Browsing: Historical Mysteries

Covert agent Jake Fonko is sent on a deadly mission during the final days of the Vietnam War. With no backup and no hope of extraction, Fonko must find a missing CIA asset among the killing fields of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge.

“Dan Simmons writes with the salty grace and precision of Patrick O’Brian. But in piling supernatural nightmare upon historical nightmare,…

A “meticulously researched, enchantingly told tale” (Entertainment Weekly) with over 20,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: When Nella’s new husband gives her a small replica of their home, she uncovers surprising secrets… “Will appeal to fans of Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Goldfinch” (The Guardian).

A “sweeping” New York Times bestseller (Publishers Weekly) with over 25,000 five-star Goodreads ratings! Star-crossed lovers Enza and Ciro are desperate to be together — but can their passion transcend two world wars? Featuring “exquisite writing and a story enriched by the power of abiding love” (USA Today).

Elspeth is the only witness to a murder that has left no trace: no blood, no body, no evidence. Will anyone help track down a killer who only exists in her memory? “The great mistress of the last-minute switch is at it again! Even the experts have given up any attempts to out-guess Miss Christie” (The New Yorker).

As Poland falls to the invading Nazi armies, Captain Alexander de Milja agrees to a secret mission that could cost his life. A masterful novel from “America’s preeminent spy novelist” (The New York Times), with over 1,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

This New York Times bestseller from the author of Jurassic Park tells the riveting tale of a gentleman robber’s groundbreaking heist in Victorian London! “A work of intelligence and craftsmanship… Written with grace and wit” (Los Angeles Times).

From “the undoubted queen of her profession” (The Times) comes a classic whodunit with over 150,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads! When a shocking murder occurs on an elegant train, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer on board. “What more… can a mystery addict desire?” (The New York Times).

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mystic River and Shutter Island: Set in the crime-ridden Prohibition era, this “utterly magnetic novel” (Booklist starred review) chronicles one man’s ascent from common criminal to bootlegging mastermind.

In Leaving Everything Most Loved by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs investigates the murder of Indian…