Historical mysteries

A beautiful, moving detective story set in Auschwitz in the Christmas of 1943. A young Jewish prisonerAuschwitz, 1943. Its snowing outsid...

When well-to-do Hester learns of her sister Mercy's death at a Nottinghamshire workhouse, she travels to Southwell to find out how her sister ended...

Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham tackle a puzzling miscarriage of justice and the curious case of a missing child, in the new,...

The second installment in the Marion Lane mysteries series. The envelope was tied with three delicate silk ribbons: One of the new recruits is not...

The queen''s half-sister, Ursula Stannard, returns to solve another Tudor mystery in this page-turning tale of suspicious riches, murder and hidde...

''A beguiling author who interweaves past and present'' The Times__________________Serpent''s Point in South Devon is the focus of local legends. T...

London, 1899. Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone on the site of a new museum being built, which she names as The Victoria and Albert Museum. ...

THE WORD-OF-MOUTH INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Born of No Woman proves that fiction can still amaze' Le Monde'A vivid, mesmerizing tale'L'Express'A cho...

The perfect murder mystery for fans of Richard Osman and Robert Thorogood.'Spotswood understands that [...] spending time with unforgettable charac...

Paul Doherty's twenty-third medieval mystery featuring Sir Hugh Corbett is a gripping and gruesome tale of murder and mayhem sure to appeal to fans...

'A Sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' - Lin Anderson'Impeccable historical detail with a light tou...

Sister Fidelma returns in DEATH OF A HERETIC, the thirty-third Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of THE HOUSE OF DEATH, THE SHAPES...

Jack and Betty Haldean''s weekend in the country is disrupted by sudden, violent death in this intricately-plotted 1920s mystery. There''s somethin...

Introducing spirited female sleuth Elizabeth Fairchild in the first of the brilliant new Oak Park village mystery series, set in 1920s Illinois. Ju...

Donald Langham and Maria Dupre must navigate a rocky road to find a killer when a body is found next to a standing stone.Newlyweds Donald Langham a...

Introducing 14th century poet Geoffrey Chaucer as a memorable new amateur sleuth in the first of an ingeniously-conceived medieval mystery series. ...

Introducing spirited female sleuth Elizabeth Fairchild in the first of the brilliant new Oak Park village mystery series, set in 1920s Illinois. Ju...

Poet-sleuth Geoffrey Chaucer is caught up in the chaos of the Peasants'' Revolt as he attempts to track down a brutal killer.June, 1381. Embarking...