Historical Detective Novels

A slain lawyer and a stolen diamond compose quite a puzzle for an eighteenth-century anatomist in this historical mystery for fans of Caleb Carr. Newly released from the notorious asylum known as Bed …

In 1910, racial tensions are fueled by ragtime and riots targeted at Black neighborhoods. In 1910, Julia Nye has an unconventional position as a typist for the St. Louis City Police. And one steamy A …

Libertus accepts a contract to install a pavement for Genialis, a self-important citizen from a nearby town, in the house of the customer’s intended but unwilling and young bride, Silvia. However, th …

Eleventh century Cambridge is rocked by a series of brutal murders. Called out to attend a body found on a lonely stretch of river bank, its throat torn out, apprentice healer Lassair is sceptical of …

From the ashes of war rise the secrets of its darkest hearts. . . In the wake of the Battle of Waterloo, Paris is a house divided. The triumphant Bourbons flaunt their victory with lavish parties, wh …

The year is 1618 and the beginning of the brutal Thirty Years’ War. Lieutenant Jack Channing’s life is about to be immutably altered by two events. He falls in love with a beautiful countess and witn …

The past is never far behind you . . . Old sins have a nasty way of catching up with you, as Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone discovers in this gripping historical mystery, which takes him b …

The first in a brand-new WWII historical mystery series introduces WPC Billie Harkness – a female police officer who risks her life to protect the home front in the British coastal city of Hull. 1940 …

“Well-drawn characters, including a lead capable of sustaining a long series, complement the clever plot” ― Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Reverend Mother Aquinas is asked to prove a young man’s …

The adventurous Countess Harleigh finds out just how far some will go to safeguard a secret in Dianne Freeman’s latest witty and delightful historical mystery . . .   Though American by birth, F …