Browsing: Historical Mysteries

A Booker Prize finalist with over 8,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads: After a triple homicide shakes a Scottish farming community, the sanity and motives of the accused — a shy teenager named Roderick — are called into question. “An ingenious, artful tale” (NPR).

When her brother dies, country girl Miss Samantha Hastings must leave her idyllic rural life and navigate society — where she falls for gorgeous Lord Westwood, her brother’s best friend and her new guardian… Perfect for fans of Amanda Quick!

Rebellion in imperial Rome. Not the 3rd century but the 20th centuryCaius Tellus wants to seize power in Roma Nova.…

After Cat inherits a long-abandoned apartment in Paris, she finds a collection of letters that send her on an unforgettable journey through the Belle Époque. An enchanting novel brimming with mystery and romance!

While searching for a billionaire client’s true ancestry, genealogist Jayne Sinclair follows a trail of secrets back to the Irish War of Independence. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more her investigation puts her life in danger… Book one in a series.

An “atmospheric” whodunit (Library Journal) for fans of Anne Perry: During the 19th century, heiress Prudence MacKenzie is determined to prove her fiancé’s death was no accident. “Features complex characters, a vivid look at old New York in the late 1800s, and a mystery with a twist” (Kirkus Reviews).

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Historian: When Alexandra happens upon an ornate urn, her efforts to find the rightful owner reveal a harrowing slice of Bulgarian history. “You won’t want to put down this remarkable book” (Claire Messud).

“A novel for our times” (The New York Times Book Review): In 1645, Alice is met with frightening rumors of witchcraft in her small Essex hometown. As her brother’s obsession over a collection of women’s names descends into madness, is anyone safe? “Vivid and terrifying” (Paula Hawkins).

When General John Daniel Rourke is left for dead, schoolmistress Catherine Fitzgerald saves his life and the two begin to fall in love in the midst of war. But Catherine has a secret — she’s actually an heiress!

Wilhem and Hilde must choose between continuing their lives as law-abiding citizens and finding the courage to fight back against the Nazis — even if it means certain death. Based on a true story of a German couple in 1930s Berlin.