Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket A missing woman, a cryptic message, and a ruthless enemy lurking in the shadows-Tommy and Tuppence didn't expect their search for adventure to turn into a deadly game of espionage. What starts as a simple job spirals into...

A promising proposal. A life-changing secret. Will she live out a lie or follow her heart? New York, 1847. Elanora dreams of marrying her childhood sweetheart Eustace. The proposal on her 21st birthday is everything she hoped for, until her fiancé's father dispatches him...

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...

1972. A friend dead. A lie that won't stay buried.Jack Tuesday barely has a handle on life with his teenage son-a defector from Soviet East Germany-when a woman from his past turns up dead. The cops write it off as an accident. Jack doesn't...

Would you risk your life simply to be yourself? Julia Thom is new to the small town of Horse, but she's not new to trouble. When reclusive watchmaker James Hunter is beaten, but has no memory of the event, Julia vows to find the...

The greatest mysteries of all time, those of the arcane and occult sort, have met their match in the greatest detective ever known! Sherlock Holmes! A rash of gruesome cannibal murders surrounding the construction of the London Underground draw Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson...

Synopsis for The Ontario Project Detective Karen Saunders is suspicious when she learns that someone is looking for Alison Hudson. As the dreaded covid virus was finally being combatted by a worldwide anti vaccine program a roller coaster of events begins. Sam and Chrissie...

Synopsis for The Ontario Project Detective Karen Saunders is suspicious when she learns that someone is looking for Alison Hudson. As the dreaded covid virus was finally being combatted by a worldwide anti vaccine program a roller coaster of events begins. Sam and Chrissie...

It is 1938. The world is moving inexorably towards the outbreak of war. In Germany, the military High Command is preparing its grand strategy for the coming conflict. Chief among their aims is to secure a foothold in Antarctica as a platform for naval...

Sarah Anne Law, affectionately known to family and friends as Sam, was playing the stalking game with her can when she inadvertently discovered a secret compartment in her haunted Victorian home. Not only did Sam find a hidden treasure, but she also realized that...

Kommissar Gerhard Hoehner is back! Berlin trembles on the brink of revolution. The Kaiser has fled, and the old order is collapsing, as Berlin is torn between two factions. But away from prying eyes, sinister forces continue to work to their own agenda, ready...

BERLIN, NOVEMBER 1918: The war is ending. The Empire is falling. For robbery detective Gerhard Hoehner these dark days of a German winter are as much a struggle for food, fuel, and news as they are for any Berliner. So, when the disappearance of...

Sarah Anne Law, affectionately known to family and friends as Sam, was playing the stalking game with her can when she inadvertently discovered a secret compartment in her haunted Victorian home. Not only did Sam find a hidden treasure, but she also realized that...

Something very strange is happening to the ring of stone lions at the center of the Alhambra, lions that have refused to spit water for five hundred years, until suddenly one of the lions is gushing every evening. Ring of Lions explores the power...

A National Bestselling Historical Romance!An honorable policeman vows to help a scandalous beauty find her kidnapped daughter. His greatest risk? Losing his heart..."For readers who crave sexy, exciting Regency romance with a fresh plot and intriguing characters, I would highly recommend HER PROTECTOR'S PLEASURE."...

But the Wicked Shall Perish follows Tziporah Curiel, a young Jewish woman, as she is brought back to life in 1920s Venice, Italy, and as she struggles to come to terms with her existence and to enact justice on her murderer. The novel incorporates...

August 1846. The U.S. army has taken Santa Fe without firing a shot. The Mexican American War is over in New Mexico. Or is it? Two days after the Army arrives, seventeen-year-old Jessie Milbank and her friends stumble on a man with a knife...

The color of passion is Blood Red.For Freddie Little, it is not only the color of the family heirloom ruby necklace, it is the color of his deep love for his wife, Kathy Briscow Little. When Kathy wears the gem to a gala party,...

Author: Jenna BennettISBN-10: 194293968XISBN-13: 9781942939689Publisher: Magpie InkLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2025Pages: 326Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d

If someone had asked Sherlock Holmes later in the year, there is little doubt that he would have said his life began that spring day in 1871 when he met Violet Rushdale upon the moors and ended in the winter some months distant. His...

It was some time before Sherlock Holmes recovered from the events of late 1871. Physically, it took many months; mentally, it took many years. He was bound by both a promise to the living and a commitment to honour the dead, and being so...

In late 1876 Sherlock Holmes returns to London to begin his career as a detective. Within weeks he solves the murder of the manager of a theatrical company and exposes corruption within Scotland Yard. However, he gets little credit for either and has difficulty...

The genteel tranquility of a country house party is shattered when the gamekeeper is shot. Was his death the result of his recent indiscretions, or long-buried secrets?The weekend was supposed to be an enjoyable time with her family at the neo-Gothic manor of Lord...

The genteel tranquility of a country house party is shattered when the gamekeeper is shot. Was his death the result of his recent indiscretions, or long-buried secrets?The weekend was supposed to be an enjoyable time with her family at the neo-Gothic manor of Lord...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF 'THE UNPICKING'When whispers of abuse at Arrol's department store reach Mabel, a determined policewoman, she knows she must act. Enlisting the help of Johnnie, a cunning thief, and Beatrice, a savvy businesswoman, they embark on a perilous journey to uncover...

Can Lady Ellen of Ashcombe Hall finally savour a relaxing break at Millars Hotel? Not quite. Her plans take an unexpected turn when a sightseeing tour of Branden Bay Castle turns deadly.The picturesque castle in Branden Bay stands proudly above the town and beach....

Lady Ellen finds herself presented with another mystery!Lady Ellen spends her last fortnight in Branden Bay relaxing at The Grand Hotel. However, the peaceful holiday she desired is again interrupted when the dance host is found dead in the ballroom. The Frenchman was far...

Marooned after a garden party turns sinister, Lady Ellen finds herself in the midst of an unsettling mystery. An unexpected summer storm leaves occupants and visitors, including Ellen, Lottie and Captain Hamilton, contained within Moor House and grounds after it is cut off from...

Kate O'Donnell, fresh from her adventures in Dead Beat, discovers yet again there's a darker side to London in the Swinging Sixties With Beatlemania having finally reached the capital, it's an exciting time to be in London. Especially for young photographer Kate O'Donnell, who...

On 15th April 1912, RMS Titanic sank and 1500 people lost their lives. But what if it had stayed afloat? When the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic leaves thirteen-year-old Olivia Davenport orphaned, she's sent to live with her guardians, the Fairchilds, in their...

On 15th April 1912, RMS Titanic sank and 1500 people lost their lives. But what if it had stayed afloat? When the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic leaves thirteen-year-old Olivia Davenport orphaned, she's sent to live with her guardians, the Fairchilds, in their...

When the family gardener is murdered near a site of legendary buried treasure, dog-lover and mystery-solver Cressida Fawcett is on the case!1926, Sussex. The Honourable Cressida Fawcett is delighted to return to her parents' rambling mansion to introduce them to her pug Ruby's puppies....

Enemies at every turn in this medieval mystery thriller perfect for fans of D. V. Bishop and S. J. Parris. Florence, 1342. A city on the brink of chaos. Restored to favour at court, King's Messenger Simon Merrivale accompanies an English delegation to Florence,...

Sherlock Holmes is missing. Dr. Watson receives a cursed note, summoning him to the city of Milan. In his plight, he turns to the one person who can help him: Mycroft Holmes, secret agent and eternally concerned elder brother. Mycroft has to team up...

And then there was one . . . can Donald Langham and Maria Dupré stop a killer who's picking off victims one by one? December, 1956. Donald Langham's wife Maria Dupré receives a chilling invitation to attend a death at the home of Maxwell...

A New Orleans historical mystery steampunk thriller set in 1900.Howls reverberate off lacework balconies along fog-shrouded streets of the old quarter as New Orleans Police detectives search for missing men. The howling continues as the mutilated bodies of the missing are discovered. At night,...

Late one summer morning in 1892, a prominent businessman and his second wife were brutally murdered with an axe in their own home. One of the man's two daughters was charged with his murder. The trial was a circus. The outcome was controversial. What...

Author: Mary Elizabeth BraddonISBN-10: 166768311XISBN-13: 9781667683119Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/19/2024Pages: 342Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d

Amazon Best Selling Author in Folklore and Mythology! Set against a backdrop rich in historical and mythological intrigue, The Sacred Grove: Legacy of Shadows intertwines ancient prophecy, personal redemption, and hidden societies in an epic narrative that spans centuries, culminating in a modern-day adventure.Commanded...

The most ladylike of "Merlin's Mauraders," Sofia possesses a natural grace and grandeur to go along with her deadly arsenal of martial skills--which makes her the perfect choice for a dangerous assignment to investigate rumors of government corruption. She must spin through the glittering...

Nelson Lane finds himself once again assisting local law enforcement in Wyoming. This time, it's a tribal policeman enlisting the U.S. marshal's help to find a girl who has gone missing from the Wind River Reservation. It's a good excuse to take a break...

Bestselling author Patricia Rice brings you another romantic, small-town mystery in Regency England. . . He's looking for a future - she must escape the past. . . if only they can survive the present. In the derelict village of Gravesyde Priory, newly-arrived Verity...

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF HUSH NOW, DON'T EXPLAIN - 2014 USA BEST BOOK AWARD LITERARY FICTION FINALIST - Dennis Must explores the boundaries of reality and myth in his final book in a series, CIRCLING TOWARD NIGHTFALL Circling Toward Nightfall is a lyrical rendering of...

The Brothers of Death (1856) is the second volume in a series of four that tells the story of the Hulet family which, for generations, has headed the government's spy network, the Secret Bureau, that intercepts and opens all private mail. From the execution...

The Marquis de Lupiano (1858) is the fourth and final volume in a sprawling saga that tells the story of the secret government's spy network, the Secret Bureau, that intercepts and opens all private mail. In this tome, we finally discover the hidden origins...

When a passenger is found dead inside a locked cabin aboard the opulent Titanic, it's a crime worthy of "the Thinking Machine," the popular fictional investigator who solves mysteries using formidable logic. So who better to crack this real-life case than author Jacques Futrelle,...

The Secret Bureau (1849) is the first volume in a series of four that tells the story of the Hulet family which, for generations, has headed the government's spy network, the Secret Bureau, that intercepts and opens all private mail. It follows the ambitious...

Strikes, blackmail, and murder plague Beatrix amid growing unrest following the supremacist ideologies of World War II.Beatrix Patterson has faced monsters before, but in a world teetering on the edge of social change, she comes up against her most complicated case yet. In one...

Strikes, blackmail, and murder plague Beatrix amid growing unrest following the supremacist ideologies of World War II.Beatrix Patterson has faced monsters before, but in a world teetering on the edge of social change, she comes up against her most complicated case yet. In one...

This story is a battle of superstitions, myths, and a legendary curse, versus the insatiable curiosity of a boy that must find that elusive satisfaction no matter the cost, and the curse be damned! The boys struggle to be successful with their quest for...