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The Muralist moves between wartime New York and the modern art world as one woman’s disappearance leaves behind secrets hidden in plain sight.
The Muralist
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery
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The Muralist moves between wartime New York and the modern art world as one woman’s disappearance leaves behind secrets hidden in plain sight. When Danielle Abrams uncovers mysterious paintings connected to her vanished great-aunt, Alizée Benoit, she begins tracing a past shaped by art, exile, and political danger, making this a layered historical mystery about family history, creative legacy, and the cost of being seen.
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“Vibrant and suspenseful . . . Like The Art Forger, this new story takes us into the heart of what it means to be an artist.” —The Washington Post
“B. A. Shapiro captivated us in 2012 with her ‘addictive’ novel The Art Forger. Now, she’s back with another thrilling tale from the art world.” —Entertainment Weekly**
When Alizée Benoit, an American painter working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), vanishes in New York City in 1940, no one knows what happened to her. Not her Jewish family living in German-occupied France. Not her artistic patron and political compatriot, Eleanor Roosevelt. Not her close-knit group of friends, including Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Lee Krasner. And, some seventy years later, not her great-niece, Danielle Abrams, who while working at Christie’s auction house uncovers enigmatic paintings hidden behind works by those now-famous Abstract Expressionist artists. Do they hold answers to the questions surrounding her missing aunt?
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A good pick for fans of historical cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths, English village settings, quirky ensembles, and wartime intrigue.
The Blackout Murders
Mystery · Historical Mystery
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In 1941, Evie Harris returns to Crofter’s Green, where a local air raid warden is found dead and wartime demands leave the police stretched thin. Evie and four eccentric neighbors form an unlikely team to investigate the murder and the village secrets around it. A good pick for fans of historical cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths, English village settings, quirky ensembles, and wartime intrigue.
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The award-winning #1 Amazon bestselling mystery series!All Books
Five unlikely friends. One quaint village. But there's something in the shadows.
It’s 1941, and the village of Crofter’s Green has grown quiet since the Cozy Cup tea shop closed its doors. But when Evie Harris—granddaughter of the shop’s late owner—returns to the village, gossip swirls about her exploits as a London air raid warden. Could she reopen the Cozy Cup? Is she back for good?
Before anyone can find out, the local air raid warden turns up dead, and the village is left reeling. With the police preoccupied by the war, Evie and four eccentric neighbors form an unlikely team to solve the crime:
- Alice Greenleaf: A sharp-tongued herbalist who sees everything.
- Blake Collins: A schoolteacher whose wit is as sharp as his mind.
- Harry Jenkins: A retired detective called back into the game.
- Dotty Baker: A nosy mum with instincts sharper than her sewing needles.
Together, they uncover secrets that could shatter their little village—and reveal a killer hiding in plain sight.
The Blackout Murders is the heartwarming, humorous debut of the Homefront Sleuths series, brimming with village charm, quirky characters, and a sprinkle of wartime mischief.
*WINNER OF THE 2024 GLOBAL BOOK AWARDS SILVER MEDAL FOR AMATEUR SLEUTH MYSTERIES *
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Imprisoned as a witch and awaiting execution, Corrag is asked to recount the violence that placed her at the center of a Highland massacre and a political storm…
The Highland Witch
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Historical Mystery
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Imprisoned as a witch and awaiting execution, Corrag is asked to recount the violence that placed her at the center of a Highland massacre and a political storm far larger than herself. As she tells her story to a man intent on using it for his own ends, The Highland Witch becomes a historical novel of love, survival, grief, and the transforming power of a woman’s voice.
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"This engrossing historical novel is essential for lovers of Scottish history. With its strong female protagonist, Fletcher's latest work casts a spell that will linger over readers long after they have finished the book." —Library Journal (starred review)
In 1692, brilliant, captivating Corrag—accused witch, orphaned herbalist, and unforgettable heroine—is imprisoned for her supposed involvement in a massacre in the Scottish highlands. Suspected of witchcraft and murder and awaiting her death, she tells her story to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks information to condemn the Protestant King William, rumored to be involved in the massacre. Hers is a story of passion, courage, love, and the magic of the natural world. By telling it, she transforms both their lives.
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The Mitford Murders fits historical mystery readers who want 1920s atmosphere, class tension, clever amateur sleuthing, and a Golden Age-style puzzle wrapped around scandal and secrets.
The Mitford Murders
Mystery · Cozy Mystery · Detective Fiction · Historical Mystery
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A young maid hoping to escape poverty finds herself drawn into the glittering and dangerous world of the Mitfords when a real-life murder shatters the calm of country-house life. The Mitford Murders fits historical mystery readers who want 1920s atmosphere, class tension, clever amateur sleuthing, and a Golden Age-style puzzle wrapped around scandal and secrets.
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"A real murder, a real family and a brand new crime fiction heroine are woven together to make a fascinating, and highly enjoyable, read. I loved it." —Julian Fellowes, creator and writer of Downton Abbey and Belgravia
The first in a series of thrilling Golden Age-style mysteries, set among the Mitford sisters, and based on a real unsolved murder, by Jessica Fellowes, author of the New York Times bestselling Downton Abbey books.
It's 1920, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London.
Louisa's salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will become nursemaid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially sixteen-year-old Nancy, an acerbic, bright young woman in love with stories.
But then a nurse—Florence Nightingale Shore, goddaughter of her famous namesake—is killed on a train in broad daylight, and Louisa and Nancy find themselves entangled in the crimes of a murderer who will do anything to hide their secret...
Based on an unsolved crime and written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the New York Times bestselling Downton Abbey companion books, The Mitford Murders is the perfect new obsession for fans of classic murder mysteries.
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Waking up after an air raid to find your husband and baby are supposedly dead is bad enough.
Looking for Alice
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller
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Waking up after an air raid to find your husband and baby are supposedly dead is bad enough. Seeing your husband alive days later is where things get truly unhinged. Looking for Alice drops readers into Blitz-era Bristol with grief, suspicion, and a newborn mystery that keeps spiraling outward. As Jo chases the truth through blackout streets and mounting chaos, the story layers wartime tension with deception, murder, and a conspiracy dark enough to threaten far more than one family.
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Jo Wheeler has spent days lying unconscious in hospital. When she wakes up she is told that her husband, Jack, and baby daughter, Emmy, have been killed in the same air raid that should have killed her too.
Stricken with guilt, she visits her family’s hastily dug graves, only to meet a man who looks just like her husband.
Who is this double calling himself Jack Wheeler?
Why does he run away?
Is this a case for the police or a priest?
Jo follows Jack to the Sherwood Tavern where he meets up with an eighteen-year-old girl called Alice. Is his death a hoax so that he can run away with his new lover? In the teenager’s arms is a newborn baby.
Before Jo can get to the truth she loses track of Alice and her child in the blackout, as the blitz on Bristol resumes.
She must find where her rival has gone.
She must do so before the police.
Because DI Lockett and Detective Frances Boulten are looking for Alice too – they have found a baby girl floating in the river which they think is hers. Did a falling bomb separate mother and child, or did someone deliberately abandon her?
Jo does not know it yet, but this is only the beginning. A shadowy organisation called The New Right Club has plans to use Alice in a crime that will shock the nation.
It will take place in a few days.
If Alice is innocent, then her life is in danger too…
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A good pick for fans of historical mysteries with scientific puzzles, secret identities, and an investigative partnership.
Murder on Black Swan Lane
Mystery · Romance · Historical Mystery · Historical Romance
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Called “Thoroughly enjoyable” by Deanna Raybourn, unconventional scientist Lord Wrexford and artist Charlotte Sloane form an unlikely alliance to expose a killer in Regency London, with a 3.97-star average from more than 17,200 Goodreads ratings. A good pick for fans of historical mysteries with scientific puzzles, secret identities, and an investigative partnership.
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In Regency London, an unconventional scientist and a fearless female artist team up to trap a cold-hearted killer: “Thoroughly enjoyable” (Deanna Raybourn, New York Times–bestselling author).
The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. As their war of words escalates, London’s most popular satirical cartoonist, A.J. Quill, skewers them both. But then the clergyman is found slain in a church—his face burned by chemicals, his throat slashed ear to ear—and Wrexford finds himself the chief suspect.
An artist in her own right, Charlotte Sloane has secretly slipped into the persona of her late husband, using his nom de plume, A.J. Quill. When Wrexford discovers her true identity, she fears it will be her undoing. But he has a proposal—use her sources to unveil the clergyman’s clandestine involvement in questionable scientific practices, and unmask the real murderer. Soon Lord Wrexford and the mysterious Mrs. Sloane plunge into a dangerous shadow world hidden among London’s intellectual enclaves to trap a cunning adversary—before they fall victim to the next experiment in villainy . . .
“Sharp, engaging characters, rich period detail, and a compellingly twisty plot, Andrea Penrose delivers a winner.” —Deanna Raybourn, New York Times–bestselling author
“Fans of C.S. Harris take note! A riveting ride through Regency London, from the slums of St. Giles, to the mansions of Mayfair.” —Lauren Willig, New York Times–bestselling author
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Desire turns ruinous when love survives past reason and death refuses to end the story.
The Taker
Horror · Mystery · Thriller · Historical Mystery · Supernatural Horror
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Desire turns ruinous when love survives past reason and death refuses to end the story. In The Taker, Lanore McIlvrae recounts two centuries of obsession, betrayal, and unnatural survival after a desperate bargain binds her to eternal longing. With its gothic atmosphere, dark romance, and slow-building dread, this is a haunting tale of immortality shaped by love’s most destructive impulses.
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When the police chase the wrong leads, three women begin searching for the truth themselves.
The Women in the Shadows
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Historical Mystery
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When the police chase the wrong leads, three women begin searching for the truth themselves. In The Women in the Shadows, a detective’s wife, a private investigator, and a police station cleaner form an unlikely alliance in 1888 London to track the killer known as Jack the Ripper. This historical crime novel reframes the infamous case through the lives of women who refuse to remain invisible.
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Included in THE TIMES Best Historical Fiction Books of 2025: 'A lively new perspective on a grimly familiar tale'
The world's most famous unsolved serial killer mystery, told from the perspective of a gang of women.
'A fresh and captivating retelling of the Jack the Ripper mystery, brimming with authentic historical detail and well-drawn, sympathetic characters. A must-read for lovers of finely crafted historical fiction.' IRINA SHAPIRO
London, 1888. A monster prowls the gaslit streets, and the police are looking in all the wrong places, at all the wrong suspects. But three women refuse to stay silent.
Emma, the chief detective’s sharp-witted wife, sees the investigation failing. Maggie, a private investigator, exposes men’s darkest secrets. Bet, a police station cleaner, overhears what others ignore.
Together, they form an alliance to hunt down the killer dubbed Jack the Ripper. But as the women weave through the slums, brothels, and smoke-filled parlours of London’s underworld, they uncover corruption more sinister than they ever imagined.
The city belonged to men – until now.
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A centuries-old execution continues to cast a shadow over an English manor.
The Hanging Tree
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery
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A centuries-old execution continues to cast a shadow over an English manor. In The Hanging Tree, writer Nicole Rayburn travels to Lockwood Hall to research the story of a woman hanged for witchcraft in 1640. As contradictions emerge in the historical record, Nicole uncovers secrets someone is determined to keep buried, turning a quiet research project into a dangerous historical mystery.
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In 1640, Alys Bailey was accused of witchcraft and sentenced to hang. Today, Alys is said to haunt Lockwood Hall, the Tudor manor house where she died. When Nicole Rayburn travels to Lockwood Hall and begins to research Alys’s story for a new book, she discovers startling irregularities in Alys’s case. Nicole’s suspicions mount as every answer leads to more questions. What really happened to Alys? And what became of her son, who disappeared the day she was hanged? Could it be that Alys’s death was the result of a well-planned conspiracy, or is there another, less obvious answer? And who is trying to sabotage Nicole's attempts to discover the truth?
As Nicole delves deeper into Alys’s life, with the help of a handsome crime writer and a history-obsessed vicar, she comes to realize that things are not quite as they appear, and people will sometimes do the unthinkable to protect their secrets.
"Whether it was a modern-day writer's retreat harboring some dark secrets or a 1640 English village filled with lust, fear, and suspicion, The Hanging Tree gripped me with its vivid characters and sharp conflict. I love the investigation to learn the truth about a young woman sentenced to death for witchcraft and the shocking twists and turns in that quest." Nancy Bilyeau, author of The Blue
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A quiet college campus becomes dangerous when a body surfaces in its lake.
Murder Made Her Wicked
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Historical Mystery
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A quiet college campus becomes dangerous when a body surfaces in its lake. In Murder Made Her Wicked, Marigold Manners returns to Wellesley determined to rebuild her life, only to confront rivalries and resentments simmering beneath the surface of her cloistered academic world. As suspicion spreads through the tight-knit community, this historical mystery blends sharp intellect, social tension, and the resolve of an unconventional heroine.
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Bicycle-riding, aspiring archaeologist Marigold Manners is back and ready for adventure in Elizabeth Hobbs’s next mesmerizing historical mystery.
“A humdinger…whose characters bring to mind those of both Emily Brontë and L. M. Montgomery” (Kirkus), this second installment is perfect for fans of Deanna Rayborn.
1894, Boston. Penniless Boston heiress and accomplished modern woman Marigold Manners has put her past to good use, selling the story of the Great Misery Island Murders to earn enough money to resume the life she was always meant to have and return to her studies at Wellesley College. But her carefully laid plans for academic excellence are thrown into disarray when she stumbles across the body of a young woman in the campus lake.
When the peace of the bucolic campus is shattered by the murder, the cloistered world of a women’s college that Marigold finds so comforting proves it is not immune to the malice and wickedness of the world. The closed community becomes a hothouse where disparagement blooms into insult and small slights that have festered for years blossom into academic rivalries that could spill over into something far more sinister. Marigold must use every ounce of her logic and enlist her eccentric, colorful cast of fellow students and found family to identify the girl and find the murderer—before they kill again.
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A mother’s disappearance lingers over a small colonial settlement where whispers refuse to fade.
Cape Menace
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery
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A mother’s disappearance lingers over a small colonial settlement where whispers refuse to fade. In Cape Menace, Sarah Hanover begins to question her father’s secret dealings and the sudden rise in his fortunes, determined to uncover what happened the winter her mother vanished. This colonial American mystery explores family loyalty, hidden motives, and the danger of exposing truth in a tightly bound community.
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Two years ago, Ruth Hanover vanished into the wilderness of the New Jersey colony without a trace, leaving behind her husband, William, and their daughter, Sarah. Though William and Sarah have never stopped hoping that Ruth will return, as time goes by it becomes less and less likely they will ever see her again.
Now William is conducting business with a mysterious stranger in the middle of the night, he won’t explain the sudden increase in his income, and he won’t tell Sarah what people in town are whispering about her mother’s disappearance.
When the time comes for Sarah to face her father’s secrets and figure out why her mother never came home that December day in 1712, what she learns will shock her tiny community on the New Jersey cape and leave her fighting for her life.
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As rebellion ignites across medieval Germany, a noblewoman begins to question the world she was born to inherit.
The Castle of Kings
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller
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As rebellion ignites across medieval Germany, a noblewoman begins to question the world she was born to inherit. Agnes, restless and unwilling to follow her prescribed path, flees Trifels Castle with her forbidden love after a mysterious ring and unsettling dreams hint at deeper forces at work. This historical epic blends the brutality of the Peasants' War with mystery, romance, and emerging destiny.
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An epic standalone novel of historical fiction tinged with mystery, set against the backdrop of medieval Germany's Peasant War from the best-selling author of the Hangman's Daughter series.
In 1524, in what is now Germany, hundreds of thousands of peasants revolted against the harsh treatment of their aristocratic overlords. Agnes is the daughter of one of these overlords, but she is not a typical sixteenth-century girl, refusing to wear dresses and spending more time with her pet falcon than potential suitors. There is only one suitor she is interested in: Mathis, a childhood friend whom she can never marry due to his low birth status.
In the midst of war, Agnes's falcon finds a mysterious ring, and Agnes begins having strange but seemingly meaningful dreams. Dreams that lead her and Mathis to run away from their home in Trifels Castle and into the midst of the tumultuous Peasants' War, cast into an adventure that will lead them to shocking revelations about themselves and the future of the emerging German states.
"Pötzsch paints picturesque landscapes, whether it's damp, dark castles, the stink of a medieval tannery, or whirlpool-plagued Rhine River rapids . . . Combine Princess Bride with Germanic history circa 1500, add a dash of Lord of the Rings, and there's a week of good fun." — Kirkus Reviews
"The war scenes are grimly realistic, and the narration gripping . . . The author makes the fantastical elements work by harnessing them to the grim reality of the Peasants' War, setting his far-fetched romance in an utterly convincing world of economic hardship, social strife and religious and political uncertainty." — Wall Street Journal
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