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Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King is out the middle of February (the 17th, I think).

It's one of her Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series (GR's database says 13th), and set in 1924/1925. It's set on a steamship to Japan, in Japan, and also in Oxford. (I had an ARC and really enjoyed it.)

comes out March 3rd. I will be attending an author signing in Houston on the 5th so I am very excited!

And it's still a few months away but comes out May 5th.

Even further into the future...

is due out July 7.

is out August 18.

Deanna Raybourn reported on her blog that she has finished the first installment of her new Victorian-era mystery series. It's titled "A Curious Beginning" and the heroine's name is Veronica Speedwell. Publication is supposed to happen sometime in the fall of 2015.

Gary Corby's Death Ex Machina - due May 19th. Fifth in series set in classical Athens.

Meghan wrote: "Deanna Raybourn reported on her blog that she has finished the first installment of her new Victorian-era mystery series. It's titled "A Curious Beginning" and the heroine's name is Veronica Speedwell. Publication is supposed to happen sometime in the fall of 2015. ."

Thanks Meghan. I love her Lady Julia series.

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Gary Corby's Death Ex Machina - due May 19th. Fifth in series set in classical Athens."

Thanks for the info, Susanna.

Meghan wrote: "Even further into the future...

is due out July 7.

is out August 18.

Deanna Raybourn reported on her blog that she ha..."

The Lady Darby series is coming up fast in my, admittedly flexible, reading plans. And I'm excited to see what Deanna Raybourn does with a new series. And her new heroine shares my name! :)

Historical mysteries reviewed in the January 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman: A Mystery by Tessa Arlen
RT Rating: - ★★★★
Series: Lady Monforte Mysteries #1
Time period: Edwardian (1912)

A Fine Summer's Day by Charles Todd
RT Rating: - ★★★
Series: Inspector Ian Rutledge #17
Time period: Edwardian (1914)

The Body Snatchers Affair by Marcia Muller
RT Rating: - ★★★
Series: Carpenter & Quincannon #3
Time period: 1890s San Francisco

Historical mysteries reviewed in the February 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

A Woman Unknown by Frances Brody
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Kate Shackleton #4
Time period: Edwardian (post WWI)

Murder in the Queen's Garden by Amanda Carmack
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Elizabethan Mysteries #3
Time period: Elizabethan

Shadow of the Raven by Tessa Harris
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Dr. Thomas Silkstone #5
Time period: Georgian (1784)

Doctor Death by Lene Kaaberbøl
RT Rating: - ★★★★
Series: Madeleine Karno #1 (originally published in 2010)
Time period: 1894 France

Veronica wrote: "
The Lady Darby series is coming up fast in my, admittedly flexible, reading plans. And I'm excited to see what Deanna Raybourn does with a new series. And her new heroine shares my name! :)"

I just discovered Lady Darby at the end of December and have caught up on it already. I'm not sure how I missed it before; it's fast become a favorite as well!

Lauren wrote: "Historical mysteries reviewed in the January 2015 issue of RT Magazine:"

Ooh, this is great information! Thanks!

Tnx Lauren

Some others coming in 2015 include The Invention of Fire in April (sequal to A Burnable Book) and the third of the Timothy Wilde Mysteries The Fatal Flame

Im seeing a distinct theme of conflagration this year

Veronica wrote: " comes out March 3rd. I will be attending an author signing in Houston on the 5th so I am very excited!

And it's still a few months away but [bookcover:Mur..."

These are exactly what I'd have suggested! Thanks, Veronica!

I'll also add Death in Salem, by Eleanor Kuhns, the next Will Rees American Historical.

A sequel to A Burnable Book means I should move it up on my TBR list.

And A Dangerous Place, the next Maisie Dobbs is due March 17.

Paisley wrote: "Some others coming in 2015 include The Invention of Fire in April (sequal to A Burnable Book) and the third of the Timothy Wilde Mysteries [book:The Fatal Flame|2304..."

Im seeing a distinct theme of conflagration this year

Lol! Yes, it looks that way :0)

Updated the master list with all the new releases so far.

Nice! The master list at the top makes it very easy to see at a glance what comes out when. Thanks for doing this, Lauren.

Lauren wrote: "Updated the master list with all the new releases so far."

Love the master list! Thanks!

is now available on audiobook.

Death in Salem is expected June 16th in case you want to add it to the Master List.

Merle wrote: "Death in Salem is expected June 16th in case you want to add it to the Master List."

Thanks Merle. Adding it now.

Historical mysteries reviewed in the March 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #13
Time period: Edwardian

The Hidden Man by Robin Blake
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Cragg & Fidelis Mystery #3
Time period: Georgian (1741)

Who Buries the Dead by C. S. Harris
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Sebastian St. Cyr #10
Time period: Regency

Per Goodreads, the next Lady Emily book (The Adventuress) is set for release October 13.

Meghan wrote: "Per Goodreads, the next Lady Emily book (The Adventuress) is set for release October 13."

Thanks Meghan. Adding it to the master list.

April 28th: - The Alchemist's Daughter by Mary Lawrence. Set in 1543 London.

Historical mysteries reviewed in the April 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Time period: 1920s

The Angel Court Affair by Anne Perry (originally published in September 2014)
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Charlotte & Thomas Pitt #30
Time period: Victorian

The Mourning Bells by Christine Trent
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Lady of Ashes #4
Time period: Victorian

What a coincidence, I just started The Other Side of Midnight over the weekend. I didn't have a lot of time for reading so I'm still only a few chapters in but I'm liking it so far. That said, it's set in 1925 and I don't really have a strong sense of the time period yet.

May 12th 2015: Anatomy of Evil , by Will Thomas.

September 1, 2015: A Curious Beginning, Deanna Raybourn's new series.

Thanks Susanna and Meghan. I've added the books to the master list.

@Vernoica, looking forward to your comments on

- is due out October 27th.

Gretchen wrote: "- is due out October 27th."

Added. Thanks Gretchen.

Historical mysteries reviewed in the May 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Gaslight Mystery #17
Time period: Victorian

The Harvest Man by Alex Grecian
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: The Murder Squad #4
Time period: Victorian

Fiona Buckley has a new Ursula Blanchard novel coming in October. It's titled A Perilous Alliance but I can't find a title on Goodreads for it yet. I am hesitant to read another Blanchard novel as I'm of the belief this series needed to end about six books ago. My curiosity will more than likely get the better of me and I'll read it anyway.

Lauren wrote: "Historical mysteries reviewed in the May 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Gaslight Mystery Pitt #17
Time peri..."

I think that should be Brandt and Malloy #17 (not Pitt)

Merle wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Historical mysteries reviewed in the May 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Gaslight Mystery Pit..."

Thanks Merle. Its the Gaslight Mystery series.

Dead Line: Sage Adair Historical Mystery Sage Adair Historical Mystery series by S.L. Stoner. Release date of July 15, 2015, Early 1900’s Pacific Northwest

S.L. wrote: "Dead Line: Sage Adair Historical Mystery Sage Adair Historical Mystery series by S.L. Stoner. Release date of July 15, 2015, Early 1900’s Pacific Northwest"


This book is not on Goodreads, S. L. You can create the book and I'll add it to the list.

Lauren wrote: "S.L. wrote: "Dead Line: Sage Adair Historical Mystery Sage Adair Historical Mystery series by S.L. Stoner. Release date of July 15, 2015, Early 1900’s Pacific Northwest"


This book is not on Goodr..."
I see that this is number 5 in the series beginning with Timber Beasts? Is that right?

Merle wrote: "Lauren wrote: "S.L. wrote: "Dead Line: Sage Adair Historical Mystery Sage Adair Historical Mystery series by S.L. Stoner. Release date of July 15, 2015, Early 1900’s Pacific Northwest"


This book ..."

Merle wrote: "Lauren wrote: "S.L. wrote: "Dead Line: Sage Adair Historical Mystery Sage Adair Historical Mystery series by S.L. Stoner. Release date of July 15, 2015, Early 1900’s Pacific Northwest"


This book ..."

Lauren, yes. It is number 5 with Timber Beasts being the first one.

August 4, 2015: Malice at the Palace, the latest Royal Spyness mystery.

October 1, 2015: The Third Place, the latest in J. Sydney Jones's Viennese Mystery series. GR has a link for the Kindle edition but nothing else at the moment (that I could find, anyway).

Deadly Elections by Lindsey Davis. Third Flavia Albia mystery. Davis in fine fettle.

Thanks Meghan and Irene.

Irene, Deadly Elections was published in April so its already out there :0)

Historical mysteries reviewed in the June 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

Death in Salem by Eleanor Kuhns
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Will Rees #4
Time period: Post Colonial America

The Tapestry by Nancy Bilyeau
RT Rating: - ★★★★
Series: Joanna Stafford #3
Time period: Tudor England

Superfluous Women by Carola Dunn
RT Rating: - ★★★★
Series: Daisy Dalrymple #22
Time period: Post WWI England

The Darkness Rolling by Win & Meredith Blevins
RT Rating: - ★★★
Time period: Post WWII

Historical mysteries reviewed in the July 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

A Study in Death by Anna Lee Huber
RT Rating: - ★★★★
Series: Lady Darby #4
Time period: Georgian Era

The Suspicion at Sanditon (Or, The Disappearance of Lady Denham) by Carrie Bebris
RT Rating: - ★★★
Series: Mr & Mrs. Darcy Mysteries #7
Time period: Regency

Historical mysteries reviewed in the August 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

A Gilded Grave by Shelley Freydont
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Newport Gilded Age #1
Time period: Gilded Age in America

The Devil's Seal by Peter Tremayne
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Series: Sister Fidelma #25
Time period: Medieval

Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen
RT Rating: - ★★★★
Series: Royal Spyness #9
Time period: Post WWI England

Historical mysteries reviewed in the September 2015 issue of RT Magazine:

Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart
RT Rating: - ★★★★1/2
Time period: 18th Century, China

Corridors of the Night by Anne Perry
RT Rating: - ★★★★
Series: William Monk #21
Time period: Victorian England

Come Hell or Highball by Maia Chance
RT Rating: - ★★★★
Series: Discreet Retrieval Agency #1
Time period: Prohibition Era in America

Master list updated