Historical Detective Novels

A Bride of the Plains is a historical novel written in 1915 by Baroness Orczy, the author of the famous The Scarlet Pimpernel series. It is dedicated to the memory of Lajos Kossuth, and in the dedica …

‘Politics, family rivalries and political tensions are all stirred up to create a thrilling adventure … unputdownable!’ – Sharon Bennett Connolly, historian, and author of Defenders of the Norman Cro …

London, February 1918. A burglary in Limehouse in the small hours of the morning has escalated into a sinister siege between a band of thieves and the authorities, and a police constable lies dead. D …

Get the latest mystery in the bestselling Railway Detective series … 1866. On a train bound for Portsmouth, an elegant woman shares a compartment with the lecherous Giles Blanchard. It is a lucky e …

Winner For fans of Colson Whitehead and Chester Himes, Viper’s Dream is a gritty, daring look at the vibrant jazz scene of mid-century Harlem, and one man's dreams of making it big and finding l …

Elizabeth's reign is reaching its winter and England's old adversaries are fading. But in a world on the brink of change, showing any weakness can be fatal… 1598. Nicholas Shelby, unortho …

A tale of gambling and mystery. Excerpt: A wild and prolonged roar came from every quarter of the race track. It swelled in volume. It came again and again. Pandemonium itself seemed loosed. Outside …

If you are looking for happy, positive or uplifting stories then this might not be the book for you. If, on the other hand, tales of human tragedy, executions, wars, grave-robbing, rioting, man-eatin …

Dive into the world of ingenious detective work and thrilling twists with ‘Father Brown (Complete Collection): 53 Murder Mysteries, ‘ the ultimate anthology of G.K. Chesterton's beloved sleuth. …

‘There is a Valley called the Valley of Illusion, but beyond it, sun-crowned, is the Peak of Eternal Truth.and the Way from the Valley to the Peak is sore beset, for the Way is the Understanding of T …