Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Penrose and Pyke must put aside their own problems in a race against the clock to rescue a kidnapped infant.When private detective Charlie Penrose Pyke is asked to investigate the kidnapping of a child, his instinct is to refuse. As their first wedding anniversary...

Harrogate, 1892, and a series of bizarre attacks coincides with the arrival of a freak show in the town. This contains just a single exhibit: a creature declared to be Charles Darwin's long sought-for but hitherto undiscovered Missing Link between mankind and the great...

Paris, 1899. Abigail Wilson has received an invitation from Professor Alphonse Flamand, a prominent French Professor of Archaeology, to join him on a dig in Egypt. Overjoyed to be presented with such an opportunity, Abigail and her husband, Daniel, travel to Paris to meet...

New York, 1910. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield have crossed the Atlantic Ocean numerous times in their capacity as ship's detectives. On those crossings they've had the pleasure, and in some cases the trouble, of sailing with very famous passengers. Dukes. Duchesses. Artists. Actors....

Louisa May Alcott returns in this "historically accurate and entertaining mystery series." (The New York Review of Books) Louisa convinces her family to visit cousins in rural New Hampshire, only to confront tragedy. A local bachelor is found dead in a ravine, the apparent...

Author: Bruce AlexanderISBN-10: 0425165663ISBN-13: 9780425165669Publisher: Berkley BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1998Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 6.75h x 4.15w x 0.92d

From the author of The Ashes of London, comes a new historical mystery set in the last days of WWII 'A grand piece of work - a triumph and one of Taylor's best' MICK HERRON 'A wonderfully unique novel from the master of historical...

Author: Stephanie LaurensISBN-10: 1925559769ISBN-13: 9781925559767Publisher: Savdek Management Pty LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/17/2025Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d

September, 1943 Things are looking up for P.I. Betty Ahern. She's hired a part-time employee and is on the lookout for an office from which she can run her private investigation firm. She's also getting a reputation throughout Buffalo as someone who will help...

Author: Blythe BakerISBN-13: 9798281469371Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/02/2025Pages: 262Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.59d

Jane Ward was sure of three things... Her painting was a Van Gogh. Only one man would believe her. That man was a killer.From the acclaimed author of The Forbidden Zone comes a soaring adventure of two women, separated by time, but united by...

Enter the captivating world of 19th-century England with M. E. Braddon's "A Strange World, Volume 3 of 3: A Novel." This Victorian novel, a meticulously prepared republication of a historical text, delves into the intricate tapestry of English society through a lens of mystery...

Lord Julian Caldicott is standing in for his ducal brother as manager of Yuletide merriment at the family seat. Alas for his lordship, nothing is going as planned. Cranky relatives arrive uninvited, family squabbles ensue, and Julian's annual case of the blue devils is...

Lord Julian Caldicott has been tasked with discovering who wants the Marquess of Dalhousie dead. Two attempts have already been made on Dalhousie's life, and the evidence Julian uncovers casts suspicion on members of the marquess's own family. The dashing heir presumptive to the...

Award-winning authors Win Blevins and Meredith Blevins deliver a gripping historical mystery set in the untamed beauty of Monument Valley, where the past refuses to stay buried. Fresh from World War II, Seaman Yazzie Goldman returns home to his family's struggling trading post. While...

Set sail for a thrilling adventure with Margery Allingham's "Black'erchief Dick," a captivating historical mystery steeped in the maritime history of Mersea Island, England. This classic sea story, now meticulously prepared for print republication, plunges readers into a world of intrigue and suspense. Experience...

Countess-turned-advice columnist Amelia Amesbury has a wedding to plan alongside a new murder in this charmingly deadly historical mystery. Countess Amelia Amesbury has her work cut out. As well as balancing her alter ego--secret advice columnist, Lady Agony--and the blackmailer threatening to reveal her...

When Vivian and Victor Tailor, a pair of psychic siblings, are assigned a seven-year-old cold case of a missing woman, what should have been a routine investigation quickly becomes anything but. They find themselves guests of a mysterious lord who inhabits a dark, foreboding...

Bach is back and investigating another musical mystery!In this second novel in the Bach Musical Mystery series, award-winning historical novelist James Y. Bartlett has taken the real-life incident that Bach scholars call 'the Prefect Affair' and kicked it up a few notches into a...

Join the Rat Pack in this stylish crime-thriller novel that showcases the glitz, glamor, and grime of Las Vegas' early years from the author who captures the atmosphere of Sin City's heyday like no other! It's 1960, and Frank Sinatra, the king of showbiz,...

Author: Harold SchechterISBN-10: 0345448413ISBN-13: 9780345448415Publisher: Ballantine BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/03/2004Pages: 308Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.24lbsSize: 9.56h x 6.10w x 1.12dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 05/31/2004 pg. 54Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2004 pg. 556Library Journal 07/01/2004 pg. 63

Author: Paul DohertyISBN-10: 1035407396ISBN-13: 9781035407392Publisher: HeadlineLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/25/2025Pages: 368Format: PaperbackSize: 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.92d

Murder in the Merchant's Hall is the second in the three-book Mistress Jaffrey Mystery Series set in England in the early 1580s. Rosamond, the estranged foster daughter of Susanna, Lady Appleton (the sleuth in Kathy Lynn Emerson's Face Down Mystery series) is grown up...

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket Beneath the glittering facade of wealth and beauty, Lady Audley hides a secret that could destroy everything she's built. When a charming governess vanishes without a trace and whispers of scandal emerge, suspicions cast a shadow over her...

It is 1910. Halley's Comet is coming. Harry Houdini is in Australia for the first time. The most celebrated escape artist in the world has sold-out seasons in both Melbourne and Sydney. Houdini has a new obsession: aviation. He has brought with him from...

Physician-sleuth Dr Gabriel Taverner has to face his greatest challenge yet - a serious danger from the East threatens not just his life, but everyone he loves! All aboard this adventurous historical mystery set in the early seventeenth century.March, 1605. Country doctor and former...

In 1917, Henry Carter and Etta Pearce are reporters for the Bisbee, Arizona newspaper. They are dedicated and driven to find the truth, no matter the cost. Following the backlash after Carter's scathing report on the deportation of striking IWW mine workers, Pearce joins...

Dive into "UFOs in Alabama: Mysterious Encounters," an electrifying addition to the current ufo books and alien books for adults. This collection, which stands out among the best ufo books and ufo books new releases, offers a vivid exploration of first-hand accounts and is...

Anarchists, assassins, kidnappers, fraudsters and jealous lovers.All of these nasty people appear in these new stories of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes, along with Dr. Watson, must apply the science of deduction, foil their plans and bring the evil doers to justice. These five new adventures...

Sensible women don't investigate murders, but Livia Aemilia might not have a choice.Rome, 47 AD. When Livia's father dies under suspicious circumstances, she sets out to find the killer before her innocent brother is convicted of murder. She may be an amateur when it...

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1856. 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...

Minnie Harper isn't used to putting herself first. Not after she moved away from England only to be left raising two children alone on the Greek Island of Corfu following her husband's unexpected death. But with her daughter begging to be sent to school...

Two grisly murders. A disgraced former mayor. A tranquil town on the verge. This gripping historical crime novel set in the South pulls the past into the present, perfect for fans of Attica Locke and Wiley Cash. Dave Hendricks was once a respected man...

This latest Regency-era mystery from USA Today bestselling author Vanessa Kelly finds Jane Austen's clever Emma Knightley (nee Woodhouse) as an amateur sleuth, navigating shocking changes in her family--while meeting her match in a deadly adversary . . . Emma's spirits are elevated after...

Death at a Highland Wedding, the fourth of New York Times bestselling author Armstrong's Rip Through Time novels, finds Mallory investigating a murder in the Scottish countryside After slipping 150 years into the past, modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson has embraced her new life...

Hugo Marston must figure out what lies hidden inside an old sailor's chest before a 200-year-old blood promise is revealed and claims another life. In post-Revolution Paris, an old man signs a letter in blood, then hides it in a secret compartment in a...

Small town mystery and veteran's issues collide as retired police chief Samuel Craddock investigates a murder. Right before the outbreak of the Gulf War, two eighteen-year-old football stars and best friends from Jarrett Creek signed up for the army. Woody Patterson was rejected and...

Erik Carri?re-Destler's opera, Don Juan Triumphant, is making its grand premiere in the summer of 1888! But things take a turn when valuable props go missing. Along with Christine and his friends, Erik goes behind the scenes to set things right. With just three...

Feathers, diamonds, showgirls, oh la la... Paris is everything Opal Laplume could dream of. But she wasn't expecting to be cast as the lead detective in a murder case... Paris, 1930. The Honourable Opal Laplume has just started working as a seamstress in the...

Author: Rhys Bowen, Clare BroylesISBN-10: 1250890837ISBN-13: 9781250890832Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/10/2026Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d

Unearthing History's Hidden StoriesImagine walking down a narrow, cobblestone street, surrounded by centuries-old buildings that whisper secrets from the past. Each step you take feels like unearthing a hidden treasure, a piece of history waiting to ignite your curiosity. The past keeps uncountable secrets...

When Dani Nowak spots what looks like a World War II era German U-boat, presumed lost at sea for more than eighty years, cutting through the twilight waters off the Gulf Coast of Florida, she is tossed between the whispering ghosts of her family's...

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...

In the fog-laden hills of 19th century Ireland, secrets whisper on the wind, and the line between salvation and damnation blurs with each passing hour. Colleen O'Byrnes, a woman bound by duty and driven by desperation, embarks on a harrowing journey under the shadow...

A huge forest. A young nobleman. Death Stalks them both.The year is 1191A sprawling expanse of ancient woodland becomes the backdrop for a gripping tale. Amidst its towering trees, a young nobleman is bound by a sacred oath so Holy, he dare not break...

She sees the future with a touch. A powerful gift in a time of war.The enemy wants her. The Allies need her.Addie Brandt is cursed. When she touches someone, or an object that belongs to them, she sees their future, and it's rarely good....

New York, 1924. Vivian Kelly has gotten a job at the Nightingale, a speakeasy known to the young and fun as a place where the rules of society can be tossed aside for a dance and a drink, and things are finally looking up...

WHEN ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS MURDER TAKES PLACE, HAMISH IS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME TO IDENTIFY THE KILLER...It's 1885 and a South Sea Island labourer, Kaelo, is the primary suspect in the murder of a Logan sugar plantation manager and the citizens of Brisbane are...

William Forbes is desperate. The former solicitor to Jack Reid, he believes that the soul of the notorious Victorian serial killer, Jack the Ripper is haunting him. Seeking help, William contacts criminal psychologist David Hemswell who invites William to his remote Scottish island home,...

In her second mystery, Ellie Stone--a young reporter in 1960s' upstate New York--plays by her own rules while searching for a killer, putting her own life at risk. A dead girl in the woods. Three little oil spots on the dirt road. A Dr....