Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - The latest action-packed installment in the Nero Award-winning Pentecost & Parker Mystery series follows Lillian and Will tracking the suspicious disappearance of a woman who might have known too much. From the author of Fortune...

In Victorian London, valiant cook and amateur sleuth Kat Holloway must help the man she loves solve the murder that will finally uncover his mysterious past, from the New York Times bestselling author of A Silence in Belgrave Square. Kat Holloway's beau, Daniel McAdam,...

Alfred Hitchcock meets Indiana Jones in this acclaimed, globe-trotting historical mystery about a wayward Jewish kid drawn into a sinister plot "Impressive. . . Enthralling. . . Goldin brings a long-lost era to life in vivid, evocative detail" -- Financial Times "A rip-roaring adventure....

A Victorian mystery set in Edinburgh's darkest corners, where a woman with a hidden gift returns to the streets that raised her-and finds murder waiting.She escaped once. Now she's come back to uncover the truth. But the past isn't finished with her yet.Old Town...

First in a captivating new series, Jane Austen's Emma Knightley entertains a different role in Highbury--going from clever matchmaker to Regency England's shrewdest sleuth. "Clever and charming, Vanessa Kelly brings Austen's world in Highbury village to life with beloved characters, twisty hijinks, and a...

First in a captivating new series, Jane Austen's Emma Knightley entertains a different role in Highbury--going from clever matchmaker to Regency England's shrewdest sleuth. "Clever and charming, Vanessa Kelly brings Austen's world in Highbury village to life with beloved characters, twisty hijinks, and a...

Inspired by one of the first real-life female columnists at the New Yorker, this enticing historical mystery follows Freddie Archer as she solves crimes while reporting on the glamorous world of the rich and famous in 1920s Manhattan. This writer just found her next...

Countess-turned-advice columnist Amelia Amesbury has a wedding to plan alongside a new murder in this charmingly deadly historical mystery. Countess Amelia Amesbury has her work cut out. As well as balancing her alter ego--secret advice columnist, Lady Agony--and the blackmailer threatening to reveal her...

In this official authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, the great Hercule Poirot investigates suspicious events at a Middle Eastern archaeological excavation site.Amy Leatheram has never felt the lure of the mysterious East, but when she travels to an ancient site deep in...

The great Hercule Poirot investigates suspicious events at a Middle Eastern archaeological excavation site Now with a beautiful new series look!Amy Leatheram has never felt the lure of the mysterious East, but when she travels to an ancient site deep in the Iraqi desert...

The second installment in the Maple Bishop historical mysteries continues the adventures of intrepid amateur sleuth Maple Bishop. Inspired by the real-life mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee, this smartly plotted series will appeal to fans of Rhys Bowen. In post-WWII Vermont, Maple...

The second installment in the Maple Bishop historical mysteries continues the adventures of intrepid amateur sleuth Maple Bishop. Inspired by the real-life mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee, this smartly plotted series will appeal to fans of Rhys Bowen. In post-WWII Vermont, Maple...

Nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel! In 19th century Bombay, Captain Jim Agnihotri channels his idol, Sherlock Holmes, in Nev March's Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut. In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby,...

The queen of historical crime brings chariot racing to life in all its gruesome and glamorous glory. Murder in Purple and Gold features Davis' trademark sharp wit, memorable characters and a clever mystery. When Flavia Albia stumbles upon the murdered corpse of a young...

Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private detective husband Frank discover that the cure is worse than the disease when they investigate the death of a promising young woman in this atmospheric, riveting mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Murder on Bedford Street....

Join Countess turned advice columnist Amelia Amesbury as she tries to juggle a new Season and a new murder in this charmingly deadly historical mystery. "A beautiful debutante, a wealthy widow, and a dead would-be baron. What could be more exciting?" Countess by day,...

Join Countess turned advice columnist Amelia Amesbury as she tries to juggle a new Season and a new murder in this charmingly deadly historical mystery. "A beautiful debutante, a wealthy widow, and a dead would-be baron. What could be more exciting?" Countess by day,...

A cold-blooded killer lurks in the luxurious winter wonderland of St. Moritz . . . Switzerland, 1924. Lady sleuth Olive Belgrave is set to enjoy a holiday of ice-skating and snowshoeing in the glamorous alpine setting of St. Moritz, but her plans are rudely...

Author: Agatha ChristiePublisher: William Morrow & CompanyPublished: 04/07/2026Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.80dISBN: 9780063514300About the AuthorChristie, Agatha: - Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold...

Masked balls, duels and murder: musician, sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January is caught up in a shocking crime in this gripping nineteenth-century mystery set in New Orleans. February, 1841. It's Carnival season in New Orleans. Free man of color Benjamin January...