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The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time period considered historical from the author's perspective, and the central plot involves the solving of a mystery or crime (usually murder). Though works combining these genres have existed since at least the early 1900s, many credit Ellis Peters's Cadfael Chronicles (1977-1994) for popularizing what would become known as the historical mystery. ...more

New Releases Tagged "Historical Mystery"

The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives
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Ruby Falls
The Star from Calcutta (Perveen Mistry, #5)
A Love Most Daring (Bow Street #3)
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The Harvey Girl
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The Pale Horse by Agatha ChristieThe Zig Zag Girl by Elly GriffithsThe Secrets of Greystone House by Marcus AttwaterBrat Farrar by Josephine TeyMagpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
1950s British Mysteries
19 books — 10 voters
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66 books — 395 voters
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Historical Mystery 2020
141 books — 139 voters

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YA & Middle Grade Historical Mysteries
313 books — 148 voters

Historical Mystery Books

What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1)
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)
Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey, #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)
And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1)
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1)
Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey, #2)
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane, #1)
When Gods Die (Sebastian St. Cyr, #2)
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Groups Tagged "Historical Mystery"

A page for those interested in discussing Sam Thomas's debut mystery THE MIDWIFE'S TALE…more
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A Good Thriller We share a passion for action-packed, gripping, exciting, tense thrillers and mysteries, a genre…more
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American Historical Fiction American history is fascinating and complex, yet it seems the majority of historical novels are …more
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