Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

What secrets do 400-year-old bones hold? In Plymouth, Massachusetts, Home of the Rock, someone is digging up the Pilgrims. tere's a rumor that there's more than 41 signers of the Mayflower Compact--but no one knows because the original Compact doesn't exist. Or does it?...

In Vienna, a city of opulence and abject poverty, a pageant of blond and blue-eyed men and maidens incites a madman's fantasy and becomes his obsession. He dreams of power and glory. His first stormy love affair ends in murder, and he decides on...

"This is a wonderful series. The period facts are correct, the plots interesting and the characters believable." Lori Biever Launder Famed Cellist Dies a Fashionable Death in Murder on Stilettos by P.J. Conn -- Los Angeles, 1947 -- Constance Remson, a wealthy young society...

Lady detective Penelope Hamilton must navigate a labyrinth of 1880s politics, high society, and murder.On a January night in 1887, trouble comes knocking at Pinkerton detective Penelope Hamilton's door in the form of a sulky young runaway. The girl turns out to be the...

In the President's Service is a thirteen-book series about Helen Meeker, an agent working for FDR during WWII. The series follows her assignments both in the US and in Europe during the war. This book contains the first three episodes: A Date with Death,...

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times Little Marcus Fallbrook was kidnapped in 1976 and, when he never returned home, by his grieving family assumed the worst. Now, thirty years later, teenager Leah Wakefield has disappeared and DI Wesley Peterson has...

In 1974, at the height of the Cold War, a traffic accident occurs late one night outside the United Nations building. Or was it an accident. Anne Thomas, the low-level UN employee who was struck, is at first bewildered by the FBI's interest. Then,...

It is January, a time of year when not much crime usually happens. But when Inspector Greig is unexpectedly summoned to the opulent Hampstead residence of Mr. James William Malin Barrowclough, a rich businessman, he embarks upon one of the strangest and most bizarre...

A unique collector's edition.Visit the narrow, stinking streets of medieval London. Dark and dangerous places where burglary, arson and murder are every-day events and the gossips whisper of alchemists making gold for the King.Meet Sebastian Foxley, a talented yet challenged young artist, as he...

1950's Yorkshire. When former Battle of Britain pilot, D.I. Yarrow of West Garside CID, finds himself faced with three seemingly unconnected murders, he has his work cut out.The cases include a long-dead body found on the rugged moors, possibly connected to a case that...

1950's Yorkshire. When former Battle of Britain pilot, D.I. Yarrow of West Garside CID, finds himself faced with three seemingly unconnected murders, he has his work cut out.The cases include a long-dead body found on the rugged moors, possibly connected to a case that...

In 1956, when a famous early Renaissance masterpiece, Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, disappears from an art museum, a very worldly private detective, Restin and a young, na?e art historian, Mary, working for the museum join forces to locate the painting. The...

THREE WOMEN. ONE MISSION. ENEMIES EVERYWHERE. May 1944. When spy Elisabeth de Mornay, code name C馗ile, notices a coded transmission from an agent in the field does not bear his usual signature, she suspects his cover has been blown - something that is happening...

The hotel was her refuge, but scandal is afoot--and a killer stalks the halls in this charming series debut perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Ashley Weaver. It's 1958 and Evelyn Elizabeth Grace Murphy has not left the Pinnacle Hotel in fourteen months....

Set against the timelessly intriguing backdrop of 1830s high-society London, this delightful historical mystery series features Miss Caroline Morton, daughter of a disgraced earl, now gainfully employed as a lady's companion--along with a sideline in sleuthing . . . Lady Caroline is happy to...

As WWII rages overseas, a serial killer preys on women working in Seattle's factories in this provocative blend of vivid, richly detailed historical fiction and taut suspense from New York Times bestselling author Kevin O'Brien. "Tantalizing...had me guessing and turning pages right up to...

For fans of HBO's The Gilded Age, the glorious mansions of Newport house many mysteries--murder, theft, scandal--and no one is more adept at solving them than reporter Emma Andrews . . . 1901: Back from their honeymoon in Italy, Emma and Derrick are adapting...

USA Today bestselling author Andrea Penrose's atmospheric mystery series sends newlywed sleuths, Lady Charlotte and the Earl of Wrexford, beyond the glittering ballrooms and salons of Regency London to untangle a web of international intrigue... Charlotte, now the Countess of Wrexford, would like nothing...

In this captivating English murder mystery from an acclaimed author, Agatha Christie's housekeeper must uncover the killer amongst a throng of crime writers. "Balances Downton Abbey-style period charm with a tight plot that twists and turns right until the end... a plot that would...

A killer is on the loose, targeting victims with a mysterious connection that young barrister Daniel Pitt must deduce before more bodies pile up, in this intricately woven mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry.A serial killer is roaming the streets of...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SACRAMENTO BEE New York Times bestselling author Laurie R. King, beloved for her acclaimed Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series, consistently writes richly detailed and thoroughly suspenseful novels that bring a distant time and place...

"Exquisite and gripping. . . . The Gulf is a page turner to be savored; Cochran is a master of both prose and plot."--Ilana Masad, author of All My Mother's LoversIn this electrifying debut literary thriller, set on the gulf coast of Texas in...

"Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end."--New York Times"Whether you're into Sherlock Holmes, Montaillou, Borges, the nouvelle critique, the Rule of St. Benedict, metaphysics, library design, or The Thing from the Crypt, you'll love it. Who can...

The timeless battle between savage and sacred Myles Dunn is certain of nothing except that he can never return to Oxford. Two years ago, as a much-admired Jesuit at the threshold of prestige and possibility, he made two irredeemable mistakes: he fell in love...

His target was Holmes, and only Holmes- The monster craved to snuff out my friend's life. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson embark on a voyage to an African island, to the city of New London-a meticulous copy of the British London they know so...

How could Anthony and Maria possibly have known that taking the new French ambassador and his wife to his posting in Tunis, aboard their new yacht, would lead to this. The set of circumstances that would bring them here, sitting sipping wine and watching...

Ikaros of Apollonis is a long way from home.An educated and noble man enslaved by the Roman Empire that killed his family and destroyed his city, he is stranded in the bleak and inhospitable colony of Britannia. His only consolation is to be living...

Valeria Brinton marries Eustace Woodville despite objections from Woodville's family. Just a few days after the wedding, various incidents lead Valeria to suspect her husband of hiding a dark secret in his past. She discovers that he has been using a false name, "Woodville,"...

Early in 1948, L.A. private detective Michael Garrett comes to Philadelphia to testify in a missing persons case. While there he is asked to travel to the small town of Lancaster in western Pennsylvania, where he is hired by the alluring Lenore Stevens to...

Ursula Stannard faces the ultimate test in this gripping Tudor mystery. How far is she prepared to go to protect those dearest to her and save her own life? April, 1590. Ursula Stannard, the queen's half-sister and occasional secret agent, has just left Sir...

Disrespect, disdain - and dead bodies! It's all in a day's work for WPC Billie Harkness, a pioneering female police officer protecting the home front in this gripping WWII British historical mystery. "A fresh and different take on WWII stories with an appealing young...

What do a desperate woman with a secret, a dead man in a drainage ditch and a dark figure in the night have in common? Physician-sleuth Dr Gabriel Taverner has to connect the dots before time runs out in this thrilling historical mystery. February,...

Instant New York Times and National Bestseller"A triumph. . . . Winspear creates in Elinor White (the 'White Lady'), a complex, endearing, achingly flawed hero. This is both fast-paced and thoughtful, bold and nuanced, a thriller that is thrillingly human. I loved it." --Louise...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, a sweeping, romantic compulsively readable historical saga about a Duke's daughter--the perfect Victorian lady--who secretly moonlights as an amateur sleuth for high society's inner circle. Victorian London was notorious for its pickpockets. But in the country...

It's 1676 and 'spirits' are stalking the kingdom. When eight-year-old Penny is kidnapped outside Whitehall Palace and taken away to the West Indies, how can Susannah and Raphael hope to save her?Arriving in Jamaica, they reunite with Sam Carter - Penny's natural father -...

It's 1676 and 'spirits' are stalking the kingdom. When eight-year-old Penny is kidnapped outside Whitehall Palace and taken away to the West Indies, how can Susannah and Raphael hope to save her?Arriving in Jamaica, they reunite with Sam Carter - Penny's natural father -...

It's 1676 and 'spirits' are stalking the kingdom. When eight-year-old Penny is kidnapped outside Whitehall Palace and taken away to the West Indies, how can Susannah and Raphael hope to save her?Arriving in Jamaica, they reunite with Sam Carter - Penny's natural father -...

It's 1676 and 'spirits' are stalking the kingdom. When eight-year-old Penny is kidnapped outside Whitehall Palace and taken away to the West Indies, how can Susannah and Raphael hope to save her?Arriving in Jamaica, they reunite with Sam Carter - Penny's natural father -...

It's 1676 and 'spirits' are stalking the kingdom. When eight-year-old Penny is kidnapped outside Whitehall Palace and taken away to the West Indies, how can Susannah and Raphael hope to save her?Arriving in Jamaica, they reunite with Sam Carter - Penny's natural father -...

"AM IN GREAT TROUBLE, please come at once. Duds." It is the aftermath of the Second World War and Tommy and Duds Lethbridge have inherited a Manor House in Buckinghamshire. The couple invite their friends to an old-fashioned Christmas house-party to keep their minds...

Celeste, a card sharp with a need for justice, takes on the role of advocatus diaboli, to defend her sister Mariel, accused of murdering a Virtue, a member of the ruling class of this mining town, in a new world of dark fantasy from...

Bearoness Belinda's suggestion that she and Octavius retire has produced some interesting results. Can he actually become a Consulting Detective Emeritus? They agree on a one year sabbatical tour with the Twins, away from UUI, the Hexagon and above all, criminals. The Octavians are...

Dr. Amir Hadad, a successful radiologist, hears an intruder. Hiding in the dark, the stranger whispers, "I can't rest." Alarmed and unwilling to risk his family's safety, Amir contacts the police. Only there is no trace of an intruder, no marks of forced entry....

Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student living in Saint Petersburg who feels compelled to rob and murder Alyona Ivanovna, an elderly pawn broker and money lender.Author: Fyodor DostoyevskyISBN-10: 1722503807ISBN-13: 9781722503802Publisher: G&D...

August, 1723 -- Spider John Rush believes he has escaped piracy forever. Enjoying rum and chess in a dark Lymington tavern, he dreams of finding passage to Nantucket to reunite with his beloved Em and to finally get to know the son he remembers...

A historical mystery that blends nautical adventure in pirate waters with a locked-room murder mystery, featuring a pirate sleuth whose wits are as sharp as his blade. 1723--Spider John, longing to escape the pirate life he never wanted, has an honest seafaring job at...

It's 1949 in Washington, D.C., and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, convinced he has been targeted for murder, hires Chicago P.I. Nate Heller for protection. Heller must deal with Beltway infighting, Communist paranoia, Israeli agents, and a mysterious military group called the Majestic Twelve...

November 1911. Lady Emily Hardcastle is celebrating her birthday by seeing a play at the Duke's Theatre in Bristol with her maid and confidante, the inimitable Flo. Act One is a triumph. Then Act Two opens with a body on stage--a real one. One...

The huge dark sky. The crashing waves. The smell of the ocean. An escape? Or another trap?Scott has rented a house in an old seaside town in Nova Scotia. He plans to spend the summer painting and escaping from the hustle of his career...

The huge dark sky. The crashing waves. The smell of the ocean. An escape? Or another trap?Scott has rented a house in an old seaside town in Nova Scotia. He plans to spend the summer painting and escaping from the hustle of his career...