Historical crime and mysteries Books

Qing is a young naval officer in the service of Chinese Imperial Admiral Zheng He on his voyages of exploration in the fifteenth century of the Western calendar. Their travels take them to the coast of what we now call Mexico, where they chance upon a...

Don't believe everything you see on the news. Sometimes towns have secrets-big ones. And sometimes learning those secrets comes with a price.In the year 1934, the United States government quietly purchased a large plot of land near Hawkeye, Kansas. Only...

This collection of Agatha Christie's first five novels featuring the famed detective Hercule Poirot. Books included in this collection:The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot #1): Agatha Christie's first novel featuring one her most famous and...

Wilkie Collins: Das Duell im Walde. Sieben spannende GeschichtenDas Duell im Walde: Miss Bertha and the Yankee, 1877. Auch: The Duel in Herne Wood.Die Heirat wider Willen: Mr. Cosway and the Landlady, 1881. Auch: Your Money or Your Life.Herr Lismore und...

Annie Hruschka: Der Feind aus dem Dunkel. Ein Kriminalroman aus Graz aus dem Jahre 1925Erstdruck: Einsiedeln, Benziger, 1925.Neuausgabe.Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth.Berlin 2021.Der Text dieser Ausgabe wurde behutsam an die neue deutsche...

Jodocus Deodatus Hubertus Temme: Der gestohlene Brautschatz. Kriminalnovellen aus BerlinEin tragisches Ende: Erstdruck in: Berliner Polizei- und Criminalgeschichten in humoristischer Färbung, Berlin, Verlag A. Hofmann, 1858Auch eine Karriere: Erstdruck...

Jodocus Deodatus Hubertus Temme: Wer war der Mörder? Fünf KriminalgeschichtenWer war der Mörder?: Erstdruck in Criminal-Novellen, 3 Bände, Berlin, 1873.Der Prozess Leuthold: Erstdruck in Die Gartenlaube, Hefte 15-17, 1860.Der erste Fall im neuen Amte:...

Jodocus Deodatus Hubertus Temme: Die Hallbauerin. Drei Kriminalgeschichten aus WestfalenDie Hallbauerin: Erstdruck in: Deutsche Criminalgeschichten, Leipzig, Keil, 1858.Verfehltes Leben: Erstdruck in Die Gartenlaube, Hefte 1-5, 1857.Die schwerste Schuld:...

Jodocus Deodatus Hubertus Temme: Ein Gottesgericht. Vier Kriminalgeschichten aus Litauen und OstpreußenEin Gottesgericht: Erstdruck in Die Gartenlaube, Hefte 19-22, 1858.Das lebendig vergrabene Kind: Erstdruck in Die Gartenlaube, Hefte 10-11, 1856.Ein...

Ce roman nous présente le banquier Favraux qui est un spéculateur sans scrupules ; il utilise tous les moyens pour parvenir à ses fins. À la veille de marier sa fille avec un marquis ruiné, dont seul le titre de noblesse l'attire, il reçoit l'ultimatum...

When human bones are found in a vat of lye on Steveston’s notorious Cannery Row, John Granville is determined to find out why.In a time of frontier brawls and broken dreams, the fishing industry is vital to the survival of the young province and...

When a young Englishman is arrested for fraud, John Granville takes the case as a favor to a friend. The resulting scramble to extricate his client involves Granville in a break-in and two murders, drawing him—and his fiancée Emily...

Mystery and the unexplained, surround the Inn at Lake James when the new owners, who are twins, are thrust into the past misgivings of The Inn At Lake James. Dave Crowley, the lead detective, is called upon to unravel the mysterious and un-natural...

She's pregnant with his child when he deserts her... Home in 1912 Chicago for the summer, Louise Clifford finds herself, once again, lost in the shadow of her more accomplished sister. When the alluring Texan, Charles Watson, pursues her, she clings to...

"The first important Teutonic sleuth." -- Ellery QueenDagobert Trostler is the Sherlock Holmes of Vienna . . . with a twist. Like Holmes, he's the most famous private investigator in Vienna. Unlike Holmes, he's a bit of a party animal. While he loves a...

"What The DaVinci Code did for the Catholic Church, Search for the Sacred Scroll does for Judaism" The thrilling sequel to Search for the Sacred Scroll! Search for the Sacred Scroll is a biblical thriller that starts in modern Iraq...

“Either my theater is haunted or someone’s trying to drive me into bankruptcy!”Professor Moriarty’s new client is the manager of a West End theater. He’s three weeks away from opening his Chistmas pantomime, the expensive...

Two tales. One location. Mystery and suspense with a twist.Every place in the American West has a story. Shadows of the men and women who fought to survive the deadly challenges of the Old West remain, some inspiring, some dark, all of them waiting to be...

Salisbury 1227A traveling merchant's death heralds a series of grim mishaps at Salisbury Castle. Ela suspects a plot to discredit her as sheriff. Can she solve the murder and save her reputation, or will she be the next victim?The Ela of Salisbury...

The hunt is on for a submarine prowling the English Channel in this undersea thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of Rain on the Dead.   In the waters off the French coast, a predator is on the loose. The French submarine...

The hero of The Eagle Has Landed returns in a Cold War adventure that pits two IRA veterans against a ruthless mercenary whose only ideology is greed.Terrorist-for-hire Frank Barry has been wreaking havoc in Germany and France, with backing from the KGB...

Paris. Mid-19th century. As the old aristocracy dies off, vast inheritances become the object of a colossal struggles between the forces of good and evil. The stalwart Comte de Kergaz and the dashing reformed courtesan known as Baccarat clash with the...

July, 1900.Sam Blackstone has only gone to New York to pick up a prisoner, but he soon finds himself drafted in to investigate the murder of Inspector O'Brien, a man famed for rooting out police corruption.Working with Alex Meade, an enthusiastic young...

A festive invitation from an old family friend, the promise of gingerbread at the village inn, snowy walks on the Cornish coast with Gladstone the bulldog... But wait, is that a body on the beach? Winter, 1923. It's nearly Christmas and Lady Eleanor...

Even the most glamorous stately homes hide secrets and lies from the past...When Flora Maguire receives an alarming telegram informing her of her father's tragic death in a riding accident, she races back from London to her childhood home.But when Flora...

GREAT LEADERS CANNOT AFFORD TO BE GOOD MEN. 1986: Old scores settled, U.S. President Temple must consolidate control over a volatile nation and a changing world. A nuclear explosion in far-off Russia, political shifts in Western Europe, the AIDS virus.....

A lady's maid is getting too big for her britches. But does that justify murder?Everybody in town agrees: Arabella Parnell thinks far too highly of herself. She worked her way up to lady's maid for one of Arrojo's finest families, personal friends of the...

As Britain prepares for an imminent invasion, the murder of a celebrated Arctic explorer leads to the discovery of a web of Nazi spies on the south coast.July, 1939. Newlywed Olivia Denis Redmond plans to spend a peaceful honeymoon in the country before...

"Speiser makes his command of history and love of storytelling evident on every page." -Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie PostSons of Liberty charts the extraordinary life of Ulysses Brooke, a rising...

What really happened to Jack the Ripper?They always say, "Be careful what you wish for."I wish I had been careful.I could've easily sold my time travel machine for billions and walked away. Instead, I opened The Taylor Travel Group where I take the elite...

November, 1956 Seattle A couple witness a murder in their suburban neighborhood. Inspector Riggs identifies the victim as Loretta Newcastle, a local art critic who should have been at the neighbor's dinner party at the time of her murder. Loretta...

When inhuman monsters walk the Earth, threatening the good and the helpless, Justice has no stronger defenders than Harry Dickson and his assistant Tom Wills, who fight the forces of evil and cast them back into the Darkness from whence they came.Harry...

In the dark of a new moon, a shadowy figure passes a cryptic note beneath my door, ‘They’re coming for you.” But why? Engraved with the Agnusdei family crest and initials C.A., the note points to the estranged family of my mother, and...

Semi-retired folk-rock musician Ian Scarborough is now a music critic with a London newspaper who has become interested in the Shakespeare authorship question and is an advocate for the Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere, as the true author. He...

就像许多续集一样，这部小说将远东的"邪恶天才"与英国二重奏丹尼斯·奈兰德·史密斯 和他的同伴彼得·彼得 对抗。就像许多续集一样，这部小说将远东的"邪恶天才"与英国二重奏丹尼斯·奈兰德·史密斯 和他的同伴彼得·彼得 对抗。就像许多续集一样，这部小说将远东的"邪恶天才"与英国二重奏丹尼斯·奈兰德·史密斯 和他的同伴彼得·彼得 对抗。就像许多续集一样，这部小说将远东的"邪恶天才"与英国二重奏丹尼斯·奈兰德·史密斯 和他的同伴彼得·彼得 对抗。

En esta emocionante novela policíaca, Gil Maestre nos muestra el lado oscuro de la ciudad de Madrid en el siglo XIX. A través de una trama llena de giros y sorpresas, nos sumerge en el mundo de los criminales y los delincuentes que acechaban en las...

The crash of Pharaoh's colossal statue into a throng of worshippers brings the festival of the good god Ptah of Memphis to a sudden, bloody end. Prince Khaemwaset, the High Priest, barely escapes with his life. He finds clues in the wreckage that...

The secrets of the past are treacherous…and irresistible.A Renaissance-era female artist and an American scholar. Linked by a centuries-old mystery…2016: Scholar Zari seizes the chance to return to Europe as a consultant for an art...

As the 13th century dawns, an ancient scroll hidden in the French Pyrenees is rumored to hold shocking revelations about Jesus of Nazareth. To preserve this lost evidence of Christ's teachings, a charismatic Cathar holy woman must defy Rome. Christianity...

The 12 days of Christmas in Stickleback Hollow are 12 short stories that take place over the 12 days of Christmas in the small village which is the home of so many mysteries. Each of the stories follows different characters from the series and do not...

“Mehr creates a vivid cast and an equally vivid setting in which magic just seems to fit in perfectly.”-- Richard Knaak, NYT best-selling author of author of Legends of Huma"Mehr's imagined world based on ancient Rome feels at once...

Packed with wonderfully reimagined Viking sagas, adventures, and fascinating and unique characters, Odinn's Child gives historical novel writing a new dimension.