Historical Detective Novels

Philadelphia – September, 1785. Benjamin Franklin is certain of Quaker stonecutter Jacob Maul’s innocence , despite the fact that Maul has been jailed for murder after a second woman is found de …

Stepsisters Mary and Jane find themselves caught up in a mystery involving a drowned Russian and missing diamonds, while falling for the charms of poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron—in this gr …

Dive into the enigmatic world of Ravenwood Manor, where the echoes of the past reverberate within its ancient walls. In ‘The Secret of the Hidden Room: A Mystery of Intrigue, ‘ follow Evelyn, a deter …

Another day, another grand scheme! The thieving Fitzglen family are back in this second instalment of the spellbinding Theatre of Thieves gothic mystery series set in Victorian England. London, 1908. …

What do you do if the bad guys in your life grab you to get back a priceless diamond–which, by the way, you don’t have–and they’re willing to kidnap, torture, and/or kill to obtain it? After you ma …

Offering “a vibrant picture of the roles Black and mixed-race people played in Regency life” (Publishers Weekly), this unique historical mystery series, featuring a mixed-race heroine with a notoriou …

‘ An atmospheric and gripping standalone thriller’ – THE TIMES The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times and one million copy bestselling author of The English Führer. In this brilliant st …

A witty and inventive treat for lovers of all things Christie, Downton Abbey, and Knives Out, set in London and the English countryside and starring Phyllida Bright, fictional housekeeper to the grea …

It is the summer of 1975. A small group of tourists make their way over to Morocco from different parts of England, together they form a group of much wanted friendship and camaraderie. Onl …

Kendrick Wroe is found dead in the frozen Shill Brook. Most suspect he has been poaching Lord Gilbert’s fish, though Sir Hugh finds reason to believe this may not be so . . .Then one of Kendrick’s fr …