Browsing: Historical Mysteries

1568: When Madu is kidnapped and put on a slave ship, he comes face-to-face with Tom, a young English sailor. Once their roles are reversed, they form a bond that will last forever…

Late summer, 1938. Hollywood film star Fredric Stahl is on his way to Paris to make a movie. The Nazis…

A New York Times bestseller from an author who “writes beautifully” (Marian Keyes): When she receives a mysterious inheritance, Grace sets out to find her benefactor. She discovers Eva d’Orsey — a perfumer’s muse — and unravels the story of a woman who defied society to live an extraordinary life.

In this captivating whodunit from a Shamus Award–winning author, Depression-era detective Maggie Sullivan is drawn into a web of theft, revenge, and murder when a body is found floating in a river. “My new favorite female private eye” (New York Times bestselling author Debbi Mack).

When tragedy strikes a West Virginia coal mining family, two children start out on a trek that they hope will…

A New York Times bestseller: Young lawyer Lina becomes involved in the case of Josephine, who escaped slavery 150 years ago. And as Lina searches for Josephine’s descendants, she begins questioning her own past… “This riveting tale is bolstered by some powerful universal truths” (Booklist).

From the internationally bestselling author of and comes , the first in an ambitious new series that tells the story…

From a Shamus Award–winning author: Private eye Maggie Sullivan encounters a series of dangerous assailants when she becomes a murder suspect — and the target of a brutal crime boss! A riveting mystery set in Depression-era Ohio.

Archaeologist Curt Lohan has just made the discovery of a lifetime: a man-made cave in the Canary Islands. But his latest research exposes a dark plot that threatens the very existence of humanity… A gripping adventure!

From a USA Today bestselling author: Travel back to 19th-century San Francisco, where clairvoyant young widow Annie and quarrelsome lawyer Nate investigate a man’s suspicious death. A delightful first-in-a-series mystery with nearly 2,300 five-star ratings on Goodreads!