Historical crime and mysteries Books

Another long-missing adventure from the casebooks of the world's greatest detective rediscovered by Shamus Award-Winner Loren D. Estleman, author of Sugartown and Every Brilliant Eye. Accompanied by Dr. Watson, master slcuth Sherlock Holmes has already...

In the late 1880s, Murial Robertson has the unusual job of being a part of her father's security detail. While trying to gain public support to make Arizona a state, the Senator receives a peculiar letter threatening his life and signed by "The Serpent."...

Avril 1284 – Récemment veuve et désormais dame d'honneur de la reine Eleanor d'Angleterre qui s'apprête à donner naissance à son seizième enfant, Catrin n'avait jamais imaginé revenir un jour au Pays...

KORTKRIMIDet var ikke søgræs, han fik viklet om benene. Det var hår, og årsagen var et mord. Et mord som skulle opklares meget diskret for ikke at forstyrre Fuglsangs berømte gæster.Lendorph & la Cour bliver inviteret fra København for at opklare mordet,...

BOOK TWO IN THE SEBASTIAN FOXLEY SERIESA wedding in medieval London should be a splendid occasion, especially when a royal guest will be attending the nuptial feast. Yet for the bridegroom, the talented young artist, Sebastian Foxley, his marriage day...

An einem Morgen des Jahres 1420 erwacht der junge Mönch Martinus am Ufer der Wetter mit einer Platzwunde am Kopf. Neben ihm liegt die Leiche eines Priesters. Bald kommen im nahegelegenen Dorf Hausen Zweifel auf, dass der Pfarrer eines natürlichen Todes...

She's a resilient Irish actress, battling to feed her family. He's a wealthy heir, in hiding after shooting a man in self defence.When illness and a prospective lynching freeze them in a hostile stalemate, she must lean on all of her street smarts...

College librarian Doro Banyon discovers the body of her nemesis, Professor Hemet Corlon, near the card catalogues when she arrives for work. Evidence points to a terrible accident, but the new school security officer disagrees. Because Doro and Corlon...

Politics, murder, and mortal danger confront retired General George Washington as he considers whether to accept the presidency of the United States.The General has retired to his farm, Mount Vernon, but he cannot escape the politics of his time. The new...

As World War II rages across Europe and the Pacific, its impact ripples through communities in the heartland of America. A farm girl is locked in a dangerous love triangle with two Germans soldiers held in an Illinois POW camp ... Another German, a war...

Jean Harris, the pretty Land Army Girl from Kelly’s dairy, was enjoying the war. She threw many of the Bexford North men – young and old – into a frenzy of excitement. So when Jean is found brutally murdered, Inspector Bob Peters and...

Auf der Suche nach dem einzigen Menschen, der Matts magische Taschenuhr reparieren kann, geraten er und India an Ordensschwestern, die zu allem bereit sind, um ihre Geheimnisse zu wahren. Sogar zu Mord? Matt und India müssen aufdecken, was hinter dem...

In this 5th installment of the bestselling mystery series, Cleopatra Fox gets entangled in a web of betrayal and blackmail that leaves the high society matchmakers scandalized. When a notorious cad is bludgeoned to death with a candlestick in...

A NEW BEGINNING THREATENS TO END IN DISASTERThe Kansas plains offer Nell a chance to support her small family and bring Sarah up away from the prying eyes that might discover her illegitimate birth. But when her only ally among the seminary's leaders...

Every good city deserves a good murder … and Lichfield is no exception. When Henry Taylor of Lichfield comes to 221B Baker Street with the news that his young wife has been murdered, apparently by his son from his first marriage, Sherlock Holmes...

Harry Somers has seen his patron and employer, the Duke of Suffolk brutally murdered and his wife's mental state has been prejudiced by her experiences. Instead of having time to recuperate he is flung into the tumult of the popular uprising led by...

Caradoc - The Defiant Prince, book one of the Caradoc trilogy, set in Iron age Britain. Blood-sacrifice, battles, youthful romance andthe Gods all come together to create an enthrallingjourney through an early stage of Caradoc's life,in this the first...

"Just the place for a Nark!" the Detective cried,As he eagerly surveyed the scene;With the stout-hearted Doctor alert at his side,And the Dog standing guard in between.Imagine a world where the logic of Sherlock Holmes meets the nonsense of Wonderland!...

Graceland Cemetery is one of Chicago's most outstanding memorial grounds. It's like a little town with a private lake and mausoleums lining its streets. The funerary architecture is spectacular. Here lie Chicago's deceased:  baseball...

When disgraced small time politician Danny Senetti and local GP Maxine Wells become implicated in the ritualistic murder of a reclusive spinster they form an unlikely alliance. Drawn inexorably back almost two hundred years to historic, famine-blighted...

Fully revised 2nd edition - The Investigating Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes Colloquium and donation of the third largest private collection of Sherlockiana in the world were supposed to produce a weekend of great publicity for tiny St. Benignus...

Sorry, Holmes fans, not a snake in the entire book. The Spotted Band is a rock group of jungle cats: an Ocelot, Jaguar, Himalayan Snow Leopard and the irrepressible Cheetah, Chita. (She left Arch Villain Imperius Drake in a hurry in Book One.) The story...

HIS LAST BOWby Sir Arthur Conan DoyleEDITION: Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font - 11 Point FontFONT: 11 point OpenDyslexic 3BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS: YesCactus Classics Dyslexic...

Tommy Jacks, reporter/political columnist, encounters new love and old threats while covering one of the most brutal U.S. Senate races in history. With a massive oil ­fire threatening the city of Tulsa, three candidates face off, a ruthless oil...

Winner of the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for MysteriesPacific Book Award Winner for Best SuspenseLiterary Titan Award Winner"In a fast-paced race to catch a serial killer... I could not put the book down till the final word. I stayed up all night!"...

A STUDY IN SCARLETby Sir Arthur Conan DoyleEDITION: Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font - 11 Point FontFONT: 11 point OpenDyslexic 3BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS: YesCactus Classics...

Love, revenge, secrets - and murder - in a medieval kingdom at war.Janna and her father are finally reconciled, but she realises that she poses a threat to her father's family when there's an attempt on her life. Unwilling to name the culprit, but with a...

Love, revenge, secrets - and murder - in a medieval kingdom at war.Janna's search for her unknown father has brought her to the heart of the royal court of Winchestre, but her purse has been stolen, she has no proof of her identity, she's working as a...

2024 IPPY Gold Medal Winner, Best Regional Fiction: West Mountain2024 Eric Hoffer Book Awards Category Finalist Mystery/Crime2024 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Finalist: Crime FictionNew Mexico, 1979: After a career in the military as a CID detective,...

The case of a full moon murder, a mysterious power, & a magical circus.Emma's ordinary life is going nowhere, but she can't help dreaming of a world of magic. A place where panthers twirl in a tango dance and an acrobat binds herself into a million...

Ghost of a Storm is a gothic love story that spans almost a century. The story revolves around a magnificent Stanford White mansion that stands over the cliffs in Montauk, NY. On September 21, 1938, Montauk was devastated by a nor'easter. The Stanford...

1889With the wild chase for the late unlamented duke's diamonds finally over, business is booming for Flora Flowerdew's seance society, but she's bored with summoning ghosts with the help of her psychic Pomeranian Chou-Chou. She longs for adventure, like...

London 1889 - Murder, mystery, and two people in a most unlikely partnership.She's an unconventional lady who has traveled the world, practices the art of self defense most excellently, and has an interesting tattoo in, ahem... a very unusual place.He's...

In 1808, the three children of Mario Monteleone, grandmaster of the Iron Knights, a secret society in Southern Italy, are kidnapped by a mysterious enemy. In 1815, Mario himself is arrested and executed. The Iron Knights then morph into the Companions of...

"The Revenant's bounty shall be paid by me personally. The Revenant's killer must present her head to me." Such was the decree of Colonel Bozzo-Corona, all-powerful master of the Black Coats. For years, the female vigilante had used the methods of her...

London's social season is in full glory when Scotland Yard Inspector Frederick Abberline discovers an unidentified, well-dressed corpse down by the London docks.A widower for three years, Lord Langsford is in a dark place of his own. Although he is...

It is the sixteenth century in South India and the Vijayanagara Empire is in the throes of a succession struggle that threatens to disrupt the peace of the realm. Far away from the chaos, the splendorous estate of Madhuvana sits in relative heaven where...

• Site of a silver mine in late 1900s • Town destroyed by fire • Today a ghost town

Inside The Lines is a novel by Earl Derr Biggers, published in 1915. The story takes place during World War I and follows the adventures of a young American named Allan Steele. Steele is sent to Europe as a spy for the United States government and is...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Eyre's Acquittal V2 (1884) is a historical novel written by Helen Mathers. The book is a sequel to the first volume, which was published in 1882. The story is set in the mid-19th century and revolves around the trial of Governor Eyre, who was accused of...

Le Jeu De La Mort V1-2 est un roman de l'�����crivain fran�����ais Paul F�����val, publi����� en 1858. L'histoire se d�����roule dans la ville de Paris au XVIIIe si�����cle et suit les aventures de deux jeunes hommes, Rodolphe et Gustave, qui se...