29 Best historical mystery books like The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3) by Alys Clare

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The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

By: Alys Clare

3.95

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham tackle a puzzling miscarriage of justice and …

If you liked the historical mystery plot in The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3) by Alys Clare , here is a list of 29 books like this:

Cover of For the Love of Mike (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #3) by Rhys Bowen

1. For the Love of Mike (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #3)

By: Rhys Bowen

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Molly Murphy finds turn-of-the-century New York City unwelcoming to women. Now Dublin aristocrats w… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's For the Love of Mike (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #3) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) by Laurie R. King

2. The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)

By: Laurie R. King

4.41

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caugh… read more

Similar categories in Laurie R. King's The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) by Deanna Raybourn

3. A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.19

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, i… read more

Similar categories in Deanna Raybourn's A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • historical
  • victorian
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"A man cannot choose to die when he has not yet learnt to live." Stoker"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"If I could have created a perfect woman, I could never have imagined you. But that is my failure. Not yours."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Not everyone shares your tendency to scorn the company of others." "Scorn the company of others! Thanks to you, I speak to entirely too many people, entirely too often."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Do you mean to dissuade me? Point out the flaws in my plan? Express your objections with vehemence and eloquence?" He tipped his head. "Actually, no." "Are you entirely well? Have you a fever? Should…"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

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4. Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.11

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Responding to an urgent plea from a troubled family friend, the Earl of Wrexford journeys to Oxford… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Royal Affair (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #2) by Allison Montclair

5. A Royal Affair (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #2)

By: Allison Montclair

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

More goes wrong than could be imagined when Iris Sparks and Gwendolyn Bainbridge of The Right Sort … read more

Similar categories in Allison Montclair's A Royal Affair (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #2) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

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

6. 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 Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

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

7. 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 Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

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

8. 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 Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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 Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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10. The Last Hope

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

All will be revealed in the no-holds-barred finale of the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Awar… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Last Hope book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) by C.S. Harris

11. What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19)

By: C.S. Harris

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) by Anna Lee Huber

12. A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to h… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • 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 Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder at the Mansions (High Society Lady Detective, #7) by Sara Rosett

14. Murder at the Mansions (High Society Lady Detective, #7)

By: Sara Rosett

4.08

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

South Regent Mansions has all the modern conveniences . . . including murder London, February, 1… read more

Similar categories in Sara Rosett's Murder at the Mansions (High Society Lady Detective, #7) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18) by C.S. Harris

15. Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18)

By: C.S. Harris

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

June 1815. The people of London wait, breathlessly, for news as Napoleon and the forces united agai… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder in the Alps (High Society Lady Detective #8) by Sara Rosett

16. Murder in the Alps (High Society Lady Detective #8)

By: Sara Rosett

4.14

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

A cold-blooded killer lurks in the luxurious winter wonderland of St. Moritz . . . Switzerland, 1… read more

Similar categories in Sara Rosett's Murder in the Alps (High Society Lady Detective #8) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder at Archly Manor (High Society Lady Detective #1) by Sara Rosett

17. Murder at Archly Manor (High Society Lady Detective #1)

By: Sara Rosett

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A high society murder. A spirited lady detective. Can she out-class the killer before an innocent p… read more

Similar categories in Sara Rosett's Murder at Archly Manor (High Society Lady Detective #1) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

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

18. 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 Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder at Blackburn Hall (High Society Lady Detective #2) by Sara Rosett

19. Murder at Blackburn Hall (High Society Lady Detective #2)

By: Sara Rosett

3.99

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

A missing author and a sleepy English village rife with secrets . . . September, 1923. Despite… read more

Similar categories in Sara Rosett's Murder at Blackburn Hall (High Society Lady Detective #2) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

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

20. 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 Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1) by Patrice McDonough

21. Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1)

By: Patrice McDonough

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the twilight streets of Victorian London, a gruesome series of murders unfolds, and Dr. Julia Le… read more

Similar categories in Patrice McDonough's Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder on a Midnight Clear (High Society Lady Detective, #6) by Sara Rosett

22. Murder on a Midnight Clear (High Society Lady Detective, #6)

By: Sara Rosett

4.09

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

A snowbound country mansion, a missing butler, and a Christmas case . . . Olive and Jasper ha… read more

Similar categories in Sara Rosett's Murder on a Midnight Clear (High Society Lady Detective, #6) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Duke of One's Own (The Second Lady Silverwood #3) by Emma Orchard

23. A Duke of One's Own (The Second Lady Silverwood #3)

By: Emma Orchard

3.70

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Summer, 1816. A notorious rebel is about to meet her match... Lady Georgiana Pendlebury is no st… read more

Similar categories in Emma Orchard's A Duke of One's Own (The Second Lady Silverwood #3) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12) by Anna Lee Huber

24. A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.24

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, hope they’ve finally found peace after a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Deadly Affair (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #1) by Carla Simpson

25. A Deadly Affair (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #1)

By: Carla Simpson

4.32

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

London 1889 — Murder, mystery, and two people in a most unlikely partnership. She's an unconvent… read more

Similar categories in Carla Simpson's A Deadly Affair (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #1) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2) by Irina Shapiro

26. Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The chill of winter has descended on London. But for Sebastian Bell and Gemma Tate, there will be l… read more

Similar categories in Irina Shapiro's Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of City of Fortune (Counterfeit Lady #6) by Victoria Thompson

27. City of Fortune (Counterfeit Lady #6)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When a day at the races reveals sabotage and subterfuge, Elizabeth Miles must use every ounce of he… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Thompson's City of Fortune (Counterfeit Lady #6) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Ruse of Shadows (Lady Sherlock, #8) by Sherry Thomas

28. A Ruse of Shadows (Lady Sherlock, #8)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.19

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes is accustomed to solving crimes, not being accused of them, but she finds herself … read more

Similar categories in Sherry Thomas's A Ruse of Shadows (Lady Sherlock, #8) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3) by Alys Clare

29. The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

By: Alys Clare

3.95

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham tackle a puzzling miscarriage of justice and … read more

Similar categories in Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • 19th century
  • historical
  • victorian
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder at the White Palace (Sparks & Bainbridge, #6) by Allison Montclair

30. Murder at the White Palace (Sparks & Bainbridge, #6)

By: Allison Montclair

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In post-WWII London, the matchmakers of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are involved in yet another … read more

Similar categories in Allison Montclair's Murder at the White Palace (Sparks & Bainbridge, #6) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Secrets of the Lost Ledgers (The Glass Library #5) by C.J. Archer

31. Secrets of the Lost Ledgers (The Glass Library #5)

By: C.J. Archer

4.28

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

An invisible message from a dead man resurrects a decades-old mystery.With her sharpened magical se… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Archer's Secrets of the Lost Ledgers (The Glass Library #5) book and Alys Clare's The Man in the Shadows (World's End Bureau Victorian Mystery #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction

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4.41

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Deanna Raybourn

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