Historical Mystery category: 10101 books

"MAY GOD STRIKE ME DOWN WITHIN THE HOUR!" To the guests at the mourning feast for Thomas Chaucer, the last words of Sir Clement Sharpe had been enough to damn him in the eyes of God. Detested by all who knew him, his final blasphemy had turned even God's anger against him and his...

A sizzling enemies to lovers romance, featuring a hoyden who falls in love with her best friend's brother and a viscount whose buttoned-up exterior hides his hot-blooded nature. All wrapped up in an exciting Regency house party whodunnit! ~National Reader's Choice Awards Finalist~ ~Daphne du...

Fans of the Lady Julia Grey Mysteries will love these Georgian historical mysteries. Finally home in Kent after her recent adventures in Yorkshire and Cornwall, Lady Anne Addison is shocked to spy her erstwhile suitor, the Marquess of Darkefell, skulking around the gypsy camps near her property....

In Philadelphia 1776, just as the American Revolutionary war is breaking out, Betsy Ross wonders what really happened the night of the munitions warehouse explosion that killed her beloved husband John Ross. Was the explosion an accident or was the warehouse fire intentionally set? When the...

Praise for the books in THE ASSASSINS GUILD series: "as i started reading this book i thought i had made a huge mistake...as i am NOT a lover (usually) of 1598 time period! BUT...C. J. Archer not only pulled me into this book but the three books after this one. she had me "hook, line...

Note to self: Do NOT fall in love with Matthias Frailey—he’s been dead for over 175 years! Professor Merrideth Randall’s latest after-hours research project takes her and friends Abby and John to a small southern Illinois town, where with the help of her time-rewinding software they become...

The Rewinding Time Series (book 1) Professor Merrideth Randall has a tool that other historians can only dream of—computer software that virtually rewinds time!  It comes in handy for historical research and for her sideline genealogy business. When her colleague physics professor...

Author S. L. Stoner’s award-winning Sage Adair Historical Mystery series offers gripping Pacific Northwest yarns told with verve, intensity and vivid early 1900's detail. The latest book in the series, Dry Rot, is newly released. This series’ authentic and well-researched historical detail makes it a popular choice of those seeking to know more about Pacific Northwest history.

This fifth book in the Sage Adair Historical Mystery series thrusts Sage Adair into an unfamiliar landscape and social milieu—a situation that challenges his skills and endangers his life. It’s 1903 and a range war is brewing in Central Oregon. Extortion by an enemy sends Sage on a wild stagecoach...

• A Girl Like You (Book 1 of the series) has received 11 indie book awards to date in multiple genres—historical fiction, mystery, and romance—including the IPPY Gold medal for mystery and 2016 Foreword Indies: Gold Mystery Winner. • .It also received starred reviews from both Booklist and...

Called “an outstanding series” by Booklist and “triumphant” by the Chicago Tribune, Kris Nelscott’s Smokey Dalton mysteries boast numerous awards, including finalists for the Edgar and Shamus awards. The Oregonian says: “The Nelscott series setting, in the turbulent late ’60s,...

In this historical murder mystery Harold Schechter revisits the chilling world of Edgar Poe and the Mystery Museum. During the sweltering summer of 1845, the savage murder of two girls shocks the citizens of Manhattan.  Edgar Allen Poe, despite the grisly subject matter of his own writings, is...

Note to Self: File under interesting job perks—Trevor Dalton, best dating lead in a while. He's a lot like Brett, only not off limits. Professor Merrideth Randall has an insatiable curiosity about the past. But unlike other historians, she has the means to satisfy it—an amazing computer...

A tragic accident at the opera – or the murder of someone keeping dangerous secrets? While watching the opera at La Fenice, Nancy Tremayne is shocked to see a woman fall to her death. But how did this tragedy occur? Newlywed Nancy is accompanying her art professor husband, Leo, on a work...