Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

A well-kept secret, a bathing machine and a dead bodyEliza Thomson Investigates...July 1905: A family holiday to the seaside, at Brighton's most prestigious hotel, promises to be a grand affair. And bumping into an old friend adds to the excitement.But when a body is...

Ancient Rome, in this accurate and evocative series, is just as politics driven as any major American city--possibly even more. Decius Caecilius Metellus has, through a series of rather wild adventure, and in the act of tracking down killers and other reprobates, barely escaped...

I was happier than any mere mortal has a right to be and I should have known better. The entire body of received mythology and every last Greek tragedy ever written have made one inescapable truth utterly clear: If you are supremely happy, the...

A mysterious victim. A heartless doctor. An assistant whose loyalty extends to murder.Christmas, 1904. Falling behind in her first year of science, Vita plans a vacation devoted to study, but is lured from her books when a man with no memory is brought to...

Sister Fidelma returns in another spellbinding story of murder and intrigue in seventh-century Ireland--when the murder of a high cleric threatens to result in a bloody war between two of Ireland's kingdoms. In AD 644 the Venerable Dacan, a respected scholar of the Celtic...

Julius Caesar, as we know, arrived in Gaul (now France) and announced "I Came, I Saw, I Conquered." But when Decius Metellus arrives from Rome, not seeking military glory but rather avoiding an enemy currently in power, he finds that although the general came...

Shanghai in the twenties was a fabulous place, a gaudy, immoral, violent, unjust, optimistic free-for-all where rickshaws competed with Rolls-Royces and a wealthy Englishman, American, or Japanese who spent an afternoon at the dog races might be inconvenienced by the sight of a public...

Violence finds its way to old Hollywood in the eleventh Josephine Tey mystery, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear.September 1939, and the worries of war follow Josephine Tey to Hollywood, where a different sort of battle is raging on the set...

In first century Rome, a murder victim found in the Tiber leads to a brutal gang war and Flavia Albia to a confrontation with her long-hated nemesis, with all that she loves in the balance.First century Rome is plagued by all the evils the...

"There's been a murder."... Those four words are bad enough, but when the craftiest of the three mob bosses utters them in the District Detective office, they carry a whole new kind of weight. Olivia Wainwright and Dallas Stowe are always prepared for the...

In the shadow of impending darkness, a woman haunted by a recurring phobia embarks on a journey that transcends time. While unraveling the secrets of her own past, she stumbles upon a life lived during a tumultuous era.Follow her time travels by stepping into...

The year '84 brought Holmes & Watson several interesting cases but none quite as recherché and exotic as the shocking business surrounding the disappearance of one of London's brightest young beau's, Mr. Henry Fyldene the Younger. The Fyldene's were an ancient family whose cadet...

In post-World War I England, foul play at a suspicious s饌nce provokes the delightfully mismatched sleuthing duo of American adventuress Beryl Helliwell and prim Brit Edwina Davenport to dig up some dirt . . . Hidden beneath her British reserve, Edwina has a secret:...

Charlotte Holmes is accustomed to solving crimes, not being accused of them, but she finds herself in a dreadfully precarious position as the bestselling Lady Sherlock series continues. Charlotte's success on the RMS Provence has afforded her a certain measure of time and assurance....

The summer village fete, a newly erected marquee and a missing tent pegEliza Thomson Investigates...August 1905: Recently home from their trip to Brighton, Eliza and Connie are deep in preparation for the local village fete.Half the villagers are involved too, and once the marquee...

The new 'Benjamin January' novel from the best-selling author Abishag Shaw is seeking vengeance for his brother's murder - and Benjamin January is seeking money after his bank crashes. Far beyond the frontier, in the depths of the Rocky Mountains, both are to be...

No one cares much when a couple of street whores working the lowest rung on the prostitution ladder in 1914 New Orleans are murdered in the same fashion. But when a third sporting woman turns up dead in a crib, a small panic ensues,...

The eternal triangle of love, sex and money brought Storyville, New Orleans to a broil in 1905. MayAnn rejects her lover Antoine and takes up with a wealthy man in order to raise her station in life. After several machinations to win her back,...

First published as End of Term under A. C. Koning. Cambridge, 1935. Frederick Rowlands, blind war veteran, is attending an event at St Gertrude's College. However, the festivities are harshly interrupted when when a research student is found dead in suspicious circumstances. As one...

Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, hope they've finally found peace after a tumultuous summer, but long-buried family secrets soon threaten to unravel their lives . . . October 1832. Kiera is enjoying the slower pace of the English countryside. She,...

Nic Manton is down on his luck with love and money A significant historical find can change his life around Or it might bring danger and death When Richard Wagner died in Venice in 1883, it was the end of a brilliant musical life....

When Charlotte Haze's nurse, Rebecca Grainger, is discovered murdered at a disused burial ground and her young charge is nowhere to be found, Daniel and Jason must race against the clock to solve the crime in order to save the little girl. Will their...

4 character-driven short mysteries set in frontier Canada and steeped in whimsy **From award-winning author Alexandra Amor** Over 350 pages of quirky charm and old-fashioned values, with some modern themes for good measure, the Town Called Horse short mystery collection is the love child...

In 1851 England, the city of London anticipates the grand opening of the Great Expedition. Excitement is mounting with each engineering triumph of the railways, but not everyone feels like celebrating. A sudden attack hits the London to Birmingham mail train and it is...

Wighard, archbishop designate of Canterbury, has been discovered garrotted in his chambers in the Lateran Palace in Rome in the autumn of AD 664. The solution to this terrible crime appears simple, as the palace guards have arrested Brother Ronan Ragallach as he fled...

March, 1919. DI Hardcastle must find Lily, the missing daughter of Austen Musgrave MP. Hardcastle, aided by DS Marriott, discovers that Lily provides risqué entertainment for ex-officers. When she returns home of her own accord, Hardcastle assumes the case is closed. But Lily goes...

Five years after Jenny Winston vanishes the night of the infamous Roswell UFO crash, Holmes and Watson must solve the mystery of the young woman's disappearance. Immediately they find themselves in a web of Cold War intrigue, stolen secrets, double agents, and double crosses...

Easter 1201. Following a treaty between King John and King Philip of France, England is at last at peace. Alas the same cannot be said for Saint Edmund's Abbey. The pope's new legate has arrived determined to stir up controversy. For Abbot Samson this...

A young woman searches for the truth about her sister, who boarded a ship headed to the frozen Arctic and never returned. "Lizzie Pook is a master of suspense. The story of one sister's love and determination to avenge her sister's death, is an...

Ancient Crete, 1450 BC. Young bull leaper Martis finds Duzi, the newest member of the bull leaping team, dead in the bull pen early one morning. Made to look like he met his end on the horns of the bull, it's clear to Martis...

Disturbing the Dead is the latest in a unique series with one foot in the 1860s and the other in the present day. The Rip Through Time crime novels are a genre-blending, atmospheric romp from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong. Victorian Scotland...

Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private investigator husband, Frank, must stop a killer lurking among a young family in the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Gaslight Mysteries. Hugh Breedlove is far from the most agreeable client private investigator Frank Malloy has ever...

In the year 1889, Swayzee, Indiana bakery owner Nikolai Kaminski appeared in Grant County Circuit Court on charges of murdering his wife Sasha, and her accused lover, Tony Romero. Before being sent off to the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City to serve his...

Veronica must find and stop a devious killer when a group of old friends is targeted for death in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar(R) Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Veronica's natural-historian beau, Stoker, has been away in Bavaria for...

A wounded soldier and a rector's daughter discover strange goings-on in the sleepy village of Kurland St. Mary in Catherine Lloyd's charming Regency-set mystery debut. Major Robert Kurland has returned to the quiet vistas of his village home to recuperate from the horrors of...

In this enthralling and atmospheric tale of murder, revenge, and redemption, a young American struggles to make sense of a world he does not understand, where the price of acceptance may be murder. John Vanbrugh is an outsider in the England of 1905: A...

Fire! St. Patrick's Day, New York City, 1899. Spectators along Fifth Avenue, unaware of impending doom, enjoy the parade and the bands playing Irish tunes. Suddenly marchers halt at the immense and luxurious Windsor Hotel, watching terrified women at upper-floor windows cringe at the...

Glasgow 1492. Gil Cunningham remarked later that if he had known he would find a corpse in the university coal house, he would never have gone to the Arts Faculty feast.In this mysterious adventure, Gil Cunningham returns to his old university for the Nicholas...

"Forced to confront his past, Jake sets out on a mission to cleanse the land of these outlaws. But just as he seeks solace in California's Central Valley, a tragic riding accident hurls him into the chaos of San Francisco. With a shattered leg,...

American heiress Stella Kendrick and her husband, British aristocrat Viscount "Lyndy" Lyndhurst, prepare to celebrate their first Christmas together as newlyweds in Clara McKenna's latest historical mystery set in England's New Forest region at the turn of the 20th century... Taking on the responsibilities...

Mrs. Jeffries must help Inspector Witherspoon crack a new case and catch a killer in this next installment of the beloved Victorian Mystery series. Successful businessman Jeremy Marks wasn't highly regarded by any of the members of the West London Archery Club. Most of...

It is 1943, and the Nazis control large parts of Italy. Colonel Anselm Bernhardt devotes his attention to stealing Italian art - and having his way with Italian women - but there is one great treasure that he covets even more.In present day, his...

In this delightfully witty Victorian romance, a governess spy running away from her past falls for an ex-soldier turned railroad magnate--perfect for fans of Manda Collins and Bridgerton! The utterly charming Emily Leverton has a dark past and is determined to leave it behind...

From New York Times bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear comes part two in the thrilling Anasazi mystery series. Archaeologists Dusty Stewart and Maureen Cole are excavating a bizarre site in the American Southwest, and the clues are tantalizing. There's a...

Violence finds its way to old Hollywood in the eleventh Josephine Tey mystery, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear.September 1939, and the worries of war follow Josephine Tey to Hollywood, where a different sort of battle is raging on the set...

Perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen, Deanna Raybourn, and Tasha Alexander, a witty romp through the high society of Victorian England with a touch of romance, an independent female lead, and rich historical detail from Agatha Award-winning author Dianne Freeman. Newly married Frances Hazelton,...

London, 1890: It's a New Year, but murder never takes a holiday.The past reaches out to the unlikely investigative team of Angus Brodie and Mikaela Forsythe when a man Mikaela was once engaged to seeks her assistance to find his young runaway son.What starts...

In late summer of 1948, L.A. private detective Michael Garrett is hired to travel to El Paso, Texas, to represent his client at an auction. At stake is a jade statuette believed to be of great historical value but said to come with an...

It is 1943, and the Nazis control large parts of Italy. Colonel Anselm Bernhardt devotes his attention to stealing Italian art - and having his way with Italian women - but there is one great treasure that he covets even more.In present day, his...

CONFLICTING DESIRES AND A DANGEROUS CITYChicago, 1876: Martin was doubtless joking when he told Nell that if she got herself mixed up with a murderer for the third time, he'd disown her. Butwhen Martin himself is arrested for murder, Nell's dreams of a new...