Historical Detective Novels

Will Rees accompanies his wife to Boston to help clear her estranged father’s name in this gripping mystery set in the early nineteenth century. January, 1801. When Lydia’s estranged father is accuse …

The death of an unpopular nobleman brings trouble to Sir Josse’s family, in the latest Hawkenlye mystery All Saint’s Eve, 1211. An overweight but wealthy nobleman, desperate for an heir, dies at the …

A new business opportunity in America leads to a case of cold-blooded murder for Apothecary John Rawlings 1773. Following a long and perilous journey, John Rawlings has arrived in Boston, Massachuset …

Outback Australia in the mid-1800s. When rich, domineering squatter Angus Mc Alpin is murdered, the obvious suspect is the penniless artist, Herbert Lindsey – who wants to marry his daughter, Flora. …

A peaceful Shaker community is rocked by a series of bizarre accidents, but is there more to them than first appears? Fresh from facing allegations of witchcraft and murder, travelling weaver Will Re …

Thief-taker Simon Westow must save one of his closest friends from a grim fate at the hands of the government in this compelling historical mystery. Leeds, May 1822. Thief-taker Simon Westow owes Dav …

The wickedly entertaining new Jack Haldean mystery. The message consisted of one neatly typewritten line: I am killing you slowly. You are going to die. The Chessman. Isabelle Stanton and Sue Castrad …

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA SHARPE BOOKS GOLD CROWN AWARD The thrilling new series from the bestselling author of the ‘Outlaw Chronicles’. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. AFTER T …

Widow Ursula Blanchard is urged to remarry for the sake of Queen and Country in this latest enthralling historical adventure January, 1576. After three husbands, widow Ursula Blanchard has no desire …

In 1914, Hell’s Kitchen is an apt name for New York City’s grittiest neighborhood, as one of the city’s first policewomen, Louise Faulk, is about to discover when the death of a young prostitute lead …