17 Best historical mystery books like Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1) by Mary Lancaster

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Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

By: Mary Lancaster

4.54

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

A missing family heirloom – and one of the family stole it. In the spring of 1812, Piers Withan …

If you liked the historical mystery plot in Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1) by Mary Lancaster , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth (The Lord Julian Mysteries #4) by Grace Burrowes

1. A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth (The Lord Julian Mysteries #4)

By: Grace Burrowes

4.40

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

A dogged investigation... Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the country home of a family friend … read more

Similar categories in Grace Burrowes's A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth (The Lord Julian Mysteries #4) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances (The Lord Julian Mysteries #3) by Grace Burrowes

2. A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances (The Lord Julian Mysteries #3)

By: Grace Burrowes

4.43

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

A legacy of lies... Lord Julian Caldicott, still recovering from his years at war, is tasked wit… read more

Similar categories in Grace Burrowes's A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances (The Lord Julian Mysteries #3) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Taken to the Grave (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #7) by Cara Devlin

3. Taken to the Grave (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #7)

By: Cara Devlin

4.54

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series comes to a thrilling conclusion in the seventh and final book… read more

Similar categories in Cara Devlin's Taken to the Grave (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #7) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1) by Irina Shapiro

4. The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.35

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

His heart pounding, the man scribbles the words in his notebook as fast as he can: “Woman dead in H… read more

Similar categories in Irina Shapiro's The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Nature of the Crime (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #6) by Cara Devlin

5. Nature of the Crime (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #6)

By: Cara Devlin

4.45

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series continues in January 2024 with the sixth Audrey Sinclair and … read more

Similar categories in Cara Devlin's Nature of the Crime (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #6) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Deadly Obsession (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #6) by Carla Simpson

6. Deadly Obsession (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #6)

By: Carla Simpson

4.55

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

A photograph taken of the daughter of one of London’s most prominent citizens in a private setting … read more

Similar categories in Carla Simpson's Deadly Obsession (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #6) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Deadly Betrayal (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #8) by Carla Simpson

7. Deadly Betrayal (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #8)

By: Carla Simpson

4.57

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

"Ghosts of the past…The very case that made Brodie leave the Metropolitan Police returns to jeopard… read more

Similar categories in Carla Simpson's Deadly Betrayal (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #8) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • mystery
Cover of An Independent Woman (Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery #3) by Sarah F. Noel

8. An Independent Woman (Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery #3)

By: Sarah F. Noel

4.34

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Summoned to Edinburgh by the Dowager Countess of Pembroke, Tabitha and Wolf reluctantly board a tra… read more

Similar categories in Sarah F. Noel's An Independent Woman (Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery #3) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Fatal by Design (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #5) by Cara Devlin

9. Fatal by Design (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #5)

By: Cara Devlin

4.53

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

A summer house party in the English countryside.A missing rare jewel.An abducted viscountess.The se… read more

Similar categories in Cara Devlin's Fatal by Design (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #5) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of An Inexplicable Woman: A Historical Romance Mystery (Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery Series Book 4) by Sarah F.  Noel

10. An Inexplicable Woman: A Historical Romance Mystery (Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery Series Book 4)

By: Sarah F. Noel

4.40

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Step into 1897 Victorian Unravel Love and Intrigue with The Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery Seri… read more

Similar categories in Sarah F. Noel's An Inexplicable Woman: A Historical Romance Mystery (Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery Series Book 4) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Gentleman in Search of a Wife (The Lord Julian Mysteries #5) by Grace Burrowes

11. A Gentleman in Search of a Wife (The Lord Julian Mysteries #5)

By: Grace Burrowes

4.51

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Lord Julian Caldicott accepts a request to search for the missing wife of Mr. John Tait. Evelyn Tai… read more

Similar categories in Grace Burrowes's A Gentleman in Search of a Wife (The Lord Julian Mysteries #5) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Dreadful Duke (The Bad Heir Day Tales #1) by Grace Burrowes

12. The Dreadful Duke (The Bad Heir Day Tales #1)

By: Grace Burrowes

4.44

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

He’d rather carry hod in hell… Finn Cathcart, a successful sculptor, is having a fine time on the … read more

Similar categories in Grace Burrowes's The Dreadful Duke (The Bad Heir Day Tales #1) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times (The Lord Julian Mysteries #1) by Grace Burrowes

13. A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times (The Lord Julian Mysteries #1)

By: Grace Burrowes

4.36

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

A man dwelling in darkness... Lord Julian Caldicott has come home from the war in ragged health an… read more

Similar categories in Grace Burrowes's A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times (The Lord Julian Mysteries #1) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of What's in a Name?: Residents of Ashwick Hall Book 1 by Jenny Hambly

14. What's in a Name?: Residents of Ashwick Hall Book 1

By: Jenny Hambly

4.29

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Miss Emma Wynn has spent the last year at Ashwick Hall under the protection of Lady Westcliffe. Her… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Hambly's What's in a Name?: Residents of Ashwick Hall Book 1 book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • historical romance
  • regency
Cover of A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation (The Lord Julian Mysteries #2) by Grace Burrowes

15. A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation (The Lord Julian Mysteries #2)

By: Grace Burrowes

4.42

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

A matter of matrimony... Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the family seat by his ducal brother… read more

Similar categories in Grace Burrowes's A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation (The Lord Julian Mysteries #2) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Mysterious Mr. Oliver (Miss Fleming #2) by Emma Melbourne

16. The Mysterious Mr. Oliver (Miss Fleming #2)

By: Emma Melbourne

4.36

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Isabelle Fleming has many admirers, but she would trade them all for a sensible man. Miss Isabel… read more

Similar categories in Emma Melbourne's The Mysterious Mr. Oliver (Miss Fleming #2) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of Determination (The Chaplain's Legacy, #2) by Mary Kingswood

17. Determination (The Chaplain's Legacy, #2)

By: Mary Kingswood

4.39

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

One man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences. Mr Bertram Atherton has one foot… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kingswood's Determination (The Chaplain's Legacy, #2) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
Cover of Disinheritance (The Chaplain's Legacy, #1) by Mary Kingswood

18. Disinheritance (The Chaplain's Legacy, #1)

By: Mary Kingswood

4.31

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

One man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences. Walter Atherton, Viscount Birtwe… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kingswood's Disinheritance (The Chaplain's Legacy, #1) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • mystery
Cover of A Christmas Betrothal (The Mercer's House, #6) by Mary Kingswood

19. A Christmas Betrothal (The Mercer's House, #6)

By: Mary Kingswood

4.47

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

A family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And th… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kingswood's A Christmas Betrothal (The Mercer's House, #6) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
Cover of A Darkness in Seven Dials (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Book 17) by Ashley Gardner

20. A Darkness in Seven Dials (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Book 17)

By: Ashley Gardner

4.58

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

March 1820When James Denis is arrested for murder and lands himself in Newgate, it falls to me to p… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Gardner's A Darkness in Seven Dials (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Book 17) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Miranda at Heart (The Ellsworth Assortment, #5) by Christina  Dudley

21. Miranda at Heart (The Ellsworth Assortment, #5)

By: Christina Dudley

4.42

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

A wary widow. A dashing gentleman. When their sons cross paths, two lone parents discover love need… read more

Similar categories in Christina Dudley's Miranda at Heart (The Ellsworth Assortment, #5) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical romance
  • regency
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Deadly Vow (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #5) by Carla Simpson

22. A Deadly Vow (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #5)

By: Carla Simpson

4.64

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

A THIRTY YEAR OLD MURDER... Old Town, Edinburgh, in a squalid tenement where poverty, rats, and di… read more

Similar categories in Carla Simpson's A Deadly Vow (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #5) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • mystery
Cover of The Lady's Last Mistake by Cara Devlin

23. The Lady's Last Mistake

By: Cara Devlin

4.48

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

For years, Lady Cassandra Sinclair has harbored a scandalous secret and a painful loss. Unwilling t… read more

Similar categories in Cara Devlin's The Lady's Last Mistake book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Deadly Deception (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #7) by Carla Simpson

24. Deadly Deception (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #7)

By: Carla Simpson

4.49

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Sir James Redstone has recently returned from abroad. He is handsome, well-educated, heir to the Re… read more

Similar categories in Carla Simpson's Deadly Deception (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #7) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • mystery
  • historical
Cover of The Hanging Cheat (Lady Fan Mystery Book 10) by Elizabeth Bailey

25. The Hanging Cheat (Lady Fan Mystery Book 10)

By: Elizabeth Bailey

4.48

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

The Fanshawes are back in another twisty mystery! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Bailey's The Hanging Cheat (Lady Fan Mystery Book 10) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Shadow Earl (Shadows Book 1) by Stella Riley

26. The Shadow Earl (Shadows Book 1)

By: Stella Riley

4.21

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

B.R.A.G. Medallion Honouree, 2023 Global Book Awards Silver Medallist and 2023 Coffee Pot Book Club… read more

Similar categories in Stella Riley's The Shadow Earl (Shadows Book 1) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Revenge in the Rogue's Hideaway (The Kier and Levett Mystery, #4) by Deb Marlowe

27. Revenge in the Rogue's Hideaway (The Kier and Levett Mystery, #4)

By: Deb Marlowe

4.44

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

You can find every kind of entertainment in the Rogue’s Hideaway—song, dance, comedy... and murder.… read more

Similar categories in Deb Marlowe's Revenge in the Rogue's Hideaway (The Kier and Levett Mystery, #4) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1) by Mary Lancaster

28. Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

By: Mary Lancaster

4.54

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

A missing family heirloom – and one of the family stole it. In the spring of 1812, Piers Withan … read more

Similar categories in Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Vicious Machination (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, #13) by Lynn Messina

29. A Vicious Machination (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, #13)

By: Lynn Messina

4.44

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

As eager as Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, is to meet her husband’s newly discovered illegitimate h… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Messina's A Vicious Machination (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, #13) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Whisper of Death (Raven & Wren, #1) by Darcy Burke

30. A Whisper of Death (Raven & Wren, #1)

By: Darcy Burke

4.44

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

After being viciously stabbed and left for dead, Hadrian Becket, Earl of Ravenhurst struggles back … read more

Similar categories in Darcy Burke's A Whisper of Death (Raven & Wren, #1) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Mysterious Marquess (The Bad Heir Day Tales Book 2) by Grace Burrowes

31. The Mysterious Marquess (The Bad Heir Day Tales Book 2)

By: Grace Burrowes

4.55

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

The Prodigal Peer… Lucien, Marquess of Lynnfield, disappeared from the family seat nearly a decade… read more

Similar categories in Grace Burrowes's The Mysterious Marquess (The Bad Heir Day Tales Book 2) book and Mary Lancaster's Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance

24 must-read romance books like Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1) by Mary Lancaster

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Grace Burrowes

4.40

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A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances (The Lord Julian Mysteries #3)

Grace Burrowes

4.43

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Taken to the Grave (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #7)

Cara Devlin

4.54

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Nature of the Crime (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #6)

Cara Devlin

4.45

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The Captain’s Old Love (One Night in Blackhaven #1)

Mary Lancaster

4.35

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Leap of Faith (The Virtues #1)

Elizabeth Johns

4.28

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Determination (The Chaplain's Legacy, #2)

Mary Kingswood

4.39

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Disinheritance (The Chaplain's Legacy, #1)

Mary Kingswood

4.31

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