Historical Detective Novels

J. D. Daugherty and Hoolie Smith return in this riveting 1928 mystery. A sadist is preying on young women, especially Native American girls. He murders them and dumps their bodies by two creeks—one n …

A brilliant 1950s Cold War historical mystery debut a female sleuth who is also an indispensable assistant to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Perfect for fans of Colleen Cambridge and Agatha Chr …

A dark, captivating novel of family secrets, desperate ambition and the deepest betrayal . . . TO BECOME ONE OF THEM, SHE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. 1938. Gillian Larking is used to blending in and …

Rumor has it madness is for sale in London. Dr. Ezra Talbot isn’t buying, not when his was free. As an affiliate physician with the Thames Police Court, Ezra has one job-to sort the sane from the mad …

This Victorian crime caper marks BAFTA award-winning writer and director Mario Theodorou’s debut novel. London. 1904.  Three years after Queen Victoria’s death, Edward VII sits on the throne, th …

American expat Tabitha Knight has found a new life in postwar Paris, along with a delightful friend in aspiring chef Julia Child. Yet there are perils in peacetime too, as a killer infiltrates one of …

Living in Greece at the turn of the twentieth century, widow Minnie Harper struggles to find her place in a swiftly changing world. But when a local woman is murdered, her resolve is put to the test …

Nate Ross once again rides the Wild West of 1930s Hollywood when retired silent film star William S. Hart hires him to recover a valuable painting stolen from Hart’s home and held for ransom. Trouble …

When students of St Ignatius go missing, painter and amateur sleuth Georgia O’Keeffe must infiltrate the school to figure out what’s going on in this thrilling historical mystery set in 1930s New Mex …

Be careful what you wish for . . . Introducing Hollywood script supervisor Evelyn Galloway, who’s drawn into a murder investigation after landing her dream job on the set of Hitchcock’s Rebecca. 1939 …