Historical Detective Novels

Kyoto, 1867. Cherry blossoms rained down on a city steeped in tradition, yet beneath thedelicatebeauty, a chilling artist was at work. When a wealthy merchant is discoveredfolded into the shape of a …

Dundee, 1860s. Sergeant George Watters and his team investigate the murder of a local banker, found dead on the 13th tee of a local golf course. Illicit prizefighters, merchants and prostitutes …

Colonel Wharton Kendrick leaned back in his chair, stroked his red side-whiskers reflectively, and looked across the table with an expression of embarrassment on his round ruddy face. For the moment …

In the fifth novel of Malcolm Archibald’s 19th century detective novels, Sergeant Watters finds himself overwhelmed with three simultaneous cases. With a case of poisoning, a series of child kidnappi …

Can a wrong be rectified in death? Eight months ago, Simone experienced her first spectral encounter. It awakened a dormant second sight and opened a chasm to the afterlife. Now, another spirit from …

Now an inspector, George Watters finds himself in the middle of another puzzling case. It is 1870 in Dundee, and Watters is ordered to solve a railway robbery. After Lord Balmuir’s factor is found un …

Brood of the Witch Queen is a 1918 supernatural novel by Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, known better under his pseudonym, Sax Rohmer.The story deals with Robert Cairn and his suspicions of Antony Ferra …

In Sergeant George Watters’ next case, the Dundee policeman finds himself dealing with local susceptibilities and international intrigue. Already involved in closing down a spate of illegal drinking …

When Amos Polkinghorn, creator of the beloved detective Daniel Dean, spots suspicious activity in his neighbor’s empty house, he eagerly dives into the investigation. Armed with his fictional hero’s …

In Sergeant George Watters’ next case, the Dundee policeman finds himself dealing with local susceptibilities and international intrigue. Already involved in closing down a spate of illegal drinking …