Historical crime and mysteries Books

Miss Matilda Hayward has a nose for a story which serves her well as a writer for the Women's Journal newspaper. Her beau, Detective Thomas Ashdown, is not quite as enthusiastic about her role. When Matilda's brother, Elijah, takes up a doctor's position...

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...

In 1896, the isolated and vast state of Idaho is a haven for the polygamous splinter group called The Kingdom of Glory, which is hiding more than their outlawed practice of plural marriage.At the compound called Cedar Creek, the prophet is hoping to...

All Ellison Russell wanted was an update on her stock portfolio. Instead, she found her broker dead. With an unexpected out-of-town guest at her house, Ellison is too busy for a murder investigation. Only this time, Detective Anarchy Jones wants her...

It's the roaring twenties and the world is in the grip of Prohibition! In the gritty ganglands of Chicago, Al Capone and his Outfit have a stranglehold on the city. Sicilian-American Sal Scavuzzo takes full advantage of the underground activities,...

When her boss resigns, she's out of a job and at loose ends. But it is when her friend's father is killed that she hones her skills as an amateur sleuth. Can Amanda track down the killer before someone else dies? No one knows why her friend's father was...

She's excited by a new job assignment working with the Mayor. But things quickly getdark as she finds murder and deceit lurk in the corridors of City Hall.Public servants in City Hall aren't being very honest with the public. When a citizen reports an...

A knight is stranded in a strange land, after a storm, invited to stay at a nearby baron's home he soon discovers much to be amiss about his host...

En esta nueva entrega de la serie "FBI Hynreck y el Club de Pesca de Montana", el Agente Especial del FBI debe recurrir una vez más al grupo de justicieros fuera de la ley para librar a la hija del Embajador de los Estados Unidos en Venezuela, Olive...

A regime change often has unforeseen consequences. Sometimes, it stirs up a hornet's nest. The disruption to people's lives can lead to desperate actions. The Generals had to deal with secret nukes and avoid a future witch hunt. Will they succeed?The...

‘The pull of a Kalpish Ratna novel is undeniable, even hypnotic.’—The TelegraphWhat is the chill interface between violence and pseudo-science?What is the secret ingredient of the elixir of youth being doled out by a hakim at Leopold...

"The Red Eric" is an enthralling adventure novel authored by R. M. Ballantyne, the renowned Scottish writer from the 19th century. This story follows the captivating escapades one of the young protagonist, Eric, aboard the ship named "The Red Eric." Set...

Piedmont`taki prestijli bir lisenin profesörü gece vakti Ligurya`nın ıssız sahiline dalar: Elinde eski bir Mısır tılsımı vardır. Şafak vakti iki öğrenci, Giulia ve Riccardo, öğretmenlerinin cansız bedenini denizde süzülürken görürler. Onlar artık sıradan...

A murder on the stage of a packed theatre, a company of actors ripped apart by rivalries, and a secret that has simmered for decades.England, 1927. When an actor is killed during the performance of a new mystery play, his colleagues refuse to...

Keine Leiche, keine Kohle... ist ein deutscher Krimi, der zumeist im westfälischen Ruhrpott spielt, aber die Handlung führt den Leser in einem Zeitraum von 10 Jahren auch einmal rund um die Erde. Anfangs ermitteln Kommissar Bandura und seine Kollegin ...

Ein Mann ist wie ein starker Baum, der Wind und Sturm entgegentrotzt, aber im Sturm der Liebe ist er ein Halm, vielleicht ein Grashalm, von Emotionen geschüttelt. Würde er noch einmal schwach werden, seinem unheimlichen Drang nachzugeben, dem Gedanken zu...

1832. - Während in Frankreich die Cholera grassiert, bereitet sich im bayerischen Rheinkreis des Deutschen Bundes die unterdrückte liberale Presse auf die größte Demonstration vor, die man auf deutschem Boden jemals gesehen hat. Doch bevor auf der...

In the bleak landscape of Depression Era Alberta, war veteran Fergus Muir finds solace in routine until a chance encounter with Cat Perkins, a troubled girl resembling his late wife. As Cat's world unravels, Fergus delves into the shadows of their...

The Hidden City Murders opens on a sultry August day in 1900. John Granville and Emily Turner have just wrapped up the Cannery Row case, and are ready for a well deserved break. Alas, it is not to be.Granville’s indispensable lawyer is under...

Travel back to small-town America during the Roaring Twenties and join Doro Banyon, college librarian and amateur sleuth, as she sets her sights on solving another murder. As the fall semester ends, Doro's hands are full as a professor, librarian, and...

Bored by his Pinkerton mission, twenty-year-old Cian Lonergan gets thrown into the deep end of a mystery involving the deaths of several Union Army officers. Undercover and unwelcomed by his regiment, the young captain discovers a plot in the command...

In Jane Austen's revered Pride and Prejudice, Mary, the middle sister, is often passed over. Until now...Upon the death of her father, Mary Bennet's life is thrown into turmoil. With no fortune or marriage prospects, Mary must rely on the kindness of her...

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...

Cillefoyle Park by Hugh Vaughan is a historical novel about a socialist activist/bar man torn between the possibility of politics and the violence exploding on the streets of Derry at the height of The Troubles in the early 1970's. That's the...

First there was Max Allan Collins' legendary graphic novel...then came the Academy Award winning movie and his bestselling screenplay novelization. Now Collins presents an epic new novel, combining and expanding upon all that came before, to create the...

For fans of Steve Berry, Dan Brown, Robert Harris and Kate Mosse's historically accurate thrillers, a riveting page-turner questions if the Romanov dynasty really ended, suggesting the 'one designated by blood' may still be alive...

"We are transported. We are consigned to the ends of the Earth. And we are therefore as good as dead to the realm and its judges. There can be no hope of reprieve..."Gabriel Carver, the convict hangman of Sydney Prison, knows that none of his kind may...

Fr. “Jake” Jakubowski, a 70-year-old Michigan priest temporarily assigned to a New Mexican village, helps Detective Sonia Mora investigate a fetus found in an irrigation sluice, which prompts reopening a cold case about the...

Perfect for fans of historical fantasy and supernatural mysteries, The Book of Secrets and Shadows follows Ember Merrington as she navigates the dark underbelly of 19th century London where demons and monsters walk among humans. Concerned...

1894 – the year that Sherlock Holmes returned to London, after the Great Hiatus that followed the plunge into the Reichenbach Falls. Doctor Watson, though astounded at his friend's reappearance, nonetheless retained his composure enough to...

A savage tale of love, treason and betrayal.A bloody struggle for power at the heart of the royal court.In April 1483, the sudden death of King Edward IV brings his twelve year old son to the throne.Restless young lord and ex-mercenary John Elder is...

Years ago they found an artefact, rumoured to be a gift from the gods. Now it has vanished from the British Museum...into the wrong hands.London. Natasha Travers feels her world falling apart. Stuck working with her soon to be ex husband, Lucas Redmond,...

1903 London is bustling and glamorous. With troubling secrets simmering and worrying signs of war Flora Maguire must solve a deadly mystery which leads right to the heart of the corridors of power.When the body of a London socialite, and leading light of...

Featuring Contributions by:Stephen Herczeg, Margaret Walsh, Paul D. Gilbert, Will Murray, David MacGregor, Barry Clay, Mike Chinn, Tim Newton Anderson, Ember Pepper (2 stories), Martin Daley, Arthur Hall, Naching T. Kassa, David Marcum, Adrian Middleton,...

Featuring Contributions by:Roger Riccard, Tracy Revels (2 stories), Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Brenda Seabrooke (2 stories), Gordon Linzner, Mike Adamson, Hugh Ashton, David Marcum, Jane Rubino, Brett Fawcett, Susan Knight, Alan Dimes, Arthur Hall, Paula...

The death of Sharron Rose wasn't the only major event to occur in Castlehead back in 2009...  Not long after WWII, the St. Jude's Medical Institute was built with the goal to help all people. It closed at the turn of the millennium. Now, it's time...

Freya Jorgensen is not her real name. Charlotte de Tournet had to hide her true identity when the Nazis rolled into Paris. The SS took over her Avenue Foch mansion, Le Palais, for use by high-ranking Nazis as a place to relax away from the war. She...

The life and career of Mr. Sherlock Holmes has inspired the interest of many of the brightest intellects in the world.  They have expended great efforts to penetrate beyond the glimpses afforded us in the 60 published adventures -  to detect...

Time is running out! When the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit, and The Mad Hatter turn up at 221-B Baker Street to enlist the help of Sherlock Holmes in locating Alice who is missing from Wonderland, and Lewis Carroll himself who is also nowhere to be...

From the author of The Cotswolds Werewolf comes a new collection of Sherlock Holmes pastiches in the vein of Conan Doyle, revealing for the first time the secrets behind the theft of the hobnailed boots, the mysterious madness of the Right Honourable...

A Case In Three: Three seemingly separate crimes, three detectives. A mysterious stalker is on the loose in London known only as the Goblin Man and his sights are set on a wealthy businessman, David Daniels. A horrific explosion rips through Whitechapel...

Europe 1911. The Great Powers vie for influence and are divided by political quarrels. War is in the air. For retired detective Sherlock Holmes, who has just suffered a coronary, these distant matters are of little concern. But politics are about to turn...

"Clever and entertaining, you'll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!" - Molly C. Quinn, actress, CastleMurder à la mode!There's nothing more fun than a festive holiday dinner party and Ginger Reed, the former Lady...