Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

The year is 1885. Hank James has been in Canada several months panning gold from a stream near Roswell, British Columbia. When he hears a prizefight will be held in town, he attends, along with everyone for miles around. With a little help from...

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The most dangerous thing a lady can possess is a profession.Ten years ago, Penelope Paiget promised she'd wait for Samuel Black. But ten years ago, she was only a genteel, impoverished paid companion, forced into service after her father's death revealed his insurmountable debts....

Book 3 of the Frances McFadden series: In February of 1942, Canada is at war against Nazi tyranny and Ottawa is mired in a vicious winter.Frances McFadden, personal secretary to the Governor of the Bank of Canada, is about to leave on a much-deserved...

A corpse. A wrongly accused hunter. A crippled painter with an unquenchable thirst for justice. In the year 679 AD, Xh l, a painter, a sculptor...and a cripple, discovers the dead body of a wealthy merchant just returned from a trade expedition to the...

The Woman in White is an epistolary novel written by Wilkie Collins in 1859, serialized in 1859-1860, and first published in book form in 1860. It is considered to be among the first mystery novels. The various strands of the plot combine to produce...

Baron Herbert's return from crusade should have been a joyous occasion. Instead, he grows increasingly morose, withdraws from his family, and refuses to share his wife's bed. When his sons begin to die in strange accidents, some ask whether Herbert harbors a dark sin...

In the late summer of 1274, King Edward has finally been anointed England's ruler, and his queen contemplates a pilgrimage in gratitude for their safe return from Outremer, a journey that will include a stay at Tyndal Priory. Envoys are sent to confirm that...

This is the third novel in the action-packed Marc Edwards mysteries, set during the rebellions of 1830s Upper Canada. A follow-up to Turncoat and Solemn Vows.Author: Don GutteridgeISBN-10: 1476756449ISBN-13: 9781476756448Publisher: Touchstone BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/04/2013Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d

The summer of 1276 at Tyndal Priory is passing peacefully until a villager's corpse is found floating in the millpond. The murder victim, a newcomer, was greatly disliked in Tyndal. Yet no villager wants to see one of their own hanged for the deed....

The opening scene in this story, set in California during the early 1980s, instantly propels readers into the world of Maggie McIntyre, a woman whose occupation as an auto mechanic makes her unusual and somewhat of a mystery-especially to Bett Holman, the young lesbian...

Author: Laura Jensen WalkerISBN-10: 168512559XISBN-13: 9781685125592Publisher: Level Best - HistoriaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/10/2024Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d

Author: Alyssa MaxwellISBN-10: 149670326XISBN-13: 9781496703262Publisher: Kensington Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/2017Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d

A locked room. A double-suicide. A pistol found clutched in the Crown Prince's hand. A pair of suicide notes, in the victims' handwriting. Surely, there is no mystery here, Mr. Holmes....In the royal hunting lodge at Mayerling, just outside Vienna, the body of the...

A cruise down the Nile, a camel ride around the pyramids, lunch in the shadow of the Sphinx... And a very dead body!1924. Lady Eleanor Swift and her butler Clifford are touring the great, ancient sights of Egypt on a much-anticipated extended vacation. But...

In a sleepy town plagued by deception, one cowboy forces its inhabitants to lay their secrets bare.When Dunbar's curiosity about the tragic death of a young man in Cantera piques suspicion, he sets off a chain of events that unravel long-held secrets. With the...

A victim of exclusionary sexism at the nation's top technology institutes, a pioneering computer scientist is called home to deal with the mysterious death of her father, a steel mill superintendent in Youngstown, Ohio.Returning to her industrial hometown, she is reunited with her college...

The first thrilling instalment in a legendary historical adventure series.Paris, 1307. The Knights Templar have been destroyed by Pope Clement, having been persuaded by a jealous king that they are corrupt devil worshippers. There is one survivor - a knight who swears vengeance.Devon, 1316....

London, 1503In a city shrouded with dread, the arrival of Thomas Berrington, summoned by King Henry, sets the stage for a tale of sinister intrigue. London is gripped by terror, with whispers of demons roaming under the cloak of night, leaving a trail of...

In Regency England, the eccentric Colebrook sisters are amateur detectives who use their wits and invisibility as "old maids" to fight injustice in this delightful and fiercely feminist novel of mystery and adventure from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman. To most of...

Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful chronicler Doctor Watson were an inseparable pair from the 1880s until the interwar era of the twentieth century. Now they are back with eight new adventures, in which the good Doctor recounts the most curious investigations he...

"From the mob underworld to the tops of new skyscrapers, Floor 24 is a heart-thumping New York 1920's historical mystery!" - Holly Newman, bestselling author of the Chance inquiry mystery seriesManhattan, 1926. A pen falls from a high rise and shatters at the feet...

The gruesome murder of a prominent nobleman throws an already unsettled London into chaos in this electrifying new historical mystery by the USA Today bestselling author of What Cannot Be Said. August 1816. England is in the grip of what will become known as...

Author: Katie TietjenISBN-13: 9798892421171Publisher: Crooked Lane BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/08/2024Pages: 320Format: Paperback

Jack Lear has overcome danger, depression, and death in his journey, but no matter how far he goes violence continues to haunt this Pittsburgh firefighters existence. Now Jack finds himself hunting "the Dark Man" who has caused so much pain in his life. His...

'Immersive from the start and satisfying to the finish, a faultless tale from one of our best writers of historical crime fiction' JESS KIDD In the darkness, her face glimmered like polished bone, white, but with a bluish tinge. Her lips were dry and...

On an isolated estate in late-eighteenth-century rural Wales, a young English doctor uncovers dangerous secrets that may threaten his own life in this spellbinding Gothic tale from the bestselling author of Pandora.Dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital, Dr. Henry Talbot has...

Another day, another grand scheme! The thieving Fitzglen family are back in this second instalment of the spellbinding Theatre of Thieves gothic mystery series set in Victorian England. London, 1908. The Fitzglens, one of London's leading theatre families and part-time thieves, are plotting their...

A new series for fans of M.C. Beaton, Agatha Christie, and Jessica Fletcher. When Daphne Noble leaves London for Mill-Upon-Mortlake, Somerset, she knows she'll face an uphill battle. For one thing, she wasn't born in the village, which means she'll be an outsider until...

The latest installment of the gripping Raven and Fisher mystery series'Brilliantly conceived, fiendishly plotted' Mick Herron'The immersive world of Ambrose Parry just gets better and better' Jess Kidd EDINBURGH, 1853.In a city of science, discovery can be deadly . . . In a time...

A 1930s murder mystery in the July heat of Atlanta's summer. A drunk and disgraced Detective William Barronson wishes only to die and join his deceased wife and son. Disgusted that his last drunk attempt failed, he heads to work for another day of...

Elizabeth Strong has survived the sinking of The Majestic in 1909 and after recovering, she disappears and crosses the portal between Kominah to Earth. Showing up in 1919, Elizabeth reunites with her family and friends.After the reunion, Elizabeth begins a new life in Sweet...

An outlaw plowman falsely accused of murder An alchemist's virgin who is more than she seems A fiendish murderer hiding in open sight Cathar country, (now) southern France, year: 1200. When the woodcutter's only daughter is murdered, the bailiff tries to arrest a plowman,...

What secrets did the Knights Templars have that would endanger the church's existence? Was this the reason they were destroyed? Why then, when they fled underground to avoid destruction and persecution, they still kept these secrets locked away? Why to this day were certain...

When an elderly seller of antique books discovers the will of the late industrialist John Mallathorpe hidden in a copy of The History of Barford it sets in motion a sequence of singular events in the Yorkshire city of Barford involving fraud, blackmail, and...

Radio legend Jim French was already well known for producing excellent radio dramas, as well as creating Imagination Theatre and its "Movies for your mind" when, in March 1998, the first episode of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was broadcast, with adventures steeped...

Radio legend Jim French was already well known for producing excellent radio dramas, as well as creating Imagination Theatre and its "Movies for your mind" when, in March 1998, the first episode of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was broadcast, with adventures steeped...

London, 1853: Having earned some renown by solving a case that baffled Scotland Yard, young Charles Lenox is called upon by the Duke of Dorset, one of England's most revered noblemen, for help. A painting of the Duke's great-grandfather has been stolen from his...

American Rex Bowman arrives in England's village of Oddington to tidy up ancient graves, but unearths treason, treasure and a one-thousand-year-old serial-murder plot. Oddington bridges the amateur sleuth whodunit and historical mystery genres. Though set in present day, Oddington reaches into English history toward...

When Inspector Thomas Pitt is asked to reopen a three-year-old murder case that had taken place in London's luxurious Hanover Close, he is all too aware that his superiors want him to simply smooth things over. But penetrating the reserve of high society households...

THIS TIME, IT'S PERSONAL.Life couldn't be any better for Beatrice Adams. She's finally made a name for herself away from the influence of her famous parents; she's going steady with Patrick Hollister, one of Hollywood's hottest producers; and her detective business is booming.But what...

The Paletti Notebook is an amazing collection of art and letters from the geniuses of the Renaissance: da Vinci, Michelangelo, Borgia, Savonarola, Machiavelli. It could be worth incalculable millions of Euros.But what did Sandro Paletti really leave behind 500 years ago, and what else...

Stonemason Robert Smythson is hired by the tyrannical Sir John Thynne to rebuild the great house of Longleat after a fire. When a gruesome body is discovered, Robert must find the courage to vanquish secrets from his past to bring a killer to justice,...

Check back into London's posh Savoy Hotel in the swinging sixties where dark forces and murder are uninvited guests--volume 3 in the cheeky series that is now a French bestseller. Everything at London's Savoy Hotel appears to be the picture of perfection: two Italian...

'Jackson's hero is the natural heir to Bernie Gunther' Andrew Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London 'One of the UK's finest crime writers' Ben Kane, Sunday Times bestselling author of Napoleon's Spy 'A remarkable crime debut' Maxim Jakubowksi, Crime Time...

In a candlelit ballroom, London's most fashionable amateur sleuth, Cressida Fawcett, is dancing the night away in her sparkling silk dress. It's a night Cressida will never forget. Because outside the window, there's a body under the falling snow... Christmas Eve, 1925. The Honourable...

Spanning Gilded Age New York society to the 1930s Scottish Highlands, this gothic novel is a mystery within a mystery, featuring a compelling heroine, an engrossing puzzle with fiendish clues, and not one but three big twists. It's 1932: Scottish adventuress and plant-hunter (and...

The entire series of Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle is now available in large print, using the best practices for senior readers and those who are visually impaired. Each story includes the original Sherlock Holmes mystery as well as a note from...

In the winter of '86 a stranger knocked at 221B."Now is the moment of fate, Watson, when you know not whether the step on the stair comes for good or ill.""I'm John L. Kimball," the man said."Of he American West.""From Wyoming Territory. I've come...

Author: Charles ToddISBN-10: 1250392314ISBN-13: 9781250392312Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2000Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 0.72d