Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Evelyne Redfern returns in A Dark and Deadly Journey, the next book in international bestselling author Julia Kelly's captivating historical mystery series. After being sidelined for a pesky gunshot wound, typist-turned-field agent Evelyne Redfern is ready for her next assignment with Britain's secretive Special...

In London's affluent Brunswick Gardens, the battle over Charles Darwin's revolutionary theory of evolution intensifies as the respected Reverend Parmenter is boldly challenged by his beautiful assistant, Unity Bellwood--a "new woman" whose feminism and aggressive Darwinism he finds appalling. When Unity, three months pregnant,...

Welcome to Hollywood of the 1920s: a world filled with glamour, fake names . . . and the occasional felony! July, 1924. After nine months of living in Hollywood and working as a companion to her beautiful silent-movie star sister-in-law, young British widow Emma...

A healing remedy or a deadly poison? Owen Archer confronts a lethal mix of dangerous attraction and troubling secrets when two knights die unexpectedly.York, 1363. Master apothecary Nicholas Wilton provides a healing potion for a wounded soldier at St Mary's Abbey. A KILLER CURE?...

Murder's off the scale!Ginger Gold and her husband, Chief Inspector Basil Reed, enjoy a night out at the popular jazz club, the Cave of Harmony, run by the captivating Elsa Lanchester-a name well-known in London's society pages in 1928. But after an evening of...

After a mysterious discovery is found in her husband's possessions, Adelia Brown begins to question whether their relationship was anything like the picture she had painted in her mind. Gifted with a unique type of clairvoyance, and fueled by the need to know the...

Minerva Peniston, intrepid spinster and book lover, is determined to capture the villain who tried to shoot a duke at a book auction--imperiling her father's position and the only home she's ever known. And now the same wealthy bibliophiles are gathering at Wycliffe Manor...

"His Majesty's Prison" chronicles a royal drama set within the formidable walls of Dartmoor Prison in Devon. Holmes and Watson are summoned by the Duchess of Sussex, who is deeply concerned about her husband, the prince. Somehow, he's managed to get himself imprisoned in...

Set in atmospheric 1950s San Francisco, Rough Pages asks who is allowed to tell their own stories, and how far would you go to seek out the truth. Private Detective Evander "Andy" Mills has been drawn back to the Lavender House estate for a...

She Won't Let Her People Down People's lives are on the line, and Katy Williams can't even pick up the phone. She's learning how to edit without using her hands. Her wrists are still damaged from the arson fire last month. It's left her...

A Woman's Place?Ruthie Brewster was on a mission to make sure every abused woman in Plains City, Texas, has a safe place to go.Until someone killed her.Plains City Gazette news editor Katy Williams admired Ruthie a lot. She's appalled: The police seem less than...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of crimes in this spellbinding Dickensian romp, with the canonical author at Oxford, where the greatest minds of England toil ... and one mind toils day and night with thoughts of the perfect murder....

"AN EPIC STORY THAT YOU CAN'T PUT DOWN" A powerful 2,000 year old story ... two families engaging with the realities of Muslim, Jewish and Christian culture in Israel ... significant opportunity for forgiveness and peace ... an epic story that you can't put...

In the scorching summer of 1911, London is a hotbed of political activity as women fight for their equality and Germany starts to pose a dangerous threat. But Dody McCleland, England's first female autopsy surgeon, has more immediate concerns--such as finding out who's trying...

Lady Emily investigates the murder of a glamorous debutante in the latest irresistible mystery of Tasha Alexander's New York Times bestselling series. London, 1907: When the Season's most accomplished and elegant debutante, Victoria Goldsborough, collapses and dies at her engagement ball, the great and...

Mary Kelly was the final victim of the infamous Victorian-era serial killer, Jack The Ripper. The circumstances of her death overshadow her life, and in The Last Dance of Mary Kelly, E. David Brown imagines for her a life and occupation beyond the "prostitute"...

After his grandfather dies, avid scholar and budding forensic investigator Cí Song begrudgingly gives up his studies to help his family. But when another tragedy strikes, he's forced to run and also deemed a fugitive. Dishonored, he has no choice but to accept work...

Discover the delightfully gripping new historical mystery series that's perfect for fans of Helena Dixon, Verity Bright and T E Kinsey. Agatha Christie is about to embark on a new, gripping murder case. But this time, she's not the author - she's a suspect......

Madame Toussaint leads the drab life of the concierge in a fashionable building in the glittering Paris of La Belle ?poque in 1895. On a drizzly January morning, the housemaid of the apartment directly over her head runs down to the loge in terror....

Ethel Arsenault's been hearing noises in her brother's house ever since she arrived from Summerside, but when he turns up dead, could the supernatural be to blame, or her sister-in-law Dolly whose been caught talking to herself when night falls? Ethel isn't sure, nor...

When the British arrived in Winnipeg in the 1800s it was convenient for the men to take Metis wives. They were called a la vacon du pays - according to the custom of the country. These women bore the brunt of ensuring survival in...

Canadian Historical Mysteries are a series of fictional mysteries that represent the spirit of the people of Canada who have sought justice over the centuries. Each of these novels are based on a factual mystery set in one of the 10 Provinces/Territories of Canada....

Michael Attiani is back with the exciting second book in his suspenseful thriller series. Sonny's Revenge picks up where Sonny's Vendetta left off - South Philly, where the Valmonti family are urgently trying to make sense of the vendetta against them and their beloved...

After Vigilantes ended a criminal conspiracy in Alder Gulch during the winter of 1863-1864, they founded a "People's Court" to administer justice. At the same time, the notorious Joseph (aka 'Jack') Slade, who once ruled 600 hostile miles of the Overland Stage Line, has...

Thornfield Hall is not the only mansion hiding a perilous secret.Charlotte Bront 's literary heroine, Jane Eyre, is newly married to Mr. Rochester, but her honeymoon bliss is marred when a dangerous outbreak of typhoid fever threatens her life. To escape their disease-ridden house,...

For police investigator Aristide Ravel, the teeming streets of dissolute postrevolutionary Paris are a constant source of activity. And in the unruly climate of 1797, when gold and food are scarce, citizens will stop at little to get what they need. When illiterate servant...

At once a thrilling whodunnit, a maddening romance, and an invigorating plunge into history, The Tsimbalist is a tale of Jews and Russians, depicting their complicated friendships, their dangerous enmities, and their illicit loves, all seen through the eyes of Avrom, a barber, musician,...

A dazzling Italian mystery, rich in intrigue and dark secrets, from an internationally bestselling crime writer at the height of his powers. Florence, 1986. A seemingly inexplicable attack on a church fresco of Adam and Eve brings together an unlikely couple: Julia Wellbeloved, an...

Like many major historical events, Abraham Lincoln's assassination had an official story and a back story.On April 14, 1865, the President was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth, a Southern Sympathizer, at Ford's Theatre in Washington. Simultaneously, a Booth accomplice, Lewis Powell, attempted to...

Monsieur Lecoq is a pioneering detective novel that laid the groundwork for modern crime fiction. The story follows Lecoq, a brilliant investigator, as he solves intricate mysteries with his keen observation and deductive reasoning. Filled with suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists, this classic tale...

"I robbed a bank. I got away with it. It wasn't even that hard."Recent college graduate Joel Howard, former bench warmer for his small town college team, is optimistic about his future with his out-of-his-league girlfriend and a job prospect with a local insurance...

In a lawless land stricken with gold fever, the struggle for survival and fortune takes a turn towards murder in this gripping western crime novel from the author of The Wolf Road. Gold fever has taken him. I believe he means to kill me......

Author: Sarah RayneISBN-10: 144831402XISBN-13: 9781448314027Publisher: Severn HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/05/2025Pages: 288Format: Hardcover

The Booker Prize-winning author of Oscar and Lucinda returns to the nineteenth century in an utterly captivating mystery. The year is 1837 and a stranger is prowling London. He is Jack Maggs, an illegal returnee from the prison island of Australia. He has the...

Author: Don WigginsISBN-13: 9798309237432Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/02/2025Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d

Author: Ashley Gardner, Jennifer AshleyISBN-10: 1958798975ISBN-13: 9781958798973Publisher: Ja / AG PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/27/2025Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.33d

Once again, the pen of Stephen Herczeg has produced another set of eclectic stories from the world of Sherlock Holmes and his creator. All have featured in annals of the MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the many anthologies from Belanger Books.A...

In a world at odds with progress and power, Frankie learns the truth comes at a deadly price. Frankie Keys rose to stardom in New Port, Louisiana, during the decadent Jazz Age. Audiences were captivated by his charm and golden voice, unaware of the...

A sudden death at the local hardware store plunges Barbara into another murder investigation. While examining her list of suspects, she makes the acquaintance of a handsome handyman and also realizes she is being spied on by a mysterious woman. Will the murder investigation...

In this brilliant, twisting historical suspense thriller set during World War II, a young war widow is unwittingly drawn into a sinister web of intrigue and murder. Washington D.C., 1943 Virginia Abrams believed the war had taken all it could from her when her...

When her student goes missing, an independent bluestocking must seek the help of the arrogant duke who spurned her in this sizzling tale of romance and intrigue, perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton series Phoebe Atkinson is what society might call unconventional. Instead of...

In the seemingly idyllic suburb of Oakwood, Ava Jennings has always been the heart of her community. As the beloved PTA president and a dedicated volunteer at Pine View Elementary, she embodies compassion and commitment-until one fateful afternoon turns her world upside down.When a...

She lives a comfortable life But when a posh neighbor is murdered, she fears she'll lose her hard-won independence. Boston, 1930s. Amanda Burnside feels she's coming into her own. Having finally convinced her parents that working in her father's law firm as an investigator...

Murder is for the crows.There's a mass murderer loose on the streets of London, and he's dead set on making Rosemary Lillywhite his next victim. After receiving a second threat, she should have gone straight to her chief inspector beau, Max Whittington, but Rosemary...

It has taken over eighty years, but at long last the British government's embargo on reporting this slice of diplomatic history has been lifted.It was in November 1940, that a senior minister at the British Foreign Office in blacked-out London commissioned Holmes and Watson...

England, 1311. In the dark of the North the devil lies in wait...Paul Doherty's most popular series character returns in the gripping nineteenth mystery in the Hugh Corbett series. If you love the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard...

Court jester Will Somers is drawn into another gripping and entertaining mystery when malevolent forces strike again at the court of Henry VIII - and Anne Boleyn is the target. 1536, London. Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is in peril. In the mid of...

Agatha Christie's trusted housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, has become an amateur sleuth in her own right. When a party game leads to murder, she decides to crash the investigation. While her famous employer is happily back home at Mallowan Hall, wrestling with her Belgian detective's...

On Christmas Day 1944, US Army Captain Billy Boyle is called to investigate a murder concerning top-secret radio espionage work. After his last mission put him in the tailspin of the Battle of the Bulge, Captain Billy Boyle travels to southeast England to visit...

Heiress Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter are about to become more than partners as investigators--they are to be wed at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. But a killer has designs on ruining the wedding as well as their lives . . . IN...