Historical crime and mysteries Books

“A taut, suspenseful, terrifically well-researched historical thriller about the greatest crime of the 19th Century.” ~William Martin, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Lincoln Letter and Bound for Gold.In 1900, former Congressman John...

Matthew “Mathe” Stone and Jonathon “Finn” Finley, friends from different backgrounds, find a common desire to challenge their world in the extreme, seeking Tall Air.Against their hilarious and frightful missteps as teenagers,...

Bel Demonio takes place in the Spoleto region of Italy between 1625 and 1655. Ercole Vitelli murders his cousin, Francis Vitelli, who is the legitimate heir of the wealthy Monteleone family, under the eyes of Francis’ son, Andrea. Fifteen years...

1866. After the disappearance of their master, Colonel Bozzo-Corona, fourteen years earlier, the Black Coats are a mere travesty of their former selves. Taking advantage of the situation, young Saladin, nicknamed the "Sword-Swallower," the son of...

A weary traveler, Hugh Austin arrives, seeking food and lodging for the night. "Enter, sir; you are the first to arrive, but the others can not be far behind," he is told. "What others?" he wonders, gazing at a stern portrait hanging on the wall. He...

John "Doc" Madison, The Flopper, and Pale Face Larry have overstayed their welcome scamming people. The police are on their tail, and they have to find somewhere to hide to evade capture. Doc finds a newspaper article about a faith healer in a small town...

Cafton Merriepennie is smart, compassionate, loyal, eccentric, and reclusive. He is also the preeminent songwriter in Nashville in the late 1960s.His childhood in a small Alabama town was tumultuous at best, treacherous at worst. When his mama was...

The twisted circumstances surrounding an unspeakable crime, an old man’s fortune, and a production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest come to light four decades on in this masterful tale of greed, deception, and murder by CWA Gold Dagger winner...

The Malice Domestic anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition -- 30 original tales set around the world! Included are:The Barrister's Clerk, by Michael RobertsonThe Belle Hope, by Peter DiChellisArroyo, by...

Lieutenant Kenmore's exciting solution of the murder of the nude beauty in an aquarium. Classic detective fiction!"Clark's bad guys tend to be self righteous types, like high priced lawyers or smooth talking authors, whose mask their...

In the midst of the spectacular scenery of Yellowstone Park, pretty Cecily Chapman encounters new love -- and a menacing phantom out of the past."Here you’ll encounter a grand group of characters...sleuthing that could only be provided by Col...

Escape the workaday world and come to this luxurious Newport, Rhode Island, playground. Watch the idle rich at their games. See a delightful young heiress falling in love. Observe high society’s most fascinating cad in action. See three lovely...

She was to be Hollywood’s biggest star -- until a hidden killer cast her for murder!"Sensational Stuff" -- New York Herald Tribune"Unconventional... a cleverly intricate puzzle” -- Saturday Review

The Secret Of Frontellac is a novel written by Frank Kimball Scribner and published in 1912. The story is set in the small town of Frontellac, where a young woman named Edith Lawrence has recently moved with her father. Edith is a talented artist and...

A thrilling mystery novel set in Victorian England. When a gentleman detective is approached by a young woman claiming to be the rightful heir to an estate, he is drawn into a web of intrigue and danger. With vivid characters, expert pacing, and a richly...

Set in the seedy and dangerous underworld of nineteenth-century London, this sensational novel follows the intertwining fates of a cast of vividly drawn characters, exploring themes of violence, intrigue, and social injustice.This work has been selected...

Les drames de Londres est une série de livres de fiction policière. Les Frères de la résurrection sont une histoire de crimes mystérieux, de trahison et d'amour, située dans le contexte historique de Londres du XIXe siècle. Il peut être captivant pour...

In this gripping novel, Gladys Edson Locke weaves a thrilling tale of mystery and adventure set in Europe during World War I. The story revolves around the hunt for a stolen diamond, and the dangerous and unexpected events that unfold as the protagonists...

When the town of Ipswich is rocked by a string of gruesome murders, only the mysterious figure known as The Bellman may be able to uncover the truth. But this case is full of secrets, and the danger only grows as The Bellman gets closer to the killer. A...

First published in 1920, Claude Farrère's 'The Man Who Killed' is a thrilling tale of espionage and intrigue set against the backdrop of World War I. The story follows Pierre Danard, a French naval officer who is recruited by British intelligence to go...

In this thrilling work of fiction, William Le Queux imagines a daring plot to destroy Germany's zeppelin fleet during World War I. Drawing on his own experience as a journalist and spy, Le Queux weaves a complex web of espionage, sabotage, and romance,...

"Blowing out the exhale, he tipped his hat at the few still-breathing horses. 'Don't worry; you'll be dead 'fore the buzzards gather to pick at ya.' Parker squinted up at the sun and saw buzzards were circling overhead already...

In 1947, Maggie Foster and her cousin, Gertie, leave Cape Cod for Hollywoodland in search of glamour and fame. One girl returns home and the other disappears. Present-day Nancy Caldwell travels to Hollywood, where she discovers the paths of Maggie and...

 <b>Scientist Anlon Cully clashes with savage villains in the hunt to unearth a fearsome ancient weapon, the Flash Stone.</b><br /><br />Forged as a building tool, the Flash Stone can cut and shape rock with astounding...

More than ten years ago, Robert Lee Hall made a startling discovery. Within a secret compartment of an old armoire once owned by his great aunt, he found a yellowing manuscript describing a series of mysterious criminal cases. What made these stories so...

In the second case recorded by Benjamin Franklin's young charge and assistant Nick Handy, the great Doctor Franklin is confronted with a shocking event. While attending a mummers' play at the home of a popular merchant Roddy Fairbrass on...

To find the one man who can fix the magic in Matt's watch, he and India are led to a convent where the nuns will do anything to keep their secrets private. Including murder? Matt and India must uncover the truth behind the disappearance of the mother...

Lucretia is the daughter of Romulus, the governor of the Roman province, Gallia Narbonensis. Like most women of her class, she believes anybody of a lower class is there to serve her. This includes her handmaiden, Celeste. Nobody dares to cross...

Eine exzentrische Künstlerbewegung und ein rachsüchtiger Mörder …Die 20er Jahre Cosy-Crime-Reihe für Fans von Rhys Bowen geht spannend weiterKent, 1926: Ein benachbartes Herrenhaus von Wychbourne Court bekommt...

CAUTION: This book contains violence, drugs, and sex. Some disturbing scenes are described. Under no circumstances should it be given to minors.This turbulent fantasy adventure takes the reader back in time and is based in part on true events that...

A foreign land grab in the Dakotas, a strangulation, an interrupted Central American cruise, a lecherous artist, a psychotic stalker, a living room shooting, drama in the Supreme Court, a Ponzi scheme, illicit lovers, an unauthorized portrait, a feigned...

He was murdered for a secret - one he took to his grave.200 years later, that secret is haunting him again.Meriwether Lewis was murdered. The organization behind it has been growing quietly in the shadows.And only Harvey Bennett and the CSO can stop them...

In the summer of 1896, amateur sleuth Emily Cabot meets two young Chinese women who have recently received medical degrees. She is inspired to make an important decision about her own life when she learns about the difficult choices they have made in...

Isobel Kingston is dead.Or so everyone believes.When a mysterious woman writes her last words in sand, Isobel steps out of the shadows to uncover the truth. As she plunges into a storm of betrayal, the winds are determined to throw Atticus Riot on her...

Amy Prowers hadn't planned on jetting off to the Balkans. She hadn't planned on having her life turned upside down or being held hostage.No, Amy Prowers hadn't planned on abandoning her career... and becoming a seeker of fulfilling her father's last...

Un autore scomparso e un sonnolento villaggio inglese pieno di segreti . . .  Settembre 1923. Nonostante abbia chiuso il suo primo caso, la detective dell'alta società Olive Belgrave non ha ancora trovato un nuovo cliente. Ha accettato...

LARGE PRINT EDITIONAn opulent London townhouse, a mummy curse . . .  . . . and a plucky lady detective. It’s October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Agnes doesn’t believe in curses, and she hires Olive to...

LARGE PRINT EDITIONA missing author and a sleepy English village rife with secrets . . .September, 1923. Despite closing her first case, high society lady detective Olive Belgrave hasn’t found a new client. She’s taken a job as a hat model to...

The sport of kings is the backdrop for a game of murder where one player loses more than the match. Can Cleo solve the case, or will the murderer win? Summer has arrived along with a plethora of social events that keep Cleo and her cousins busy...

Into a valley deeply divided by war, prejudice and loyalties, arrives Audrey Douglas, a young teacher.It's Januuary 1917 and this her first appointment, to replace all vestiges of German language and culture from the former one teacher school in the...

The seventh novel in the bestselling Gaius Petreius Ruso series.Ruso and Tilla and their new baby daughter have left Roman-occupied Britain for Rome, but their excitement at arriving in the city is soon dulled when they find that the grand facades of...

The sixth novel in the bestselling Gaius Petreius Ruso series.Roman army doctor Ruso is in the borderlands to tend the builders of Hadrian's Great Wall, but it's not long since the failure of a blood-soaked native rebellion, and it's clear to his wife...

The fifth novel in the bestselling Gaius Petreius Ruso series.Ruso rejoins his unit in the remote outpost of the Roman Empire known as Britannia, but all is not well with the Twentieth Legion. As the soldiers keep a suspicious eye on the barbarians to...

"Naprawdę urocza książka, którą poleciłabym wszystkim fanom Sary Caudwell lub Agathy Christie oraz miłośnikom pomysłowych brytyjskich zagadek kryminalnych rozgrywających się w latach 20. minionego wieku" – Gillian Flynn, autorka "Zaginionej...

The first of these, “The Case of the Russian Bear”, involves the British Government, as represented by Mycroft Holmes. The circumstances surrounding it are mentioned in “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax”, where Holmes...