Browsing: Historical Mysteries

In 17th-century England, Alice discovers the last surviving specimen of a rare orchid — but she isn’t the only person who wants to claim the flower… “Compelling and intriguing, this is a well-told story full of wonderful prose and surprising events” (RT Book Reviews).

A New York Times bestseller from an Agatha Award–winning author: In 1930s England, an ordinary assignment leads psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs to a pastoral Kent village — but dark secrets lurk beneath its peaceful facade… “Maisie Dobbs is a revelation” (Alexander McCall Smith).

When Harriet Vane stumbles across a dead body on the beach, she searches for help as the evidence washes out to sea. Can amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey piece together the truth in this perplexing case? A classic mystery with nearly 5,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

From a classic mystery author who “brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy, and wit” (P. D. James): Crime novelist Harriet Vane is on trial for murder, but Lord Peter Wimsey knows she’s innocent. Can he save her from the gallows? “A model detective story” (The New York Times).

What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the…

Stewart Dubinsky knew his father had served in World War II. And he’d been told how David Dubin (as his…

“Ranks alongside such incomparable whodunnit authors as Christie,Marsh, Tey, and Allingham.”-San Francisco ChronicleWho would kill the perfect gentleman? When Ernest…

A “magic kingdom of Victorian murder and intrigue” (The New York Times Book Review): As a terrorist attack and a dangerous secret threaten to thrust Britain into an international disaster, Thomas and Charlotte Pitt investigate two mysterious women in this New York Times bestseller.

William Smith has no memory of his past. Can Miss Silver unravel his story — and find out why someone wants him dead? “Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot” (Manchester Evening News).

A New York Times bestseller that “fascinates and engrosses” (Los Angeles Times): Colorado’s history comes to life in this dazzling celebration of the American frontier. An “engrossing book… teeming with people and giving a marvelous sense of the land” (Cleveland Plain Dealer).