Historical Detective Novels

She came. She cooked. She killed.Little Hélène Jégado was always different. Schooled in the ancient beliefs of the Breton people by her mother, the beautiful child grew up feeling detached from the ni …

The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the author’s most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like …

London, October 1941. Freddie Hackett, a message runner for a government office, witnesses an argument that ends in murder. Dismissed by the police when reporting the crime, Freddie turns to private …

'With vivid characterisation and a keen ear for dialogue, Christina Koning has all the qualities of a first-class mystery writer' – DAILY MAIL Dublin, 1939. As the Second World War looms ev …

December, 1940. The area around St Paul’s Cathedral suffers a devastating air raid and the heart of British book publishing burns to the ground. Detective Inspector John Jago must break bad news to a …

First published as Time of Flight under A. C. Koning. May 1931. For blind First World War veteran Frederick Rowlands, the craze for flying holds little interest – after all, he is unlikely ever to se …

'With vivid characterisation and a keen ear for dialogue, Christina Koning has all the qualities of a first-class mystery writer.' – DAILY MAIL First published as End of Term under A. C. Ko …

‘The White Lady is wonderful … a tense and twisty character-driven thriller, a heartfelt tribute to the twentieth century's bravest women, and a perfect match between story and storyteller. No …

January 1774Commissioner Le Floch’s lover, socialite Julie de Lastérieux, is found murdered in her bed, a victim of poisoning.Nicolas retains the confidence of those closest to him, and is even sent …

The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United Stat …