Historical Detective Novels

Things aren’t going too well at home for Roger the Chapman and his wife, Adela. Their fourth child has died only days after being born and Roger fails to conceal his feelings of relief at having one …

No one suspects foul play when an old recluse dies behind locked doors.  The doctor claims the old woman’s heart gave out, and Deputy Sheriff Trent Tyson doesn’t give the case another thought un …

Mason is hired to identify a woman based on an appendix scar, as she fears being a look-alike to an heiress may be a setup for her arrest. Mason later defends the heiress on murder charges. …

First in a captivating new series, Jane Austen’s Emma Knightley entertains a different role in Highbury—going from clever matchmaker to Regency England’s shrewdest sleuth. ‘Clever and charming, Vanes …

Melbourne during the depression. A seedy, corrupt city. Someone has struck at the heart of Australia’s soul: they have killed the horse that would have won the Melbourne Cup. For what motive? Profit, …

Ariana Santino is a young violin prodigy when she is first haunted by frightening dreams of a woman living in the nineteenth century. When she turns eighteen, the dreams stop, leading her to believe …

A historical crime fiction novel set in Victorian London’s gaslit theatre scene, where ghosts lurk in the shadows and murder takes centre stage. Gaslight. Ghosts. Murder. Hastings Wimbury has always …

What do a desperate woman with a secret, a dead man in a drainage ditch and a dark figure in the night have in common? Physician-sleuth Dr Gabriel Taverner has to connect the dots before time runs ou …

Doc. Turner’s Doom-Dose by Arthur Leo Zagat is a thrilling medical mystery that combines high-stakes drama with a dash of suspense. When a renowned physician, Doc Turner, discovers a mysterious and d …