Historical mysteries with real life detectives

Barron, Stephanie - Jane and the unpleasantness at Scargrave manor
The first Jane Austen mystery by Stephanie Barron. Jane is visiting her newly-wed friend, Isobel, to attend a ball. The elderly groom is found poisoned. Jane turn sleuth to clear Isobel’s name.

Lovesey, Peter - Bertie and the tinman
In 1886 England, then Prince of Wales, Edward, investigates the death of a popular jockey, putting himself at risk.

Harper, Karen - Poyson garden
Twenty-five year old Princess Elizabeth has been released from the Tower of London by an insurrection against her sister, Queen Mary. Elizabeth is summoned to Kent by her Boleyn relatives who are targeted for murder. Elizabeth must find the killer before he finds her.

Hall, Robert Lee - Benjamin Franklin takes the case
While serving on a diplomatic mission to England in 1757, Ben Franklin comes upon the gruesome murder of a printer, Ebenezer Inch. Inch’s young apprentice, Nick Handy, joins Franklin in tracking down a theft ring, slave traders and extortionists.

Kaminsky, Stuart - Down for the count
Hollywood gumshoe, Toby Peters, comes in contact with a host of movie stars in this series set in Los Angeles during the 1940’s. With the help of his neighbor, a sophisticated little person, and a gentle strong man, Toby helps Joe Louis, the boxer, clear his name of murder.

Schechter, Harold - Nevermore
Young Edgar Allan Poe teams up with Colonel Davy Crockett in 1834 Baltimore to solve a gruesome murder. Poe’s polished speech is a fun contrast to Crockett’s down home backwoods style of talking.

Brandreth, Gyles - Oscar Wilde and a death of no importance
Oscar Wilde teams with Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle to investigate the murder of a male artist’s model with whom Wilde had an appointment. The year is 1889 when Wilde was still married and a successful author and sought after speaker.

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