
A Moment in Crime
A Moment in Crime
A Santa Fe Revival Mystery
by Amanda Allen
Crooked Lane Books
Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date 21 Dec 2018 Review If you enjoy historical mysteries, you will delight in Amanda Allen’s second suspenseful Santa Fe Revival mystery - A Moment in Crime. The shifting hues of the desert provide a stunning backdrop for this jazz age tale of ambition, betrayal, blackmail and murder. Maddie’s cousin, Gwen Astor, ran away to Hollywood to become an actress, while Madd

Miami Days Havana Nights
Miami Days Havana Nights
by Linda Bennett Pennell
BooksGoSocial
Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date 18 Jul 2018 Review To grasp history, we have to understand the common man’s place in it. Miami Days Havana Nights is not a historical mystery in the typical genre sense. It is something quite different, and all the more captivating for it. The story of a young Jewish man unwittingly ensnared in the Miami mob alternates with that of a young University of Flori

Gallows Court
Gallows Court
by Martin Edwards
Head of Zeus
Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date 06 Sep 2018 Review The police were unwilling to listen when Rachel Severnake identified the brother of a prominent politician as the Chorus Girl Murderer. His death followed, along with evidence of his crimes, much to Scotland Yard’s embarrassment. As Jacob Flint, an eager young newspaper reporter, discovers, Rachel Severnake is somehow involved in the deaths of certain prominen

The Night Crossing
The Night Crossing
Robert Masello
by Robert Masello
47North
General Fiction (Adult) , Sci Fi & Fantasy
Pub Date 18 Sep 2018 Review The Night Crossing is a chilling gothic adventure in the vein of supernatural classics Dracula and Frankenstein. But as in many such tales the most horrifying monsters were once human. An intrepid explorer and Egyptian expert (Mina), a courageous writer fascinated by the occult (Bram Stoker), and a young woman seeking the truth behind her s

The Prisoner in the Castle
The Prisoner in the Castle
A Maggie Hope Mystery
by Susan Elia MacNeal
Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine
Bantam
Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date 07 Aug 2018 Review Imagine Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None played out on an island where British spies who are an “inconvenience” are kept. The newest Maggie Hope mystery, The Prisoner in the Castle, reinterprets Christie’s classic plot in a manner that is fresh rather than derivative. Maggie Hope was sent to


A Gentleman's Murder
A Gentleman's Murder
Christopher Huang
FRONTLIST | July 31, 2018
Trade Paperback | 300 pages
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical
$14.99 USD, $19.99 CAD
Inkshares Ingram Publishing Review I was immensely impressed by A Gentleman’s Murder. Rarely have I come across a historical mystery that truly captures English life in the aftermath of WWI, particularly for those who came back after fighting in the trenches. Those men returned to a world where they no longer b

Murder Takes a Turn
Murder Takes a Turn
A British country house mystery
by Eric Brown
Severn House
Historical Fiction
Pub Date 01 Jul 2018 Review There is nothing quite like a well written, originally plotted manor house mystery. Murder Takes a Turn is an exemplary manor house mystery complete with a wide cast of characters, each with a motive and potentially the opportunity to murder the victim. Denbigh Connaught has long been a terror, with a long list of wronged acquaintances, including

The Killing Time
The Killing Time
by M J Lee
Canelo
Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date 23 Apr 2018 Review The Killing Time is a dark, disturbing mystery set against the turbulent backdrop of 1930s Shanghai, a city divided by race and nation, teetering on the brink of open conflict. Inspector Danilov, haunted by his son’s death and alienated from his wife, focuses on his job to keep the ghosts at bay. His newest case is deeply troubling. Children are being kidnapped and mur

Island of the Mad
Island of the Mad A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes by Laurie R. King Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Bantam Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 12 Jun 2018 Review Normally I enjoy Holmesian fiction, but I had mixed feelings about Island of the Mad. On the one hand, it is a well plotted mystery filled with interesting subplots, on the other hand, it is not really what I would define as Holmesian. Holmes plays a much smal

Murder at Half Moon Gate
Murder at Half Moon Gate
by Andrea Penrose
Kensington Books Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date 27 Mar 2018 Review Murder at Half Moon Gate is a compelling regency mystery with just the right touch of romance added for flavor. There is a steam tech element, but I wouldn’t classify the novel as steampunk. Still, I think it will appeal to fans of the genre who also enjoy well composed mysteries. The novel begins with the brutal murder of an inventor known for h