16 must-read historical fiction books like At Midnight In Venice (Charles Dickens & Superintendent Sam Jones #5) by J.C. Briggs

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At Midnight In Venice (Charles Dickens & Superintendent Sam Jones #5)

By: J.C. Briggs

4.33

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s a tricky case for Charles Dickens and Superintendent Jones! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holme…

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1. Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

By: John Connolly

3.96

Format: 467 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Tortured and brilliant private detective Charlie Parker stars in this thriller by New York Times be… read more

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  • crime
"The evolutionary curve obviously sloped pretty gently where Six came from."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

"A veces necesitamos nuestro dolor. Lo necesitamos para considerarlo nuestro."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

"Why did you shoot him?" "You weren't around," I replied, my teeth gritted in pain. "If you'd been here I'd have shot you instead."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

"She was plump, with dyed red hair and a face so caked with cosmetics that the floor of the Amazon jungle probably saw more natural light..."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

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2. A Skeleton In The Closet (Dave Slater Mystery Novels, #7)

By: P.F. Ford

3.50

Format: 192 pages,

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  • crime

3. THE BEEKEEPER a gripping crime mystery with a dark twist

By: Stewart Giles

4.00

Format: None pages,

A shocking discovery starts a trail of mayhem on the Cornish coast. Alice Greenis a beekeeper in th… read more

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4. The Black Cat Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #2)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.24

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie with a touch of Wodehouse and a dog of distinction. Who killed … read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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5. Edinburgh Midnight (Ian Hamilton Mysteries #3)

By: Carole Lawrence

4.35

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Superstition and murder haunt nineteenth-century Scotland in a twisting mystery by the prize-winnin… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • historical fiction
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6. Edinburgh Dusk (Ian Hamilton Mysteries #2)

By: Carole Lawrence

4.28

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

The prize-winning author of Edinburgh Twilight returns to the darkening shadows of nineteenth-centu… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • historical fiction
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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

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  • historical mystery
  • victorian
  • crime
  • historical fiction
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8. Murder in the Mews (Redmond & Haze #10)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.55

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

When the Earl of Granville is skewered with a pitchfork in his own stables, Inspector Haze and Lord… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • historical fiction
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9. Murder of a Mermaid (Redmond & Haze #11)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.53

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

The discovery of a young woman’s body drifting down the Thames, her hair adorned with flowers and h… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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10. 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

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  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • historical fiction
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11. Silence of Deceit (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #3)

By: Cara Devlin

4.48

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Secrets and lies simmer to the surface in the third riveting Bow Street Duchess mystery. For yea… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • historical fiction
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12. Murder In Maastricht (Master Mercurius Mysteries #7)

By: Graham Brack

4.46

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Another darkly humorous murder mystery featuring Master Mercurius! Perfect for fans of Andrew Taylo… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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13. Mr Finchley Discovers His England (Mr Finchley, #1)

By: Victor Canning

4.02

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Mr Edgar Finchley, unmarried clerk, aged 45, is told to take a holiday for the first time in his li… read more

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  • historical fiction
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14. A Body at the Farmhouse (West Wales Murder Mysteries #4)

By: P.F. Ford

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Norman is out of retirement and back on the beat in a rainy Welsh seaside town. Llangwell… read more

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  • crime
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15. The Legacy of Foulstone Manor: A Gothic mystery of family secrets and lies... (J. C. Briggs Gothic Mysteries)

By: J. C. Briggs

4.09

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

An intriguing Gothic house mystery novel you don’t want to miss! Perfect for fans of Sarah Burton, … read more

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  • historical fiction
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16. Murder at Ardith Hall (Redmond and Haze Mysteries #6)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.51

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

When a guest at a séance dies under suspicious circumstances, Inspector Haze and Lord Redmond quick… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • historical fiction
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17. Death of a Penniless Poet

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.43

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

DEATH of a PENNILESS POET Gabriel Travis – a poet and book binder – has lived and worked above the… read more

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  • historical fiction
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18. The Lying Dutchman (Master Mercurius Mysteries, #6)

By: Graham Brack

4.35

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

Master Mercurius returns to England in another humorous mystery! Perfect for fans of Andrew Taylor,… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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19. Death at Mistram Manor: A 1940s DCI Bryce story (Chief Inspector Bryce Murder Mysteries Book 5)

By: Peter Zander-Howell

4.48

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A funeral service in Oxfordshire has been held for the late chatelaine of Mistram Manor. The subse… read more

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20. A Puzzle of Old Bones (Slater & Norman Mystery #10)

By: P.F. Ford

4.45

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here Newly promoted Detective Inspector … read more

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21. The Body in the Wall (Golden Murder Mysteries #1)

By: Anna Penrose

4.33

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

Disgraced city banker, Malachite Peck, is no stranger to controversy, but when she decides to start… read more

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  • crime
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22. The Droitwich Deceivers (Inspector Ravenscroft, #5)

By: Kerry Tombs

4.29

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

AN EVOCATIVE VICTORIAN DETECTIVE STORY FULL OF CLEVER TWISTS Droitwich, April 1890. A nine-year-o… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Cuillin Dead (The Misty Isle, #4) by J.M. Dalgliesh

23. The Cuillin Dead (The Misty Isle, #4)

By: J.M. Dalgliesh

4.43

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

Life is full of choices. Death... is chosen for you...When the body of a missing tourist is discove… read more

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  • crime
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24. The Beasts of the City (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery Book 4)

By: David Penny

4.58

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1503In a city shrouded with dread, the arrival of Thomas Berrington, summoned by King Henry… read more

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25. A Deadly Scandal (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #9)

By: Carla Simpson

4.61

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder is such a nasty business…Mikaela Forsythe has returned from safari in Africa with her great … read more

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26. Old Fashioned: Albert Smith's Mystery Thrillers Book 3

By: Steve Higgs

4.81

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

It was all going so well until an old man with old fashioned ideas stuck his nose in …Amsterdam has… read more

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27. At Midnight In Venice (Charles Dickens & Superintendent Sam Jones #5)

By: J.C. Briggs

4.33

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s a tricky case for Charles Dickens and Superintendent Jones! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holme… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • victorian
  • crime
  • historical fiction
Cover of Dead Winter Bones (Golden Murder Mysteries #2) by Anna Penrose

28. Dead Winter Bones (Golden Murder Mysteries #2)

By: Anna Penrose

4.59

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

The discovery of ancient bones leads to a modern-day killing spree In the peaceful Cornish fishi… read more

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29. The Ravenkeeper's Daughter

By: Lana Williams

4.58

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

In the eerie stillness of a moonlit night, a ravenkeeper is brutally murdered outside the Tower of … read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Deadly Lies (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #10) by Carla Simpson

30. Deadly Lies (Angus Brodie & Mikaela Forsythe #10)

By: Carla Simpson

4.55

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman has been murdered at the prime of her life, striking fear into the hearts of women ac… read more

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31. Death at Castle Wolf (Golden Murder Mysteries Book 3)

By: Anna Penrose

4.74

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

A rising tide drowns all bodiesIn the third electrifying installment of the Golden Murder Mysteries… read more

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13 must-read historical mystery books like At Midnight In Venice (Charles Dickens & Superintendent Sam Jones #5) by J.C. Briggs

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The Black Cat Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #2)

Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.24

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Edinburgh Midnight (Ian Hamilton Mysteries #3)

Carole Lawrence

4.35

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Edinburgh Dusk (Ian Hamilton Mysteries #2)

Carole Lawrence

4.28

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

Irina Shapiro

4.35

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

Irina Shapiro

4.35

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Murder of a Hangman (Redmond and Haze #13)

Irina Shapiro

4.55

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The Resurrection Mystery (The Detective Lavender Mysteries Book 7)

Karen Charlton

4.67

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Nicola Cornick

4.30

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