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Historical Mystery
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.
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Well, that's no secret, you ought to know that pretty much everybody in Bound Brook is related to everybody else. My father used to say that you couldn't throw a stone without hitting a relative, and sometimes that's just what you felt like doing.
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― Murder at Bound Brook: Cape Cod Mystery
― Murder at Bound Brook: Cape Cod Mystery
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George chortled alongside her before trying to move her hair away from her face. He picked up a golden strand that ran over her eyes and pushed it gently behind her ear, the way a father might do with a child. The pair paused for a moment, both of them getting that uncomfortable feeling someone was watching them. George looked over his shoulder and noticed two well-dressed ladies walking by and whispering to one another. He pulled away from Mabel immediately. Red-faced and windswept, the pair mo
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― The Distressing Case of a Young Married Woman
― The Distressing Case of a Young Married Woman
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A group to discuss, recommend, and explore the sub-genre of historical mysteries.
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A branch of the PaperBackSwap Historical Fiction forum.
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Welcome! Join us for our monthly group reads. We read Crime stories, Mysteries, & Thrillers.
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