Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

This beautifully written, immersive, and unique crime story is a tête-bêche novel--two intertwined stories printed back-to-back. Open the book and the first novella begins. It ends in the middle of the book. Flip the book over, head to tail, and read the second story...

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1880. Born in Marylebone, London in 1824, Collins' family enrolled him at the Maida Hill Academy in 1835, but then took him to France and Italy with them between 1836 and 1838. Returning to...

As Nicolas Picard rides home from Exeter he is attacked by a snarling wildcat. Yet, when his body is discovered, there are lacerations on his neck that could only have come from human hands.When royal commissioners of William the Conqueror, Ralph Delchard and Gervase...

When fire destroys their London theatre, Lord Westfield's players must seek out humbler venues in the countryside. But company manager Nicholas Bracewell is distracted by a shocking tragedy: a mysterious messenger from his native Devon is murdered by poison. Though the messenger is silenced,...

Taking us back in history to a place where autopsies were blasphemous, coffee was an exotic drink, dried toads were the recommended remedy for the plague, and the devil was as real as anything, New York Times bestselling author Oliver Pötzsch's The Hangman's Daughter...

Lights. Camera. Murder. In Celluloid Crimes, the silver screen casts long, dangerous shadows. This gripping anthology of short stories pays homage to the spirit of the razor-sharp wit and smoky intrigue of classic noir-think The Thin Man with a fresh twist of lemon and...

In the wild and untamed landscapes of 19th-century New Mexico Territory, Kent Courtney's "Banister - Outlaws of the Badlands" offers readers a gripping journey into the heart of mystery and history. This latest installment of The Banister Ranch Series isn't just another historical novel;...

A trilogy of Sherlock Holmes stories in the style of Arthur Conan Doyle. Revealed for the first time are the cases in which Holmes assists the Catholic Church. Set in the Vatican itself, as well as the Irish slums of London, Holmes must grapple...

Richard Temperley arrives at Euston station early on a fogbound London morning. He takes refuge in a nearby hotel, along with a disagreeable fellow passenger, who had snored his way through the train journey. But within minutes the other man has snored for the...

Author: Jim LawrenceISBN-10: 1977284604ISBN-13: 9781977284600Publisher: Outskirts PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2025Pages: 420Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d

Author: Emily OrganISBN-10: 1805088866ISBN-13: 9781805088868Publisher: Storm PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/23/2025Pages: 318Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.80d

Author: J. D. RhoadesISBN-10: 1917705263ISBN-13: 9781917705264Publisher: Bloodhound BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/18/2025Pages: 356Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.79d

Author: J. D. RhoadesISBN-10: 1917705255ISBN-13: 9781917705257Publisher: Bloodhound BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/18/2025Pages: 344Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.77d

Author: Michelle DienerISBN-10: 1763784452ISBN-13: 9781763784451Publisher: Michelle DienerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2025Pages: 290Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d

For everyone who loves Jane Austen . . . the second tantalizing mystery in a new series that transforms the beloved author into a dazzling sleuth! Jane and her family are looking forward to a peaceful holiday in the seaside village of Lyme Regis....

Deadly secrets dwell behind closed doors...In the summer of 1380 a French captain is murdered in Hawkmere Manor - a lonely, gloomy dwelling place, otherwise known as the 'Devil's Domain'.The house is used by Regent John of Gaunt to house French prisoners, captured during...

A terrible power struggle threatens the very core of Britain...In 1376, the Black Prince dies of a terrible sickness, closely followed by his father, King Edward IIIin 1377. The crown of England is left in the hands of a mere boy, and the great...

In 1918, the Great War casts its long shadow over the mountain town of Timber Coulee, Idaho. Hours after music shop owner Amanda Parrish reluctantly rejoins the community ladies' choir, their most difficult member is found strangled in Amanda's shop. Did rivalry between sopranos...

The BRAND NEW utterly gripping, unputdownable novel from Richard and Judy NUMBER ONE bestseller Louise Douglas 1864, Bristol, England The seamstress is found in the darkened docks, floating, silenced. Those who found her are sure it must be a tragic accident, probably the result...

DI Herbert Reardon investigates the murder of an enigmatic woman who left her comfortable life behind and mysteriously disappeared in this page-turning 1930s historical mystery with gasp-worthy revelations. 1935, Templewood, Worcestershire. Judge Waring's glamorous wife Emilie is mysteriously missing and no one knows where...

Detectives Pollard & Toye are back on the case! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Who in the village has a motive to murder...? A van is discovered in the water at the foot of a...

Inspector Lintott travels from Victorian London to Paris in this thrilling investigation! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers... Every family has its secrets... London, 1902Wealthy painter and man-about-town Nicholas Carradine is haunted by his past. His family fell...

No one is safe. Not when The Dollmaker lurks in the shadows. Dawn Hildegard's dream is to become a doctor, but for a woman in the 1920s, this is no easy task. When her best friend Rose is kidnapped by "The Dollmaker," a crazed...

Esther and Jack Enright embark on their next case! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Rory Clements and Antonia Hodgson... People are dying in London's East End. Is a serial killer on the loose? London, 1894 Five people have been killed during the demolition...

Another thrilling instalment of Sherlock Holmes' early casebook! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Anthony Horowitz and classic crime fiction. Holmes is faced with an unidentified body, a coded message, and multiple murders... London, 1876 When the preserved foot of a...

A London murder plot heads to the provinces! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches. Remember, remember, the fifth of November... Nottingham, England, 1605 Frustrated in their two previous attempts to restore the Catholic faith to England, a...

A twisty mystery set in Elizabethan England! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches. Is a curse plaguing Nottinghamshire...? Nottingham, England, 1596 A routine hanging at Gallows Hill is disrupted when a wild woman begins screaming a curse...

A gripping mystery set in Tudor England! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches. Is it an open and shut case...? Nottingham, England, 1593 Town Bailiff Francis Barton has been arrested for the murder of his former lover,...

A thrilling mystery in Jacobean England! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches. Not everyone is ready to welcome the new king of England... Nottingham, England, 1603 Queen Elizabeth's long reign has finally come to an end and...

Dive back in time to Elizabethan England! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches. Tudor power is under threat... Nottinghamshire, England, 1591 Two of Queen Elizabeth I's justices have been murdered within a week of each other, along...

Faces in the Mirror incorporates themes from four different suspenseful novels: To Kill A Mockingbird, Kindred, Imitation of Life, and Psycho. In this historical fiction Lace Madison, an African American teen, is a suspect in the murder of Abigail Tinsley. Abigail was a wealthy...

Four friends play to win... and another husband dies. This time it's a crime from 1924. Can the Cardboard Cottage sleuths solve a cold case where yet another husband fell prey to murder?Vintage game store owner, Amy Sparks, and her three best friends volunteer...

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...

She has a gift . . . and they want to kill her for it."The moon was the only witness to the madness Thomas and I were doing."Friends in love + Secret relationship + Second chance + Secrets and lies + Family secrets +...

Nominated for Best Historical Mystery in the 2014 Agatha Awards. Enga Dancing Flower knows her Neanderthal tribe is in trouble. The dark seasons are becoming longer, and the mammoth herds are fleeing south. When the tribal leader is found stabbed to death, the new...

Savage appetites and opulent vices are a way of life in Crescent City, a metropolis split among werewolves and humans. As one of its most beautiful socialites, Cora Marshall thrives on scandals and the attention they bring. Yet even she is stunned by her...

The Trail of the Serpent follows Richard Marwood, a reformed gambler unjustly accused of his uncle's murder. Declared insane and confined to an asylum, Richard's only hope lies in the hands of a mute yet astute detective determined to unravel the real killer's path....

A Battered Bride, A Meddling Millionaire, and a Spiritualist with More Nerve than Sense...-1924, Pasadena, California-Daisy Gumm Majesty has faced plenty in her line of work as a fake spiritualist, but nothing like this. When her friend Flossie Buckingham arrives with Lily Bannister-a woman...

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF HUSH NOW, DON'T EXPLAIN2014 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 NIGHTFALLCircling Toward Nightfall is a lyrical exploration of blood, duality, and the...

"The beguiling Detective Inspector Rudyard Bloodstone is back in a sequel to the Bloodstone Series, vol. one: Silk." The summer of 1889 was proving to be a strange one for Detective Inspector Rudyard Bloodstone and his partner. They had a sexual pervert loose. The...

The thought provoking adventures of the Third Eye Trilogy continue in The Eye's Revelation. Feedback from early readers of Book 1, Through the Third Eye, was incorporated into this book. I thank you all for your input..It is absolutely critical to read Book 1...

The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is based on the supposedly real-life exploits of the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. The story was first published in the Strand Magazine between...

Amazon Top 50 Historical Mystery Bestseller! The best-selling author of the riveting crime thriller CHALK VALLEY returns with another gripping tale of criminal evil. 36 AD, Alexandria - Wealthy Roman merchant Tarquitius Aculeo, ruined by a string of mysterious investment disasters, is desperate to...

A late-night disturbance at a sleepy Midwestern hotel spirals into chaos when a beloved schoolteacher is found murdered in her room. With the local police bungling the investigation and suspicion falling on the wrong man, hotel manager Joe Spinder teams up with the eccentric...

Lydia Raymond, a clever and ambitious young orphan, leaves her quiet seaside home to make her mark in bustling London. Working as an accountant at a fashionable shop, she dreams of becoming a writer and navigating the complexities of society. Her beauty and charm...

Set along the mysterious rivers and deep forests of colonial Africa, Again Sanders follows the experiences of Commissioner Sanders as he governs the vast and often dangerous territories under British rule. With wit and firmness, Sanders enforces order among the diverse tribes, navigating intricate...

This is a political thriller which is situated in early revolutionary Iran against the background of actual events that took place in the year 1983, when the author was working in Iran. Although the plot was dramatized, the story has many autobiographical elements. The...

A Study in Scarlet By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886,...

Friend or foe? The character of Owen's old friend is called into question when he mysteriously vanishes from the king's mission after a page is murdered.York, 1367. Owen Archer and his old comrade, Ned Townley, are each leading companies of the king's men north...

America's bloody Civil War is over, leaving a legacy of bitterness, repercussions, intrigues, and many forms of villainy, not all acted out on the American continent. When the last ship of the old Confederacy docks in Liverpool, England, in 1865, the mysterious, humpbacked Mr....