Historical Mysteries

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Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor: Being the First Jane Austen Mystery
By Stephanie Barron
MYSTERY BARRON
Fleeing from a broken engagement, Jane Austen has scarcely arrived in Scargrave when the local earl is felled by a mysterious ailment that is far too agonizing and fatal to be credited to his fondness for claret and pudding. The earl's widow asks Jane to investigate.

And Only To Deceive
By Tasha Alexander
MYSTERY ALEXANDE
Accepting a dashing viscount's marriage proposal as part of a plan to escape her overbearing mother, Emily finds herself widowed early after her marriage and subsequently learns that her husband was not who he professed to be, a discovery that prompts an investigation in the quiet corridors of the British Museum.

The War against Miss Winter
By Kathryn Miller Haines
MYSTERY HAINES
It’s 1943, and Rosie Winter is a struggling actress in New York City. During the day she makes ends meet by pushing papers at a detective’s office. When she discovers her boss murdered in his closet, she’s pressured by his former clients to continue investigating his last case – the one that led to his untimely death.

Bellfield Hall, or The Observations of Miss Dido Kent
By By Anna Dean
MYSTERY Dean
Visiting Bellfield Hall to comfort her niece, who has been seemingly abandoned by her wealthy fiancé, Miss Dido Kent investigates the possibly related death of a young woman, a situation that is complicated by surprising secrets. It’s an English country house murder set in the 19th century with a decidedly Austen-esque atmosphere.

Stone's Fall
By Iain Pears
MYSTERY PEARS
Beginning in London in 1909, this story moves successively back in time first to Paris in 1890 and finally to Venice in 1867. In 1909 John Stone falls from a window and his widow hires a newspaperman to seek out a hitherto unheard of heir. In 1890 in Paris a man named Henry Cort is recruited as a spy. And in 1867 John Stone becomes involved in financing the development and manufacture of submarine torpedoes. The events of these three time periods fit together to form in an intricate and complex mystery involving business and finance, mediums and séances, love and deceit.