Historical Detective Novels

The eleventh enthralling adventure to feature Ursula Blanchard, reluctant spy in the service of Queen Elizabeth I February, 1571. Ursula is once more plunged into affairs of the state when she escort …

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 …

‘Clare produces another winner … this magical adventure story, full of joy, danger, and sadness, will draw both Clare’s crime-fiction fans as well as fantasy readers’ Booklist Apprentice healer Lassa …

Albert Campion is in the bleak, remote and very muddy village of Wicken on the Essex coast on a mission to rescue Dame Jocasta’s dog, but soon finds himself sinking into something far more dangerous. …

‘Excellent . . . The surprising revelations that populate the book, mixed with a mood of regret and wistful longing for dead loves, imbue the story with a seductive power. Readers will eagerly antici …

The brand-new novel from the winner of the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition. ‘A CRACKING READ’ HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY ‘THIS ATMOSPHERIC WARTIME MYSTERY IS PERFECT FOR FANS OF FO …

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 …