Quirke is back in a new historical murder mystery
Now, here’s a historical murder mystery about a murder that never happened. Leave it to John...
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Category: Historical mysteries
Intrigue and murder in Elizabeth’s court
World War II and the Cold War have generated an inordinate share of the spy fiction that has...
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An outstanding novel about the Italian Resistance in World War II
The French Resistance dominates accounts written in English about irregular warfare in World War...
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An Australian private eye stumbles into a big mystery
What we’ve got here is an effort to launch a new Australian private eye series. Fair enough....
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A plot to assassinate the king in medieval England
Late in the 14th century, England continued to suffer from the factionalism and political...
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A charming cozy mystery set during the Blitz
Early in 1942, American soldiers and airmen began pouring into England in what Britons termed the...
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A compelling murder mystery set in India after Partition
Some historical mysteries use history as a stage set, with the events and fashions of the time as...
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A mine disaster, and a murder, in this Gilded Age mystery
On Nov. 13, 1909, the collapse of the Cherry Mine in Cherry, Illinois, killed 259 boys and men....
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The latest in a superb historical mystery series set in 1920s India
Indian society was in an uproar in the 1920s. Seething. Tumultuous. Explosive. All the usual...
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A cozy mystery set in 12th-century England
In the previous entries in Ellis Peters’ Cadfael Chronicles, much of the focus lies on the...
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A German detective stars in a Spanish Civil War story
Late in July 1936, the Western world looked to Berlin, where the 1936 Summer Olympics was...
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Imperial Rome is the setting for this engaging mystery
Imperial Rome continues to fascinate. To us in the 21st century, the Roman Empire may seem...
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Early industrial espionage in 18th century Britain
I enjoy reading books the most when I’m learning something from them. History or historical...
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A gripping detective tale set in colonial Singapore
Singapore, December 1939. The Second World War in Europe was four months old, but Japan had...
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Murder in Bombay during the Indian independence movement
When Britain’s Crown Prince Edward strode through the Gateway of India in Bombay late in...
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