Historical Detective Novels

"Tommy and Grizel" is a novel by J. M. Barrie, published in 1900. It continues the story of the characters introduced in "Sentimental Tommy, " focusing on Tommy Sandys' strug …

Great American Short Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne – A collection of classic American short stories, including works by Hawthorne and other notable authors, highlighting early American life and mora …

The chance discovery of a gravestone, seemingly out of place among the ancient, and weathered monuments of a London cemetery, begins a simple quest to pass the time for the retired army officer, turn …

A puzzling mystery pulls the thieving Fitzglen family back to a shocking crime committed in the time of Catherine the Great in this third instalment of the spellbinding Theatre of Thieves gothic myst …

‘Jacob’s Room’ is a novel written by Virginia Woolf, first published in 1922. It is considered one of Woolf’s early experimental works and marks a significant departure from traditional narrative for …

The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Gothic novel that explores themes of guilt, retribution, and the influence of the past on the present. …

‘The Story of the Treasure Seekers’ is a children’s novel written by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1899. It’s the first book in the Bastable series, which follows the adventures of the six Bastabl …

‘The Missing Will’ is a short story written by Agatha Christie, featuring her beloved detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the collection ‘Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories’. I …

‘Suicide was all the rage in L.A. the summer of ’39.’  When an oddball sister and brother hire him to find out if their father’s suicide was suicide, private investigator Nate Ross figures he’s …

My Life by Albert Einstein – Likely refers to autobiographical writings or collected thoughts of Albert Einstein, reflecting on his life and scientific achievements. …