Historical Detective Novels

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 …

Step into the thrilling world of Arsène Lupin with ‘Arsène Lupin, Super-Sleuth, ‘ originally published in 1927. Maurice Leblanc’s iconic gentleman thief returns, but this time he’s on the other side …

Opportunity for Evil is the second book in a trilogy with C. E. Hall as a fire investigator and FBI consultant. The local fire chief has called C.E. Hall to investigate the cause of a small fire in a …

“I can’t resist: The Swill is swell. It reads like the princely offspring of Chandler and Lehane. It’s sharp, witty, violent. It’s a sort of political/historical thriller, but what made it important …

‘A twisty plot and plenty of red herrings. I was hooked from page one!… 5/5 Stars!’ Reader review 5 stars Someone is killing fairy godmothers in Cinderella… Can Miss Clara Vale crack the case bef …

Death Comes to the North Country Welcome to Canton, NY, a small farming town nestled in the northern foothills of the Adirondack mountains. It’s the 1930s, and to an outsider’s eye, this looks like a …

Desperate to distance himself from the stolen loot buried behind his parents garden shed and still grieving the sudden loss of Max his first real girlfriend, Byrney has decided to go to France with t …

Time: the late nineteenth century. Place: the city of New York, a mecca for the ambitious and the corrupt where the poor barely survive on the wages for their fourteen-hour work day. Crime is at its …

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 …

The legendary Judge Dee Renjie returns, in this lyrical combination of mystery, history and ancient Chinese politics from the author of the renowned Inspector Chen mysteries In Tang dynasty China, Em …