Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

May 1943. Betty Ahern is studying for her private investigator's license when a new client-Edward Kettle-hires her to clear his name after he was dismissed from his job at the American Shipbuilding Company. When Edward is brutally murdered, the dead man's sister hires Betty...

A new job, a brutal murder, and Camelot has ended.In 1963, Dot Morgan's life was changed forever. She witnessed the assassination of John F Kennedy through the lens of her boxy Kodak Instamatic camera, bringing traumatic aftereffects of the brutality that happened as they...

Southampton, 1910. When the Oceanic sets sail its ultimate destination is New York. But it must make one very important stop first: at Cherbourg, to pick up internationally renowned financier and art collector J. P. Morgan, fresh from a continental buying spree. George Dillman...

Author: Loren D. EstlemanISBN-10: 8885787525ISBN-13: 9798885787529Publisher: Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage CompLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/22/2023Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.43w x 0.79dLarge Print

Miss Marple meets Tony Hillerman in Death on the Rio Chiquito New Mexico, 1943: Emily Schwarz, the Anglo teacher at the isolated Pueblo of San Antonito, discovers the corpse of a nineteen-year-old boy, his blood mingling with the muddy waters of the tiny Rio...

The Bell in the Fog, a dazzling historical mystery by Lev AC Rosen, asks--once you have finally found a family, how far would you go to prove yourself to them? San Francisco, 1952. Detective Evander "Andy" Mills has started a new life for himself...

With Sandra Dallas's incomparable gift for creating a sense of time and place and characters that capture your heart, The Last Midwife tells the story of family, community, and the secrets that can destroy and unite them. It is 1880 and Gracy Brookens is...

Portraying the true diversity of the Regency-era and the hidden intrigue of England's abolitionist movement, this vibrant, inclusive new historical mystery from acclaimed author Vanessa Riley features an engaging heroine with an independent streak, a notorious past, and a decided talent for sleuthing... Pressed...

"The novel combines the mystery and honesty of Craig Johnson's Longmire with the first-person narration of a fiercely independent Oregon character." --Sheila Deeth, author of John's Joy Winner of the 2018 Killer Nashville Readers' Choice Award 2017 Foreword Indies Finalist for Historical A Korean...

Spies, secrets and suspicious circumstances: Friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan races against time to solve impossible crimes and uncover a traitor in this gripping historical mystery set in medieval London. London. March, 1382. Deep in the shadows, a clandestine organization known as the Secret Chancery operates...

Death occurs once or not at all. So thought Adolph Hitler in war-torn Germany. In current day Poland, a bulldozer cracks the foundation of a secret underground Nazi biochemical lab. The papers found there reveal profound anachronistic medical research. Additionally, an odd connection is...

"Suicide was all the rage in L.A. the summer of '39." When an oddball sister and brother hire him to find out if their father's suicide was suicide, private investigator Nate Ross figures he's in for an easy job. That is, until he discovers...

In this engaging historical mystery, Agatha Christie's ever-capable housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, not only keeps the celebrated author's English country home in tip-top shape, she excels as an amateur sleuth. But when a murder-themed game goes awry, can she outfox the guilty party? "A murder...

Author: Ethan J. WolfeISBN-10: 1432892673ISBN-13: 9781432892678Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/08/2023Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.94dLarge Print

Tis the season of goodwill, and Dickens extends the hand of friendship to a stranded stranger and his nephews for Christmas, with deadly consequences . . ."The ingenious solution to the mystery makes this the series' best entry yet. Victorian whodunit fans are in...

A perplexing murder in a renowned Oxford University library and a suspicious fire at a famous inventor's London laboratory set Wrexford and Lady Charlotte on two separate investigations in this masterfully plotted, atmospheric Regency-set mystery from USA Today bestselling author Andrea Penrose. "[Penrose] mixes...

Elizabeth II's coronation is looming, but DI Edgar Stephens is busy investigating the death of a local fortune-teller. Meanwhile, his old pal, the magician Max Mephisto, is rehearsing for his television debut, a coronation day variety show. But upon hearing that their wartime commander,...

Perdition is a city of lost souls. It's a city of filth and crime and misery. It's where the destitute dwell, and the hopeless live in torment. It's where dreams go to die.For renowned Detective, Spencer Havelock, a new partner from the upper-class city...

Bombay, 1909. Genevieve Masefield and George Dillman make a living as detectives aboard the early twentieth century's most extravagant ocean liners. From the members of first class in all their finery, to the card cheats and pickpockets plying their trade, they've experienced more than...

"Carr (1906-1977) is at the top of his game in this taut whodunit first published in 1931."--Publishers Weekly, Starred reviewThe British Library resurfaces an early gem from one of the great writers of the Golden Age of classic crime fiction.As the thick, autumnal fog...

"Opportunity" is the true story of the largest cash heist in American history. Six young men from Carson and Compton (Los Angeles, California) robbed the Dunbar Armored Car facility of $18,900,000 without firing a shot. Top FBI agents stayed on the case for two...

Against all expectations in Edwardian England, newly married American heiress Stella Kendrick and British aristocrat Viscount "Lyndy" Lyndhurst are bucking traditions--and investigating murder--on their honeymoon in the latest installment of the Stella & Lyndy Mysteries from acclaimed author Clara McKenna. Leaving behind tragedies surrounding...

In the year 1907, workmen digging at a local gravel pit were startled by unearthing a human skull that rolled down an embankment at their feet. The gruesome discovery made interesting reading in the morning issue of the Chronicle newspaper, but the good citizens...

As a girl in the West, Valentine Mackle dodged quicksand along the rivers of the mining camps, but as Mrs. Roderick W. DeVere of New York's Fifth Avenue, Val is sucked into Society's own quicksand in Spring, 1899, when a weekend at a country...

Veronica must find and stop a devious killer when a group of old friends is targeted for death in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Veronica's natural-historian beau, Stoker, has been away in Bavaria for...

A suicide, a derelict barge, and floating pink chiffon nightdresses...When the San Angelo drifts into port in the Pool of London, telephones begin to ring across the capital and an intricate series of events is set in motion. Beset by dreadful storms in the...

Owen Archer suspects an old adversary is on his tail as he seeks to solve the mystery surrounding a dead body found on the road to York. "A standout . . . Robb reinforces her place among the top writers of medieval historicals" -...

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"Despite its title, this British Library Crime Classics reissue of a 1936 novel isn't just an entertaining Christmas read. It's a fine example of the old-time country-house murder mystery, with loads of suspects, lots of...

Rhys Bowen's characteristic blend of atmospheric turn-of-the-century history, clever plotting, and sparkling characters will delight readers in The Edge of Dreams, from her bestselling Molly Murphy series. Molly Murphy Sullivan's husband Daniel, a captain in the New York City police force, is stumped. He's...

The Family Way, the twelfth entry in Rhys Bowen's bestselling Molly Murphy series, will delight fans and win over newcomers with its elegantly plotted mystery, atmospheric historical detail, and vivid characters. Molly Murphy--now Molly Sullivan--is a year into her marriage, expecting her first child,...

Perdition is a city of lost souls. It's a city of filth and crime and misery. It's where the destitute dwell, and the hopeless live in torment. It's where dreams go to die. For renowned Detective, Spencer Havelock, a new partner from the upper-class...

Author: Alison GoodmanISBN-10: 8885790623ISBN-13: 9798885790628Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/26/2023Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.60w x 1.20dLarge Print

'Tis the season to be witching...The case of three spirits singing, two witches brewing, & a partridge in a pear tree.While the little town of Halifax decks their halls with boughs of holly and the Beaumont Bros Circus prepare for their first yuletide together,...

At the palatial Hamptons estate of wealthy artist Alfonso Ossorio, Jackson Pollock's masterpiece, Lavender Mist, is the crown jewel in a fabled collection of modern art. When Ossorio's decision to sell the painting to finance his obsessive landscaping projects proves fatal, suspicion falls on...

Author: Raymond ChandlerISBN-10: 8119007093ISBN-13: 9788119007097Publisher: Sanage Publishing House LlpLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/2023Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d

"A vile crime is being planned," he said."And heaven knows, it may even have been executed."When an old schoolfriend whisks private detective Asbj rn Krag away by train to an isolated snow-covered manor house, his curiosity is aroused.John Aakerholm, a wealthy landowner with peculiar...

Lady Violet and Sebastian MacHeath are trying to forge a cordial marriage out of unlikely beginnings. When they are invited to a summer house party, they accept, hoping to make the excursion into a belated wedding journey of sorts-or at least a respite from...

At an opulent masquerade ball no one is who they're pretending to be, but when the affair ends in death, Nick and Celia will have to unmask a killer . . . Word of an upcoming engagement that will join two prominent families has...

Murder is so sang-froid!When the Reed family-temporarily exiled to France-is once again safe, Ginger decides to turn the event into a much needed holiday. And the absolute cake is Ginger's reunion with her American friend Haley Higgins, who is working in France on a...

Enter the world of first-century CE Roman Alexandria and participate in the perilous adventures of Miriam bat Isaac, budding alchemist and sleuth extraordinaire. Join her and her deputy Phoebe as they struggle to solve nine of their most baffling cases beginning with the locked-room...

Dave Hutchinson, a recently retired professional project manager has been hired to manage a special secret project on behalf of the Monticello Association, the owner of the Thomas Jefferson Cemetery at Monticello. In July 2022, Hutchinson is meeting with Jonathon Coolidge, the current president...

A Rupert Wilde Golden Age Murder Mystery. It is the 1920s and Ambrose De Lacy is the doyen of mystery writers and founder of The Murder Club, an exclusive social club for successful authors of crime fiction. He receives death threats by post and...

It is no small matter, after all, to create something--to make it so only by setting down the words. We forget the magnitude, sometimes, of that miracle.In the dead of night, shots ring out over the grounds of a sprawling English estate. The world-weary...

"Del Rowland, working for Bill Overlin at the Spoke ranch, begins to doubt the bosss integrity when Overlin and others bully a homesteader named Holt Warren and goad him into a fatal gunfight. Dels curiosity increases as he gets to know Overlins stepdaughter, Lawna,...

London, 1899. Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone on the site of a new museum being built, which she names as The Victoria and Albert Museum. Shortly after, Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton are called to the site because the dead body of a...

November 1907. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield sail from Liverpool to New York on the maiden voyage of the luxurious Mauretania. Employed by the Cunard Line again as private detectives, they pose as passengers on what proves to be a very eventful crossing. Dillman...

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderTwo mysteries of the kind John Bude does best, with well-drawn and authentic period settings and a satisfying whodunit structure, following the traditional rules and style of the Golden Age of the genre.Death in White...

A holiday on the French Riviera turns deadly when Lord Unsworth's old flame is found murdered in this second installment of the "entertaining" Mr. Quayle Mysteries. (Kirkus Reviews)"One murder was quite enough for this family!" Lady Constance declared. "Two starts to look like carelessness!...

There's no greater duty than family...At twenty-years old, Alder never asked to be the man of the house, life just happened. He was the oldest of twelve to a widowed Irish mother. Now he is being torn between his conscience and the will of...

SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS THE OLD WEST IN THIS GRIPPING ADVENTURE ON A TRAIN RIDE TO DANGER.Two Sherlock Holmes-worshiping cowpokes, Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer, are embarking on a new adventure in the Old West. When they take a job as guards for the...