Historical Mystery Books

The brutal killing of a wealthy plantation owner and the return of a dangerous enemy from Sebastian St. Cyr's past test him in C. S. Harris's thrilling ...

The Marquis's young wife was discovered dead in the embrace of the Prince Regent, her neck adorned with a necklace believed to have once belonged to Druid ...

The brutal killing of a young French doctor has attracted the attention of noble investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his pregnant wife, Hero, plunging them ...

Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has been approached by the Archbishop of Canterbury to assist in the investigation of two bodies discovered in an ancient ...

The death of a well-known diamond dealer in London leads aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his new wife Hero into a dark world of greed, ...

Once again, Sebastian St. Cyr demonstrates his bravery in a fresh historical mystery that involves both murder and marriage. Sebastian St. Cyr delves into ...

When Gabrielle Tennyson is murdered, aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his new reluctant bride, the fiercely independent Hero Jarvis, are ...

It is the year 1811, and the upper classes of England under the reign of King George III are living in fear of revolution. A horrifying discovery is made as ...

London, 1812. The cruel murder of eight young prostitutes in a shelter near Covent Garden only spares one survivor - Hero Jarvis, the daughter of Lord ...

In 1811, London's upper class was shocked by a series of brutal murders. The victims, young men from wealthy families, were discovered in the early hours of ...

A brutal string of ritualistic killings terrorizes a city already shaken by economic and political turmoil in this chilling new historical mystery from C. S. ...

London is on the brink of disaster and Burgoyne's (Secret) Agency is tasked with preventing the catastrophe - but only if they can unravel the mystery of ...

A thrilling tale of murder and spying in the picturesque neighborhood of Primrose Hill awaits in this stand-alone story. As the spring of 1921 unfolds, ...

A thrilling tale set in the 1920s filled with crime, murder, and intrigue unfolds in a picturesque corner of England where two noble families hold a ...

In a beautiful Belgravia house, Dowager Countess Georgiana is planning a delightful celebration for her son's birthday. Lord Stokely, however, has a ...

Paper, Paper! Read all about it! The Acrobat Murderer has escaped the police's grasp! However, the newspaper article fails to convey the truth - that this is ...

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.