Browsing: Historical Mysteries

From a New York Times bestselling author: After Alexandra Carlyon confesses to her husband’s murder, investigator William, nurse Hester, and lawyer Oliver unite to uncover the truth and clear her name before time runs out. “Masterful” (Library Journal).

“Exquisite” (Booklist): In the 1880s, London factory worker Fiona flees to America, where her indomitable spirit leads to a fresh start — but can she really outrun her past? “A ripping yarn” (Publishers Weekly) with over 13,000 five-star Goodreads ratings!

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell—one of the greatest yet little-known skirmishes of the Revolution: the Penobscot Expedition,…

With over 3,400 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Who murdered an elderly English priest — and could the local pub hide the answer to the mystery? Mark Easterbrook and his companion, Ginger Corrigan, search for the truth in this satisfying whodunit from the Queen of Crime!

The Queen of Crime presents a classic mystery with a devilishly inventive conclusion! When the powerful head of the Leonides family is fatally poisoned, every inhabitant of his ramshackle mansion becomes a suspect. “Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure… It is one of my best” (Agatha Christie).

A “flat-out marvelous” Southwestern mystery (USA Today) from a New York Times bestselling author: When an anthropologist goes missing and two bodies are found at an ancient Indian burial site, Navajo tribal policemen Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee must unravel the deadly crime.

From a beloved author whose books have been called “breathtaking” (The Times) and “an addiction” (Library Journal): Follow quick-witted Francis Crawford as he sets out to redeem his name — and save Scotland. With nearly 3,700 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

She is Nefertiti—beautiful and revered. With her husband, Akhenaten, she rules over Egypt, the most affluent, formidable, sophisticated empire in…

“Heartfelt… Michener is a born writer” (The New York Times): In this dazzling novel from a New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author, orphan David dreams of creating a better life for himself. “A warmhearted, readable story, crammed with lively incident and remarkable characters” (The Atlantic).

Diagnosed with leprosy, Eleni is banished to an isolated Greek island — a tragedy that rips her family apart. Decades later, her great-granddaughter Alexis returns to uncover her family’s mysterious past in this New York Times bestseller with over 11,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.