Historical mysteries books

A brand new Golden Age cosy crime mystery from the multi-million-copy bestseller Faith Martin. 'A masterfully...  Read More >>

For the first time on the Faber list, a new edition of John Banville's classic debut crime novel, as his Dublin-set...  Read More >>

From what seems like a straightforward meeting with a friend of Zelah who is a well-known medium the Maze Investigators...  Read More >>

A gripping crime, golden age murder mystery from multimillion bestseller author of A Fatal Obsession, Faith Martin,...  Read More >>

Baby Reindeer meets Death of a Bookseller in this dark thriller set two decades after one of the most infamous murders...  Read More >>

At the height of his fame and living in London, Benjamin Franklin recruits an unsuspecting young surgeon to assist...  Read More >>

When the body of a young boy is found in the grounds of a church orphanage, pathologist Dr Jack Cuthbert not only...  Read More >>

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Surgeon's daughter Anne Loveday serves as sickroom nurse to a lady at a Cotswolds manor. While navigating the other...  Read More >>

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A healthy young man dies in his sleep, despite the ringing of seven separate alarm clocks…  Read More >>

Included in THE TIMES Best Historical Fiction Books of 2025: 'A lively new perspective on a grimly familiar tale'...  Read More >>

London, 1540 Will Somers, Henry VIII's court jester, is adept with a joke, a jape, a rhyme...and with discovering...  Read More >>

A clever and satisfying mystery featuring the beloved author C.S. Lewis  Read More >>

London, 1540 Will Somers, Henry VIII's court jester, is adept with a joke, a jape, a rhyme...and with discovering...  Read More >>

This authorized Black Mask edition of The Maltese Falcon returns the novel in the raw form that electrified readers...  Read More >>

Seven Shakespeare Heroines. Five days to save the world. What would our world be like if William Shakespeare never...  Read More >>

When a friend inherits a strange collection of curios from South America, Frank and Joe Hardy are drawn into a mystery...  Read More >>

A brilliant financier is betrayed by his syndicate partners and imprisoned on fraud charges. Upon release, he discovers...  Read More >>

From bestselling author Patricia Rice comes another romantic Regency mystery rife with unpredictable peril. . ....  Read More >>

One of the top 10 best crime novels of all time, The Maltese Falcon introduced the world to hard boiled detective,...  Read More >>

Navidad de 1857. Londres brilla bajo la luz del gas... y oculta a un asesino a plena vista. La apotecaria Clara...  Read More >>

""He looked into the mirror and saw a stranger. He looked at the stranger and saw himself."" Thomas Kane has built...  Read More >>

""When the witness becomes the patient, the testimony becomes the symptom."" Thomas Kane has exposed the corruption...  Read More >>