Historical Detective Novels

CHARTER FOR MURDER – A TALE OF MYSTERY IN THE MONASTERY Set in the months leading up to the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381, CHARTER FOR MURDER is a fast-paced murder ‘who-done-it’ where the victims are mon …

The Dead Letter (1867) is a detective novel by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor. Published under the pseudonym Seeley Regester, The Dead Letter is the first full-length work of crime fiction in American …

‘Readers will hope this marks the start of a long-running series’ – Publishers Weekly Starred Review Introducing Irish-born cop turned private investigator Tom Collins in the first of a brand-new his …

Introducing 19th-century private investigators Matthew Grand and James Batchelor in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series. April, 1865. Having been an eye witness to the assassination of …

Award-winning author and recognized Sherlockian scholar Liese Sherwood-Fabre’s third novel in The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes follows the young detective to London for the spring holiday. Thi …

Hollywood intrigue, glamor . . . and murder: Enter the roaring twenties in this thrilling Silver Screen historical mystery, starring two very different female sleuths. ‘Everything feels just right: t …

A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery Southampton 1070 Sir Geoffrey Mappestone and his loyal friend Roger seek passage on one of the many ships due to sail to Normandy and then on to the Holy Land. The t …

Murder, intrigue and marriage in the Welsh Marches of old . . . – When Sir Geoffrey’s unpopular brother, Henry, is murdered, he unwillingly inherits Goodrich Castle in the Welsh Marches. Immediately, …

A young apprentice is framed for the murder of her mentor, a wealthy woman who had a serious penchant for spiritualism, theatrics and staged seances. When the woman is suddenly killed all signs point …