Historical mysteries

Truth is rarely pure and never simple Selchester Castle in 1953 sits quiet and near-empty, its corridors echoing with glories of the past. Or so ...

Once again, Gregory brings to bear her extraordinary ability to paint a period picture of London in all its grimness and grittiness. Hats off to th...

The strangest detective story in the history of music inspired by a true incident.A world spiralling towards war. A composer descending into madne...

Shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award for the Best Novel of 2020.'Beautifully written, thoroughly absorbing and totally terrifying.' said C.J. Tudo...

Tokyo, JapanUmiko Wada has had enough excitement in life. With an overbearing mother and her husband recently murdered, she just wants to keep her ...

February 1574 and London is in a fervour of paranoia, superstition and rumour. Mob violence is commonplace. A whispered word is all it takes to con...

Wild, beautiful and spellbinding, this is the compelling wartime story of freedom and love on the windswept islands of Orkney'Powerful . . . Lea wr...

'Intricately plotted, rip-roaring World War Two adventure - proper heroes, proper villains, royal intrigue and grounded in real history' IAN RANKIN...

A story of class and corruption, sex and the Sixties, for fans of A Very English Scandal and The Trial of Christine Keeler ...

Creepy and compelling HARRIET TYCE Brilliant filled with tension and twists SARAH PINBOROUGH ...

Creepy and compelling HARRIET TYCE Brilliant filled with tension and twists SARAH PINBOROUGH ...

Be swept away with this breathtaking and beautifully written wartime romance set deep in the French Alps, from the bestselling author behind Channe...

Fresh, funny historical mystery series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton. 'Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cu...

They say the girls were witches. But Beatrice Scarlet, the apothecary's daughter, is sure they were innocent victims... London, 1758: Beatrice Scar...

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018Haunting, gripping and gorgeously written, SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE by Sarah Schmidt is a re-imagining...

One night, in a corridor of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, nurse Hester Monk is approached by a terrified girl. She's from a hidden ward of c...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE Enthralling, exciting, extraordinary ...

'Fans of Philippa Gregory will be entranced. Kate Quinn's unforgettable third novel is a mesmerising story of passion, ambition and betrayal.' ELLE...

One killer with everything to lose. One man with nothing to fear. The 6th historical thriller featuring Matthew H...

Another fantastic Pitt novel from the master storyteller of the Victorian mystery.1895 and an increasingly violent tide of political unrest is risi...