Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Step into a world of mystery and intrigue with this gripping novel by Amelia B. Edwards. Set in Victorian England, it follows the adventures of two young women who become embroiled in a dangerous game of deception and betrayal. Full of suspense and unexpected...

A Renaissance courtesan must choose between love and duty in this high stakes 16th-century mystery, perfect for fans of Madeline Hunter and Rhys Bowen. Valentina Riccardi is many things: beautiful, cultured, deadly. As one of Venice's famous courtesans, she's perfectly positioned to seduce powerful...

A blood-curdling murder in the minster grounds proves to be a difficult case for Owen Archer when a young witness goes missing.York, 1365. The Corpus Christi Day pageant is winding down when Owen Archer is summoned to see John Thoresby, Archbishop of York. Wool...

The patients survived the Great War only to face a new danger...In 1916, Sister Helen Hopgood was sent with a team of nurses to care for wounded soldiers at Merewood Farm, a temporary military hospital in Hampshire.Now the war is over, only five patients...

When Mori Makoto returned to Yokohama after fifteen years of exile, he did not expect to be accused of murder. But when he comes across a dead body, Makoto is unwittingly thrust into a murderous plot involving killers from his painful past. Together, with...

A sweeping historical epic about dreams and dreamers, love and lovers, and the glitter factory of Hollywood!Two high school kids in small town Nebraska have their dreams. Zee, a minister's daughter, wants to be a movie star. Doyle, the son of a wealthy lawyer,...

A cold-blooded killer lurks in the luxurious winter wonderland of St. Moritz . . . Switzerland, 1924. Lady sleuth Olive Belgrave is set to enjoy a holiday of ice-skating and snowshoeing in the glamorous alpine setting of St. Moritz, but her plans are rudely...

Hollywood intrigue, glamor . . . and murder: Enter the roaring twenties in this thrilling Silver Screen historical mystery, starring two very different female sleuths."Excellent . . . Everything feels just right: the characters are abundantly human, the mystery is beautifully constructed, and the...

The week before Christmas 1951, Juliet and Elmer are hired by a retired factory owner to find the missing money his son-in-law stole sixteen years ago. The culprit is being released from prison. His wife is expecting him. So is her younger sister. So...

To crack the case the time around, Sherlock Holmes must return to the place he swore he'd never revisit and face his demons. . . literally . . . 1923: In his last years, Sherlock Holmes has abandoned his strict method of logic for...

Euphemia Martin's seventeenth gripping mystery is a nail-biting adventure of espionage and suspense set at the beginning of the Great War. When Fitzroy saved his valet, Griffin, from the hangman's noose after the death of his wife, the facts behind those events were known...

"Clever and entertaining, you'll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!" - Molly C. Quinn, actress, Castle There's a skeleton in the attic! When Ginger Gold arrives at her childhood London home Hartigan House she's shocked to...

FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS, a scientist was plotting to annihilate what he hated most: all Abrahamic religions and those who follow it. His obscure plan calls for a religious war of Muslims, Christians, and Jews where they could all destroy one another. His...

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes and his associate Elizabeth Bennet continue... The Apparition at Rosing's Park Newly-married Charlotte Lucas, now Mrs. Collins, has invited Lizzie to stay with her for a short while. At the same time, Lady Catherine de Bourgh is facing a...

A 1938 cocktail of lies, love, and murder.After steeling her nerves to leave the swindler she married, Catherine Reedy hopes for a brighter future for her two-year-old son. That dream turns into a nightmare when the corrupt chief of police fishes her husband's corpse...

Athens, 1929. Stefanos Kantartzis is found murdered, and Michael Igerinos, his best friend of 30 years, is being questioned by the police as the last person to see him alive. While looking at his dead friend's body, Michael is immediately taken back to the...

A collection of five present-day Sherlock Holmes stories that poke gentle fun at the idiosyncrasies of modern life - not to mention the eccentric detective and his world-weary friend who are at the heart of the action. Stuck in a dysfunctional marriage and the...

The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. It is an early example of the espionage novel, with a strong underlying theme of militarism and an early example of the invasion novel genre which predicted...

Fancy Anders returns in Fancy Anders for the Boys, the second of three thrilling mysteries by Road to Perdition creator Max Allan Collins.Hollywood, 1942. Hedonistic socialite turned undercover detective and poster girl for the war effort, Fancy Anders is back to solve another case....

It all began when a tree demolished a doghouse during a windstorm, revealing something momentous. Initially, Steven and John thought it was a relic from a distant past, to be examined carefully, then filed away and forgotten. But that didn't happen, and chains from...

From "one of the most original minds in contemporary literature" (Nick Hornby) the bestselling and award-winning author of Golden Hill delivers a noirish detective novel set in the 1920s that reimagines how American history would be different if, instead of being decimated, indigenous populations...

"A fascinating series launch ... that stands apart" -Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A winning offbeat crime novel that begs for a sequel" -Library JournalFrom Ukraine's most celebrated novelist, a perplexing mystery that introduces rookie detective Samson Kolechko in Kyiv as he is tackling his first...

'Hardy opens a revealing window into the ills of Empire and the savagery that mankind can so easily revert to and delivers a true punch to the gut, with fascinating echoes of his Writers Guild screenplay for TABOO, the sequel of which many of...

The discovery of long-lost mail delivers a marriage proposal, a missing person, and a magical mystery.A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother's veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened letters...

She's excited by a new job assignment working with the Mayor. But things quickly getdark as she finds murder and deceit lurk in the corridors of City Hall.Public servants in City Hall aren't being very honest with the public. When a citizen reports an...

"Clever and entertaining, you'll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!" - Molly C. Quinn, actress, Castle Espionage, intrigue...murder... It's 1924 and war widow fashionista Ginger Gold's new Regent Street dress shop, Feathers & Flair, is the...

"Clever and entertaining, you'll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!" - Molly C. Quinn, actress, Castle A poltergeist guilty of murder? In order to keep Bray Manor afloat financially, Felicia and Ambrosia have opened the estate...

A young woman searches for the truth about her sister, who boarded a ship headed to the frozen Arctic and never returned.Twenty-year-old Constance Horton has run away from her life in Victorian London, disguising herself as a boy to board the Makepeace, an expedition...

It has been said that, as human beings, we are hardwired to believe that objects speak to us. Lucas Steiner, Luke to his friends, is a PhD candidate at one of the larger universities. On his last term extension and running out of time...

Murder's a pain in the neck! Madame Tussauds, London's extravagant wax museum, reopens in 1928 to much fanfare. The horrific fire of '25, which had destroyed the wax figurines of famous and sometimes infamous characters, was news of the past. Ginger Reed and her...

Social standing is everything in Regency England--and no one knows better than Miss Caroline Morton, a lady's companion from a disgraced line. But when she has a chance to claim what's rightfully hers, the one obstacle in her way is a dangerous murder mystery...

On a foggy day in the Big Bow District of London, Mrs. Drabdump becomes fearful for her lodger. She knocks several times at his door but no answer. She runs to Inspector Grodman and together they break down his door to find the pooor...

An incident in the waterfront district of New Bedford presents two possible scenarios. Each one poses different dilemmas to the retiring detective, Joseph Barrett. He is challenged to solve this mystery before hanging up his shield. FBI Agent William Normandin, a prior member of...

The night of London's grandest ball, a bold group of women downstairs plot a daring revenge heist against Mayfair society in this dazzling historical novel about power, gender, and classNamed a Best Book of Summer by The Washington Post * Good Housekeeping * Harper's...

Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh is ready for her next thrilling adventure in the newest installment of Kate Khavari's mesmerizing historical mystery series. "A cleverly plotted puzzle" (Ashley Weaver) in the vein of Opium and Absinthe, this is perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and...

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE EZEKIEL CRANE NOVELS AND THE GRIM DAYS MYSTERIES!A Holy Land...A Holy War...A Holy Terror Against EvilIn the final years of the first Kingdom of Jerusalem in a vault hidden deep beneath the Temple Mount Baron Gregory De...

Sealed away from public view more than a century at the instruction of their author, Dr John Watson, these three cases of Sherlock Holmes are available here for the first time. Like the earlier volume in this series, each reveals the role Holmes and...

A fast-paced whodunit set against the riotous and exciting backdrop of mid-century Mardi Gras.Author: Elisabet M. StoneISBN-10: 1590774183ISBN-13: 9781590774182Publisher: M. Evans and CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/16/2014Pages: 244Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.28w x 1.44d

Queen Elizabeth's half-sister and secret agent Ursula Blanchard takes on a dangerous new mission involving mysterious disappearances and murder in Cornwall in this gripping Tudor mystery. 1594. Ursula Stannard is attending on her half-sister, Queen Elizabeth, when she receives an urgent summons from Sir...

Newport Summer 1899-yachts, balls, and famed artists eager to paint portraits of Society's "Queens."Western silver heiress Val Mackle DeVere (Mrs. Roderick W.) agrees to "sit" for a portrait for her beloved Roddy, only to stumble on a scene of bloody, grisly homicide at an...

Thief-taker Simon Westow uncovers an evil lurking in the underbelly of Leeds in this page-turning historical mystery, perfect for fans of Anne Perry and Charles Finch."A dark and complex mystery that contrasts genuine honor with the false tokens paraded by the upper classes" Kirkus...

Murder's a piece of cake! Wedding bells are ringing in Belgravia, and Ginger couldn't be happier to attend the nuptials of Felicia Gold and Lord Davenport-Witt. If only she could put her mind at ease about the things she knew about the groom's past....

By 1298 the iron sword of English oppression has sunk deep into the heart and soul of the Scottish populace. Deputy Kyle Shaw is not surprised when an English nobleman is murdered in a Scottish tavern. Was the man's death part of a rebel...

Boarding school can be hell - sometimes it can be MURDERMaliha Anderson did not enjoy life in the British boarding school, but finding the school bully murdered certainly made it more interesting.And when the police chose the wrong person as the most likely suspect,...

"Vance has masterfully captured an exciting moment in English history, filled with dark political intrigue and radiantly salacious liaisons." -Michael Hartnett, author of The Blue RatThe King's Favorite is a mystery thriller set during one of the most spirited, scandalous, and memorable periods in...

Mystery is rife and so is the fun when a crew of quirky characters set out to solve a slew of crimes causing havoc in Regency London's Jewish community. This first volume of Jewish Regency Mystery novellas has three intriguing tales revolving around family,...

The unnamed narrator is discussing with the famous Parisian amateur detective C. Auguste Dupin some of his most celebrated cases when they are joined by the Prefect of the Police, a man known as G-. The Prefect has a case he would like to...

In the second Sherlock Holmes novel, Mary Morstan arrives at Baker Street with a perplexing case for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Treasure has been stolen and lives have been lost in a mystery stretching from London back to the Indian Mutiny of 1857....

Lyn McConchie again carries the reader back to the Victorian London of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, this time with two Beastly Mysteries. When Lord Temberton opens an Anglo-Saxon barrow and finds a securely locked Elizabethan chest seven mummified penguins placed around it in...

On 22 December 1943 the Susan Rae, an American B17 Flying Fortress, is lost. The aircraft is reported to have crashed into the English Channel. There are no survivors and no bodies are recovered. Records of the incident mysteriously go missing. The Susan Rae...