Browsing: Historical Mysteries

Almost twenty-five years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — still the largest unsolved art…

Cordelia Bering has turned down more marriage proposals than she can count. Accepting would mean revealing her deepest secret, and she’s never met a man worth considering. But when Sebastien Thorne arrives in London, Cordelia’s cold exterior melts away in this riveting love story.

In this spellbinding New York Times bestseller, 98-year-old Grace returns to the manor home where she once worked — and soon begins to untangle the secrets of her former employers. “Riveting” and “haunting” (Publishers Weekly), with over 24,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

Pompeii was a lively resort flourishing in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius at the height of the Roman Empire. When…

A “compelling” historical read (The Washington Post) that’s first in a series: Scandal, intrigue, and murder follow Brother Cadfael on his quest to Wales. Can he recover the bones of Saint Winifred for the eager head of Shrewsbury Abbey? “You’ll love Brother Cadfael, wily veteran of the Crusades” (Los Angeles Times).

An “ingenious” international bestseller (Newsweek): In 1327, Brother William is called to investigate a charge of heresy against Franciscans at a wealthy abbey — but his mission is soon eclipsed by seven strange deaths. “Brilliantly conceived… A lively and well-plotted mystery” (San Francisco Chronicle).

The “compelling” and “powerful” first entry (NPR) in an iconic mystery series, with over 24,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Private investigator Maisie Dobbs is thrust into a strange mystery — one that unearths her past as a nurse during the Great War. “I’m a huge Maisie Dobbs fan” (Lee Child).

Classic English whodunits from “one of the greatest mystery story writers of this century” (Los Angeles Times). Follow Lord Peter Wimsey as he sleuths his way through murders, defends his own brother, and investigates the trickiest of puzzles.

Brilliant Lady Henrietta Harcourt is determined to find her missing brother, while Cord Beaumont, the rakish Earl of Rathbourne, is equally resolved to protect Henrietta. But as they grow closer, can he convince her that love is worth the risk?

As a violent criminal terrorizes the residents of River City, it’s up to a band of four patrol officers to stop the Scarface Robber. Can they overcome internal politics, the hostile media, and their own demons to keep the city safe?