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Mystery’s Histories

Explore a collection of captivating mystery series set in various historical periods, from the 19th-century Russian Empire to the 20th-century world of flappers and private investigators. Unearth clues, solve puzzles, and unravel secrets in these compelling tales of suspense and intrigue.

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Mystery’s Histories

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  1. Mystery’s Histories Mysteries Set in Historical Periods Week 4

  2. 19th Century – 1 • Boris Akunin • ErastFandorin, Russian police investigator, first book: The Winter Queen (1998*) • Sister Pelagia, a young Russian nun, first book: Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog (2000*) • Emily Brightwell – Mrs. Jeffries, housekeeper for Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard, first book: The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (1993) • Barbara Hambly – Benjamin January, musician and doctor, first book: A Free Man of Color (1997) • Steve Hockensmith – the brothers Amlingmeyer, cowboys, first book: Holmes on the Range (2006)

  3. 19th Century – 2 • Claude Izner – Victor Legris, Parisienne bookseller, first book: Murder on the Eiffel Tower (2007) • Michael Kilian – Harrison Raines, Southern gentleman and Union spy, first book: Murder at Manassas (2000) • Peter Lovesey • Sgt. Cribb, Metropolitan London Police, first book: Wobble to Death (1970) • Albert, Prince of Wales, first book: Bertie and the Tin Man (1987) • Edward Marston – Inspector Robert Colbeck, Scotland Yard, first book: The Railway Detective (2004) • Ann McMillan – Narcissa Powell, Confederate nurse, and Judah Daniel, free black herbalist, first book: Dead March (1998)

  4. 19th Century – 3 • Ann Parker – Inez Stannert, saloon keeper, first book: Silver Lies (2003) • Anne Perry • Thomas Pitt, Scotland Yard Inspector, and Charlotte Pitt, his wife, first book: The Cater Street Hangman (1979) • William Monk, Scotland Yard Detective with amnesia, first book: The Face of a Stranger (1990) • Elizabeth Peters – Amelia Peabody, archeologist, first book: Crocodile on the Sandbank (1975) • Bill Pronzini and Marsha Muller – Quincannon and Carpenter, private investigators, first book: Quincannon (1985)

  5. 20th Century Series – 1 • RennieAirth – Detective Inspector John Maddox, first book: River of Darkness (1999) • Conrad Allen – Charles Porter Dillman and Genevieve Masefield, first book: Murder on the Lusitania (1999) • Suzanne Aruda – Jade de Cameron, first book: Mark of the Lion (2006) • K. K. Beck – Iris Cooper and Jack Clancy, first book: Death in a Deck Chair (1984) • James Benn – Billy Boyle, Army lieutenant, first book: Billy Boyle (2006)

  6. 20th Century Series – 2 • Rhys Bowen • Lady Victoria Georgiana (Georgie) Charlotte Eugenie, 23rd in line to the British throne, first book: Her Royal Spyness (2007) • Molly Murphy, lady private investigator, first book: Murphy’s Law (2001) • Marion Chesney – Captain Harry Cartwright, first book: Snobbery with Violence (2003) • Barbara Cleverly – Joe Sandilands, Scotland Yard detective, first book: The Last Kashmiri Rose (2001) • Carola Dunn – Daisy Dalrimple, writer, first book: Death at Wentwater Court (1994) • Ron Goulart – Groucho Marx, actor, first book: Groucho Marx, Master Detective (1998)

  7. 20th Century Series – 3 • Kerry Greenwood – Phryne Fisher, flapper and private investigator, first book: Cocaine Blues (or Death by Misadventure) (1989) • Kathryn Haines – Rosie Winter, out of work actress, first book: The War Against Miss Winter (2007) • Stuart Kaminsky – Toby Peters, private investigator, first book: Bullet for a Star (1977) • Brent Monahan – Sheriff John Le Brun, first book: The Jekyll Island Club (2000) • Barbara Paul – Enrico Caruso, tenor, first book: A Cadenza for Caruso (1984)

  8. 20th Century Series – 4 • Michael Pearce – Captain Gareth Owen, the MamurKapt, first book: The Return of the Carpet (1988) • EliottRoosevelt – Eleanor Roosevelt, first book: Murder and the First Lady (1984) • Troy Soos – Mickey Rawlings, professional baseball player, first book: Murder at Ebbets Field (1995) • Charles Todd – Inspector Ian Rutledge, first book: A Test of Wills (1996) • Jacqueline Winspear – Maisie Dobbs, private investigator, first book: Maisie Dobbs (2003)

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