Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

"A very clever wordsmith." --New York Times Book Review"Ms. Arsenault...reveals strange truths beneath everyday surfaces."--Wall Street JournalEmily Arsenault's first two novels, Broken Teaglass ("a beautifully written, engaging mystery" --Dorothy Allison) and In Search of the Rose Notes, received resounding critical acclaim. With her third,...

A great love. A perplexing murder. Netherfield Park - a house of secrets. Fitzwilliam Darcy is in a tangle. Captivated by Miss Elizabeth Bennet, a girl of no fortune and few connections. Embroiled in an infamous murder in the home of his friend, Charles...

""A Terribly Strange Bed"" is a short story by the renowned English author, Wilkie Collins. The story is set in Paris and follows the protagonist, a young Englishman named Faulkner, who is staying in a hotel. One evening, he decides to go out to...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Flavia de Luce--"part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" (The New York Times Book Review)--takes her remarkable sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools in this captivating...

A first-class, highly acclaimed thriller that was first published in 1914. It is based on the grisly Jack the Ripper murders that occurred in Whitechapel, London twenty years before.Author: Marie Belloc-LowndesISBN-10: 0897336046ISBN-13: 9780897336048Publisher: Academy Chicago PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2010Pages: 252Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.00w...

"My favorite Leonard book....He writes the way Hammett and Chandler might write today, if they sharpened their senses of ironic humor and grew better ears for dialogue." --Dallas Morning News"The best writer of crime fiction alive." --NewsweekDangerously eccentric characters, razor-sharp black humor, brilliant dialog,...

No king. No rules. "The most pleasurable reading experience I've had since first discovering George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire." -- Bryan Cogman, Co-Executive Producer and Writer, Game of Thrones Nathan Makaryk's epic and daring debut rewrites the Robin Hood legend,...

Hunting Eve is the next New York Times bestseller in Iris Johansen's pulse-pounding series that Kirkus Reviews calls "filled with intriguing twists and characters and an overarching mystery that will keep fans coming back." She was taken for a reason. Chosen for her skills...

When a costumed, pike-spiked body turns up after a traditional historic reenactment of the 1645 Battle of Thornford, the Reverend Tom "Father" Christmas and the villagers of Thornford Regis find themselves in a battle of their own as they deal with events from the...

An artist born outside his time, Chaz Wilmot can paint like Leonardo, Goya, Gainsborough--and he refuses to shape his talent to fit the fashion of the day. His unique abilities attract the attention of Werner Krebs, an art dealer with a dark past and...

She never misses a target. But unless she can solve this murder, she'll become one...Amidst the bright lights and wonder of the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, darkness descends in the most unexpected places. Beneath the towering Ferris wheel, a man's life is snuffed...

An unexpected "gift" has arrived for Carol Farley this Christmas: an envelope with no return address containing a newspaper clipping. Blurred but unmistakable is a photo of a man missing for years and feared dead--Carol's father. It is a summons calling her to a...

In Murder in Vegas, the International Association of Crime Writers and New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly have gathered twenty-two crime and mystery stories about the ultimate playground and what can happen behind the glitz and glamour. Las Vegas. Lost Wages. Sin City....

"In this haunting new novel, the act of forgetting is as strange and interesting as the power of remembering." --The New York Times Book Review Look out for Penelope Lively's new book, The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories. Penelope Lively is renowned for...

A fire destroys a New York City rare bookstore--and reveals clues to a treasure worth killing for. . . . A disgraced scholar is found tortured to death. . . . And those pursuing the most valuable literary find in history are about to...

Complex, with lots of sinister implications! moves the traditional crime novel on to some deeper level of exploration' Jane Jakeman, Independent It is 1970. David Byfield, a widowed parish priest with a dark past and a darker future, brings home a new wife to...

Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy from the Queen of Britain: the rascal-Fool Pocket.This trio of cunning plotters--the merchant, Antonio; the senator, Montressor Brabantio; and the naval officer, Iago--have lured Pocket...

Stephanie Laurens continues her bestselling Cynster series with Temptation and Surrender, the story of Jonas Tallent, brother-in-law of Lucifer Cynster, who leaves the ballrooms of London to manage his family's estate, and his romance with lady innkeeper Emily Beauregard.Author: Stephanie LaurensISBN-10: 006171996XISBN-13: 9780061719967Publisher: Harper...

Stephanie Laurens continues her bestselling Cynster series with Temptation and Surrender, the story of Jonas Tallent, brother-in-law of Lucifer Cynster, who leaves the ballrooms of London to manage his family's estate, and his romance with lady innkeeper Emily Beauregard.Author: Stephanie LaurensISBN-10: 0061243418ISBN-13: 9780061243417Publisher: Avon...

1933 in the Twin Cities. Minnesota's largest cities are beset by corruption and organized crime has free rein. Average citizens know that the justice system is weighted against them as the Great Depression sinks many into poverty and despair. Enter the Red Jackal, a...

There's a touch of Angela Carter about Beatrice Hitchman's beguiling debut--a sly, erotic thriller concerned with doubleness and duplicity.--The GuardianSumptuous . . . part Moulin Rouge, part Alfred Hitchcock.--GraziaMesdames et Messieurs, presenting La Petite Mort, or, A Little Death . . . A silent...

From the Edgar Award-winning writer Robert Goddard comes a captivating new historical thriller, set at the tail end of World War I and featuring the devilishly charismatic James Max Maxted, a Royal Flying Corps veteran who has a knack for getting himself in trouble....

"A captivating novel." --Richmond Times-Dispatch"Reynolds creates a genuine and engaging young narrator...and maintains heat and suspense on every page."--Detroit Free PressA mystery, a coming of age novel, a tragic love story, a rich evocation of a memorable time and place in America, The Starlite...

Meet Edward Rollins, scion of one of Boston's more notable families. A diligent but uninspired employee at one of the city's finest investment houses, he is a man of means -- and of secrets. Each night, armed with a hand-held tape recorder, he randomly...

Escaping communist Romania, activist and doctor Anca Rodescu is dismayed to discover she has been abandoned, pregnant and alone in America, by the man she loves. Years later, at the height of the Ceausescu dictatorship, change is coming to Romania, and Anca is receiving...

In Fall 1804, a shipwreck shatters the plans of newlyweds Georgina and Jeffrey Chadwick and deposits them on the shores of Cape Breton with a dead body.Georgina and Jeffrey Chadwick, head to Boston to start a new life. But travel in 1804 is perilous...

A Dark History Hidden Right Under Our Noses President John Dawkins has earned a break.After two successful terms-despite a series of political maelstroms-this humble Southern gentleman united the country behind a common purpose, strengthened America's standing throughout the world, and kept his nation safe....

London, 1913--the era of Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and the Invisible Man. A time of shadows, secret societies, and dens filled with opium addicts. Into this world comes the most fantastic emissary of evil society has ever known... Dr. Fu-Manchu. The insidious doctor returns to...

"We Disappear is a mystery concerning the identity of a teenage boy and the people he draws into his web of half-truths. . . . It's not hyperbole to suggest that We Disappear is the eeriest Kansas-set story since Truman Capote's In Cold Blood."...

Scotland 1818 Still reeling from the horrific events in London, Alfie thinks Balcarres House, the seat of his earldom, will be just the place to recover. But unexplained noises in the night, figures that vanish into thin air, and ghostly tales of the infamous...

London 1818Alfred Pennington, the Earl of Crawford, knows someone wants him dead. An illicit boxing match seems the perfect opportunity to hire a champion fighter to watch his back, but Alfie is shocked to recognize the beaten and bloody challenger as his childhood friend,...

When Sir Agravain leads a dozen knights to arrest Lancelot in the queen's chamber, he kills them all in his own defense-all except the villainous Mordred, who pushes the king to make war on the escaped Lancelot, and to burn the queen for treason....

From the prolific author of Little Women, this crime fiction novella highlights the breadth of Louisa May Alcott's talent. First published in 1866, Behind a Mask takes place in Victorian England and follows a sly, master manipulator, Jean Muir. Working as the governess for...

When Sir Galahad arrives in Camelot to fulfill his destiny, the presence of Lancelot's illegitimate son disturbs Queen Guinevere. But the young knight's vision of the Holy Grail at Pentecost inspires the entire fellowship of the Round Table to rush off in quest of...

"Pastor's plot is well crafted, her prose sharp. . . . A disturbing mix of detection and reflection."--Publishers Weekly"A mystery, it rivets the reader until the end and beyond, with its twist of historical realities. A historical piece, it faithfully reproduces the grim canvas...

""Mr. Pratt"" is a novel written by Joseph C. Lincoln. The story is set in the early 1900s in a small coastal town in Massachusetts. The main character, Mr. Pratt, is a wealthy businessman who moves to the town with his wife and daughter...

As the 13th century dawns, an ancient scroll hidden in the French Pyrenees is rumored to hold shocking revelations about Jesus of Nazareth. To preserve this lost evidence of Christ's teachings, a charismatic Cathar holy woman must defy Rome. Christianity is about to enter...

"In Uprising, Dean Urdahl has crafted a story about Min-nesota's 'war within a war' in the Minnesota River Valley during the autumn of 1862. His saga is enriched by unfolding . . . on an even broader background beginning with the bloody battle of...

Jack Novac is a man who needs the rush of adrenalin shooting through his veins to satisfy his lust for adventure. Belted in his new racing airplane he revels in the sensations of the sleek, powerful racer. The roar of the engine. the acceleration...

In this sparkling debut novel imbued with the rich intrigue of Kate Atkinson's literary mysteries and the spirited heart of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, a disparate group of Londoners plunge into a search for a missing American actress.In the dreary days of November 1965,...

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow!The Comfort of Ghosts completes Jacqueline Winspear's ground-breaking and internationally bestselling series.Psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future.London, 1945:...

Charlotte Baxter is eager for the circus to come through her dusty Texas town on the railroad, but the exciting event turns deadly when a star performer dies in the center ring. After Charlotte discovers a devastating secret at home, she takes her son...

1903Twenty-year-old Max Eyer is still reeling from his father's recent death when a mysterious stranger's offer to buy the family farm outside of Hamburg, Germany presents to him and his mother an unexpected opportunity to make a fresh start in America.Welcomed by his uncle's...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . . Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to the Dominican Priory at Blackfriars where Gaveston's corpse awaits burial. But, on arrival, Corbett...

The Honourable Cressida Fawcett is expecting the cathedral crypt to be full of dry old bones. But when she finds a body murdered just moments before, she'll need divine inspiration to solve her most mysterious case yet...Winchester, 1925. When amateur sleuth Cressida Fawcett is...

The stage is set for murderIt's the summer of 1929 and there's a serial killer on the streets of London.Bodies of young women are dumped at the stage doors of London's theatres.No? Coward's assistant Florence Miles, known to her close friends as Bill, is...

DUPLICITY DECEPTION and LIES is a trilogy. The author, Peter Eisenhut, blends mystery, romance, and history into three thrillers with unexpected twists and turns. The stories focus on the lives of intelligence operatives. Peter Troutman and Donna Wolf are common denominators in all three...

Something strange is going on next door. Suspicious that an elderly neighbor may be in danger, Barbara and her friend Vicky investigate mysterious activities down the street. Barbara also has worries further from home, as a certain attractive but crooked restaurant owner has discovered...

DUPLICITY DECEPTION and LIES is a trilogy. The author, Peter Eisenhut, blends mystery, romance, and history into three thrillers with unexpected twists and turns. The stories focus on the lives of intelligence operatives. Peter Troutman and Donna Wolf are common denominators in all three...

London, 1894. Albertine Honeycombe never wanted a husband and certainly not the one with fifteen children that her cousin, Aubrey, is trying to marry her off to. She reinvents herself as Countess Von Dagga, a private detective aiding the upper echelons of women in...