Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

An acquaintance from Lord Julian's military years begs his lordship for help locating the fellow's missing fiancée. The young lady's family has only the flimsiest explanation for her disappearance, and the harder Julian digs for answers, the more complicated the puzzle becomes. He soon...

A dogged investigation... Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the country home of a family friend to look for a prize foxhound who's gone missing. The purloined canine turns out to be only the tail of a series of puzzles involving family secrets, slander,...

The sport of kings...Lord Julian Caldicott is inveigled into attending a two-week long informal race meeting, though he has little interest in fast Thoroughbreds or the people obsessed with the sport of kings. Julian joins the "horse party" strictly because he hopes to spend...

The Season has yet to begin, and the second member of the Bastion Club, tall, handsome Anthony Blake, Viscount Torrington, is already a target for every matchmaking mama in London. None of their flighty daughters can fix his interest, but a certain lady does...Alicia...

Veronica and Stoker are practically dying for a new adventure, but when their wish is granted, they find themselves up against a secret society and a darkly seductive duo in this landmark historical mystery from beloved New York Times bestselling and Edgar(R) Award-nominated author...

Author: Deanna RaybournPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 07/01/2026Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 8.78h x 5.62w x 1.06dISBN: 9781420531800

Two friends reunite and discover hidden feelings while investigating a murder in this sensual, witty historical romance--perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore and Netflix's Bridgerton! Jane Halliwell once dreamed of a home of her own--but those dreams (and her dowry) died with her father....

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, in this latest historical mystery from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining...

Halloween Night, 1954. A young, film-obsessed scriptwriter has just been hired at one of the great studios. An anonymous investigation leads from the giant Maximus Films backlot to an eerie graveyard separated from the studio by a single wall. There he makes a terrifying...

Enjoy Agatha Christie's beloved classic, Hallowe'en Party--the inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh--with a new introduction by Michael Green, screenwriter of the film. When a Halloween party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirot...

A smart and enchanting postwar mystery that will appeal to fans of the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline WinspearIt is 1946, and war-weary young ex-intelligence officer Lane Winslow leaves London to look for a fresh start. When she finds herself happily settled in King's...

"Are there any experiences you wish you could wipe from your memory?" "I don't think forgetting would make it better."Northern Ontario, 1953. When O.P.P. Detective Victor Lapointe is called to investigate a murder in a small town, he's faced with an unexpected victim, a...

"[Manda] Collins is a delight" (Elizabeth Hoyt) in this fun and flirty historical rom-com, where an intrepid female reporter matches wits with a serious, sexy detective -- perfect for fans of Tessa Dare, Julia Quinn, and Netflix's Enola Holmes!England, 1865: Newspaper columnist Lady Katherine...

From New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, now available in paperback-- the latest episode in the New York Times bestselling series, Maisie Dobbs' first assignment for the British Secret Service takes her undercover to Cambridge as a professor, and leads to the investigation...

An airship bound for London is thrown off course by a murder on the first night of its transatlantic voyage in this locked-room historical mystery debut, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Katharine Schellman. 1890. American heiress, Cora Beaumont is celebrating her engagement...

Who stole the king's coronation gift? Owen encounters murder, secrets and spies as he attempts to recover a missing gold lion. 'A standout . . . Robb reinforces her place among the top writers of medieval historicals' - Publishers Weekly Starred Review York, 1377....

"Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days."--Washington PostCritics have called Charles Todd's historical mystery series featuring shell-shocked World War One veteran Inspector Ian Rutledge "remarkable" (New York Times Book Review), "heart-breaking" (Chicago Tribune), "fresh and original"...

Winner of the the 2021 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award"An intriguing mix of character, plot, time, and place. Highly recommended." --Ian Hamilton, award-winning author of the Ava Lee novelsLane Winslow, the ex British secret service officer and her new husband Inspector Darling travel to...

"Charles Todd hasn't made a misstep yet in his elegant series featuring Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge, and A Matter of Justice keeps the streak going."--Cleveland Plain Dealer The Washington Post calls the Ian Rutledge novels by Charles Todd, "one of the best historical...

October 1883When cook Kat Holloway and the kitchen staff maintain the empty Mayfair house while the family resides in the country, Lord Clifford, Lady Cynthia's confidence-trickster father, arrives in London and asks Kat and Daniel McAdam for help. Lord Clifford might be accused of...