Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

It's 1924. Lady Ellen of Ashcombe Hall is on a relaxing hotel break to recuperate. Her nemesis is found dead in the restaurant, face down in his pea and ham soup. Can she confront her past to solve the mystery?Lady Ellen seeks respite in...

When a music critic learns a talented young singer might have been murdered, he delves into the past, only to find peril in the present. For the first time in his life, journalist Jack Fiorello is out of work. The sixty-five-year-old music critic is...

The coalition stormed in from the west, war to be over in days, but no one was shocked, let alone awed. The coalition bogged down in its own lies. All wars are for scarce resources and geopolitical gain, especially wars based on fraud and...

Anne Loveday, a surgeon's daughter, is determined to live a single, useful life. To escape her matchmaking stepmother, she accepts an invitation from an old friend to return to Painswick, the place she and her sister spent many happy summers until that last, fateful...

Anne Loveday, a surgeon's daughter, is determined to live a single, useful life. To escape her matchmaking stepmother, she accepts an invitation from an old friend to return to Painswick, the place she and her sister spent many happy summers until that last, fateful...

Sheriff Clifford Davidson has spent decades keeping the peace in the quiet town of New Castle, Virginia. But when two bodies are discovered inside an antique trunk in a long-forgotten house, the sleepy town erupts with secrets, danger, and a past that refuses to...

In the follow-up to International Booker Prize-longlisted The Silver Bone, Samson Kolechko cuts his teeth investigating illegal profiteering in lawless 1920s Kyiv, based on a real-life case."Andrey Kurkov is often called Ukraine's greatest living writer, and it is a gift for crime fiction fans...

Matthew and Martha Mysteries, Book 4In September 1900, an automobile race was held in Newport, RI, attended by thousands, including all of the 'Summer Colony's' wealthy social elite, dressed in their finest. Young Willie K. Vanderbilt took the honors in his French built Daimler,...

A local bootlegger killed. Doro's would-be sweetheart undercover to investigate. And Doro searching for him when he disappears.Doro Banyon, college librarian and amateur sleuth, is excited to step out with Everett Mallow, campus security officer and deputy town constable, on their first date. The...

Darriby Hall is famous for entertaining second-tier aristocrats, tales from distant lands and a dead body . . . every now and then. When Lady Darriby-Jones sees off her husband's nephew at the train station, she considers her good deed for the day complete....

After Professor Moriarty survives Reichenbach Falls and Sherlock Holmes dies, Moriarty finds himself caught up in a locked-room mystery Holmes couldn't solve. This time, it's up to Moriarty to crack the mystery, perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes ingenious retellings like the ones by...

American civil war- The Deep South How did a noble mission to ensure the safe return of his daughter's governess to New York, end with Midnight Gunn being stranded on an island off the coast of South Carolina, alone and in the middle of...

When an explosion aboard a top-secret test boat kills a young naval officer and severely injures Matthew Reynolds, Martha and his friends are forced to investigate. How could such a thing have happened? Murphy discovers the cause and when secret plans also go missing,...

Rebecca Hall, a lovely young nurse from Louisiana, travels with her family to a thriving riverboat town on the Ohio River in the late 1800's and eventually married Charles Thain. Rebecca happiness is short-lived as things quickly deteriorate and her marriage ends in tragedy,...

This "[Is a] nail-biting locked room puzzle...Carr's gift for creating a creepy atmosphere again meshes with a brilliantly constructed and eminently fair whodunit." -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review"Who can I trust?" Love-sick Dick Markham is reeling. He's set to marry Lesley Grant--a woman whom...

The Gilded Murder follows Matthew and Martha as they mingle with Newport high society in the summer of 1899 while setting out to enjoy the America's Cup Trials between Columbia and Defender. When Matthew runs into a group of fellow Civil War veterans, one...

Author: Pearl Hewitt, Darcie WildeISBN-10: 1665129638ISBN-13: 9781665129633Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2019Format: MP3 CD

A haunting, unsolved murder. A father seeking redemption. A son committed to helping him get it. Did America's most notorious serial killer, Ted Bundy, kill Janet Leigh Lester? That's the conclusion Jack Jordan, John's father, reached back when he first investigated the case, but...

MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH is Book #5 in MARILYN CLAY's Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series. A carriage accident on the way up to London dictates that Miss Abbott, her maid Tilda, along with Juliette's gentleman friend, Mr. Sheridan, who has gallantly offered to escort the...

In this re-edited version of book #4, Russell Bricklin "Bric" Wahl has decided to dial his manic lifestyle down a little, converting his millions in gold treasure, investing in a peaceful and uneventful Key West bed and breakfast and giving the rest to charity....

Beach Gang bootlegger, Conner Miles, must clean up a mess and protect the fiery prostitute, Livia.The mess is a body piled like dirty laundry in a puddle of blood in Madam Dianne Starr's brothel garden.Conner's boss gives him a wad of hundreds to clean...

In this elegant drama, Anna Katharine Green, one of the greatest mystery writers of all time, weaves a narrative with her usual consummate skill, and portrays her characters with exceptional sympathy. On the New England seacoast, not far from Boston, lies a staid, picturesque...

Buried in the foundation of an old library are secrets from another century. Join two reluctant sleuths in their search for the truth about the Masons, the Knights Templar, and the ghost boy.Based on historical documents, the story recounts the decline and rebirth of...

Young lawyer Daniel Pitt must defend a British diplomat accused of a theft that may cover up a deadly crime in this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Twenty-one Days. Daniel Pitt, along with his parents, Charlotte and Thomas, is...

When poison fells an arrogant and rude businessman in public, Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon both realize they are looking for a deranged maniac in this all new installment in the beloved Victorian Mystery series On a cold night in February, the popular Lighterman's...

Author: Paul DohertyISBN-10: 1035407361ISBN-13: 9781035407361Publisher: HeadlineLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/09/2025Pages: 368Format: HardcoverSize: 9.46h x 6.27w x 1.17d

Two murders in Chelsea plague amateur detective Queen Elizabeth II in the fourth book in the charming series, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear. 1957, England. Young Queen Elizabeth II is finding her way in postwar Europe, trying to repair friendships...

After Professor Moriarty survives Reichenbach Falls and Sherlock Holmes dies, Moriarty finds himself caught up in a locked-room mystery Holmes couldn't solve. This time, it's up to Moriarty to crack the mystery, perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes ingenious retellings like the ones by...

The final book Iniquitousness picks up the metastasis of evil that has moved into the world of international politics. Power and evil can work together and always find ordinary people to do evil for a cause. This book takes C.E. on a journey corrupt...

Author: Lynn Morrison, Ann Ward RadcliffeISBN-10: 1917361076ISBN-13: 9781917361071Publisher: Marketing ChairLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/28/2025Pages: 370Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.82d

In the shadows of London and the splendor of Venice, a thief and a lady must risk everything for love and survival.Jack Covert, once known as Jack Redstone, left behind his noble heritage to become one of London's most skilled thieves, living by his...

"Karma Brown keeps delivering knockout after knockout. She is an auto-buy author for me!" --Taylor Jenkins ReidThe fates of two women. An abandoned camp. Secrets of the past that can no longer stay hidden. To get a break from a stalled career as a...

The legendary Judge Dee Renjie returns, in this lyrical combination of mystery, history and ancient Chinese politics from the author of the renowned Inspector Chen mysteries In Tang dynasty China, Empress Wu - seductive, ambitious and vindictive - rules with an iron fist. Her...

Two years before she would conceive of Frankenstein, sixteen-year-old Mary Godwin becomes captivated by the grim murder of a pregnant shopgirl and the disappearance of her stepbrother, involving her stepsister Jane "Claire" Clairmont and the seductive poet Percy Bysshe Shelley to solve the crime......

Inspired by the true story of Frances Glessner Lee, whose miniature replicas of crime scenes are still used to train forensic investigators today, this follow up novel to Death in the Details continues the adventures of intrepid amateur sleuth Maple Bishop. Maple Bishop has...

In the shadows of Victorian London, passion burns bright... After a desperate act leaves Jillian Morehouse a fugitive, she flees to Whitechapel and finds work in a Mayfair corset workshop, but the walls are closing in. Jillian catches the eye of the handsome Michael...

A spellbinding historical mystery, perfect for readers of Eve Chase, Lulu Taylor and Rachel Burton. Will the secrets of the past be the key to her future? Alex Hart loves her job as manager of Mallow Court, an historic Elizabethan house. But the discovery...

A roguish young lord, his intended bride, and his former lover race to survive when an arranged marriage goes wrong in this sparkling historical fantasy debut bursting with arcane magic, deadly conspiracies, and an irresistible queer romance--perfect for readers of Freya Marske, Alexis Hall,...

Author: Janina MatthewsonISBN-10: 1472299817ISBN-13: 9781472299819Publisher: WildfireLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 384Format: Hardcover

Inspired by the remarkable life of Dorothy Peto, the Metropolitan Police's first female superintendent.During war, death isn't only found on the battlefield.It's 1915, and war continues to rage across Europe, but at home in England, the members of the Women Police Volunteers are more...

Tempers flare at the Garden Fair. But it's not about the floral competition. Politics and a land dispute cultivate a murder. Can she weed through the lies before someone else dies? Massachusetts, 1932. Aggie Burnside volunteers for what she thinks is a routine community...

"The Trial of John Jasper for the Murder of Edwin Drood" by G. K. Chesterton is a gripping novel filled with mystery and intrigue. The story revolves around John Jasper, a choirmaster with a troubled past involving opium addiction, and his nephew Edwin Drood,...

As the sun sets over New Orleans, two brothers, John and Wayne Carter, find themselves standing in a French Quarter alleyway, their clothes stained with blood, and their minds foggy. They have no memory of how they got there or what they have done....

Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, returns in Dianne Freeman's charming, lighthearted mystery series set in Victorian England, and finds her wedding day overshadowed by murder ...On the eve of her marriage to George Hazelton, Frances has a great deal more on her...

Author: Emily BrightwellISBN-10: 8200012816ISBN-13: 9798200012817Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/07/2015Format: CD

--Nominated for an Anthony Award and a 2004 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award."Daniel Chavarría has long been recognized as one of Latin America's finest writers." --Edgar Award-winning author William Heffernan "Celebrated in Latin America for his noir detective fiction, Uruguayan author Chavarría makes his English-language...

Lieutenant Mark Ritchie is called to investigate a very puzzling murder at a very unlikely location. What was a man doing in the churchyard of an iconic colonial church, on a cold November morning and why would someone shoot him for doing it? Clues...

In 1935, Nate Heller is hired to escort Amelia Earhart on a speaking tour due to numerous cut-and-paste death threats against her life. Heller suspects the threats are a stunt by Earhart's publicity-hungry husband, and the detective's growing closeness to the bisexual aviatrix leads...

Lady Margaret of Hutton Hall in Surrey is being slow poisoned, or so the evidence suggests.Or is an even more convoluted and murderous plot being hatched in which Sherlock Holmes is an unwitting confederate? Christmas at Hutton Hall is marred by tragedy as Holmes...

On January 24, 1925, The Saturday Evening Post began its serialization of the book that would make Earl Derr Biggers famous: The House Without a Key, the first of the Charlie Chan series. Chan, the first Chinese detective in literature, was modeled after Chang...