Historical mysteries and thrillers ranging from pre-history to the mid 1900s (plus or minus); includes Golden Age
I’ve read and enjoyed several books in Deanna Raybourn’s Lady Julia Grey series, but have never read any titles in her Veronica Speedwell series. So I was glad to have a chance to read a review copy of the fifth and most recent title in the series, A Murderous Relation. A Murderous Relation is an […]
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A wonderful WWII historical mystery…. Ed Ruggero has written a thoroughly enjoyable historical mystery in Comes the War, the second in his Eddie Harkins series. Ruggero is a West Point graduate, Army infantry officer, and, later, West Point instructor; his expertise shows in this tightly written book that will engage readers from the first chapter
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An enjoyable classic English cozy… Murder in the Belltower is the fifth title in Helena Dixon’s Miss Underhay series. I’m a fan of historical mysteries, and have had my eye on this series, for a while. So I was happy to receive an advance copy of this newest book in the series from the publisher
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I read and enjoyed several of the early Lady Emily books many years ago, and then lost track of the series over the years. So I was happy to get an advance copy of In the Shadow of Vesuvius from the publisher to review. Overall, I really enjoyed this book, with a couple of minor
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An enjoyable post-WWI mystery… Although I had read a couple of titles in Alyssa Maxwell’s Gilded Age series, I had not read any of the books in her Lady and Lady’s Maid series. So I was happy to receive an advance review copy of the latest title in the series, A Sinister Service, from the
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An engaging historical mystery… I am a big fan of historical mysteries, and I have had my eye on EM Powell’s books for a while. But I had not yet read any of them. So I was happy to be offered a review copy of the most recent title in Powell’s Aelred Barling/Hugo Stanton series,
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I wish the author had been able to write more mysteries before he died… The Conjure-Man Dies is a piece of history: its introduction says it’s the first detective novel written by an African-American. That tends to put it under a bright spotlight, and might make it hard for the book to live up to
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A series starter that makes me want to read the rest of the series… I’m a huge fan of historical mysteries, and I’m not too picky about either the when or the where. So I was very happy to find a new author (new to me, at least), AM Stuart, with a new series, set
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I really hope this is the first in a series! Murder in Old Bombay is author Nev March’s first mystery, and it’s a very nice one. Set during the British Raj, the book weaves seamlessly into and around the real events, locations and attitudes of the time. The story begins while Captain Jim Agnihotri
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a really nice series starter…. This is my first book by Tara Moss, who has previously written another series featuring a protagonist with a Canadian/Australian background, much like Moss’s own. The War Widow, however, appears to be the start of a new historical series for Moss, and I hope that’s the case, because I enjoyed
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