Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

In this classic spy thriller from an Edgar Award-winning author, a journalist goes undercover for British agency Department Z and discovers a conspiracy. When the sound of gunfire wakes Nigel Murray in the middle of the night, he discovers two gun-wielding strangers and a...

New York in the 1920s is the world's most glamorous city, and drinking it in like the finest champagne is Philo Vance, an expert in art with the deepest pockets, the brainiest brains, and the most gloriously ludicrous pretensions in the history of crime...

'Funny, fast-paced and dark... with dialogue that absolutely crackles' ELODIE HARPER'A brave, bold novel' ARAMINTA HALL Men steal everything. Now we want our share. 1922. Twenty-four-year-old Eleanor Mackridge is horrified by the future mapped out for her - to serve the upper classes or...

From the prolific author of Little Women, this crime fiction novella highlights the breadth of Louisa May Alcott's talent. First published in 1866, Behind a Mask takes place in Victorian England and follows a sly, master manipulator, Jean Muir. Working as the governess for...

March, 1941. London is the scene of nightly destruction as the Blitz continues, and the bombing is taking its toll on the city's inhabitants. Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are recovering from a devastating bomb attack on the Caf? de Paris when...

"The German ambassador, madam," said Sherlock Holmes, "is reputed to be brilliant and very difficult.""My dear, Mr. Holmes," she said. "He is a man. Like all men when they are drunk and in the throes of ecstasy, he will be easy.""I must warn you,...

Paul Doherty's twenty-third medieval mystery featuring Sir Hugh Corbett is a gripping and gruesome tale of murder and mayhem sure to appeal to fans of C. J. Sansom and Bernard Cornwell. Spring, 1312. Edward II of England is absorbed with his favourite, Peter Gaveston,...

Madame Midas (1888) is a mystery novel by Fergus Hume. Although not as successful as The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), an immediate bestseller for Hume, Madame Midas is a gripping novel with forbidden romance and a tightly wound mystery worthy of the...

THE ADVENTURE OF THE DEVILISH FOOTNOTE. The wealthy owner/publisher of England's most prestigious literary journal holds a soir e for the writers, critics and intelligentsia of London (modelled on the Bloomsbury Group) and is poisoned by one of the departing guests. Her brilliant secretary/editor...

American Sailor Kurt Reid is a hothead and a hard case--a man who hits first and asks questions later. As scrappy and rough around the edges as Jimmy Cagney, it's no wonder that when the ship's captain turns up dead, it's Reid who takes...

The murder of a United States congressman's son sends Inspector Simon Wolfe of the San Francisco Police Department on a pursuit in which he is blackmailed with his past as an Israeli assassin. When Inspector Wolfe falls in love with the dead boy's psychiatrist...

"The impressive first in a historical series, which effortlessly alternates between Washington, D.C., in 1862 and the same city 95 years later...this debut shows definite promise." --Publishers WeeklyNo one noticed anything suspicious about the death of a wounded soldier at the height of the...

The new novel from the author of Art in the Blood. December 1889. Fresh from debunking a "ghostly" hound in Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes has returned to London, only to find himself the target of a deadly vendetta. A beautiful client arrives with a tale...

Author: Rod SterlingISBN-10: 160975087XISBN-13: 9781609750879Publisher: Silver Leaf BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/02/2015Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d

A grisly death near her new homestead draws Brigid Reardon into a complicated mystery soon after her arrival in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1881 After the harrowing events that entangled her in Deadwood, Brigid Reardon just wants to move west and get on with her...

Author: James C. WorkISBN-10: 1645995356ISBN-13: 9781645995357Publisher: Encircle Publications, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2024Pages: 292Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d

"Superb. . .a fast-moving and gripping plot" Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Merchant Murderers March, 1557. Jack Blackjack is back in London and enjoying a sedentary life - after his treacherous voyage back to his beloved city the previous year, he desires nothing...

Author: Paul DohertyISBN-10: 1800325649ISBN-13: 9781800325647Publisher: Canelo Severn HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/21/2021Pages: 298Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.67d

Author: Verity BrightISBN-10: 1835256309ISBN-13: 9781835256305Publisher: BookoutureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/04/2024Pages: 354Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.79d

The first in a delightful new mystery series introducing a wonderfully eccentric sleuth, perfect for fans of M.C. Beaton, Richard Osman, and Paige Shelton. "Delicious, gaslit murder. I loved it." -Maureen Johnson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Truly Devious series When...

In this Victorian-era mystery, former Countess of Harleigh, Frances Hazelton, and her husband, George, uncover the secrets of backstage Paris to find out who's acting the role of a killer to chilling perfection . . . Frances and George are enjoying some well-deserved leisure...

October, 1650Traumatised Parliamentarian spy James Archer returns north seeking his sister Meg, missing in the aftermath of Newcastle's recent witch trials.Aloof, enigmatic Elizabeth Thompson draws him to investigate the ongoing killing of women who had worked to free the accused.But when Elizabeth herself becomes...

In this Edwardian England cosy historical mystery, a string of abductions and rising tensions thrusts a young Prime Minister into a world of murky politics and dark secrets--written by award-winning BAFTA scriptwriter and film director, Mario Theodorou.London, 1904: the economy is faltering, and one...

A pacy, evocative dark historical thriller about a working-class private detective in 1920s London's Soho, who has grown up alongside the morally dubious characters who are key to cracking the cases he investigates, for fans of Dominic Nolan and Laura Shepherd Robinson. When Cockney...

Author: Gail MeathISBN-13: 9798227660671Publisher: Gail MeathLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/15/2024Pages: 182Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d

Step into 1897 Victorian London: Unravel Love and Intrigue with The Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery Series. Tabitha and Wolf believe their investigative work is behind them. They couldn't be more wrong. Wolf is settling into his new role as the Earl of Pembroke,...

Step into 1897 Victorian London: Unravel Love and Intrigue with The Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery Series, where Mystery meets Romance with a splash of Humour.Who is this mysterious woman from Wolf's past who can so easily summon him to her side? When Lady...

Adapted for television in France, the third of the Nicolas Le Floch mysteries sees the protagonist investigate a murder hidden among a tragic accident, and encounter supernatural forces along the way.Paris is in mourning. At the firework display marking the Dauphin's marriage to Marie...

Author: Kathleen MorrisISBN-13: 9798987456385Publisher: Dunraven PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/30/2024Pages: 268Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d

Author: M. L. JerinicISBN-10: 0999693026ISBN-13: 9780999693025Publisher: Palamedes Publishing Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2024Pages: 402Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.82d

Author: C. J. ArcherISBN-10: 1923231073ISBN-13: 9781923231078Publisher: C.J. ArcherLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2025Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d

Author: Vanessa GordonISBN-10: 1739305345ISBN-13: 9781739305345Publisher: Pomeg BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/15/2024Pages: 292Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.79d

Richmond, Virginia, fall 1956: World War II veteran Eddie Bostic earns his living as a locksmith. It's an honest trade and one he takes pride in, something he can't say about his days as a cop or private eye. After quitting the force and...

The Paletti Notebook is an amazing collection of art and letters from the geniuses of the Renaissance: da Vinci, Michelangelo, Borgia, Savonarola, Machiavelli. It could be worth incalculable millions of Euros.But what did Sandro Paletti really leave behind 500 years ago, and what else...

What are some Guinness world records that are very difficult to break?One prestigious organization that honors and records extraordinary human accomplishments is the Guinness World Records. These records highlight the incredible achievements of people all around the world, ranging from the astounding to the...

John Singer Sargent has fled Paris after the debacle of "Madame X", the painting that destroyed his reputation--but he begins to heal and paint again in the Cotswolds village of Broadway. There, in a Bohemian enclave of American and British artists, writers, illustrators, poets...

Some secrets are better left buried... 2022. Stained-glass expert Rhoda Sullivan is called to Telton Hall to examine a window designed by an Italian prisoner of war during WW2. It should be a quick job but when she and the owner's son, Nate Hartwell,...

When young Walter finds a dead body along with the dead fish in his tutor's fishpond, he knows he should tell his old master, Charles Murray of Letho. The dead man leaves a pretty wife and child and a broken string quartet, but someone...

"Brings a creepy new note to Spencer's long-running series" Kirkus Reviews The discovery of a body on a local allotment site re-opens an unresolved cold case for Monika Paniatowski and her team. He was going to have to terminate Monika, he decided. It was...

A midwife disappears after attending the birth of a child in another community, leading to an investigation that uncovers innumerable lies and secrets. 1790s, Maine. In the depths of winter Hortense, a midwife, disappears after attending a birth in the woodlands. During the search...

"Exciting and original," SJA Turney, author of Caligula.Cool mist settles over the legion advancing toward the Persian army. Constantine, the son of an emperor, the Roman officer leading the attack, tells his men to halt - something is wrong.Before long, the battle rages. He...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of crimes in this eerie Dickensian romp, with the canonical author investigating a crime that will take him into the cells of Newgate Prison and places even darker and more terrifying. The ghastly double...

"Atmospheric and cunningly plotted." --BOOKLIST It was the best of times, it was the worst of crimes in this dizzying Dickensian romp, as the canonical author risks ruining his reputation--and losing his life--all for love and justice. Someone is threatening Angela Burdett-Coutts, the banker,...

"While memories of the Titanic linger among the ship's passengers, readers are treated to descriptions of sumptuous meals and snippets of Maori lore, along with a tantalizing mystery. Those who long to revel in a glamorous if imperfect past will be satisfied." --Publishers WeeklyThe...

Two dead bodies, with their faces eaten away, are found by two redcoat soldiers amid saltwater tea washed ashore in Boston Harbor in the early dawn of December 1773. Mired in the stench of rotting tea and the dread of retribution, the Boston Tea...

London: the early 1840s. The birth of the young Queen Victoria's first child is taken as an auspicious sign for all. But on a cold March night, a spree of dark crimes in shadowy workhouses shocks the city.When Inspector Owen Endersby, of the recently...

When Fiona MacGillivray refuses the bandit Paul Sheridan, it's up to her son to to save her. Book Three of the Klondike Mystery Series by Vicki Delany In the summer of 1897, Fiona MacGillivray and her eleven year-old son, Angus, arrive in Vancouver in...

Author: Ethan J. WolfeISBN-10: 143284590XISBN-13: 9781432845902Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2018Pages: 432Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.90dLarge Print

Were you confused but entertained by a certain recent best seller? Want to be confused but entertained some more? Welcome to the world of The Da Vinci Barcode An alternate uni- verse in which cash registers ring up Pi million, the Louvre Pyramide is...

The death of an unpopular nobleman brings trouble to Sir Josse's family, in the latest Hawkenlye mystery All Saint's Eve, 1211. An overweight but wealthy nobleman, desperate for an heir, dies at the celebration feast he's thrown in his own hall. A natural death...