Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

The second volume in The Privateersman Mysteries 1794: For privateersman Harry Ludlow and his partner and younger brother, James, murder and intrigue take more of their time than the hunt for fat trading vessels. Arriving in the squalid, seething port of Genoa, they find...

The Enrights return for their most shocking case yet! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Rory Clements and Antonia Hodgson... Innocent lives are being taken in Victorian England... London, 1896 Detective Sergeant Jack Enright, recently transferred to the rural backwaters of Essex, is disgusted...

Magic of the Germanic Tribes - The hidden powers of the ancient world: A journey through Mythology, sorcery and Norse Magic of Seers, Wizards and Ancient RitesExperience the mysterious magic of the Germanic peoples in all its facets! This book reveals the hidden powers...

The Mad Gasser of Mattoon: Unmasking a Terrifying Mystery In the summer of 1944, the quiet town of Mattoon, Illinois, was gripped by terror. Mysterious gas attacks left victims struggling to breathe, paralyzed, and overwhelmed by fear. As reports spread, panic consumed the town,...

Florence, 1553. An assassin sent by Arma Dei disappears into the night, with him a collection of heretical art and writings.For five centuries the satchel, containing sketches and writings by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and many others, is pursued by kings, popes, princes, and...

Gabrielle Benzac was raised in the French city of Bordeaux during the tumultuous early decades of the 20th century. Despite political unrest and a father who was never the same after he returned from the battlefields of the Great War, Gabrielle had a seemingly...

Dumped as a baby, on the steps of a Nazareth orphanage, young Jacob struggles against the cruelty of his peers and the fragility of his own body. Isolated and sickly, he discovers a dark power within him-the thirst for blood, which grants him the...

The Insomniac is a mystery in the tradition of Dragnet and Beach Party musicals. In a world of beatniks, surfers, aerospace engineers, and lawn bowlers, a murderer lurks in the foggy alleys behind the Strand.Author: Robert Gould ShawISBN-10: 1790420008ISBN-13: 9781790420001Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/13/2018Pages:...

The unhappy Snokes family is entangled in a murder investigation. Arthur Snokes is the prime suspect, and his wife is so desperate to clear his name that she persuades a reluctant Denton to look into the case. Digging into the family's tragic past, he...

Truth is rarely pure and never simple...Selchester Castle in 1953 sits quiet and near-empty, its corridors echoing with glories of the past.Or so it seems to intelligence officer Hugo Hawksworth, wounded on a secret mission and now reluctantly assuming an altogether less perilous role...

When Professor Lloyd Marsden is found murdered in the Museum of Victoria, Special Detective Sam Diamond is assigned to catch the killer. Thrown into a world of obsessive collectors, strange poisons, funerary rites and ancient artefacts, Sam's photographic memory and cryptic crossword skills are...

In the summer of 1939, a devastating event set off a chain reaction that transformed a life and created indestructible barriers. This is an emotional tale about life decisions, consequences and regrets, in which calamities of the past collide with secrets revealed. Set primarily...

It's back to the Roaring Twenties with Kathy Briscow and her socialite author boyfriend Freddie Little. Freddie arrives for what he hopes will be a very special date with Kathy only to find her in a tizzy and packing. There's been trouble brewing on...

Would children crying keep you awake? Especially if the children were dead? A haunted house, a man with a past and a girl called Alice who can cross time. Then Alice meets Tom who lives in the past and the past and the present...

Lady Charlotte is the happiest of young ladies as she awaits her beloved Gerald Kirkland, the dashing young man who is also, seemingly, devoted to her. Then, suddenly and without warning, Gerald disappears to far-off America in the company of the caddish Fitzwilliam Canterby,...

Even in the prospering colony of New South Wales, it would be far-fetched to think a convicted man could consider marrying the daughter of a wealthy property owner. But Remy has larger problems to contend with than Sara's bigoted father. Forced to leave the...

The truth will set you free - or it will kill you. Kat Lawson's new undercover assignment has turned deadly. A trip to Vietnam to write a travel feature for Journey International, while making a drop to deliver cash and passports for a top-secret...

A picture-perfect snowbound hotel, a crime that won't stay buried, and a killer with no interest in a white Christmas.Switzerland, 1929. When super sleuth Lord Edgington and his grandson Christopher head to a grand hotel in the Swiss Alps, they hope for roaring fires,...

Jake Kilgore was defending the son of the territory's richest and most powerful man. The charge -- MURDER! McCandless crossed the cell. "It was bad enough that you brought that girl out there," he cried. "But to give her your mother's ring! The Lucero...

Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh has set sail on her first research expedition, but it's disrupted by accusations of murder when one of her fellow scientists is murdered in this daring fifth installment. Saffron Everleigh is newly engaged and full of optimism as she sets...

Turn to the first page. Disavow what you think you know about the so-called Red Scare. This is commie malfeasance and '60s L.A. as you've never read it before. It's late October 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis has just concluded. The Russkies blinked and...

In the latest in the New York Times bestselling series from Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles, retired detective Molly Murphy Sullivan investigates the disappearance of a female scientist New York is busier than ever as two million visitors come to the city to witness...

Author: Esther KnightISBN-10: 9659310439ISBN-13: 9789659310432Publisher: Self PublisherLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2025Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.58d

Author: L. L. GertlerISBN-10: 1662964897ISBN-13: 9781662964893Publisher: Burgundy Bend PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/20/2025Pages: 322Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d

Author: S. J. CunninghamISBN-10: 1964369126ISBN-13: 9781964369129Publisher: S.J. CunninghamLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/08/2025Pages: 416Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.38lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.06d

Holmes and Watson are visited by a lamplighter who claims his work is being sabotaged. The lamplighter, Percy Wentworth, explains that some of his tools have been damaged or stolen. In addition, some of the lamps on his round are being extinguished during the...

Old Peter Partridge-called Puma for reasons no one could recall-was rumored to have been an Army scout in the Indian wars, and before that, one of those old-time mountain men. Old Puma had been working for the Yellowstone Outfit for seven years, could double...

Author: Vaseem KhanISBN-10: 1399747851ISBN-13: 9781399747851Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2026Pages: 336Format: Hardcover

Author: Vaseem KhanISBN-10: 1399707698ISBN-13: 9781399707695Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2026Pages: 368Format: Paperback

A lighthouse. A legacy. A mystery long buried beneath the tides.When Sam Pendleton returns to Cape Cod and her family home, she expects grief - but not questions. Not secrets. And certainly not the feeling that something, or someone, has been waiting for her....

Discover a BRAND NEW page-turning cosy mystery series from Michelle Salter A murdered suffragette. A missing politician. A stolen artwork. London, 1910 Coral Fairbanks is a contradiction. As well as a suffragette, she's a bit-part actress and nude model, earning her the disapproval of...

This espionage classic by the New York Times bestselling author of The Company follows two lethal CIA agents at the height of the Cold War as they manipulate a KGB assassin into executing an international scheme on their behalf. Legendary CIA agents Francis and...

Old Captain Freeland Blair of East Orham anxiously awaits the arrival of The Pride of the Fleet, but the retired sea captain refuses to say why. When the ship is wrecked, the captain does not long survive the tragic news, leaving behind strange notes...

Living in Greece at the turn of the twentieth century, widow Minnie Harper struggles to find her place in a swiftly changing world. But when a local woman is murdered, her resolve is put to the test in a race to shed light on...

Venture into the intriguing world of Victorian scientific curiosity with "The Great Keinplatz Experiment," a captivating short story by A. Conan Doyle. This thought-provoking tale centers around a brilliant professor who embarks on a daring psychological experiment. Through meticulous planning and unconventional methods, he...

Another thrilling mystery for Pollard & Toye to solve! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Someone in the village is lying... The summer letting of exclusive St Julitta's School to Horner's Holidays caused a rift between...

The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas and first published in 1844, is a sweeping tale of betrayal, vengeance, and redemption. The novel follows Edmond Dantès, a young and idealistic sailor whose life is shattered when he is falsely accused of treason...

Julia returns in a Victorian mystery full of dark humour! For fans of Sherlock Holmes, Anne Perry, Elizabeth Peters and Victoria Thompson. The past is catching up with Julia McAllister... 1895, England Julia McAllister may have a murderous past but she is determined it...

A brilliant new Victorian mystery series you won't want to miss! For fans of Sherlock Holmes, Anne Perry, Elizabeth Peters and Victoria Thompson. Julia turns from murder suspect to England's first crime scene photographer... 1895, London Taking risqué photographs is the only way Julia...

When Ingrid flees a violent husband to become a housekeeper in the Scottish Highlands, she discovers the family she works for has a much darker history than her own.Who haunts Strathbairn? Why are the adult McCleod children at each other's throats? And why does...

The new Sherlock Holmes novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin and Firefly - Big Damn Hero. It is 1890, and in the days before Christmas Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson are visited at Baker Street by...

John Watson and his girlfriend plan to go skiing in the German Alps, but because Sherlock Holmes is bored, he comes along with them. Instead of a relaxing holiday, a series of mysterious skiing accidents awaits them. Sherlock and John soon discover that those...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is brought back to life in this new story created by Dr. Carlopio using the words of the original master in his unique editorial fiction method. The incomparable Sherlock Holmes is involved in the build-up to WWI ... we have...

Ancient Roman sleuth Marcus Corvinus uncovers a treasonous plot in this witty and intriguing new mystery November, AD 40. When a wealthy consul's wife asks Corvinus to investigate the death of her uncle, killed by a block of falling masonry during renovations on his...

Fate happens when you're making other plans...It's been a long, long time since Beryl Blue left her gruff and sexy Army sergeant Tom "Sully" Sullivan behind in 1943. Two years to be exact. Though her heart still hurts, she knows Sully's life is at...

A hippie chick falls in love with a disabled Korean War veteran. She learns to see the world through his eyes and helps him slay the dragons that inhabit his mind that are left over from his combat experiences.Author: Meriwether ShipleyISBN-10: 1539482715ISBN-13: 9781539482710Publisher: Createspace...

This is the third and last volume of the Rocambole Saga. It starts while Rocambole is in India and entrusts his protégé, Marmouset, to protect a boy whose father, Marquis de Maurevers, had mysteriously disappeared. This led Marmouset into a dangerous battle of wits...

This is the second book of the only English adaptation of the Rocambole saga by the French author Ponson du Terrail. The first book dealt with Rocambole's dark side, which ultimately led to his capture and imprisonment. Volume 2 starts with a redeemed Rocambole...

Why does a woman admit to a murder so horrible the body can't even be identified as a man or a woman? -Because it's better than what she really did. It was the crime of the decade in 1932. Grotesque. And it really happened,...

"Greenwood fans will welcome her thoughtful second reinterpretation of a well-known Greek myth. Among Greenwood's other talents, she displays a gift for writing songs of the period." --Publishers Weekly STARRED reviewIn this, the third and final book in Kerry Greenwood's Delphic Women series, Greenwood...