Mystery & Detective - Historical
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The Egyptian Antiquities Murder
$17.99 Add to cartAn opulent London townhouse, a mummy curse . . .
. . . and a plucky lady detective. It’s October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Agnes doesn’t believe in curses, and she hi
- Series: High Society Lady Detective #3
- Author: Rosett, Sara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: April 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0998843180
- Language: English
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The Hellfire Conspiracy
$20.99 Add to cartIn the latest adventure in what is “fast becoming one of the genre’s best historical-mystery series” (Booklist), roughhewn private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn must tra… [more below]
- Author: Thomas, Will
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 10 2007
- ISBN10: 0743296400
- Language: English
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Lamentation
$22.99 Add to cartAs Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, an incendiary manuscript threatens to tear his court apart.
Summer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Catholic councilors are en- Series: Shardlake #6
- Author: Sansom, C. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: February 02 2016
- ISBN10: 0316254975
- Language: English
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Beekeeper’s Apprentice
$33.99 Add to cartThe Twentieth Anniversary Edition of the First Novel of the Acclaimed Mary Russell Series by Edgar Award-Winning Author Laurie R. King.
An Agatha Award Best Novel Nominee – Named One of the Century’s- Series: Mary Russell Novels (Hardcover) #1
- Author: King, Laurie R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 27 2014
- ISBN10: 1250050111
- Language: English
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A Death in Summer
$21.99 Add to cartOne of The Chicago Tribune‘s Best Reads of 2011.
On a sweltering
One of Dublin’s most powerful men meets a violent end–and an acknowledged master of crime fiction delivers his most gripping novel yet.- Series: Quirke #4
- Author: Black, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 27 2012
- ISBN10: 1250002508
- Language: English
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Tombland
$21.99 Add to cartDuring the political upheaval of Tudor-era England, the lawyer Matthew Shardlake must decide where his loyalties lie in “one of the best ongoing mystery series” for fans of Hilary Mantel (Christian Sc… [more below]
- Series: Shardlake #7
- Author: Sansom, C. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: December 10 2019
- ISBN10: 0316412449
- Language: English
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The Tenderness of Wolves
$18.99 Add to cartA brilliant and breathtaking debut that captivated readers and garnered critical acclaim in the United Kingdom, The Tenderness of Wolves was long-listed for the Orange Prize in fiction and won the Co… [more below]
- Author: Penney, Stef
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 04 2008
- ISBN10: 1416571302
- Language: English
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The Unwanted
$16.95 Add to cartHana Ziegler is a fourteen-year-old child prodigy. But on September 1, 1939, as Hitler invades Poland and World War II begins, she is being taken to the Hollenschloss Institute to be euthanized.
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- Author: Clenott, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 1685120784
- Language: English
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Murder on St. Mark’s Place: A Gaslight Mystery
$24.00 Add to cartIn turn-of-the century New York City, midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy see birth and death–and even murder…
- Series: Gaslight Mysteries #2
- Author: Thompson, Victoria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 07 2010
- ISBN10: 0425239721
- Language: English
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A Casualty of War: A Bess Crawford Mystery
$18.99 Add to cartFrom New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd comes a haunting tale that explores the impact of World War I on all who witnessed it–officers, soldiers, doctors, and battlefield nurses like Bess
- Series: Bess Crawford Mysteries #9
- Author: Todd, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0062678795
- Language: English
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The Confession
$16.99 Add to cart“One of the best historical series being written today.”
—Washington Post“Todd once and for all establishes the shell-shocked Rutledge as the genre’s most complex and fascinating detective.”
—Entertai- Series: Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries #14
- Author: Todd, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 27 2012
- ISBN10: 0062015672
- Language: English
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Checkmate to Murder: A Second World War Mystery
$14.99 Add to cart“[An] excellent fair-play mystery…this British Library Crime Classic more than deserves that status.”–Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review
On a dismally foggy night in Hampstead, London, a curious part
- Series: British Library Crime Classics
- Author: Lorac, E. C. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 23 2021
- ISBN10: 146421509X
- Language: English
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The Hollows
$17.99 Add to cartJess Montgomery showcases her skills as a storyteller in The Hollows: a powerful, big-hearted and exquisitely written follow-up to her highly acclaimed debut The Widows.
Ohio, 1926: For many years, th- Series: Kinship #2
- Author: Montgomery, Jess
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1250781698
- Language: English
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Mortmain Hall
$15.99 Add to cartNext in the Rachel Savernake series, perfect for fans of the Golden age of mystery and readers of Anthony Horowitz and Sherry Thomas.
Framed for murder and with nowhere to go, Jacob Flint turns to an e
- Series: Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mysteries #2
- Author: Edwards, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1464214050
- Language: English
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The First Wave
$16.95 Read moreThe second Billy Boyle investigation
Billy Boyle is dispatched to help arrange the surrender of Vichy French forces in Algeria. But dissension among the regular army, the militia, and De Gaulle’s Free- Series: Billy Boyle WWII Mystery #2
- Author: Benn, James R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: September 01, 2008
- ISBN10: 1569475172
- Language: English
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The Conjuror’s Apprentice: (The Tudor Rose Murders Book 1)
$17.99 Add to cartAs featured on the Talking Tudors podcast.
‘Right up there with C J Sansom… A brilliant historical thriller’ Philip Gwynne Jones
‘Thoroughly engaging… beautifully written’ Zoe SharpFinding the batte
- Series: The Tudor Rose Murders
- Author: J. Williams, G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1915643414
- Language: English
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The Murder at Mandeville Hall
$19.99 Add to cart#1 NYT-bestselling author Stephanie Laurens brings you a tale of unexpected romance that blossoms against the backdrop of dastardly murder.
On discovering the lifeless body of an innocent ing nue, a p
- Series: Casebook of Barnaby Adair #7
- Author: Laurens, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: April 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1925559327
- Language: English
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Heat Wave: A Paradise Cafe Mystery
$18.95 Add to cartJuly 1936. Toronto is in the grip of a deadly heat wave. Horses are dropping in the street. Charlotte Frayne is the junior associate in a two-person private-investigation firm owned by T. Gilmore.
Anti
- Series: A Paradise Cafe Mystery #1
- Author: Jennings, Maureen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: January 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1947915231
- Language: English
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Murder at Crossways
$17.95 Add to cartFor fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries…
In late August 1898, reporter Emma Cross- Series: Gilded Newport Mystery #7
- Author: Maxwell, Alyssa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 28, 2020
- ISBN10: 149672075X
- Language: English
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Murder in E Minor
$16.99 Add to cartIconic sleuth Nero Wolfe returns to track down the murderer of a New York Symphony Orchestra conductor in this Nero Award-winning mystery.
Ever since disgraced associate Orrie Cather’s suicide, armch- Series: Nero Wolfe Mysteries #1
- Author: Goldsborough, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 214
- Publish Date: April 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1504034740
- Language: English
