Historical Detective Novels

Madame Midas (1888) is a mystery novel by Fergus Hume. Although not as successful as The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), an immediate bestseller for Hume, Madame Midas is a gripping novel with forbid …

Wilkie Collins must prove his brother is innocent of murder in the second of the compelling new Gaslight mystery series. November, 1853. Inspector Field has summoned his friends Charles Dickens and W …

Christopher Marlowe investigates a possible act of witchcraft in the third of this intriguing historical mystery series – July, 1585. Desperate to pursue his chosen career as a professional playwrigh …

This dark tale features a strong and sympathetic hero as well as equally appealing supporting characters … Likely to draw in readers of Andrea Penrose, Charles Finch, and Anne Perry Library Journal I …

Crispin Guest must tackle a number of strange occurrences involving St Modwen’s Church and a missing relic in this latest medieval noir mystery. London, 1392. Strange mischief is afoot at St Modwen’s …

The new Roger the Chapman mystery – In the sultry midsummer of 1483, as Richard of Gloucester begins his bid for the English crown, Roger returns home to Bristol, glad to be out of the capital. But a …

Sometimes the past come back.  An aftermath with the florentine Pazzi’s conspiracy that continues to resurge from history.  Get ready to discover secrets of the Italian Renaissance that you …

In this historical mystery from the “superb” Hattie Davish series, the traveling secretary discovers some Civil War grudges are still deadly twenty-five years on (Library Journal).   Hattie Davi …

‘Superior… Even minor characters are fully fleshed out in this trip down the mean streets of early 20th-century Leeds. Nickson’s consistent high quality across multiple series continues to impress’ …

This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published at the turn of the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. ‘The Bronze Hand’ is one of Green’s nove …