Historical Mystery Books
A bombing has injured private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, leaving his soon-to-be-married junior partner Thomas Llewelyn to hunt down the person attempting to ...
In 1890, the initial Japanese diplomatic delegation arrived in London for the opening of an embassy. Private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, who sometimes worked ...
An original never-before-seen Barker and Llewelyn short story: includes 7 FREE CHAPTERS of OLD SCORES, the next installment in the adventures of Cyrus Barker ...
"The true star power comes from its compatibly mismatched leads. Joy to those who discover Mr. Thomas’s latest novel this holiday season." —The Wall Street ...
By the request of Her Majesty’s government, private detective Cyrus Barker reluctantly agrees to provide security for a confidential meeting with the French ...
‘Readers rejoice and scoundrels take heed''the streets of Victorian London just got a little safer. Newcomers are sure to be absorbed into these warm, witty, ...
In the most recent installment of what has been described as "one of the genre's top historical-mystery series" (Booklist), the rugged private investigator ...
In The Limehouse Text, Barker and Llewelyn stumble upon a pawn ticket in the belongings of Barker's deceased assistant, leading them to the Chinese quarter ...
When a body of an Italian assassin is discovered floating in a barrel in the East End of Victorian London, inquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant ...
Brimming with wit, atmosphere, and unforgettable characters, FATAL ENQUIRY reintroduces private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant, Thomas ...
Victorian enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his young assistant Thomas Llewelyn, who were first introduced in Will Thomas's debut novel Some Danger Involved, ...
An intriguing first novel taking place on the rough streets of Victorian London, Some Danger Involved introduces detective Cyrus Barker and his assistant, ...
The fourth installment in Ashley Weaver'sdelightfulseries, Locked in Pursuit follows safecracker Electra McDonnellfighting Nazis at every turn as World War ...
The third in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, Playing It Safe is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, ...
The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit, is a delightful World War II mystery filled with ...
The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England during World War II, A Peculiar Combination is a ...
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.