Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Delve into 19th-century Rome with F. Marion Crawford's enthralling "Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster," a compelling work of historical fiction steeped in mystery and religious conflict. This meticulously republished edition revives a classic tale that explores the tensions between faith and doubt against the backdrop...

Venture into the intriguing world of "Graveyard of Dreams," a collection of science fiction and mystery short stories by Henry Beam Piper. A master of detective fiction and a celebrated contributor to the pulps, Piper weaves tales that explore the intersection of the possible...

Rediscover "The Doings Of Raffles Haw," a captivating tale from Arthur Conan Doyle, the celebrated author of Sherlock Holmes. This engaging work of British literature explores themes of wealth and mystery with a touch of humor, making it a delightful read for those who...

Enter a world of espionage and political intrigue with E. Phillips Oppenheim's classic spy story, "The Lost Ambassador: The Search For The Missing Delora." This thrilling tale of international relations unfolds as a gripping mystery and adventure. Experience the suspense as the narrative explores...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Is death the end of one's life?How a ninety-year-old murder couldn't tear their love apart. Birmingham, Alabama 1995While researching architectural design at the Birmingham Public Library, Rachel Montgomery discovers a 1909 newspaper headline that stops her cold. It describes the murder of an unnamed...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, "A captivating mystery: beautifully written, with a rich sense of place, a cast of memorable characters, and lots of deep, dark secrets."--Kate Morton, New York Times bestselling author of The Clockmaker's Daughter "Extraordinary...Absolutely her best yet."--Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling...

From the tenements to the town houses of nineteenth-century New York, midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy never waiver in their mission to aid the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Now, the latest novel in the Edgar(R)-nominated Gaslight Mystery series finds Sarah...

Not Miss Fisher, but Mr. Sinclair â ] Meet Rowland Sinclair, gentleman and artist living in 1931 Sydney. Friend of the Left, son of the Right, he paints in a superbly tailored, three-piece suit and houses friends who include a poet, a painter, and...

Agatha Christie's cherished housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, not only keeps the celebrated author's home running smoothly, but she has also proven herself an accomplished sleuth. When a murderer brings mayhem to a wedding, she's on hand to sweep up the mystery . . . Phyllida...

A pathologist, haunted by his service during WWI, investigates two murders in post-war London in this Bloody Scotland Debut Prize winner. Death is a lonely business . . . No one who meets Dr. Jack Cuthbert forgets him. Tall, urbane, and brilliant, the Scottish...

Be gay, solve crimes! The Killing of a Chestnut Tree introduces Havelock Harper, an all-new queer gentleman detective in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes, with a cozy, fantastical mystery."I loved this book! Havelock and Sebastian are such great company, brilliant, approachable, fascinating, their relationship...

Author: Julie BatesISBN-13: 9798898201210Publisher: Level Best - HistoriaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/16/2025Pages: 278Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Author: Stephanie LaurensISBN-10: 1925559807ISBN-13: 9781925559804Publisher: Savdek Management Pty LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2026Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d

Author: Mary LawrenceISBN-10: 1734736119ISBN-13: 9781734736113Publisher: Red Puddle PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/14/2026Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.76d

Author: J. R. SandersISBN-13: 9798898201395Publisher: Level Best - HistoriaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/10/2026Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d

Author: Ellis BlackwoodISBN-10: 1919431101ISBN-13: 9781919431109Publisher: Vintage Mystery PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2026Pages: 268Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.61d

Author: Graham BrackISBN-10: 0854958053ISBN-13: 9780854958054Publisher: Sapere BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2026Pages: 214Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.49d

October 1942. As America fights a war overseas, a different kind of battle brews in the heartland.Charles Jones, a meticulous accountant at one of Indianapolis's grandest department stores, expects nothing more dangerous than balancing ledgers. But when a routine audit uncovers irregularities-vast sums siphoned...

Step into the fog-shrouded streets of 1888 London where evil lurks beneath a veneer of progress. A brutal murderer calling himself Jack the Ripper preys on women in London's East End. Who can stop him? Lucy Rutherford, the daughter of a powerful lord, is...

A missing child. A deadly trade. A love caught between redemption and ruin.London, 1889. After surviving Jack the Ripper's reign of terror, Doctor Henry Jekyll and Francine Murphy dream of a peaceful future together. But their fragile hopes are shattered when Francine's estranged husband,...

Despite their best efforts, Melody and Rat found themselves powerless to prevent the crisis in Morocco from spiralling out of control, threatening to ignite the powder keg of tensions between Germany, France, and Britain. With the spectre of war looming, Britain is determined to...

You know Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street. Now meet . . . .Max Carrados of The Turrets, Richmond"Together with those of Conan Doyle and R. Austin Freeman, [Max Carrados] are the only detective stories since Poethat are worth re-reading."George Orwell - A Kind of...

In the latest installment of this fan-favorite WWII mystery series, US Army Captain Billy Boyle is dispatched to Cuba, where he makes unlikely alliances to defeat a common enemy. January, 1945: If Billy Boyle thinks a summons to Havana will give him a chance...

James Answell is paying a visit to his future father-in-law, the champion archer Avory Hume, at his Grosvenor Street townhouse. Invited into the study and offered a drink, Answell suddenly swoons--and awakes to find the door and windows locked from the inside. His host...

"A mastery of period detail matches the engrossing plot . . . Brilliant " Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Rewards of Treachery On his way to see the Emperor's spy, Junio is distracted by something even more unpleasant . . .Glevum, Britannia, 200...

A puzzling mystery pulls the thieving Fitzglen family back to a shocking crime committed in the time of Catherine the Great in this third instalment of the spellbinding Theatre of Thieves gothic mystery series, set in Victorian England. London, 1909. The Fitzglens combine running...

Seattle, 1948. When Police Officer Charles "Hacksaw" Sawyer is found dead with two bullets to the face, the department calls it suicide. Chief of Detectives Mike Ketchum isn't buying it-but his investigation is quickly shut down by higher-ups. Desperate for the truth, Ketchum turns...

“Fred Bennett, The Mormon Detective” is a thrilling historical mystery set in the American West. Follow Fred Bennett as he navigates dangerous landscapes and uncovers secrets related to the Mormon community. This adventure reveals a fascinating look into 19th-century Mormonism and the challenges faced...

In 1817 London, before the police existed, Captain Winter is the city's only hope against murder and deceit. This gripping historical crime thriller blends war-born cunning, high-society intrigue, and shadowy investigations in a world where every secret could be deadly. In 1817 London, Before...

Inspector Nigel Barrington, armed with wit, determination, and an arsenal of inventive gadgets, manages to arrest the infamous Spring-Heeled Jack.When the mask comes off, revealing a shocking identity, Nigel finds himself entangled in a web of aristocratic intrigue and sinister machinations. Young women are...

Historical short mysteries Murder and theft - yes, of course ... But back then the circumstances were entirely different than they are today. Or weren't they? In Cornwall in 1072 the young Caitlin, attempts to save her inheritance from the Norman conquerors. In Paris...

A Farmhouse in the Rain is a novel of war and peace, crime and punishment, love and loss, and eventually hope. It's a saga of three American soldiers and the women they love - before, during, and after World War II. During the war,...

In 1893, Dr. Watson and Conan Doyle published what they believed was the last Sherlock Holmes story, "The Final Problem". The world was stunned, and The Strand Magazine rushed to fill the vacuum. Readers were soon introduced to a new detective, Martin Hewitt, as...

The indomitable Kopp sisters are tested at home and abroad in this warm and witty tale of wartime courage and camaraderie.The United States has finally entered World War I, and Constance is chasing down suspected German saboteurs and spies for the Bureau of Investigation...

Byron Lattimore, a legendary lawman from the Osage Hills of Oklahoma, travels to the English countryside with his oilman friend looking for relaxation and a fresh outlook on life. On their transatlantic ocean crossing the year after Titanic sinks in 1913, they hear a...

Dado (Dado) grew up as a Viking princess in late 1100 AD. Her vicious Viking tribe, the Omkana's, reside along the northern shores of the Baltic Sea. Dado's world suddenly changes when her brutal and scheming father reveals the plan he had for her...

Have you ever stumbled upon a secret that changes everything? Martin Frost has and his life unravels as he embarks on an adrenaline-pumping journey into mystery, intrigue, romance, and forbidden love.Once the dust settled from WWII, a new world order took shape, with evident...

Author: Robert J. HarrisISBN-13: 9798897101641Publisher: Pegasus BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/04/2026Pages: 288Format: Hardcover

Searching for a friend's troubled son during the holiday season, mathematician Henry Rathbone enlists the aid of clinic worker Squeaky and young doctor Crow before discovering that the youth has become involved with a tragic prostitute and is working for a major drug dealer.Author:...

Amateur sleuth Charles Lenox investigates the murder of a Parliament member, moving through the glamorous high society of Victorian London in the next novel from acclaimed author Charles Finch. In the spring of 1881, Lenox is caught up in the whirl of London life...

In A Deadly Entanglement, two queer women in turn-of-the-century New York must work together to uncover the rotten truth behind deaths in the city's most-and least-privileged hospitals.The truth isn't always easy... Margot Baxter Harriman has just survived her deadliest scandal as President of B&H...

Elizabeth Bates must use everything she knows about the art of the con to stop a fellow scammer in his tracks in this first-ever thrilling crossover in the Victoria Thompson universe, featuring characters from her bestselling Gaslight Mysteries. Famed former police detective turned private...

Author: Elizabeth RoseISBN-13: 9798900430799Publisher: Oliver-Heber BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/27/2026Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.68d

Author: Jennifer BurkeISBN-13: 9798898200978Publisher: Level Best - HistoriaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/16/2025Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d

Author: Steven HenryISBN-13: 9798889000426Publisher: Clickworks PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/26/2026Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d

Author: Agatha ChristieISBN-13: 9798350502459Publisher: Maple Spring PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/05/2027Pages: 320Format: Paperback

Author: Grace CallawayISBN-10: 1960956574ISBN-13: 9781960956576Publisher: Colchester & PageLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2026Pages: 358Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.80d

Author: Jim NelsonISBN-10: 0990480267ISBN-13: 9780990480266Publisher: Geary & JonesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/09/2026Pages: 282Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d