Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective, Sherlock Holmes, solves another mystery surrounding the death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles. This community read edition features discussion guides, recommended titles, and ideas for community reads programs.Author: Plymouth Public...

A murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne. August 1935. The Duke of Mersham's exclusive party ends in tragedy as General Sir Alistair Craig VC collapses, victim of a poisoned glass of port, just as Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne join...

The Picture Box is the story of an American descendant of a well-known Croatian family and his journey back to his homeland and the mysteries he has yet to discover.Author: Carlo ArmeniseISBN-10: 1962859045ISBN-13: 9781962859042Publisher: Authors' Tranquility PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/2023Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 8.50h x...

From Julia Kelly, internationally bestselling author of The Last Dance of the Debutante, comes the first in the mysterious and immersive Evelyne Redfern series, A Traitor in Whitehall. "Kelly spins an Agatha Christie-esque mystery . . . thoroughly delightful and well-researched."--Susan Elia MacNeal 1940,...

With mystery, intrigue, and the hints of romance international bestselling author Julia Kelly is known for, Evelyne Redfern returns in Betrayal at Blackthorn Park. Freshly graduated from a rigorous training program in all things spy craft, former typist Evelyne Redfern is eager for her...

Suspicion. Lies. Murder. Barbara Hollis' didn't expect to encounter any of these in small town life. With a murky past to hide from, moving to quiet little Cobbsville was supposed to be a perfect escape. But a neighbor who has her own dangerous secret...

Midsummer, 1145. The steward of Evesham Abbey is found dead at the bottom of a well pit. The Abbot, whose relationship with the lord Sheriff of Worcestershire is strained at best, dislikes needing external help with the unfortunate incident. However, he grudgingly receives the...

A fabulous gem of unrivaled size and clarity, rumored to have been the property of Rodrigo Borgia, father of Cesare and Lucrezia. A stone with a history of bad luck attached to it. One time owner Luca Paternostro was murdered by a thief a...

Apprentice healer Lassair encounters a mysterious veiled noblewoman who brings unexpected peril When Lassair encounters a veiled noblewoman on the quay at Cambridge one morning, set on by an angry mob, she assumes involvement with her will be brief. She has no idea that...

Set in France in the 1930s, L'Art de vivre evokes the contrasting worlds of a wealthy, socially prominent Parisian couple, and an impoverished struggling American sculptor living in Paris. The aristocratic couple occupy an elegant penthouse apartment and frequent the highest levels of society...

Picking up where international bestseller "The Hangman's Daughter" left off, the highly anticipated sequel about a dark legacy of the Knights Templar.Author: Oliver PzschISBN-10: 0547807686ISBN-13: 9780547807683Publisher: HarperviaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/12/2012Pages: 512Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.40dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 04/23/2012 pg. 35Booklist 05/01/2012...

Carr considered this novel one of his best works, and it is easy to see why when experiencing its ingenious plot delivered with an astounding pace and masterfully drawn characters including none other than the great detective Dr. Gideon Fell."It almost seemed that the...

Winner of the CWA Historical Dagger Award A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Crime/Mystery Novel of 2016 "Historical fiction just doesn't get any better than this." -- Jeffery Deaver "A rip-roaring ride . . . Wonderfully atmospheric and entertaining." -- Good Housekeeping "Impeccably researched and...

Author: Rhys Bowen, Clare BroylesISBN-10: 8885796893ISBN-13: 9798885796897Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/2024Pages: 536Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 8.57h x 5.72w x 1.09dLarge Print

In this new installment of Tasha Alexander's acclaimed Lady Emily series set in the wild Scottish highlands, an ancient story of witchcraft may hold the key to solving a murder centuries later. Lady Emily, husband Colin Hargreaves, and their three sons eagerly embark on...

Amy Chua's debut novel, The Golden Gate, is a sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change. In Berkeley, California,...

1955. In the sleepy seaside town of La Jolla, CA, rookie cop Jake Stirling saves the life of infamous crime writer Raymond Chandler, earning the respect of his hard-nosed captain, Wade Lennox, who served with Jake's father, a police detective whose suicide two years...

"Gloriously Gothic, alarmingly good." -The Poisoners' Cabinet Podcast A woman is accused of killing her husband, but is she actually guilty? Inspired by a true historical case, this novel will delight and engross readers. Liverpool, England, 1889: In the shadowy streets, the air is...

LOST: Poodle. Standard. Black. Studded collar. No tags. Goes by the name of Boo. Sun Tzu may have said, 'Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer, ' but he didn't live in Boston, and he's not Shane Cleary. Shane's latest and most unexpected...

Detective John Grizzley has just 72 hours to find Sarah after she was kidnapped. If he fails to locate her in time, her life hangs in the balance. To find Sarah, Grizzley must solve an intricate series of puzzles that send him racing across...

"Murphy is living a quiet life of semi-retirement with his wife, Kai, and their newly adopted baby in their home outside Fort Smith, Arkansas. Kai, part Navajo, teaches on the reservation in the Indian Nation in the Ozarks. Murphy is called back into service...

Five months have passed since Jessie, Charlie and Ed made a dent in Joe Notto's criminal empire and sent him to prison. And, to her gratification, Jessie hasn't killed anyone! She and Charlie are enjoying their sleuthing partnership at D.C. Investigations, and Ed and...

With a two-week vacation so close he can feel it, Rocky Mountain National Park Ranger Tim McIntyre is torn away from fantasies about how much fly-fishing he can fit in when he's roped into using his free time for an informal investigation as a...

Ranger Tim McIntyre is investigating a series of break-ins at private homes located within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park that are closed for the winter. In one of these homes, a well-dressed stranger is found dead on the floor with his head...

A hidden, sacred canyon. Eight women. Twelve centuries. And a mystical song that connects it all. Deep in the wilderness lies a hidden canyon, one that calls out to travelers with its haunting siren song. Sacred wisdom, terrible secrets, and a veil of mystery...

In the fourth and final book in the Before Watson series, Sherlock Holmes and his companion and assistant, Dr. Poppy Stamford, embark on their greatest adventure yet. They are charged with solving not one case but three. One involves bogus charges against Poppy's former...

Moira Keegan is certain that someone is trying to kill her father. She tries to recruit Sherlock Holmes to save his life, but all at 221B Street are certain that there is no basis for Moira's fears. When, a short time later, they read...

When misadventure led a schoolboy in London to employment at Baker Street, few could have guessed where his introduction to Sherlock Holmes would lead. But as the lad matures and he finds himself caught in the middle of a murder investigation, his friendship with...

1866. After the disappearance of their master, Colonel Bozzo-Corona, fourteen years earlier, the Black Coats are a mere travesty of their former selves. Taking advantage of the situation, young Saladin, nicknamed the "Sword-Swallower," the son of Similor, a gang member, now the wily Marquis...

James Murray is a young man with a dream -- he wants to be a writer just like his idol, Dashiell Hammett. While working as a clerk at a swank downtown department store, James pens a novel that turns out to be a surprise...

The fourth in Delany's Klondike Mystery series is a madcap romp through the mud of 1898 Dawson City. Book Four of the Klondike Mystery Series by Vicky Delany! The year is 1898. The place is Dawson City, Yukon. A man staggers out of the...

The third in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, Playing It Safe is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit. "Ellie is a smart and gutsy new heroine." --Anna Lee Huber As the Blitz continues...

Miss Penny is invited to celebrate Christmas at Oakfield Manor. To everyone's shock and horror, her uncle, Lord Muskerry, falls dead in the drawing-room, a victim of a poisoned glass of port wine. With the help of her clever cat companion, Onyx; her aunt's...

When the murder of a scientific genius on the verge of a momentous discovery upsets the wedding of their dear friends, Wrexford and Charlotte must risk all they hold dear to deconstruct a sinister conspiracy in the latest installment of Andrea Penrose's USA Today...

Death isn't an act! It's been five years since Haley Higgins moved back from London to Boston, and in that time she's become a doctor of pathology and the assistant pathologist at the Boston City Morgue. In her position, she often assists in the...

Julia White is struggling: her bartending job isn't cutting it, and her first book has sold hardly any copies.She's broke, barely able to make ends, meet while drowning in her late mother's medical bills and reeling after a one-night stand with her ex-boyfriend, who...

"That man's dead!"When a passenger on President Roosevelt's campaign train is found dead, there is no shortage of suspects. He has offended almost everyone on board, and some of those who knew him before the train left the station in Washington had private grudges...

Julia White is struggling: her bartending job isn't cutting it, and her first book has sold hardly any copies.She's broke, barely able to make ends, meet while drowning in her late mother's medical bills and reeling after a one-night stand with her ex-boyfriend, who...

America, of Thee I Sing is a story about a rural Mississippi family's life prior to the onset of the Great Depression and up through the post war years of the 1950's. As the story progresses throughout that time period, historical facts are woven...

"Ding, Dong! Avon Calling!" As WW2 rages, a lone vigilante takes to the streets of New York to wage war against a powerful crime syndicate. She's the antihero the city needs, hidden in plain sight, with the perfect double life. But the past is...

In The Return of the Speckled Band a new menace stalks Stoke Moran and once again Helen Stoner (now Helen Armitage) seeks the aid of Sherlock Holmes. The specter of the speckled band has arisen from an eight year slumber and a woman's life...

December 1211. After thirty years as abbot of Saint Edmund's, Samson is dying. Before he takes his last breath, however, he calls Brother Walter to his bedside in order to recite the tale of the Green Children of Woolpit. This is a well-known local...

November 1214. King John has returned to England having lost his empire to King Philip of France. Humiliated and desperate for support, he again travels to Bury St Edmunds where Abbot Samson has died and a battle is raging among the monks over who...

Who murdered the handsome young actor? And why?In 1940, against the chilling backdrop of Hitler's rise and the specter of another war, Edna Ferber decides to follow an old dream: to act on the stage. Selecting The Royal Family, the comedy she wrote with...

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1858. Born in Marylebone, London in 1824, Collins' family enrolled him at the Maida Hill Academy in 1835, but then took him to France and Italy with them between 1836 and 1838. Returning to...

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1852. Born in Marylebone, London in 1824, Collins' family enrolled him at the Maida Hill Academy in 1835, but then took him to France and Italy with them between 1836 and 1838. Returning to...

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1851. Born in Marylebone, London in 1824, Collins' family enrolled him at the Maida Hill Academy in 1835, but then took him to France and Italy with them between 1836 and 1838. Returning to...

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1887. Born in Marylebone, London in 1824, Collins' family enrolled him at the Maida Hill Academy in 1835, but then took him to France and Italy with them between 1836 and 1838. Returning to...

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1883. Born in Marylebone, London in 1824, Collins' family enrolled him at the Maida Hill Academy in 1835, but then took him to France and Italy with them between 1836 and 1838. Returning to...

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1882. Born in Marylebone, London in 1824, Collins' family enrolled him at the Maida Hill Academy in 1835, but then took him to France and Italy with them between 1836 and 1838. Returning to...