Historical crime and mysteries

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Finstere ZeitenEin Mordfall in Mayen 1919Die Straßen und Gassen des Städtchens Mayen am östlichen Rand der Eifel liegen in tiefem Dunkel.

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'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILDBrutal ex-convicts or the Nazi elite - in Bernie Gunther's world it's hard to tell who are the real gangsters.

'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILDA series of horrific ritual murders leads Bernie Gunther to an occult conspiracy at the very heart of the Nazi Party.

'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILDThe war may be over, but the remnants of the Nazis are still causing trouble for Bernie Gunther.

A compelling historical murder mystery set amongst the artists in seventeenth-century Paris.

'This is to my shame the first Mark Ellis book I've read.

'A rollicking good read' IAN RANKIN'Employs a turbulent 1930s India as the canvas for a nefarious assassination plot complete with tiger hunts and shady maharajahs.

'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime authorA Death on Stage - the sixteenth edition of the nail-biting Euphemia Martins Mysteries!

'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime authorA Death in the Hospital - the fifteenth edition of the nail-biting Euphemia Martins Mysteries!

'A perilous predicament for the ever-resourceful Euphemia.

'A rollicking good read' IAN RANKIN'A fun read' OBSERVER'Deftly plotted and hugely entertaining' JAMES WILSONThis third novel in the Drabble and Harris thrillers is perfect for fans of action-packed, historical fiction.

A Senator is plunged into the dark heart of the Roman Empire.

Moby-Dick's missing original manuscript has surfaced, and plenty of people are interested: scholars, thieves, and mysterious debt collectors.

Cosa Nostra was born a bastard.

A Cold War espionage thriller, with a generational background based on World War II history.

Even in war, there is such a thing as murder.

'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILD France, 1956.

Frankenstein meets The Shadow of the Wind in a Gothic thriller set in the diabolical city of fin-de-siecle Barcelona.

'A tenderly evoked and compelling read.

'Recalls the very best of Agatha Christie' Sunday ExpressBrighton, 1951.

'A tenderly evoked and compelling read.

'ENCHANTING COUNTRY MYSTERIES THAT EMBODY THE SUBLIME PHYSICAL BEAUTY OF THE DORDOGNE' New York TimesIn this latest mouthwatering mystery starring French country cop, Bruno, the body of a woman is found outside a cave beneath the ruined Templar chateau of Commarque in the heart of the Dordogne.

India Black's double life operating a high-class brothel and running high-stakes espionage for Her Majesty's government can take its toll.

When it comes to undercover work, nobody does it better than Madam of Espionage India Black.

India Black has all the attributes a high-class madam needs to run a successful brothel - wit, beauty and the ability to lie with a smile.

A MADAM OF ESPIONAGE MYSTERY In London's red light district, India Black is in the business of selling passion.

Welcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London.

Death stalks London and the newspapers proclaim that a mummy's curse has been unleashed.

** A WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH **** AN INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER **** A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR **** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD **** LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR **'A TRULY GRIPPING READ' - GUARDIAN'FABULOUS, A DELIGHT' - S.

* A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR ** SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH ** LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN *'One of the best debuts of the year' - THE TIMES'As nimbly realised as by the genre's master, Andrew Taylor' - FINANCIAL TIMES'Black Drop is a joy from start to finish' - ANDREW TAYLORThis is the confession of Laurence Jago.

'A dark gothic delight' JANICE HALLETT, author of THE TWYFORD CODE'Inventive, lavish, twisty.

London, 1893.

If you try to control all the secrets, they may end up controlling you.

WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH (FEBRUARY 2026) Beguiling and elegiac Lucy Steeds, author of The Artist A gritty tale of secrets, guilt and desire Observer Completely enthralling Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb An extraordinary sense of place and time, written by an exciting new voice Radio Times (Best Books 2025)____1915, the Cabrach.

If you want to write a murder mystery, you have to do some research.

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Three families bound together by an ancient necklace that incites violence yet has powers of healing and redemption.

Welcome to Borley Rectory, the most haunted house in England .

Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award and the CWA Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction.

Bavaria, Germany, 1947.

October, 1799.

September 1799.

'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILDBerlin, March 1943.

From the Number One bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes: Jack the Ripper is vanished, but Dr Thomas Bond is back - and this time the trial of murders leads straight to his front door.

From the Number One bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes.

Dans son œuvre intitulée 'Coeur de Française' Arthur Bernède explore les thèmes de l'amour, de la société française et de la morale à travers une intrigue complexe et captivante.

Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters' most brilliant and best-loved creation, a thoroughly Victorian feminist who takes the stuffy world of archaeology by storm with her shocking men's pants and no-nonsense attitude!