Historical Detective Novels

When the paths of the beautiful French heiress, the ‘Mistress of Carcassonne’ and the neurotic genius and Hollywood movie writer-producer Xob S’ardnap, cross, they soon find themselves deep in a myst …

Tony ‘Pocket’ Upton is almost seventeen-years-old, a student at a resident school in England, and has suffered from asthma as long as he can remember. Pocket makes regular overnight trips into London …

For more than a century, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream was a potential Jack The Ripper suspect. He was a sinister character, preying on the unfortunate souls who were forced to make a living as streetwalker …

‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham’s Magazine in 1841. It has been recognized as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of hi …

Fingerprints. A single print, being unique – not even identical twins have the same fingerprints – that single print found in the right place at the right time is sufficient to disclose the perpetrat …

Anna Green was an early 20th century novelist. She was one of the first authors to write detective stories in America. Her stories are known for their well thought out plots and their legal accuracy. …

Arthur Raffles is a prominent member of London society, and a national sporting hero. As a cricketer he regularly represents England in Test matches. He uses this as a chance to commit a number of bu …

Has Nick Carter finally met his match? A new master-criminal is on the New York scene—one armed with medical knowledge, a talent for impersonation, and a brazen set of schemes that even use Nick to h …

1945, with England still at war. Scotland Yard’s Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald is tasked with solving an impossible crime—finding the killer of a man on the bridge. The only clue: a set of bicycle …

Amos Clackworthy, conman deluxe, has a new get-rich-quick scheme using investments. But his intricately laid plans may come to nothing because he forgot to leave his latest mark enough time to get hi …