Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Return to the shadowy streets of 18th-century London in James Malcolm Rymer's classic tale, "The String of Pearls: The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance." This historical fiction, a prime example of the penny dreadful genre, plunges readers into a world of suspense...

A thrilling battle of wits unfolds in Maurice LeBlanc's "Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes," a classic of French detective fiction and a delightful parody of Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective. The master thief Arsène Lupin finds himself pitted against a brilliant, if somewhat familiar,...

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the French Revolution, Patricia Wentworth's "A Marriage Under the Terror" weaves a tale of romance and intrigue amidst the chaos of aristocracy in decline. This historical fiction transports readers to France during one of its most volatile periods,...

Get ready for a thrilling ride with this gripping novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The Doctor's Wife is a suspenseful tale of love, betrayal, and murder that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Fans of Victorian literature...

London's streets are sinister. But what if the real danger lies closer to home? London, June 1759. When a charmless civil servant takes his own life, few are interested in his death. But Lizzie Hardwicke, who plies her trade in the brothels of London...

In a city built on secrets, who would kill to keep theirs hidden? The year is 1759, and London is shrouded in a cloak of fear. With the lawmen at the mercy of robbers and highwaymen, it's a perilous time to work the already...

'Brett performs his magic on the traditional cozy, making the frame rock with laughter at human foibles and quake with well-placed surprises' - Booklist Starred Review The genteel game of Real Tennis takes a murderous twist in Simon Brett's witty and entertaining new Fethering...

Author: Kelley ArmstrongISBN-10: 125039435XISBN-13: 9781250394354Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/2026Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d

The Mysterious Key and What It Opened by Louisa May Alcott is a suspenseful novella that blends mystery and romance. The story revolves around young Paul, who arrives at the house of the wealthy Lothrop family under mysterious circumstances. As secrets from the past...

Paul Doherty's most popular series character returns. It is the Summer of 1311 and Hugh Corbett is about to take up a life of danger again in the eighteenth novel in his series, DARK SERPENT, the follow up to THE MYSTERIUM. If you love...

Author: Jefferson GlassISBN-10: 1420528491ISBN-13: 9781420528497Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2025Format: HardcoverLarge Print

Author: Nev MarchISBN-10: 1420526626ISBN-13: 9781420526622Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2025Format: HardcoverLarge Print

Author: Tasha AlexanderISBN-10: 1420527401ISBN-13: 9781420527407Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/27/2025Pages: 412Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 8.80h x 5.89w x 0.97dLarge Print

Author: Nev MarchISBN-10: 1420526618ISBN-13: 9781420526615Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2025Format: HardcoverLarge Print

Author: Laurie R. KingISBN-10: 1420526863ISBN-13: 9781420526868Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2025Pages: 1Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.49lbsSize: 8.72h x 5.85w x 1.09dLarge Print

Author: Rhys Bowen, Clare BroylesISBN-10: 1420526979ISBN-13: 9781420526974Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2025Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.43lbsSize: 8.81h x 5.81w x 1.05dLarge Print

Author: Christina DoddISBN-10: 1420524755ISBN-13: 9781420524758Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2025Pages: 1Format: HardcoverLarge Print

A gripping new novel inspired by a real place and events from the author's family, Trouble Island is the standalone suspense debut from historical mystery writer Sharon Short. Many miles from anywhere in the middle of Lake Erie, Trouble Island serves as a stop-off...

The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as a murder investigation isn't going to stop them! London, 1947. Spirited...

A quiet lodger, a secret vice, and a fortune-seeker who will stop at nothing. When a neighbour's lodger is found dead, Vita Carew, a sharp-witted science student, is the first on the scene. The police pronounce it an accident, a fatal fall, but Vita...

'Atmospheric, intricate and authentic' ERIN KELLY'Utterly immersive and completely compelling . . . A dazzling debut' D. V. BISHOP'An unusual and enjoyable crime story' SUNDAY TIMES *** DARKNESS LIES IN THE SHADOWS OF VICTORIAN LONDON Opium, treachery, murder . . . Pearl Fitzgerald arrives...

Author: Lesley McDowellISBN-10: 1035411695ISBN-13: 9781035411696Publisher: WildfireLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/06/2026Format: Hardcover

New York, 1908. While waiting to embark on the Caronia, the Cunard Line's famous ocean liner, private detectives George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield are startled to witness the boarding of a man and woman in shackles. They discover that these prisoners are being brought...

A sweeping and sensational tale of crime, class, and corruption, The Mysteries of London exposes the hidden struggles of 19th-century society. George W. M. Reynolds weaves a gripping narrative of aristocrats, thieves, and revolutionaries, shedding light on injustice and hypocrisy. A landmark in Victorian...

After moving to France, Tabitha Knight has a new friend in fellow expat and Cordon Bleu student Julia Child, whose culinary tips can come in quite handy. But something's cooking in postwar Paris, and it isn't just cheese soufflé... Tabitha has enjoyed an entertaining...

In the Spring of 1896, I received a letter from an old friend from university, Alexander Blythe. He had been a brilliant student in anthropology and had won a prestigious Scholarship to Cambridge. "An old classmate, then," Holmes said. "How could you know that?"...

They got away with murder once . . . In the shadowy closes of Edinburgh's Old Town, sixteen people are murdered to feed surgeon Dr Robert Knox's insatiable need for his anatomy classes. Burke and Hare and their wives, Lucky and Nelly, are all...

✨ Brand new from the bestselling author of THE HOUSE OF THE WITCH. Perfect for fans of The Midnight House and The Square of Sevens. ✨ Two women, linked by the cardsAuthor: Clare MarchantISBN-10: 1836030568ISBN-13: 9781836030560Publisher: Boldwood Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/18/2025Pages: 258Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.07lbsSize:...

American expat Tabitha Knight has found a new life in postwar Paris, along with a delightful friend in aspiring chef Julia Child. Yet there are perils in peacetime too, as a killer infiltrates one of the city's most famous fashion houses. If there's one...

New mother Lady Georgiana "Georgie" Rannoch finds herself trying to separate fact from fiction when a murder occurs while a film is being made on the grounds of her estate in the latest Royal Spyness Mystery from beloved bestselling author Rhys Bowen. It's late...

Join Lady Fan in her most dangerous case yet! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen. Is someone from her past trying to kill Lady Fan...? 1796, England When Lady Ottilia Fanshawe finds herself launched into a river and...

When Dr Watson fails to return home after responding to an urgent medical call, Sherlock Holmes senses foul play. His friend's disappearance leads Holmes from the elegant townhouses of Marylebone to the isolated cottages of Surrey, following a trail grown cold after fifteen years....

THE ADVENTURE OF THE PHILANDERING PHILANTHROPISTS. (N.B. This story is a revised edition of a previous story published under the name of The Treacherous Trust. If you have already read that story, don't bother with this one but choose another New Sherlock Holmes Mystery...

In 2052, astronauts discover a battered alien robot craft on Mars. When they power it up, the craft sends a signal which, once deciphered, offers clues as to the presence of a similar probe discovered on Earth 350 years earlier, as well as to...

Three female thieves, a priceless painting, and a Pinkerton agent aboard the Titanic. What could go wrong? Colette DuVall, a young jewel thief from Canada, follows Mary Carr, the 'Queen' of the criminal gang The Forty Elephants, aboard the Titanic to steal a painting...

Welcome to the world of Ruthanne Thompson. Socialite. Speakeasy owner. Unlikely nemesis of a criminal syndicate.Ruthanne, a bold young socialite, turns her family estate into a thriving speakeasy, but her success draws the ire of a powerful crime syndicate with ambitions to control the...

In the summer of 1895, Woodruff Parmelee, the son of a well to do farmer on Old Mission Peninsula, was tried for the murder of Julia Curtis, his pregnant girlfriend. On the day the verdict was announced a large and menacing crowd gathered in...

"Readers will hope this marks the start of a long-running series" - Publishers Weekly Starred Review Introducing Irish-born cop turned private investigator Tom Collins in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series. February, 1922. Hollywood is young but already mired in scandal. When...

An original Sherlock Holmes mystery from his early casebook! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Anthony Horowitz and classic crime fiction. Sherlock Holmes dons his boxing gloves to catch a killer... London, 1876 When a pugilist dies at a local boxing...

In 1910, American author and social critic Jack London began writing The Assassination Bureau, Ltd., a work that he never completed. Now, thanks to the recently discovered manuscript of Dr. John Watson, we know why. The early part of London's book describes a secret...

THE CITY OF LIGHT CASTS A DARK SHADOW... After fleeing the Agency, Hazel and Steel travel to France on the trail of the demon who killed Steel's family. Their only clue leads them to Paris, and to rumours of a mysterious spectre terrorising the...

"Joe Edd Morris tells a poignant tale of a young man's search for identity... This beautifully-upbeat and enduring novel is recommended for all ages." -The Library JournalIn Land Where My Fathers Died, the first book of the Shelby Amateur Sleuth Series, twenty-four-year-old Jo Shelby...

The first "delicious tale of scandal and villainy" in a romantic Regency mystery series starring two crime-solving aristocrats (Rhys Bowen, New York Times-bestselling author)"This historical mystery will appeal not only to cozy readers, but also to lovers of Regency romances." --Booklist In 1814, Atlas...

Sheriff Rufus Alpheus Baney had applied for the job of Sheriff of Edwards County in Illinois on the recommendation of a friend. It was the fall of 1890 and the United States was in the throes of deep depression. He had moved to the...

"Yes! I'm not mistaken at all! It's the same woman!" whispered the tall, good-looking young Englishman in a well-cut navy suit as he stood with his friend, a man some ten years older than himself, at one of the roulette tables at Monte Carlo,...

"Fascinating history and assured storytelling" make this art-theft mystery "one of those rare thrillers that both entertain and intrigue" (Tess Gerritsen, New York Times-bestselling author of The Mephisto Club). When lawyer Mara Coyne lands a career-making case at her powerful Manhattan law firm, she's...

Return to the shadowy streets of 18th-century London in James Malcolm Rymer's classic tale, "The String of Pearls: The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance." This historical fiction, a prime example of the penny dreadful genre, plunges readers into a world of suspense...

"A must-read for any activist or reader in search of inspiration." --Liz Shuler, president, AFL-CIO 2022 Sarton Awards Finalist for Memoir 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medalist - Women's Issues category 9 to 5 wasn't just a comic film--it was a movement built...

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times When a woman is burned to death in Grandal Field in Devon, it looks like it could be a case of mistaken identity. Until DI Wesley Peterson learns of a legend involving a woman...

Caught in the Net is a suspenseful tale of crime and deception by Émile Gaboriau, a pioneer of detective fiction. The story delves into a labyrinth of lies, hidden motives, and moral dilemmas as the characters struggle against forces both external and within themselves....