Historical Detective Novels

‘The Jewel of Seven Stars’ is a supernatural horror novel written by Bram Stoker, best known for his iconic work ‘Dracula.’ First published in 1903, ‘The Jewel of Seven Stars’ explores themes of anci …

Heiress Prudence Mac Kenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter are about to become more than partners as investigators—they are to be wed at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. But a killer has designs …

‘The Aspern Papers’ is a novella written by Henry James, an American author known for his contributions to the genre of psychological realism. It was first published in 1888. The story is narrated by …

‘A Voice in the Wilderness’ is a novel by Grace Livingston Hill, first published in 1916. Grace Livingston Hill was a prolific American author known for her inspirational Christian fiction, which oft …

‘A Room with a View’ is a novel written by E.M. Forster, first published in 1908. Set in England and Italy, the novel follows the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman who experiences a jou …

‘The Blacksmith’s Widow’ weaves together elements of mystery, history, and societal challenges in a gripping tale that explores the impact of progress on a community grappling with both the promises …

The Ryukyu Islands, a center of diverse cultures, have absorbed martial arts techniques from various nations, giving birth to the distinctive and deadly Okinawan martial arts. This fusion, a product …

A murderer is identified by a team of oxen. A dead man rises from a watery grave to indict his killer. A phantom hearse gliding through Melbourne’s slums foretells violent death. A seamstress turns ­ …

Lady Ravenna Birchfield yearns to put her dark past behind her. Nine months after losing her husband, she wants to return to London to lead a quiet life of charity work and fencing lessons. But those …

Rosalindenstraße 36 was built at the turn of the last century and withstood the vagaries of time and two world wars. Its occupants suffered through inflation of unheard proportions, times of depressi …