Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

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...

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....

One body. Five suspects. Total darkness.A tense, claustrophobic historical mystery set almost entirely underground at the onset of the Great Depression about the discovery of a 150-foot waterfall in the middle of a mountain, the unthinkable crime that happens in its caves, and a...

A murdered prison guard, a dangerous fugitive, and missing evidence all point to one thing-the shadows of corruption are brewing within Scotland Yard...Inspector Henry Field is under pressure to track down an escaped prisoner-a man suspected of murder in a cold case that Henry...

DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! As the Golden Age of Mystery began to flourish, the books spread their wings and, in some cases, stretched believability. These authors sometimes shocked the readers, but at other times, the books seemed to be oh-so-similar to other...

She saw a murder. Now the ghost won't let her forget-and the killer won't let her live.Philadelphia, 1841. Seventeen-year-old Annis Hargrave is running from a nightmare. She and her brother have fled New York, burdened by secrets, grief, and the cursed blue pearl that...

To save the man she loves, she must become everything she fears.Yorkshire, 1936. On a small railway platform where spring cherry blossoms scent the air, widow Evie Armstrong helps her father run Levisham Station, finding purpose in the daily rhythms of railway life. Childless...

Step into 1863 Memphis, where the occupied city seethes with tensions-and dangerous secrets.When a Union officer turns up dead in a shadowy alley, Elias Aronson-a sharp-witted Manhattan lawyer serving as aide-de-camp at Fort Pickering-is ordered to uncover the truth. But in a city where...

In the town of Breyer, Texas, murder don't stay buried long.In Breyer, Texas, a murder of crows circles overhead the morning Big Andy Connor is found facedown in the mud behind his saloon.The Crow Fly wasn't just a brothel. To the women who live...

Lights, camera, action and... murder?1934. Opal Laplume's star is on the rise when she gets a job making costumes for Hollywood's biggest talkie star, Jane Margeaux. But when Jane is fatally shot on set by a prop gun, and security guard Augusto finds a...

Author: Oliver PötzschISBN-10: 0063348497ISBN-13: 9780063348493Publisher: HarperviaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/24/2026Pages: 496Format: Paperback

A brutal string of ritualistic killings terrorizes a city already shaken by economic and political turmoil in this chilling new historical mystery from C. S. Harris, USA Today bestselling author of Who Will Remember. London, 1816: When a notorious young aristocrat is burned alive...

In 1862, Maggie Chadwick is a popular artiste who performs at the Hippodrome Music Hall, a once opulent venue in Lancashire that has seen better days and now caters mainly to the under classes. Maggie is married to Fred, her abusive manager.When Fred is...

A birthday celebration at Seattle's historic Paramount Theater turns tragic when a fire erupts on stage, leaving behind smoldering clues and a magician burnt beyond recognition. When the smoke clears, private detectives Alan Stewart and Vera Deward once again find themselves thrust into the...

What if the deadliest weapon of World War II wasn't the atomic bomb... but something hidden in your DNA?When a wave of mysterious viral outbreaks strikes across Europe, Interpol agent Jack Kavanaugh is thrust into a dangerous investigation that leads straight to a buried...

Tensions flare when the mayor is gunned down in a nightclub parking lot, leaving a trail of questions and a tangled web of suspects.Author: Andrea KressISBN-13: 9798231338955Publisher: Andrea KressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/28/2025Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.49d

"They say you can never go back...but some things that happen to you as a child can never be forgotten..." 1893: After an absence of 20 years, Charlie O'Reilly is drawn back to the goldmining town of Maiden's Creek. Despite the bitter memories of...

It's 1920 and millionaire playboy, Cranston Walker, is dusting off his wartime interrogator skills to find the people threatening to kidnap a progressive heiress. Back when Cranston was still in short pants, Rosamunde Syme was the stern girl who kept the boys in line....

In 1905, Rebecca Bryan, the first woman to practice law in Kalispell, Montana, is sent by her uncle/ senior partner to a remote hunting lodge near the Canadian border. She's to find the missing will of his deceased longtime love, the wealthy artist Lucinda...

Richard has been charged with carrying out a murder - but can he do it? Edward Courtenay, the last Plantagenet, has a claim to the throne of England that he must never be allowed to make. Courtenay has already tried to bolster his right...

A Legacy Bound by Darkness. A Mystery Shrouded in Blood. A Battle Between Light and Shadow.Cora Hughes has always sensed the weight of her family's past, but nothing could prepare her for the chilling truth. When a cryptic message delivered by a crow shatters...

Leonora Spencer has an acquaintance with death. Sixteen years ago, only she survived the brutal murder of her family. Now, as an assistant in her uncle's London morgue, she uses her photographic memory to catalogue details for his coroner reports. She also isn't opposed...

April 1903: Emma and Derrick Andrews have been invited to the wedding of her cousin Reggie Vanderbilt and heiress Cathleen Neilson at the Bellevue Mansion, Arleigh. Their hosts are a popular young couple who are leasing the home for the summer--Harry and Elizabeth "Bessie"...

"A delightfully quirky tale both unpredictable and affecting."An adventure-driven novel chronicles an eventful road trip taken by a dying man and the Cajun French version of Forrest Gump. Boudreaux Clemont Finch generally responds to Peck-short for Peckerwood-a moniker he was given as a child...

This early work by Guy de Maupassant was originally published in the 1880's. Guy de Maupassant was born in 1850 at the Château de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, France. He came from a prosperous family, but when Maupassant was eleven, his mother risked social disgrace...

It's 1969 and Catholic girls are a species of their own. When Katie Hayes arrives at Eastern Michigan University to attend college, John Norman Collins has just been arrested as a suspect in the brutal rapes and murders of 7 co-eds. Armed with her...

Historical fans are in store for an edifying treat Publishers Weekly Starred Review When two bodies are washed up in the Kentish marshes, Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is propelled into a disturbing investigation. December, 1928. When two bodies are found washed up in...

In 1950's Boston, the Irish Republican Army is running guns and killing witnesses. Cal and Dante are committed to stopping them. When a body is discovered at the Charlestown locks -- tarred, feathered and shot to death -- it appears to be a gangland...

Bicycle-riding, aspiring archaeologist Marigold Manners is back and ready for adventure in Elizabeth Hobb's next mesmerizing historical mystery. "A humdinger...whose characters bring to mind those of both Emily Brontë and L. M. Montgomery" (Kirkus), this second installment is perfect for fans of Deanna Rayborn....

Recent widower Jeff Morgan never expected the treasure he would find after receiving a call from an attorney inform ing him that a fellow soldier from his Vietnam days has died. His old combat buddy willed Morgan a project - a manuscript containing details...

'Hawkswood is proving to be a master of two crafts: crime writing and historical fiction'Mystery People Worcestershire, September 1145: A Templar knight is found dead in the Forest of Wyre, clutching a bloodstained document naming a traitor. Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll, and Underserjeant...

Bicycle-riding, aspiring archaeologist Marigold Manners is back and ready for adventure in Elizabeth Hobb's next mesmerizing historical mystery. "A humdinger...whose characters bring to mind those of both Emily Brontë and L. M. Montgomery" (Kirkus), this second installment is perfect for fans of Deanna Rayborn....

The twenty-fourth gripping Brother Athelstan medieval mystery sees the friar-sleuth investigate a series of ominous murders with a dark secret at their heart - perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom, Bernard Cornwell, Candace Robb and Peter Tremayne. London, 1383. William the weaver bursts into...

Who stole the king's coronation gift? Owen encounters murder, secrets and spies as he attempts to recover a missing gold lion. 'A standout . . . Robb reinforces her place among the top writers of medieval historicals' - Publishers Weekly Starred Review York, 1377....

✨ 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: 1836030584ISBN-13: 9781836030584Publisher: Boldwood Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/18/2025Pages: 434Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize:...

Stan Kaminski is a Polish immigrant getting by on odd jobs and inside connections, the kind that keep him close to the city's underbelly but just out of reach of real trouble. When a wealthy businessman offers him a job--finding a missing woman--Stan figures...

The BRAND NEW utterly gripping, unputdownable novel from Richard and Judy NUMBER ONE bestseller Louise Douglas 1864, Bristol, England The seamstress is found in the darkened docks, floating, silenced. Those who found her are sure it must be a tragic accident, probably the result...

Max Spitzkopf, the Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, " heads the famous Viennese detective bureau Blitz . . . He's bold as a lion and takes the wildest risks." Meet Max Spitzkopf: legendary private eye, undefeated foe of villains, and passionate defender of the Jewish people....

Uncover a world where the Earth lies flat and secrets hum beneath the surface in *The Tartarian Veil*, Book 2 of *The Flat Earth Unveiled Series*. In 2025, archaeologist Grace Hawkins stumbles upon a relic that defies everything she's been taught-a crystalline coil pulsing...

In this imaginative cozy mystery, the search for a missing maid leads Miss Caroline Bingley from Jane Austen's beloved Pride & Prejudice into murder and mayhem in the gritty underbelly of Regency London.Two years after her brother Charles Bingley weds Miss Jane Bennett, Miss...

1920s London isn't the ideal place for a brilliant woman with lofty ambitions, but research assistant Saffron Everleigh is determined to beat the odds in a male-dominated field at the University College of London. She embarks on her first research study alongside the insufferably...