Historical Detective Novels

‘Confessions of a Thug’ is a novel written by Philip Meadows Taylor, first published in 1839. It is considered one of the earliest examples of crime fiction in English literature and is based on the …

‘Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog!)’ is a humorous travelogue written by British author Jerome K. Jerome. It was first published in 1889. The book recounts a boating holiday undertaken …

Violence, reprisal, and intrigue abound in post-World War I Ireland as the bloody conflict between the Irish Republican Army and the British authorities continues to escalate. But former British Inte …

The Romance of Lust, or Early Experiences is a Victorian erotic novel written anonymously in four volumes during the years 1873–1876 and published by William Lazenby. The novel is told in first perso …

"Glinda of Oz" is the fourteenth and final book in the original Oz series by L. Frank Baum, published in 1920. The story follows Dorothy and Princess Ozma as they seek the help of Glinda th …

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY DAGGER AWARD ‘Splendid’ Wall Street Journal ‘A wry, warm and proper rib-tickling slice of dirty Victorian gothic’ J …

American adventuress Beryl Halliwell and prim and proper Brit Edwina Davenport team up once again as enquiry agents to investigate a suspicious psychic in this historical English village mystery set …

The Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang: Another collection from Lang’s "Fairy Books, " featuring tales from diverse cultures, often with darker or more magical themes. …

Ex-pat Stella and British aristocrat Viscount “Lyndy” Lyndhurst are thrilled to celebrate their first Christmas together as Morrington Hall comes alive with caroling, intricate decorations . . . and …

The search for a kidnapped singer in Prohibition-era New York leads an intrepid reporter from Harlem speakeasies to the dazzling world of the theater, all while grappling with her warring passions. A …