Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

THE MYSTERY OF THE FIVE ORANGES: On a miserable rainy evening a desperate father enters 221B Baker Street. His daughter has been kidnapped and spirited off the North America. The evil network who have taken her have spies everywhere. If he goes to Scotland...

A CASE OF IDENTITY THEFT. A not overly attractive young woman seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes. Her husband is missing. Only a few days later the missing husband arrives, breathless, at 221B Baker Street. His wife is missing. Someone has gone to a...

"Golden age fans will appreciate how Sikander works his way through an array of suspects. Once again, Gaind successfully blends detection with history." --Publishers Weekly STARRED reviewDecember, 1911. All of India is in a tizzy. A vast tent city has sprung up outside the...

Author: Karen Baugh MenuhinISBN-10: 1739332334ISBN-13: 9781739332334Publisher: Little Dog Publishing LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/10/2024Pages: 302Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.63d

Author: Skye AlexanderISBN-10: 1685127061ISBN-13: 9781685127060Publisher: Level Best - HistoriaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/06/2024Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d

Author: Imogen RobertsonISBN-10: 0143125451ISBN-13: 9780143125457Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2014Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Hotel heiress Evelyn Murphy is on the hunt for a cunning killer and a mysterious thief in the third Pinnacle Hotel mystery, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Ashley Weaver. New York, 1958. When Evelyn's mail is delivered during a luncheon in the...

The only thing more dangerous than a secret is the man who holds it.Saffron Summersby lost everything after her brother's suspicious death: her dresses, her dowry, her place in society as a baronet's sister. So when she sees her brother's face in the latest...

The open-and-shut case of the Fatal Flapper just won't stay closed in this thrilling and immersive 1920s-era murder mystery--the third instalment in the Raincoast Noir series.Gray brilliantly returns us to his wonderfully vivid, sinuously imagined Vancouver, this time six months before the Crash. Superb....

Nothing is quite as it seems in Victorian high society in this clever novel set against the most magnificent wedding of the season, as a mysterious heiress sets her sights on London's most illustrious familyA confidence scheme, when properly executed, will follow five movements...

Something is troubling Inspector Henry Cutter. Sergeant Gideon Bliss is accustomed to his ill-tempered outbursts, but lately the inspector has grown silent and withdrawn.Then, the murders begin. The first to die is the elderly Sir Aneurin Considine, a decorated but obscure civil servant who...

From the Edgar Award-winning author of Bone Rattler. "Evocative language, tight plotting, and memorable characters make this a standout" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). With the aid of the Native American Shaman Conawago, Duncan McCallum has begun to heal from the massacre of his Highland...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with a confounding case that sees her favorite sleuths acting to save a friend wrongly accused of murder.When a detested viscount is found murdered by the banks of the Thames and Charlie Hastings becomes the...

After witnessing a murder, a small-town librarian is forced to act when the local police arrest the wrong man, perfect for fans of Dervla McTiernan and Carlene O'Connor. 1988, West Cork, Ireland. Emma Daly has returned to her home in Castlefreke, a small and...

Walk the dark halls and threatening streets of 1920s Asheville in this thrilling third installment of The Stephen Robbins Chronicles, as fan-favorite Robbins confronts the dangerous contrast between appearance and reality at the exclusive Grove Park Inn.It's the autumn of 1924, and Benjamin Loftis...

A Hostage to Heritage is Book 3 in the Michael Stoddard American Revolution Mystery series and an Indie Book of the Day Award winner. If you like Diana Gabaldon, Bernard Cornwell, and Jim Butcher, then youAuthor: Suzanne AdairISBN-10: 0988912945ISBN-13: 9780988912946Publisher: Suzanne AdairLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2013Pages:...

LARGE PRINT EDITIONExcerpts from D. Donovan's Midwest Book Review: "The North Country Confessional holds the formula of a winning read.""Family roots, teachings, and tradition permeate [Darby Weeks's] life: they've given Darby the courage to survive under impossible conditions...As heinous crimes peppered with riddles begin...

When a murderer strikes at the Netherfield ball, can Darcy, Wickham, and Elizabeth work together to catch a poisoner? Fitzwilliam Darcy and George Wickham were raised almost as brothers, until a terrible truth from their shared past derailed everything. Now, both are in Meryton...

Two hearts to be made one, a party to celebrate, and an assassin there to kill the bride. The groom is left with two questions - who wants her dead and can he find the assassins before they succeed?Lady Sarah has chosen her husband...

The new instalment in Michelle Salter's gripping cozy mystery series When a pantomime turns deadly, Iris investigates a cast of killers... Christmas, 1923. When reporter Iris Woodmore is sent to cover the Prince of Wales' visit to historic Winchester, she discovers more than just...

Based on the true story of a famous trial, this novel is Law and Order: 1800, as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr investigate the shocking murder of a young woman who everyone--and no one--seemed to know.At the start of a new century, a shocking...

"Half a billion dollars' worth of art has been missing for thirty-five years. The most expensive art heist in the history of the world took place on March 18, 1990, in Boston. Priceless masterpieces were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. None of...

Paris 1940The Reich is moving in and Stella Bled Lawrence can't get out.Stella has proved adept at the double agent game, too adept as it turns out. The British want her to stay where she is, even though she's about to be trapped, and...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with a confounding case that sees her favorite sleuths acting to save a friend wrongly accused of murder.When a detested viscount is found murdered by the banks of the Thames and Charlie Hastings becomes the...

Andy Easton is a man blessed with an unparalleled understanding of orchid species, cultivation methods, and breeding techniques. Having loved orchids all his life, breeding the new and improved has become his life's work and driving passion. Even in the twilight of his career...

Author: Edward MarstonISBN-10: 0749031247ISBN-13: 9780749031244Publisher: Allison & BusbyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/23/2025Format: Hardcover

Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson face a perplexing puzzle when the Duchess of Rothbury asks them for help. What should have been a routine portrait by the sought-after artist Julian Devaux turns into a baffling mystery. Instead of her own image, the Duchess'...

Flora Maguire's life is perfect - a beautiful home in Belgravia teeming with servants, a loving husband, and new baby Arthur to enjoy. But when she is invited to tour St. Philomena's Children's Hospital in a deprived area near London's newly-built Tower Bridge, she...

1905 London is a heady mix of unimaginable wealth and simmering political tensions, and with war looming, all Flora Maguire wants is to keep her family safe.But when a body is found on a train bound for Paddington and her beloved charge Viscount Edward...

Murder's a bash! When Rosa Reed attends a birthday party in the spring of 1957, the Mexican fiesta turns deadly. It wasn't how Rosa wanted to celebrate with Detective Miguel Belmonte, nor how she hoped to be introduced to his large complicated family. Before...

In the year since arriving in London, journalist Ruth Brown has put a face on the war for her readers at home in the U.S. Thus far, juggling her career and her relationship with Detective Inspector Trevor Gelson hasn't proven too challenging. The war...

1834. Using a Pretender to the Throne of France, the powerful crime cartel known as the Black Coats plan to steal one of the largest fortunes of Europe. But from Jerusalem Street in Paris, the headquarters of the S ret , to the Castles...

In 1808, the three children of Mario Monteleone, grandmaster of the Iron Knights, a secret society in Southern Italy, are kidnapped by a mysterious enemy. In 1815, Mario himself is arrested and executed. The Iron Knights then morph into the Companions of the Silence,...

A horrific murder in England links to the activities of a secret society in America... and discovering the truth behind the bagffling case brings Holmes into conflict with his greatest enemy... The last of four full length Sherlock Holmes novels written by Sir Arthur...

First in the Magic Trilogy. A clever, beautiful woman disguises herself as a mousy Scottish lass to keep the notoriously rakish Earl of Rothermere from marrying her, only to find she was chosen for that very reason. After the earl discards her, she sheds...

Author: Deb MarloweISBN-10: 1963585895ISBN-13: 9781963585896Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2024Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.55d

Rumor has it madness is for sale in London. Dr. Ezra Talbot isn't buying, not when his was free.As an affiliate physician with the Thames Police Court, Ezra has one job-to sort the sane from the mad. But somehow, he's ended up on the...

Princes Elizabeth's unlikely assassin finds himself on the hook for two murders in this light-hearted Tudor mystery series! August 1558. As London is bustling with growing trade from foreign lands, and Queen Mary's health is once again a hot topic, Jack Blackjack has much...

Death is so cryptic! In 1932, Boston's chief medical examiner, Dr. Haley Higgins is called to view bones at the crypt at King's Chapel. Finding old bones in a crypt isn't unusual, but finding new bones is! Together with her good friend and investigative...

For fans of Colleen Cambridge, S.K. Golden, Jacqueline Winspear, and Ashley Weaver, a brilliant 1950s Cold War historical mystery debut featuring the former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's indispensable assistant as an equally resourceful sleuth. New York City and Washington, DC, 1951. Kay Thompson--secretary to...

Enigmatic fortune-teller Toby Knight visits 221B Baker Street seeking help with a sinister dilemma. Holmes, a staunch sceptic of all things mystical, dismisses Knight as a charlatan who preys on the gullible and demands that Knight leave immediately.Watson, moved by the fortune-teller's distress, asks...

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers. ------------------------------------ The winter of 1353 has been appallingly wet, there is a fever outbreak amongst the...

It is November 1947, and Mason and Laura are struggling to adapt to domestic life after years of harrowing adventures and the trauma they carried home. That fragile balance between a troubled past and a hopeful future is shattered when Mason's best friend, U.S....

When Police Constable Johnson "Sonny" Stone stumbles upon a murdered man's corpse in the filthy Dry River on the edge of Port of Spain, Trinidad, he unwittingly opens a case involving calypso, conspiracy and corruption. It is 1932. African chattel slavery and Indian indentureship...

Death stalks the library. . .Bestselling author Patricia Rice brings you another haunting country house mystery in Regency England. . .Minerva Peniston, intrepid spinster and booklover, is determined to capture the villain who tried to shoot a duke at a book auction- imperiling her...

Back cover: In the heat of the Colorado summer, the preacher and his wife's bodies are found on Cripple Creek. With two bullet holes in their chests and a revolver with Colt Bradford's initials on the pearl handle, Colt grapples with facing his future...

Intrepid American newlywed Jane Wunderly learns that tigers aren't the only dangers lurking in 1920s India, when a murder in a popular resort town threatens to destabilize the local government and undermine the resistance movement for Indian self-rule . . . Ooty, 1927: Accompanying...

To find her missing sister, an unconventional governess must infiltrate an infamous gambling den owned by a devilishly handsome rake. Frankie Turner should be the perfect governess: she's genteelly born, impoverished, and owns a pair of ugly oversized spectacles. Now if only she didn't...

Jamie Patterson, a senior at Duke University, is facing a difficult decision: Will she accept the Rhodes Scholar offer, or will she compete in the Olympics? That decision is complicated when she meets the billionaire turned presidential candidate who fought alongside her grandfather in...

Sheriff Martin Gorman looked down at the bones the boys had found. "Are you sure they're not deer bones?" he asked the coroner. "As far as I know, deer don't wear wedding rings." A forty year old mystery, an unwilling sheriff, a murderer on...