Historical Mystery category: 10101 books

Leonardo's Dragon Da Vinci's Cases by Alfred Bekker The scope of this book is 148 pages paperback. The young Leonardo da Vinci is to learn the craft of painting in Florence. As soon as he arrived, he prevents an assassination attempt on Piero de Medici, the City Lord of...

‘A DARK AND MACABRE ATMOSPHERE THAT FEELS FRESH AND ORIGINAL’ THE TIMES HISTORICAL BOOK OF THE MONTH Cornwall, 1844. On a lonely farm not far from Jamaica Inn, farmhand Shilly finds love in the arms of Charlotte Dymond. Charlotte has many secrets, and when she’s found on the moor with...

Have you ever wanted to travel back in time to meet the ancestors whose secrets shape your life without your knowing it?  In this stunning and erotic mystery-romance, Nora Locke, a 38-year old Professor of English Literature, is transported eighty years back in time to her grandmother’s birthplace,...

Before there were supermalls, before there were hordes stampeding for Black Friday bargains, there was…The Church of the Regeneration’s Annual Fall Rummage Sale! September 1960. Kennedy and Nixon race for the presidency, and the Women of the Church of the Regeneration prepare as usual for...

During the very early days of silent movies, a murder during filming threatens the lives of two independent film producers in this thrilling historical mystery One day in 1909, Emily Weiss's handsome and successful new husband, Adam, returns to their well-appointed Philadelphia home to tell...

It is 1834, and the town of Bellminster is thrown into the turmoil of a by-election for Parliament. Reverend Tuckworth tries to stay away from it all, but when a political rally turns deadly, the town turns to Tuckworth in hopes of staunching the blood on the streets. Soon the situation grows more...

A Post-Titanic mystery novel unravels Titanics untold secret. During the aftermath of the loss of the great liner, attempts were made to recover, identify and lay to rest those individuals scattered in the cold North Atlantic in the hope of bringing dignity to those lost souls. This Post-Titanic story...

In the tension along the U.S.-Mexico border, three months after Pancho Villa raided Columbus, New Mexico, a gruesome murder of a young couple at their ranch near the border takes place. All the locals immediately assume the murders were committed by Mexican raiders or bandits crossing over the border...

Mystery in History A Childhood Friend. An Overbearing Father. A Worldly Bishop. Argolicus unravels the threads. In ancient Italy where religion and politics mesh, patrician Argolicus can't resist when his friend is murdered. When his childhood friend is brutally murdered,...

Why would someone murder a young man who appeared to be a model student, employee and peace activist? Promise Denied explores  that question, revealing that there was more to small town boy Peter Craig than most people saw.  Sorority housemother Roberta Palmer is saddened by the death of...

This novel is an intriguing mystery of a lost map to a hidden silver mine on land near the Calf Killer River that runs through the middle of Sparta, Tennessee.  A mysterious letter to an investigative reporter, Jim Templeton in Houston, telling him his life and legacy are in danger, prompts...

Can we ever escape the past? Haunted by a childhood tragedy, Renaissance-era healer Elena navigates the wild Pyrenees like a bird in flight. A surprise encounter in a mountain valley ignites her first romance, giving her new hope. But when Elena's dearest friend makes an audacious request,...

Cristo travels through three lifetimes as Lord, an admiral, and an actor. From the first mention of the name Cristo two thousand years ago, through the New World, and into the future, this name appears in historical fiction to lead the way into the Next World.----From sainthood to evil and on to Buddhahood,...

Delve into the world of medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett in the first three mysteries featuring the intrepid detective, from acclaimed historical author Paul Doherty. Includes Satan in St Mary's, Crown in Darkness and Spy in Chancery. Perfect for fans of Ellis Peters, Susanna Gregory, Michael Jecks and...