Don’t miss the best new historical mysteries from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! We’ve got a great selection of historical mysteries this month — including a compelling whodunit for Sherlock Holmes fans, a highly anticipated detective novel set during the Great Depression, and more!<

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	A ‘zigzagging epic of America’ (Los Angeles Times) for Raymond Chandler fans WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A National Book Award winner is back with “a literary triumph” (The Boston Globe) Amid the Great Depression, PI Hicks McTaggart searches for a runaway Milwaukee heiress — and winds up on a globe-spanning journey “A swaggering, hard-boiled caper” (Financial Times) hailed as “irresistible and deeply satisfying” (Publishers Weekly) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A gathering of spirit mediums, a remote Hong Kong mansion, and a massacre with no evidence WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Police believe it was a collective hallucination — but decades later, witness Mei is determined to uncover the truth “A tour de force: tense, emotional, poetic, and utterly unputdownable” (Kate Quinn) An Edgar Award–nominated author delivers “a masterful, immersive work” (Amy Chua) set in the 1950s Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A murder in the Royal Society reveals a dark, complicated web of money, science, and politics… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: As Lord Wrexford and his wife, Charlotte, investigate, London’s financial and scientific worlds hang in the balance The latest entry in a series that Publishers Weekly says stands out in the crowded field of Regency mysteries Written by a USA Today bestselling and Daphne du Maurier Award–winning author Learn more... GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘A superb addition to what is easily the best wartime suspense series of modern times’ (BookPage) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: US Army Captain Billy Boyle and his girlfriend, Diana Seaton, stumble over the body of an Air Force officer on an English air base on Christmas Day in 1944 When another body turns up, Billy delves into the dangerous world of codebreaking and espionage to find a killer — leading to a daring mission to Yugoslavia In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls this action-packed historical mystery “outstanding” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers After Sherlock’s death, it’s Moriarty who finds himself solving a locked-room mystery WHY IT’S READWORTHY: While in disguise, the criminal mastermind sets out to unmask a killer at a cliffside manor in Bavaria “Come for the title, stay for the domestic high jinks that’ll give the archcriminal a run for his money” (Kirkus Reviews) Fans of Laurie R. King, Anthony Horowitz, and Nicholas Meyer will want to pick this one up Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Part of a series hailed as ‘charming’ (Publishers Weekly) and ‘suspenseful’ (BookPage) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In 1907 London, the season’s most accomplished debutante dies of poison at her own engagement ball When the king himself instructs Lady Emily and her husband, Colin Hargreaves, to investigate, can the two uncover the perpetrator? From a New York Times bestselling author called “trustworthy,” whose novels “will delight mystery and history buffs alike” (Booklist) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers It’s life-and-death as a cursed family fights for an inheritance at a remote manor WHY IT’S READWORTHY: If a gothic Knives Out sounds appealing to you, you’re in for a treat Trapped by his wealthy relative’s secret plan, Zeb must work with his former lover to uncover the deadly mysteries of the house “This satisfying whodunit… will keep readers up all night” (Publishers Weekly) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Travel from London’s East End to Constantinople in this absorbing murder mystery WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In 1854, a puzzling letter sends young, wayward Ben Canaan on an international hunt for a serial killer “Impressive… Goldin brings a long-lost era to life in vivid, evocative detail” (Financial Times) “Wherever [its] sequels take the hero, they’ll be hard-pressed to compete with this debut for cheeky ebullience” (Kirkus Reviews) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Ancient Ireland comes alive in this long-running series WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Fans of Ellis Peters will be riveted by this Celtic mystery When Brother Eadulf’s uncle is murdered and his sister goes missing, he and Sister Fidelma are accused of the crimes. Can they uncover the truth and clear their own names? “Meticulously researched… This one will appeal to avid fans of historical mysteries” (Booklist) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers