Mystery/Crime
The Thistle and the Rose
Plaidy’s eighth Tudor novel vividly reconstructs the dramatic life of Margaret Tudor, from the time of her early marriage to…
A Play of Isaac
A 15th-century company of players come toOxford, where, as well as their planned performances at theCorpus Christi festival, they are invited…
Dispensation of Death
Editors' choice
1325: the reign of Edward II.England is in the grip of tyranny. Not so much from the reigning king, who…
No Mortal Reason
After reuniting with her estranged mother in Fatal as a Fallen Woman, reporter Diana Spaulding is determined to meet the…
Roma
Steven Saylor, the award-winning mystery writer of the Roma Sub Rosa series, undertakes the multigenerational historical saga in his latest…
The Lark’s Lament
Editors' choice
The Lark’s Lament is the sixth of Alan Gordon’s Fools’ Guild mysteries. Theophilus the Fool now shares the stage with…
Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans
Emily Brightwood is at the top of her game in this, the twenty-second in the Mrs. Jeffries series of cozy…
In the Tenth House
In the Tenth House explores the blurred lines between spiritualism and science in London of 1896. The story begins when…
Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders
Oscar Wilde makes his debut as a fictional sleuth in this recent addition to the spate of historical detective novels…
The Conjurer
This historical mystery is set in Philadelphia in 1842. Martha Beale is the sheltered, unmarried daughter of a wealthy financier,…
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