Historical Detective Novels

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Steve Craig is in one hell of a mess. Being accused of murder is bad enough, but the local police are convinced he’s killed his own father. Alfred Hitchcock couldn’t have conceiv …

A terrifying fog and a brutal murder are quite the case for an American anatomist in this historical mystery for fans of Caleb Carr. In 1783, a man staggers out of his cottage into the streets of Oxf …

Two dead bodies, with their faces eaten away, are found by two redcoat soldiers amid saltwater tea washed ashore in Boston Harbor in the early dawn of December 1773. Mired in the stench of rotting te …

A promising series debut with engaging characters, social commentary, and a Victorian twist on the ever popular upstairs-downstairs storyline First in a brand-new Victorian mystery series featuring s …

DI Herbert Reardon investigates the curious case of a man seemingly returned from the dead, in the latest 1930s-set historical mystery from Marjorie Eccles. February, 1933. When their eldest brother …

Crispin Guest is summoned to a London priory to unmask a merciless killer. Can he discover who is committing the deadliest of sins? 1399, London. A drink at the Boar’s Tusk takes an unexpected turn f …

In the summer of 1906, a distinguished member of one of New York’s most prestigious and powerful men’s clubs – the Metropolitan Club – is found with his throat slashed, murdered within the club’s wal …

Hardcastle’s mission to find a headstrong young woman leads to some disturbing twists and turns. March, 1919. The head of CID at New Scotland Yard has a task for Divisional Detective Inspector Hardca …

‘The Snake’s Pass’ is a gripping novel written by Bram Stoker, the acclaimed author of ‘Dracula.’ Set against the backdrop of the scenic Irish countryside, the story follows Arthur Severn, a young En …

Christopher Marlowe tackles his most baffling case yet. June, 1589. Now a feted poet and playwright, Kit Marlowe is visiting his family in Canterbury. But it’s not the happy homecoming he had hoped f …