Genres : Historical

A society woman’s mysterious death sets off a twisting murder investigation in this 1915 crime novel featuring Inspector Dunbar and Gaston Max. Popular novelist Henry Leroux is working late into the night when a woman in grave distress arrives at his door. Wearing little beneath her fur coat and clearly in need of medical attention, the woman dies before she can explain why she has sought Leroux out. It is a baffling investigation for Scotland Yard’s Inspector Dunbar, one that...

In 1946, as Los Angeles shifts from war to peace, struggling P.I. Kit Comfort and her partner, notorious ex-cop Henry Richman, can't afford to say no, even when the job involves a lovelorn secretary and her wayward Army vet lover. Their routine missing persons case soon takes a deadly turn, however, when the trail leads to a cabal of fifth columnists and government agents with a secret agenda. As ethical lines blur, the detectives find themselves in a desperate race...

This is book 4 in the Elizabeth Grant Series, but can be read as a standalone. “I want to know if any of these are stolen,” said Cameron. There fell several gold chains, rings, brooches, and uncut diamonds of varying shapes and sizes. An intricate Victorian necklace, set in gold with small pearls was striking and caught Elizabeth’s eye. In this fourth instalment of An Elizabeth Grant Mystery, Grant & Lefebvre, Private Investigators have a new case. In 1935, private...

Step into the world of 1930s Cornwall, Ontario, in "A Peculiar Case," where Elizabeth Grant finds herself at a crossroads after the sudden loss of her husband. Determined to regain her independence, she embarks on an extraordinary venture by creating a fictitious male persona to launch her own private investigation business. As she seeks clients, Elizabeth's life takes a thrilling turn when she accepts a case involving the theft of a rare book. Little does she know that this investigation...

Adele Gossling seeks peace and small pleasures in Arrojo after the death of her father. Peace is exactly what she doesn’t get when she discovers her neighbor’s dead body in her gazebo. The police have a firm suspect but Adele is sure he’s innocent. But if he didn’t do it, who did? - "The story comes alive!”

Old West drifters Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer have starred in several Holmes on the Range novels—rustling up award nominations and fans aplenty while they solved mysteries using the methods of their hero, Sherlock Holmes. But the origins of their interest in the infamous consulting detective, what they were doing before their sleuthing adventures began, and how their early stabs at deduction turned out have remained a mystery—until now. Follow along as they get the itch to turn to...

"Murder on the Orient Express" is a classic detective novel penned by Agatha Christie, first published in 1934. This thrilling mystery introduces Christie's iconic detective, Hercule Poirot, as he embarks on an extraordinary journey on the luxurious Orient Express train. The story unfolds as the train becomes snowbound in the Balkans, stranding its passengers. During the night, an American businessman named Samuel Ratchett is found murdered in his compartment. With no means of escape for the culprit, Poirot, who is...

1930’s Chicago, spirits are still talking through Gregory Davenport-- only this time their warnings are ominous. At the Hair of the Dog Club, Letty Carlyle thought she had left her past behind, but when her dangerous ex-boyfriend Mikey O’Shea arrives in the city, she knows trouble isn’t far behind. It all starts when maid Rose Flanagan discovers Samuel Insull, monopoly owner of the powerful utility company Commonwealth Edison, has been unable to avoid bankruptcy. Worried that the news will cause...

A .38, a nip of gin and sensational legs get Depression-era private investigator Maggie Sullivan out of most scrapes – until a stranger threatens to bust her nose, she’s hauled in on suspicion of his murder and she finds herself in the cross-hairs of a crime boss with connections at City Hall. Moving through streets where people line up at soup kitchens, Maggie draws information from sources others overlook: The waitress at the dime store lunch counter where she has...

New York Times bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear premiere a captivating new mystery series packed with ancient myth. Archaeologist Dusty Stewart finds himself diving into a chilling excavation of an ancient massacre site when the echoes of an eight-hundred-year-old mystery reverberate, leaving tantalizing clues in its wake. But Dusty’s expertise is not enough to decode the brutality etched into the remains, and—in a twist of fate—his nemesis is summoned to aid in deciphering the cryptic puzzle....