Historical

An investigation into a girl’s disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a haunting novel of suspense by the best-selling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Paris Assignment.

Julia White is struggling: her bartending job isn’t cutting it, and her first book has sold hardly any copies. She’s broke, barely able to make ends meet while drowning in her late mother’s medical bills and reeling after a one-night stand with her ex-boyfriend, who’s now completely ghosted her....

From acclaimed fantasy author John Gwynne comes the first in the Bloodsworn trilogy, an epic of wild lands and wilder magic, where not all monsters fight with tooth and claw...and the treasures of the gods come at a price....

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959. At the end of a scorching hot day, a local deliveryman makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called, and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia....

A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls....

Cleo’s holiday with her family to the seaside resort town of Brighton is everything she hoped it would be…until she receives a blackmail note. The blackmailer demands Cleo help her or a story revealing Cleo’s investigating will appear in the newspaper.

In the highly-anticipated sequel to the national best seller The Life We Bury, Joe Talbert returns to investigate the murder of the father he never knew, and to reckon with his own family's past....

A picturesque Cotswolds village on Christmas, 1922. A man found face down floating in the lake....

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call...

An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.

Move over Miss Marple, there’s a new sleuth in town! Meet Eleanor Swift: distinguished adventurer, dog lover, dignified lady...daring detective? Listen to find out more....

A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother’s veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened letters addressed to her family will hopefully provide answers.

With her sharpened magical senses, Sylvia recognizes invisible writing while cataloging an obscure book for the library. She’s shocked to discover the message, written many years earlier, pleaded for help. She’s even more shocked to discover the author of the message was married to a paper magician.

From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.

Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police force Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia....

It is August of 1704, and Matthew Corbett and his companions have narrowly escaped the island of Golgotha and are recuperating in the town of Alghero on the northwestern coast of Sardinia, currently under Spanish rule. Hudson Greathouse is at his limits after their harrowing ordeal.

The men onboard HMS Terror have every expectation of finding the Northwest Passage....

Amateur sleuth Flavia de Luce, along with her pestilent younger cousin, investigates the murder of a former public hangman and uncovers secrets that bring the greatest shock of her life.

In 1558 the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict....

When the editor of The Weekly Gazette is killed, controversial journalist and ink magician, Oscar Barratt, asks India and Matt to investigate. As the recipient of threatening letters written on magic paper, he believes he was the intended target....

Finding an old manuscript in the attic has always been a fantasy of Sylvia’s. She just never expected the fantasy to come true, or for it to lead her to answers about her mysterious family....

Georgie, aka Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, cousin of King George V of England, is penniless and trying to survive on her own as an ordinary person in London in 1932....

India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her....

In the four years since she left England, Maisie Dobbs has experienced love, contentment, stability - and the deepest tragedy a woman can endure....

Psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future....

It’s Mallory Atkinson’s first Christmas in Scotland. Victorian Scotland, that is. Also, as the twenty-first-century detective learns, Christmas really isn’t a thing in Victorian Scotland. It’s all about Hogmanay. But her boss, Dr. Duncan Gray, treats her to an early gift of tickets to the event of the season: a Charles Dickens reading. There, they bump into Lady Inglis—the lovely widow who has sent Gray sexy letters trying to entice him back to her bed.

The Isle of Lewis, the northernmost island in the Outer Hebrides, a dot in the ocean, but the scene of a powerful event that changed lives in the years following World War II—including that of Aileana Mackay who is dragged back much against her will. Today, Felicity Sherwood, a young American woman, is drawn to Aileana’s story. Two women, two generations apart, and yet their lives coincide in strange ways. Anguish and ecstasy in the midst of a spiritual outpouring on the Isle of Lewis

In the shadowed streets of 1868 New Orleans, grief has become Finola Blakey’s constant companion. As a death portraitist, she captures the final images of those who have departed, offering solace to mourning families. But when Finola is summoned to photograph a man who died from consumption, she stumbles upon a chilling discovery—a clue suggesting that the man’s death was not from illness. Now entangled in a murder investigation, Finola finds herself drawn to the case—and to the magnetic detective assigned to it, who has secrets of his own. As she navigates the perilous web of ...

Both a gripping locked room mystery, and a transporting, evocative portrait of a woman in crisis, Trouble Island marks the enthralling standalone suspense debut from Sharon Short, promising to be her breakout novel, inspired by a real island in Lake Erie, and true events from her own rich family history.

If you love early rock & roll, poodle skirts, clever who-dun-its, a charming cat, and an even more charming detective, you're going to love this series. Enjoy books 1 and 2 of the 1950s Cozy Mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Lee Strauss!

It's been over thirty years since Billy last called Northern Ireland home. Back then, his secret love for schoolfriend Conor was the only shining light that kept him going during troubled times. That is, until their romance was tragically cut short when Conor disappeared without a trace. Now a phone call draws Billy back home when his mother falls into a coma. While sorting through old belongings, he stumbles upon an envelope bearing his name. Inside, he finds a mysterious note and a mixtape left by Conor - dated the very day he disappeared in 1989.

Sooty, sulfurous, and malign: no woman should be out on a night like this. A spate of violent deaths—the details too foul to print—has horrified the capital and the smog-bound streets are deserted. But Rachel Savernake—the enigmatic daughter of a notorious hanging judge—is no ordinary woman. To Scotland Yard's embarrassment, she solved the Chorus Girl Murder, and now she's on the trail of another killer.

It’s 1932: Scottish adventuress and plant-hunter (and surviving twin) Emily Blackwood, now living in Australia, accepts a commission from Heinrich Vogel, a former dealer of exotic animals in Manhattan. Vogel now lives with his macabre collection of taxidermy in a remote Scottish castle. Emily is tasked with finding a long-lost treasure that Heinrich believes has been hidden within the castle walls. But instead, she discovers the pages of a diary written by Hester Vogel, who died after falling from the Brooklyn Bridge on the eve of its opening in 1883.

Step into the shadowy streets of Victorian London with In The Fog, a gripping tale of mystery and intrigue by Richard Harding Davis. Set against the backdrop of dense fog that cloaks the city, this story weaves a compelling narrative of deception, danger, and unexpected twists. Follow a group of dinner guests at a prestigious London club as they recount a chilling tale involving a missing nobleman, a strange encounter in the fog, and a crime that defies explanation.

1880s, Essex, England: Idealistic young doctor Simeon Lee is called from London to treat his ailing relative Parson Oliver Hawes, who lives in Turnglass House on a bleak island off the coast. Hawes believes he's being poisoned by his sister-in-law, Florence, who was declared mad years ago after killing the parson’s brother in a jealous rage. Hawes keeps her locked in a glass-walled apartment in the Turnglass library; the secret to how she came to be there is found in his tête-bêche journal, where one side tells a very different story from the other.

Michael Fraser was so handsome, it was positively criminal. His cold blue eyes made Elizabeth's heart skip at their very first meeting. No doubt about it, the gossip was right: this tough soldier was a traitor, a spy, a scurrilous French agent. Yet her hapless cousin had invited him to their home for the weekend. What trouble might this untrustable man cause during the course of a three-day house party filled with distinguished guests? Soon Elizabeth hears that this stealthy spy has been querying the servants about her.

Ein fesselnder historischer Krimi von der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Ariel Lawhon. Dieser historische Krimi ist inspiriert vom Leben und Tagebuch der Martha Ballard, einer berühmten Hebamme aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, die sich dem bestehenden Rechtssystem widersetzte und so in die amerikanische Geschichte einging. Maine, 1789: Als der Kennebec River zufriert und die Leiche eines toten Mannes im Eis sichtbar wird, soll Martha Ballard den Leichnam untersuchen und die Todesursache feststellen.

Dr. Theia McDormand has spent years perfecting the art of invisibility. As a successful New York dentist, she’s built a life of quiet routine and careful isolation. She believed her family’s secrets were buried in the past. She was wrong. When tragedy strikes close to home involving a neighbor’s child, Theia is thrust into chaos, unraveling her carefully constructed world. Suddenly, every stranger on the street feels like a potential threat, and shadows from the past loom at every corner.

Июль 1885 года. Загорский с Ганцзалином сопровождают тайного советника С, едущего на Дальний Восток с дипломатической миссией. По дороге они ненадолго останавливаются в Нижнем Новгороде, где как раз проходит большая ежегодная ярмарка. Загорский встречается здесь с жандармским офицером Николаем Назаровым, с которым они вместе учились в кадетском корпусе. Назаров следит за революционером Забелиным, надеясь разоблачить террористическую ячейку. Однако в день встречи Назарова с Загорским революционера убивают.

Der Tod der Kriegerin Irland im Jahr 672: Prinzessin Gelgéis und König Colgú von Muman haben endlich geheiratet. Das soll mit einem großen Jahrmarkt gefeiert werden. Da wird eine der Töchter des Sturms, so nennen sich die Kriegerinnen der Leibgarde der Prinzessin, ermordet. Kurz darauf findet man die allseits beliebte Haushälterin vergiftet auf. Wer fühlt sich jetzt noch sicher in der Burg? Fidelma und Eadulf müssen schnell sein mit ihren Ermittlungen, bevor noch mehr passiert und der Jahrmarkt abgesagt werden muss. Die erfolgreichste historische Serie auf dem deutschen Markt

Weihnachtlicher Cosy Crime aus der Kaiserzeit. Wien, 1910. Wenige Tage vor Heiligabend wird Tabakfabrikant Steinhäusel in seinem luxuriösen Stadtpalais tot aufgefunden. Die Todesursache bleibt ein Rätsel – sowohl für den Leibarzt der Industriellenfamilie als auch für diese selbst, die noch am Vorabend mit Steinhäusel zusammengekommen war. Kommissar Felix Zack übernimmt die Ermittlungen und stellt schnell fest, dass in dieser Familie beinahe jeder ein Motiv hat – zu seinem Leidwesen auch die böhmische Köchin Mila, die ihn nicht nur mit ihren Köstlichkeiten verzaubert.

Melbourne, 1868. When dazzling theatre star Marie St Denis dies in the arms of her best friend, fellow actress Lola Sanchez, everyone believes it was suicide by laudanum overdose. Everyone except Lola. On the brink of stardom herself, she risks everything by embarking on a quest to find Marie's killer. When journalist Magnus Scott, writing as 'the Walking Gentleman', publishes a compassionate obituary about her friend, Lola decides to seek his help.

Middle aged, unhappily married, and haunted by a tragedy from her past, Alice has resigned herself to an unremarkable existence. Then she meets June—a suspiciously pale flapper only she can see, a young woman who claims to have died and not remember the circumstances of her life or death.

Londra, anni Venti del Novecento. Beatrice Bernabò, detta Miss Bee, è una ventenne italiana che vive nella capitale inglese da qualche anno. Insieme alle sorelle, Beatrice si è trasferita al seguito del padre Leonida, docente di italianistica all’Università. Il mandato del padre gode della protezione dell’ambasciatore italiano in UK, che non può che essere fascista. Invitata a cena dalla nobile dirimpettaia, Mrs Ashbury – vedova e madre di un unico e affascinante figlio, il conturbante Christopher detto Kit – Beatrice si trova suo malgrado in mezzo a un giallo che è al contempo un triangolo amoroso.

October, 1650 - Traumatised Parliamentarian spy James Archer returns north seeking his sister Meg, missing in the aftermath of Newcastle’s recent witch trials. Aloof, enigmatic Elizabeth Thompson draws him to investigate the ongoing killing of women who had worked to free the accused. But when Elizabeth herself becomes hunted, the only chance of escape lies in Archer setting himself as bait. Set against the backdrop of the greed and brutality of Interregnum England, The Wicked of the Earth is an historical thriller perfect for readers of Andrew Taylor, S J Parris, or C J Sansom.

One winter morning in 1998, Alex Martin inherits a mysterious invention from her late father. The Finding Machine solves mysteries. But the biggest mystery of all lies deep within its wiring — the unsolved disappearance of a little girl, dating back seventy years. What happened to the girl, all those years ago? Who was she? Alex and her handsome housemate, Antony, must follow the dots to solve the mystery. But, as dark family secrets are revealed, will the Finding Machine bring them together…or push them further apart?

Within this cauldron of intrigue and deceit, live nearly half a million Irish and German American immigrants, among them Irish-born lawyer Conor Dolan and his wife Maureen. The Dolans are among thousands of immigrants marked as “hyphenated Americans,” their reluctance to support the war cry branding them “enemy aliens.”

Un thriller histórico que relata las operaciones, torturas y traiciones de los policías "caza rojos" en el seno del PCE. A pesar del parte oficial de la victoria franquista, la guerra siguió en España después de 1939 con otras formas, otros frentes y otros protagonistas. Sin embargo, las esperanzas de un vuelco histórico de la mano de los aliados se esfumaron tras el final de la segunda guerra mundial. Con el comienzo de la Guerra Fría, la dictadura redobló su represión de la oposición en general y del maquis en particular.

1909. Kiel ist für Josef Rosenbaum lediglich eine Provinzstadt. Der Kriminalobersekretär wurde gerade von Berlin an die Ostsee versetzt. Sein erster Fall führt zu einem erschossenen Kranführer der Germaniawerft. In unmittelbarer Nähe des Tatortes werden Unterseeboote für die Kaiserliche Marine produziert, die das Deutsche Reich zu neuer Größe erstarken lassen sollen.

Wenn eine britische Privatdetektivin den Stimmen aus dem Jenseits folgen muss ... Der Auftakt einer humorvollen Cosy Crime-Reihe in der englischen Küstenstadt Brighton! Es ist hart genug eine alleinstehende Frau in den unnachgiebigen 1920ern zu sein, doch beweisen zu wollen, dass sie eine hervorragende Privatermittlerin ist, stellt die ehrgeizige Clara Fitzgerald vor eine echte Herausforderung. Trotzdem macht sie sich jeden Tag auf den Weg in ihr bescheidenes Büro in Brighton, in der Hoffnung, dass ihre mehr als kompetente Hilfe in Anspruch genommen wird.