Historiske krimier

India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who'll accept her - an enigmatic and mysterious man from America. A man who possesses a strange watch that rejuvenates him when he's ill.Matthew Glass must find a particular watchmaker, but he won't tell India why any old one won't do. Nor will he tell her what he does back home, and how he can afford to stay in a house in one of London's best streets. So when she reads about an American outlaw known as the Dark Rider arriving in England, she suspects Mr. Glass is the fugitive. When danger comes to their door, she's certain of it. But if she notifies the authorities, she'll find herself unemployed and homeless again - and she will have betrayed the man who saved her life.With a cast of quirky characters, an intriguing mystery, and a dash of romance, THE WATCHMAKER'S DAUGHTER is the start of a thrilling new historical fantasy series from the author of the bestselling Ministry of Curiosities, Freak House, and Emily Chambers Spirit Medium books.

London 1949. Speedway fever runs high.Its stars are the working class heroes of a Blitz-torn city emerging from the ravages of war. With cash in their wallets and hoards of adoring fans, these dirt-track chancers enjoy a life of speed, celebrity and sex.But as Bermondsey Bullets defend their league title, they are rocked by the death of star rider Des Fenton in a mid-race smash.It's the start of a new and dangerous chapter for stadium security boss Reg Calloway, as he's dragged into the dark side of life at the track, with echoes of his own troubled wartime past.

Do you love Agatha Christie and the classic whodunnits of the Golden Age? Then you'll adore this captivating new historical mystery from bestselling author Gretta Mulrooney.A mysterious letter.A brutal murder on a lonely country lane.A town full of suspects.Fernfield, Oxfordshire, 1946.Last year, the Dolphin Hotel was the scene of the most scandalous crime. Now, Daisy Moore - hotel manager and resourceful solver of the crime - is working hard to get things back on track.But she never reckoned on the arrival of boorish Ronnie Carpenter . . .He comes blustering into reception, his long-suffering wife trailing behind. Tonight is his friend's engagement party and he wouldn't miss it for the world.Leaving his wife to dress for the ritzy event, Ronnie steps out for some air. Never to return.He's only just checked in. Now he's vanished without a trace.The next morning, his body is found - slumped in the passenger seat of a motorcar that's been driven off the road - and Daisy can't help but be drawn into the case.Especially when an anonymous letter arrives in the post, telling Daisy exactly where to find the answers she is seeking.Daisy knows the true key to the mystery lies written between the lines.Can she uncover the identity of the letter writer before anyone else dies?AN UTTERLY CHARMING WHODUNNIT FULL OF RED HERRINGS SET IN FASCINATING POST-WAR ENGLAND.Discover a brilliant murder mystery, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin, Anthony Horowitz, Jacqueline Winspear and Elly Griffiths.

It's Paris in the Spring of 1881-John Singer Sargent's portraits are garnering praise and attention at the Salon, and Violet Paget (aka writer Vernon Lee) is on her way to a literary rendezvous in London. But their lives are interrupted by a dramatic murder at the Musée de Cluny, where a medieval tapestry is being restored--it may hold the clue to murder! Time-travel through the centuries in France as the two intrepid sleuths unravel a mystery that began in 1480. This is the third book in the John Singer Sargent/Violet Paget mystery series.

Six decades. Seven people. One unspeakable secret. 1957. A catastrophe occurs at the pharmaceutical lab in Coventry where sixteen-year-old Wilf is working for the summer. A catastrophe that needs to be covered up at all costs......

Penrose & Pyke venture to the edge of madness, when they reunite to investigate two tragic deaths and an old mystery. The last words of a frightened woman may be a vital clue to the disappearance of an old friend, if they aren't the ravings of delusional lunatic. Detective Constable Charlie Pyke is desperate to find out. But is he desperate enough to risk the life of his sleuthing partner, medical student Grace Penrose? More to the point, can he stop her? The answers lie behind the locked doors of an asylum for wealthy young women of delicate sensibilities, where high walls and dark corridors conceal more than one shocking secret. The 'Penrose & Pyke Mysteries' are a series of heart-warming, pulse-racing historical mysteries, set during a remarkable period of social upheaval in 1890s New Zealand. The fight for women's rights has never been such deadly fun.

Laurits Bogbinder får nok at se til, da en spansk karavel i det tidlige forår 1535 løber på grund ud for Helsingør. Størstedelen af besætningen er omkommet af en mystisk sygdom, der hensætter byen i panisk angst for djævelsk pestilens og andre mørke kræfter. I en by plaget af mere og mere uro indleder Laurits med hjælp fra sin bedste ven Didrik og husholdersken Lilje jagten på sandheden. Endnu engang må den ærekære bogbinder indse, at hans stædige nysgerrighed kan få katastrofale konsekvenser.

Frankreich, 1774.Als das Gerücht um einen verfluchten Schatz die Runde macht, wird der berüchtigte Kopfgeldjäger Renard Leblanc beauftragt, einen Jesuitenpriester aufzuspüren, von dem man glaubt, er kenne das Schatzversteck. Doch als Leblanc die Mission hinterfragt, macht er sich seinen mächtigen Auftraggeber zum Feind und wird so vom Jäger zum Gejagten.Dabei stürzt er zunehmend in die tiefen, vergessen geglaubten, Abgründe seiner eigenen Vergangenheit und bringt eine beängstigende Erkenntnis ans Licht: Der ominöse Schatz und er sind Teil eines schrecklichen Verbrechens. Klebt etwa das Blut Unschuldiger an seinen Händen?

'Who can resist a smart, resourceful and independent Regency heroine? Prepare to fall head over heels' Good Housekeeping'Told with zip and humour...most enjoyable' Historical Novel Society'The Regency as we've never seen it before!' Emma Orchard, author of A Duke of One's Own

They were sent to unmask the spy in their midst. Instead, they'll have to identify his murderer.England, 1922. After their adventures at Westminster, Dora and Rex depart for a quiet month in the Cotswolds. Or at least, that's what everyone thinks.In truth, they're working on a new assignment - investigating rumours that a titled foreigner might be more than he appears. Rex invites the man to his family manor for a rollicking weekend of fun. In between bouts of lawn tennis and parlour games, he and Dora are to uncover the truth about the man's identity.The servants barely have time to unpack everyone's case before the suspected spy is found with an antique dagger sticking from his back. With so few suspects, the case shouldn't be too hard to solve. But when every door leads to a dead end, Dora and Rex are forced to consider a most unpalatable option.Were they wrong in thinking the man was a foreign spy? Or... could someone else have a powerful motive for murder?

You're invited to the murder of the Season.James Poyntz is happy to see his cousin Emma presented to court. Of course, his aunt and uncle are over the moon. It's a magical night, until a man dies in the gardens during the ball and everyone present is a suspect.After her husband's arrest, Wilhelmina Allen is tired of being helpless. Determined to help other women stuck in their marriages, she opened her own detective agency. But despite being open for months, she hasn't quite had as many high-profile cases as she's hoped for.With a killer on the loose and the police focusing only on one suspect, Wilhelmina is the perfect person for James to turn to for help with such a sensitive matter.But can they catch the killer before an innocent person takes the fall?

It should be a happy time for India and Matt, but forces beyond their control conspire to ruin their future. A distraction from their troubles comes in the form of murder.When the editor of The Weekly Gazette is killed, controversial journalist and ink magician Oscar Barratt asks India and Matt to investigate. As the recipient of threatening letters written on magic paper, he believes he was the intended target. With suspects ranging from Oscar's brother to guild masters and London's elite, India and Matt have a lot of investigating to do.But the more they dig, the more dark secrets they uncover. Secrets that involve blackmail and an exclusive club of magic collectors who want to preserve the value of their collections. When one of the secrets can give India and Matt the future they desire, will they give in to blackmail or sacrifice their happiness?