Historical Mysteries
Blind Justice by Bruce Alexander
18th-Century England
Sir John Fielding, creator of London's police force, works with his assistant Jeremy Proctor to find out why Lord Richard Goodhope has committed suicide.
Jane and the Man of the Cloth by Stephanie Barron
19th-Century England
After Jane Austen's carriage is upset, she meets the secretive Mr. Sidmouth and discovers that a robber called the Reverend needs to be apprehended.
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
19th-Century New York
In 1896, New York reform police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt asks an upper-class police reporter and a psychologist to investigate the serial killer of boy prostitutes, but crime bosses oppose their questions.
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
14th-Century Italy
In the early 14th-Century, the English monk William, visiting at a Clunic abbey in Italy, solves a murder.
A Death in the Venetian Quarter by Alan Gordon
13th-Century Turkey
Theophilos the Jester and his fellow citizens within the city of Constantinople are confronted by the Fourth Crusade and by the murder of a silk merchant, forcing Theophilos to race to solve the mystery and save Constantinople.
A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly
19th-Century New Orleans
Ben January, free man of color, returns to New Orleans in the 19th century, only to find that nothing has changed for African-Americans, and when a woman is murdered, whites in the community want to blame him.
Deadly Love by Brenda Joyce
19th-Century New York
In New York City in 1902, socialite Francesca Cahill teams up with the city's recently appointed police commissioner, Rick Bragg, to find out who kidnapped the youthful heir to the Burton fortune, a mystery that takes her into the underbelly of turn-of-the-century New York.
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King
19th-Century England
When Mary Russell meets famous detective Sherlock Holmes, she discovers that he is also a beekeeper. Soon she finds herself on the trail of kidnappers and discovers a plot to kill both Holmes and herself.
A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss
18th-Century England
An outsider in 18th-century London, Jewish pugilist and hired thug Benjamin Weaver prowls the city's mean streets in the service of England's gentry, tracking down debtors and thieves.
The Witch in the Well by Sharan Newman
12th-Century France
Disbelieving the magical legends handed down by her ancestors, 12th-century French noblewoman Catherine LeVendeur becomes alarmed when her castle's fortune-making well threatens to go dry, a situation that leads to murder.
Rashomon Gate by I.J. Parker
11th-Century Japan
Bored with his job at the Ministry of Justice, Akitada Sugawara takes an undercover assignment to help his former professor at the Imperial University, until one of his students asks him to investigate the disappearance of his grandfather.
The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry
Victorian England
William Monk, a member of the London police force in 1856, develops amnesia after an accident, and, while trying to solve the murder of an aristocrat, he looks at his own character.
The Samurai’s Wife by Laura Joh Rowland
17th-Century Japan
Sano Ichiro, special investigator to the shogun, discovers that he needs the help of his new wife Reiko more than ever after he finds himself embroiled in a case involving a sinister murderer.
Catilina’s Riddle by Steven Saylor
Ancient Rome – 63 B.C.
Gordianus the Finder has become a gentleman farmer after working for Cicero and others, but when headless bodies appear on his farm, he must reenter the world of Roman politics and intrigue.
The Subtle Serpent by Peter Tremayne
7th-Century Ireland
In seventh-century Ireland, Sister Fidelma is sent to a remote abbey to investigate a murder in which the victim was found clutching both a cross and a pagan death symbol.