Historical mysteries books

"Valentina Riccardi is many things: beautiful, cultured, deadly. As one of Venice's famous courtesans, she's perfectly...  Read More >>

'Beautifully written . . . a unique tale told in a unique voice' --S. G. Maclean Summer, 1522. In a wave of pomp,...  Read More >>

"""Exquisite and gripping. . . . The Gulf is a page turner to be savored; Cochran is a master of both prose and...  Read More >>

As 1929 draws to a close, New York City detective Johanna Kelly is tired, body and soul. It's not just because of...  Read More >>

"""A-Z Of Hangmen And Hangwomen In Britain and Ireland [1800-2023]"" looks at the 169 known executioners in Britain...  Read More >>

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Friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan is summoned to investigate the suspicious deaths of two clerks who work for John...  Read More >>

""An immersive and entertaining read"" --Alistair Mabbot, the Herald The year is 1317, and young squire Benedict...  Read More >>

""An immersive and entertaining read"" --Alistair Mabbot, the Herald The year is 1317, and young squire Benedict...  Read More >>

For years, Lady Cassandra Sinclair has harbored a scandalous secret and a painful loss. Unwilling to trust a man...  Read More >>

The second in the Dom Reilly series from three-time winner of the Lambda in Gay Mystery.  Read More >>

"""I cannot recommend this series enough.""—#1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood Charlotte Holmes...  Read More >>

In The Last Drop of Hemlock, the dazzling follow up to Last Call at the Nightingale, even a dance can come with...  Read More >>

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A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! The Comfort of Ghosts completes...  Read More >>

Los secretos m�s oscuros se esconden en las sombras de lo conocidoEn Oquendo hay una propiedad quemada hasta los...  Read More >>

Multimillion copy bestselling author Wilbur Smith returns with a brand-new historical epic set in Africa. South...  Read More >>

Jamie Patterson, a senior at Duke University, is facing a difficult decision: Will she accept the Rhodes Scholar...  Read More >>

In 1912 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, aspiring reporter Sophie Strong lands a mundane assignment as an undercover shopgirl....  Read More >>

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The gripping new instalment in the William Warwick series, An Eye for an Eye, is available to pre-order now! 24...  Read More >>

Set in a foreboding Gothic mansion and infused with the heightened paranoia and creeping horror of novels like Catherine...  Read More >>

The compelling wartime murder mystery (BlitzDetective 8).  Read More >>

October 1944, in the Republic of Salo, a German puppet state in the north of Italy and the last fascist stronghold...  Read More >>

From internationally bestselling author Joseph Kanon, hailed by the Sunday Times as ‘the most accomplished spy novelist...  Read More >>