Historical Mystery Fiction Books
Historical Mystery Fiction Books by Title
Just pick a letter and you'll get a neatly alphabetized list of historical mystery fiction books. Books starting with "A" and "The" are alphabetized in "A" and "T" respectively. :) We wanted to keep things as simple as possible!
We're still working out a few book categorization issues, so if you know the author of the "historical mystery fiction" book you're looking for, you have the best chance of finding it through the list of authors and going directly to the author's page to see if the book is on our site. Enjoy browsing! :)
Recently Published Historical Mystery Fiction Books
- A Christmas Visitor
by Anne Perry » Audio Download
Henry Rathbone must put his analytical and creative capacities to the test as he assumes the role of an amateur investigator.... - Maisie Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear » Audio Download
Maisie Dobbs isn't just any young housemaid. Through her own natural intelligence and the patronage of her benevolent employers she works her way into college at Cambridge.... - It Had to Be You: Grace & Favor Mysteries #5
by Jill Churchill » Audio Download
With multiple murders plaguing the community, the Brewster siblings are more committed than ever to helping the police find a cold-blooded criminal before he strikes again.... - The Fire Kimono
by Laura Joh Rowland » Audio Download
The strife between Sano Ichir-o, the samurai detective who has risen to power in the shogun's court, and his enemies has escalated to the brink of war.... - Hasty Death
by Marion Chesney » Audio Download
On advice from Captain Harry Cathcart - a noble-born private investigator who knows Lady Rose Summer all too well - her parents agree to let Rose work as a typist and live in a women's hostel.... - Snobbery with Violence: An Edwardian Murder Mystery
by Marion Chesney » Audio Download
When Harry is caught between a client's desire for discretion and his suspicion that murder may have been committed, he enlists the help of Scotland Yard.... - Sharpe's Company
by Bernard Cornwell » Audio Download
It was a hard winter. For Richard Sharpe, it was the worst he could remember. He had lost his command to a wealthy man. And from England comes his oldest enemy - the ruthless Hakeswill.... - Sharpe's Devil
by Bernard Cornwell » Audio Download
Five years after the battle of Waterloo, Sharpe's peaceful retirement in Normandy is shattered by a plea for help. An old friend is missing in Chile, reported dead at rebel hands.... - Sharpe's Enemy
by Bernard Cornwell » Audio Download
Major Richard Sharpe leads his small force to rescue the women hostages.... - Sharpe's Rifles
by Bernard Cornwell » Audio Download
1809. The French are winning the war in Spain and Britain's forces are retreating towards Corunna, with Napoleon's armies in pursuit.... - The Raven in the Foregate
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
When Abbot Radulfus is found drowned in the mill-pond, suspicion is cast in many directions, not least towards a young man who came in the priest's train, sent to work in Brother Cadfael's garden.... - The Confession of Brother Haluin
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
After a mild autumn, the December of 1142 brings a smothering, silent blanket of snow.... - The Potter's Field
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
During the plowing of the Potter's Field in October 1143, the grisly remains of a woman's body are unearthed.... - The Hermit of Eyton Forest
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
After the death of one Richard Ludel, his 10-year-old son, also Richard and a pupil at the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, becomes the new lord of Eaton.... - The Heretic's Apprentice
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
Brother Cadfael and his old friend Sheriff Beringer's task is therefore two-fold: to rebut the heresy charges and solve the murder.... - The Sanctuary Sparrow
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
Sudden drama strikes the Benedictine monastery at Shrewsbury when a young man, pursued by a lynching mob, claims sanctuary just in time to save his own life.... - The Virgin in the Ice
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
Winter, 1139: Brother Cadfael's tranquil life in the monastery gardens at Shrewsbury is once again interrupted by violent, mysterious happenings.... - The Summer of the Danes
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
In April 1144, Brother Cadfael leaves his monastery once more, this time in the company of Heledd, a young woman desperate to escape from an arranged marriage, and the youthful Brother Mark.... - The Devil's Novice
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
In the autumn of 1140 the Benedictine monastery at Shrewsbury finds its new novice, Meriet Aspley, a disturbing presence.... - The Holy Thief
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
At the height of the hot summer of 1144, the Earl of Essex succumbs to a fatal arrow, but only after a lingering fever.... - One Corpse Too Many
by Ellis Peters » Audio Download
When fighting engulfs Shrewsbury as King Stephen battles for the throne of England, Brother Cadfael is called upon to administer rites to some hanged prisoners.... - SS-GB
by Len Deighton » Audio Download
It is 1941. British Command has surrendered to the Nazis.... - The Silver Pigs
by Lindsey Davis » Audio Download
One fine day, A.D. 70, Sosia Camillina quite literally runs into Marcus Didius Falco on the steps of the Forum.... - The Iron Hand of Mars
by Lindsey Davis » Audio Download
The Iron Hand of Mars sees Falco being dispatched to one of the most hostile parts of the Empire to deliver a new standard, an iron hand, to one of the legions.... - The Jupiter Myth: Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
by Lindsey Davis » Audio Download
Things turn serious at the scene of a murder. King Togidubnus has been stuffed down a bar-room well - leading to a diplomatic situation which Marcus must resolve.... - Shadows in Bronze
by Lindsey Davis » Audio Download
Against his better judgement, Marcus Didius Falco secretly disposes of a decayed corpse for the Emperor Vespasian, then heads for the beautiful Bay of Naples with his friend Petronius.... - The Accusers
by Lindsey Davis » Audio Download
Fresh from his trip to Britain, Falco needs to re-establish his presence in Rome.... - A Body in the Bath House
by Lindsey Davis » Audio Download
Marcus Didius Falco discovers that rank brings problems, the most gruesome of which is a corpse.... - The White Russian
by Tom Bradby » Audio Download
St Petersburg, 1917: A city on the brink of revolution.... - The Red House Mystery
by A. A. Milne » Audio Download
Like all really nice people, you have a weakness for detective stories...after all that you have done for me, the least that I can do is write one. So wrote A.A. Milne, beloved creator of Winnie the Pooh...
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