherlockian stories. In 'The Adventure of the...

The unforgettable coming-of-age saga of one girl's fight for her freedom, her country, and her heart...1797: After a century of clarifying oppression, Ireland seethes on the brink of rebellion. It waits on one violent tremor-the execution of a seventeen-year-old girl. All Charlotte Dillon wants...

It's September 1931, and Adolf Hitler's live-in niece, Geli Raubal, lies dead on the floor of his Munich apartment at No. 16 Prinzregentenplatz. With Hitler's pistol by her side, it suits the Nazis to cover it up as a suicide.This historical event forms the...

When her parents die from fever, Lady Sarah Montgomery Baird Watson-Wentworth has to leave India, a land she was born and raised in, and travel to England for the first time. Finding it almost impossible to adjust to London society, Sarah flees to the...