Browsing: Historical Mysteries

“Impossible to put down” (People): Journalist Rose is swept into a mystery at New York’s famous Barbizon Hotel — and discovers the story of Darby and her foray into the dark side of the city over half a century ago. With nearly 5,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

A British mystery from a New York Times bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author: On the eve of her elopement, Lady Georgiana must clear her future father-in-law of a false murder charge in this “blend of old-fashioned whodunit, clever satire, and drawing room comedy of errors” (Jacqueline Winspear).

Kiera’s honeymoon is interrupted when she’s asked to track down a dangerous killer targeting nuns at an all-girls school in Ireland. “Fans of historical mysteries will be rewarded” (Publishers Weekly) by this riveting novel with a gothic twist.

From an Edgar Grand Master: In 1960s LA, private eye Easy Rawlins must exonerate a young Stanford student who was discovered at the scene of a murder. “Mosley’s exciting and profound mysteries with their poetic prose and historical clarity fascinate readers” (Library Journal).

In this “top-shelf naval adventure” (Booklist) set during World War II, newly appointed destroyer commander Harmon Wolf employs aggressive tactics in a fight against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands.

Pearla Montgomery is nursing a broken heart. She was set to marry the Duke of Huntly only to have her…

“The queen of royal fiction” (USA Today) offers an unforgettable New York Times bestseller: Can the bond of sisterhood stop three Tudor women from becoming rival monarchs? “Mesmerizing, intimate… [Gregory] brings history to life” (RT Book Reviews).

While investigating a landlord’s lonely death at a Chicago property, PI Smokey Dalton makes a frightening discovery: human bones hidden in the basement — and a host of secrets buried with them. “A suspenseful mystery” (Publishers Weekly) from an Edgar Award–nominated author.

In the 1940s South, Billy May struggles for equality among the closed-minded people who surround her. Can she survive in a world that refuses to accept her love for women?

London, 1592: Once an orphan from a distant land, Noah has made a name for himself as a barrister. But when he learns that the queen may be in danger, he engages in a deadly pursuit that will threaten the life he’s built.