Historical Mystery Books
In a fresh short story penned by acclaimed author Charles Todd, Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge is faced with a challenging mystery to unravel. On their ...
Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge returns to solve his most exciting and shocking case yet in this latest entry in the bestselling series hailed as ...
An unidentified body seems to have been hit by a car and Ian Rutledge is in charge of investigating the incident. Despite indications of murder, there are ...
Feeling the need to unburden his soul, a dying individual enters Scotland Yard and admits to the murder of his cousin during the war years ago. Inspector Ian ...
Lancashire, England, June, 1920. Who was the woman who lived and died behind the red door? What did she witness before her passing? And who was the man who ...
At the turn of the century, during a distant war, two soldiers stumble upon an opportunity that will alter their lives forever. To seize it, they must do the ...
Late on a spring night in 1920, a group of five boys venture into the Yorkshire dales to the ruins of Fountains Abbey with the intention of summoning the ...
Hampton Regis, a quaint harbor town located on the southern coast of England, seems an unlikely setting for violence. However, one fateful spring morning, a ...
Charles Todd has crafted a timeless literary character in Ian Rutledge. A World War I survivor, Rutledge teeters on the brink of madness, seeking solace and ...
In his exceptional mysteries, Charles Todd goes beyond the traditional boundaries of the genre to present us with stories rooted in the fundamental purpose ...
Best-selling author Charles Todd has gained a prominent position in the world of mystery writing with his highly praised series featuring Scotland Yard ...
Following their recent adventures in Transylvania, Russell and Holmes are excited about spending time with Holmes' son, the renowned artist Damian Adler, and ...
A chilling adventure awaits Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Queen Marie of Roumania, granddaughter of Victoria, Empress of the British Empire, and ...
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes turn the Riviera upside down to crack their most captivating case yet in the New York Times bestselling series that Lee ...
The latest task that Mary Russell and her spouse, Sherlock Holmes, are faced with involves assisting a friend in locating her eccentric, missing aunt. Lady ...
Mary Russell is accustomed to harboring dark secrets - both her own and those of her renowned partner and spouse, Sherlock Holmes. Trust is not easily ...
Description
The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres: historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time period considered historical from the author’s perspective, with the central plot revolving around solving a mystery or crime (typically murder). Although works combining these genres have existed since at least the early 1900s, many credit Ellis Peters’s Cadfael Chronicles (1977–1994) for popularizing what would become known as the historical mystery.