Historical Detective Novels

Maggie Pennyworth, a homeless woman, walks along the 1910 Hoboken waterfront now cast in darkness. Seeing the shape of a bundle under the pier, she kicks it, hoping its money. Instead, its Fred Throc …

Shameless Halloran, convict stablehand, has a problem. He knows of a murder but doesn’t dare tell anyone. Who can he trust? Every figure of authority in this early Australian penal settlement is a po …

Is it possible that Forrest Fenn was in fact D.B. Cooper? You be the judge in this fictional drama filled with mystery and real life letters from Forrest. …

In this eighteenth-century historical mystery series opener, an English lady looks to an American anatomist’s forensic skills to clear her husband’s name. The death of Sir Edward Crick has unleashed …

Is a fact based Western set in Texas, nearly a decade after the civil war. A gruesome murder takes place which pressures the local sheriff to quickly find the murderer of a popular local family. The …

An undertaker follows a mystery from Windsor Castle to Egyptian tombs: “Violet remains an engaging guide with an unusual perspective on Victorian society.” —Publishers Weekly After establishing her r …

Impressive … A precisely written, carefully plotted novel, all the more dramatic for its understated tone Booklist In a world of growing nationalism, a quiet few are determined to resist. This grippi …

The discovery of a body in a pigsty, shot to death, leads Coroner Titus Cragg and Dr Luke Fidelis into a complex and baffling murder investigation. April, 1746. When County Coroner Titus Cragg is cal …

Experience the captivating world of medieval Bampton, Oxfordshire with Hugh de Singleton, surgeon and bailiff of Bampton Castle, as he faces his most dangerous case yet. Master John Wyclif, known for …

“Pearce’s engrossing story successfully juxtaposes the volatile atmosphere of early twentieth-century Cairo against a tale full of culture, history, charm, humor, and romance. A fine addition to this …