Browsing: Historical Mysteries

In the four years since her husband’s death, midwife Sarah Brandt has become an angel of mercy in the tenements…

A sweeping #1 New York Times bestseller that inspired the Academy Award–winning film: In 1935, a series of events at the Tallis estate have effects that will reverberate throughout the decades. “No one now writing fiction in the English language surpasses Ian McEwan” (The Washington Post Book World).

The “taut adventure” (Booklist) that inspired the hit TV series: When most of the world’s population is taken out in an unprecedented nuclear exchange, Captain Thomas and his crew must gather survivors and set the course for humanity’s future. “Powerful and exciting” (The Washington Post).

Katy returns to Tidal Falls for the first time in 10 years and encounters contractor Ty, the boy she once loved… but Katy is in town to get married! When a series of suspicious accidents begin to threaten Katy’s life, can Ty rescue her and win her heart?

From a USA Today bestselling author: With his career on the line, military scientist Frank Slater travels to an isolated Alaskan island where a deadly mystery, a historical artifact, and ruthless treasure hunters await him… “Tense, taut, and impossible to put down” (Kirkus Reviews starred review).

This New York Times bestseller is “peppered with romance, skulduggery, forgery, and murder” (The Washington Post). When bookseller Peter finds a Victorian portrait that looks impossibly like his late wife, his discovery may lead him to Shakespeare’s greatest secret. “Compulsively readable” (Library Journal).

Eight years ago, Lady Viola Oberbrook was a spoiled society miss — but now, she’s a responsible woman running her own business. Can she convince the Earl of Haversham that she’s changed when he blames her for ruining his family?

Fans of Jane Austen will cherish this “delightful” mystery (The New York Times Book Review). When her widowed friend is accused of murder, Jane investigates the unsettling circumstances. “A robust tale of manners and mayhem” (Kirkus Reviews).

This immortal novel of the sea tells the story of a British sailor haunted by a single youthful act of…

License to Quill is a page-turning James Bond-esque spy thriller starring William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe during history’s real life…