Historical Detective Novels

December, 1940. The season of goodwill is overshadowed by the death and destruction of the Blitz. In London’s Covent Garden, where the glamour of theatreland rubs shoulders with the capital’s busiest …

Shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown 2020 _________________________________ From the bestselling e-book sensation of The Thief Taker series comes a thrilling and sumptuous novel set during the early da …

1579, St Andrews. When Hew Cullan, a young lawyer, returns home after studying in Paris, he arrives to find a close friend accused of murdering a thirteen-year-old boy. For the first time, Hew finds …

Japan’s greatest classic murder mystery, translated into English for the first time In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the …

‘With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie’s, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers’ Guardian The third title in Japan’s most popular murder mystery …

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 …

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 …

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 …

February 1761Beyond the glittering court of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour at Versailles, lies Paris, a capital in the grip of crime and immorality . . .A police officer disappears and Nicolas Le F …

WINNER OF THE PRIX JEAN GIONO FINALIST FOR THE PRIX INTERALLIÉ Winter, 1939. As WWII rages, the Soviet Union’s Red Army invades Finland. They aren’t expecting the Finns to fight back – and win. The W …