Browsing: Historical Mysteries

“Good-natured entertainment” (Kirkus Reviews): When widow Miss Julia discovers her late husband had a son with another woman, her well-ordered life threatens to spiral out of control… Can she unravel the mysteries surrounding the man’s death? “I absolutely loved this book!” (New York Times bestselling author Fannie Flagg).

A New York Times bestseller with nearly 4,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Courted by the ghost of a wealthy young man, Li Lan is drawn into a powerful family — and their dark secrets. Featuring “gripping tangles of plot and engaging characters… Truly compelling” (Booklist).

A thrilling story of murder and betrayal filled with the scandal, wit, and intrigue characteristic of Austen’s classic novels Fitzwilliam…

In Nazi-occupied Great Britain, Scotland Yard’s Detective Inspector Archer looks into a routine murder case that’s more deadly than it seems… Alternate history comes to life in this riveting spy novel from “a master of fictional espionage” (Daily Mail).

Spanning a century, this “stunning masterpiece” (Beatriz Williams) weaves together the secrets and fates of three generations of one family. A New York Times bestseller hailed as “absolutely impossible to put down” (Michelle Moran), with over 1,900 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

This “gripping page-turner” (Library Journal starred review) from a USA Today bestselling author follows an Afghan woman forced to flee her country with her children. “A must-read about borders, barriers, and the resolve of one courageous mother fighting to cross over” (O, The Oprah Magazine).

A spellbinding Edgar Award winner! In 1920s Georgia, a small-town police chief becomes obsessed with solving a teenager’s suspicious death — an investigation that will span half a century. “Wonderful… Stuart Woods has written a classic” (Pat Conroy).

August 1565: When a rival artisan turns up dead outside Ginjiro’s brewery, and all the evidence implicates the brewer, master…

Len Deighton’s classic first novel, whose protagonist is a nameless spy – later christened Harry Palmer and made famous worldwide…

From a New York Times bestselling author comes an NPR Best Book of the Year: Follow the adventures of Constance Kopp in this “too-good-to-be-true (but mostly true!) tale of violence, courage, stubbornness, and resourcefulness” (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love).