Historical crime and mysteries Books

Murder’s Bad Karma. . .Life couldn’t be better on Eaton Square Gardens where the most prestigious families lived, until one of their own dies and it’s murder.Ginger and Basil are on the case, but it’s not a simple glass of...

Richard Gould was looking forward to his retirement, to spending at least part of his time in the heritage home he had renovated in a quiet village in Ontario, and particularly to his major project-bringing a ruin back to its former glory as a flour mill...

A macabre discovery in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey.Augusta Peel is puzzled by a mysterious customer in her bookshop. But when the encounter leads to an attack in the abbey cloisters, she finds herself entangled in a murder investigation. Who is...

In the riveting follow-up to The Masada Scroll, delve into a compelling and thought-provoking narrative that remains as relevant today as ever.In Masada, the discovery of a previously unknown gospel sets in motion a powerful chain of events that rocks...

SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS THE OLD WEST IN THIS EXHILARATING MURDER MYSTERY ADVENTURE AT THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. When down-on-their-luck brothers Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer attend the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, they...

The Novelist is the story of Charlotte Clarke, journalist, writer and fictional daughter of the 19th century novelist, Marcus Clarke, whose most popular work is For the Term of His Natural Life.Charlotte challenges herself to write a sequel to her...

Embark on an intellectual adventure with Puzzles and Paradoxes, a captivating book that presents 33 thought-provoking questions spanning history, the physical world, biology, philosophy, specific events, and miscellaneous topics, enticing readers to...

The King is dead!June 13, of 1886, King Ludwig of Bavaria, otherwise known as Crazy Ludwig, the builder of many beautiful castles, friend of Wagner and patron of the arts, is found dead in Lake Starnberg along with his doctor. Their deaths are a mystery...

A Bullet for the Angel is a murder mystery set in 1959 San Francisco during the twilight of the Beatnik Era in North Beach and the dawn of urban gentrification in the Fillmore.Though John Maletesta leads a mostly uneventful life as a white college...

Jon Summers is missing! Retired and doing animal research in the Canadian north woods, he is attacked by hired killers. At the same time back home, family members and some old friends are kidnapped, being held hostage at the family cabin. Included are...

On March 9, 1916, Susie Parks, age twenty, found herself in the center of battle the night Pancho Villa's rebel army invaded the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. At the telephone switchboard with her baby in her arms, she made the call that alerted...

Two monumental granite statues by famed German artist Käthe Kollwitz—the Grieving Parents—have been stolen from a World War I soldiers’ cemetery in Belgium. What could the motive have been for such an unlikely theft? On a visit to...

Rx For Recidivism blends fact with fiction and suspense. It addresses a situation that has grown more urgent over time. The families live in rural, suburban towns far removed from large cities.   These are stories of families that are rarely...

This breathtaking historical novel of action and suspense is set in the year 71 A.D. amid the exotic and vibrant streets of Ancient Rome. Macha, the strong-willed daughter of a legendary Celtic British king and wife of the Roman tribune, Titus, is the...

An unabridged edition to include: A Duel of Hearts - Twin Roses from a Single Stem - A Flame Rekindled - A Double Jealousy - A Willing Envoy - Springtime and Autumn - A Dangerous Warning - Sweet Poison - A Waning Moon - The Ashes of Love

"What is it, Varner?" asked Bryce calmly. "Something happened?"The man swept his hand across his forehead as if he were dazed, and then jerked his thumb over his shoulder."A man!" he gasped. "Foot of St. Wrytha's Stair there, doctor. Dead -- or if not...

Linford Pratt had once during one of his visits to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand: "With time and patience the mulberry leaf is turned into satin." This seemed to Linford Pratt one of...

There?s a lot of family history in the Morris clan, and young Jeremiah is only beginning to figure things out. The whole mess starts when Jeremiah visits Papa in Britain. It soon becomes freakishly apparent that most of Jeremiah?s ancestors dating back...

In this elegant drama, Anna Katharine Green, one of the greatest mystery writers of all time, weaves a narrative with her usual consummate skill, and portrays her characters with exceptional sympathy. On the New England seacoast, not far from Boston,...

From the creator of Charlie Chan!Set in England at the outbreak of WWI, The Agony Column is a murder mystery and romance told mostly through the device of an "Agony Column" in the newspaper (what Americans would call the "Personals").

In the 1970s, Canada's cities are rife with political turmoil. Journalist Tony Muldoon capitalizes on the copious scandals and underhanded election games in his column, "Dancing around the Hill," featured in the Ottawa Tribune. His career is on the fast...

She was in a travel agent's dream. Around her: gleaming waters, waving palm trees, soft-scented breezes. Beside her: the man she loved. And poised above her, ready to strike: the deadly hand of murder..."Leslie Ford is one of the cleverest and...

Mike Lantry, the tough, hard-bitten chief of World Wide Investigations, is on his way back to New York after a restful vacation when he gives a ride to a lone girl on an Indiana highway. Lantry's up to his neck in from that moment on, coming into contact...

If you are one who has ever suspected, even in part, that there are, truly, monsters of both human and unhuman kind shadowing the earth, then do, I implore, proceed into my story-where awaits that confirmation. Peruse with the utmost vigilance, however,...

Murder is no occupation for a lady... or is it? 1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead of her time. Rather than attending Oxford to bag an eligible Duke (as her mother, Lady Vale, so desperately hoped), she threw herself into a degree in chemistry, with...

In the vibrant backdrop of 1880s London, a gripping tale of political intrigue and impending disaster unfolds. Eifion Price, an impassioned Welsh nationalist, works as a guard on the Irish Mail train, simmering with a desire to make the oppressors of his...

In this enthralling mystery, a young woman stands accused of a brutal murder. But as evidence begins to surface, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems. Set against the backdrop of Victorian society, this suspenseful novel will keep you...

Ce livre présente une collection d'histoires mystérieuses qui se déroulent en Provence au XVème siècle. Il offre une introduction et un glossaire pour aider les lecteurs à comprendre les termes et les références utilisés dans les histoires. Une lecture...

In this thrilling tale, Dorrington explores the devastating effects of radium and its deadly secrets. Set in the early 1900s, a young woman's dream job in the radium-dial factories becomes a nightmare as she discovers the horrifying truth behind the...

The Stolen Emperor is a thrilling historical novel set in early 19th-century Europe. When Napoleon is kidnapped on the eve of his coronation, a British spy is sent to rescue him. As he races across the continent in pursuit of the emperor, he faces danger...

In this gripping mystery novel, readers are transported to the heart of Victorian London and the world of respectable society. When the wealthy George Canterbury dies, his will sets off a chain of events that will change the lives of everyone around him...

The tranquillity of a tight-knit neighbourhood in Victorian Toronto is shattered when a young girl becomes the next victim in a string of robberies, missing persons and murder. Why is her father acting so strangely? Could he somehow be involved? Are the...

In 1920s Galveston, society reporter Jazz Cross is in for a surprise when she attends a traveling vaudeville show with her beau, Prohibition Agent James Burton, and discovers that an old flame acts in the production. That night, they find a stabbing...

Before Las Vegas, Galveston, Texas was called the "Sin City of the Southwest." Real-life rival gangs fight over booze and bars during Prohibition in this soft-boiled Jazz Age mystery, inspired by actual events. Jasmine Cross, a 21-year-old...

World War II rages overseas but in America Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Vats of delicious chocolate are being cooked up to win fair lady’s heart.  But at Carlotta’s Chocolates, Carlotta is found cooking in her own vat...

It is 1926, the heart of the Roaring Twenties, and Harlem is the place to be. Years after dropping out of Harlem society, David McKay, a handsome lawyer from a prominent Strivers' Row family, returns home, devastated by the news of his sister's...

From USA Today Bestselling author, Kathryn Gauci, comes a thrilling and emotional story of bravery and self-sacrifice, heartbreak and revenge, set in one of the most dangerous and difficult of WWII escape routes. "A beautiful dark-haired woman...

USA TODAY BESTSELLERWhen an apprentice from the Mapmakers' Guild goes missing, Matt and India are employed to find him. Going undercover as a married couple, they discover that not everyone at the guild is what they seem, and the lad's unearthly...

Miss Phoebe Astin of The Economic Undertaker has applied her mortician skills to many faces but a beautiful young debutante needed little work, or so she thought. When the debutante's spirit appears to her, insisting she was murdered and demanding Phoebe...

On a trip into Winchester, former Chief Inspector Angus Sinclair learns of a tragedy that has taken place in the village he is staying in. Beloved church organist Greta Hartmann has slipped and fallen to her death in a shallow creek, and while...

In 1865, Victorian shipping merchant Arthur Harrison set out for Zermatt with ambitions of conquering mountains. Instead, he stumbled upon an enigma that would consume him: the mysterious Katrin and a peculiar triple-headed eagle cypher, delicately...

A gripping tale of mystery and adventure, as the protagonist Stanley Thorn navigates the treacherous underworld of Victorian London to uncover the truth behind a series of murders. With illustrations by renowned artists Alfred Crowquill, George...

Step into the twisted mind of a notorious 18th century German criminal, as Johann Carl Wezel's gripping novel Ertappt! Ertappt! takes you on a journey through the seedy underbelly of society. This thrilling work of psychological suspense will keep you on...