Historical Mystery Archives

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE MIDNIGHT GUESTS by Alex Hay

Historical Mystery Tierney Linton - 14 September 2026

Publication Date: September 29, 2026 From the bestselling author of The Housekeepers comes a glossy, dark, page-turning mystery to rival The White Lotus-unfolding over twenty-four fateful hours in London's most lavish hotel. 1926. Diana Gold, owner...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE HANGED MAN by Jane Brookwood

Cozy Mystery Lori Van Buren - 14 September 2026

Publication Date: July 23, 2026 Gilmore Girls meets Ghost Whisperer in this cozy metaphysical mystery Fiona Miller runs a metaphysical gift shop in Pineridge Hollow. She reads tarot, sells crystals, mixes tea and generally...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE LAST FATAL HOUR by Jan Matthews

Historical Mystery JoAnne - 10 August 2026

Publication Date: April 7, 2026 For Leona Gladney, former woman soldier of the Union Army, life goes on despite the echoes of the battlefield in her heart. Now a suffragist and budding socialite...

5-STAR REVIEW: TIME TO BURN By Ellery Lloyd

Mystery Amy Wilson - 7 August 2026

Publication Date: August 4, 2026 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Club comes a gripping mystery about time travel tourism and the dangerous consequences which ensue when the privileged make the past their playground. Mercurial...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE STORY KEEPER by Kelly Rimmer REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆

Mystery Tierney Linton - 21 July 2026

Publication Date: August 27, 2025 The literary twist of Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea meets the family secrets of Kate Morton’s Homecoming when a woman discovers a curious novel in the library of...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE CLOAK AND DAGGER CLUB by Jackie McMahon

Historical Mystery JoAnne - 13 July 2026

Cloak and Dagger Club Mystery: Book 1 Publication Date: July 14, 2026 Inspired by Agatha Christie's real-life Detection Club, a murder among a group of golden age mystery writers meets a second chance romance...

4-STAR REVIEW: A BOTANIST’S GUIDE TO TRADITION AND TREACHERY by Kate Khavari

Historical Mystery Tierney Linton - 15 June 2026

Saffron Everleigh Mystery: Book 5 Publication Date: June 9, 2026 Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh has set sail on her first research expedition, but it's disrupted by accusations of murder when one of her fellow scientists...

4-STAR REVIEW: LAST DANCE BEFORE DAWN by Katharine Schellman

Historical Mystery Amy Wilson - 29 May 2026

The Nightingale Mysteries: Book 4 Publication Date: May 26, 2026 Vivian Kelly has finally created a home and a family at the glamorous speakeasy known as The Nightingale, where no one cares who you...

SPOTLIGHT: LAST DANCE BEFORE DAWN by Katharine Schellman Plus Giveaway!

Historical Mystery Dayna Linton - 29 May 2026

The Nightingale Mysteries: Book 4 Publication Date: May 26, 2026 Vivian Kelly has finally created a home and a family at the glamorous speakeasy known as The Nightingale, where no one cares who you...

3.5-STAR REVIEW: A VERY VEXING MURDER by Lucy Andrew

Historical Mystery Tierney Linton - 12 May 2026

Harriet Smith Investigates: Book 1 Publication Date: May 12, 2026 A witty debut whodunit that reimagines Harriet Smith, the gullible sidekick of Jane Austen’s Emma , as a spitfire con woman, hired to break off an...

4-STAR REVIEW: CRYING IN THE CHAPEL by Teresa Trent

Cozy Mystery JoAnne - 24 April 2026

Swinging Sixties Mystery Series: Book 5 Publication Date: March 10, 2026 It's August 1965, and Dot Morgan is finally getting married to the dashing reporter Ben Dalton. Her wedding day, August 14th, promises to...

SPOTLIGHT: CRYING IN THE CHAPEL by Teresa Trent Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 24 April 2026

Swinging Sixties Mystery Series: Book 5 Publication Date: March 10, 2026 It's August 1965, and Dot Morgan is finally getting married to the dashing reporter Ben Dalton. Her wedding day, August 14th, promises to...