Historiske krimier

The game's afoot in 1894 Montpellier, France!An infestation is decimating the vineyards, cholera is threatening the population, and intrigue flourishes throughout the village and at its University:Jean-Philippe Devereaux, a world-renowned life scientist: deadDetails of his work, a political and scientific collaboration of global import: lostElizabeth Devereaux, his wife: hounded by men who will kill to recover itAt first, desperate to escape misogynistic France and her philandering husband, Elizabeth Devereaux suddenly finds herself entangled in an impenetrable plot she can't bring herself to abandon.But can she find her answers before the killers find her?

'In Detective Eddie Giral, Chris Lloyd has created a flawed hero not just for occupied Paris, but for our own times, too' KATHERINE STANSFIELDParis, 1940. As the city adjusts to life under Nazi occupation, Detective Eddie Giral struggles to reconcile his job as a policeman with his new role enforcing a regime he cannot believe in but must work under. He's sacrificed so much in order to survive in this new world, but the past is not so easily forgotten. When an old friend and an old flame reappear, begging for his help, Eddie must decide how far he will go to help those he loves. He can remain a good man and do nothing, or risk it all in a desperate act of resistance...Praise for Chris Lloyd and Detective Eddie Giral:'Terrific' SUNDAY TIMES'A gripping murder mystery and a vivid recreation of Paris under German Occupation' ANDREW TAYLOR'A thoughtful, haunting thriller' MICK HERRON'Sharp and compelling' THE SUN

Autumn 1945 - Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo, then blows itself to pieces. Former spy Professor Tom Wilde is enjoying peacetime in Cambridge, settling back into teaching and family life.

On Thanksgiving 1849, the richest man in Boston vanishes. A Harvard Medical College janitor finds cut-up pieces of a human body in chemistry professor John Webster's privy vault beneath his laboratory. He is charged with murder despite only circumstantial evidence, and the notorious trial that follows offers a spectacle that is as riveting as the O.J. Simpson trial of the 1990s. A young doctor, James Winchell Stone, who takes down the entire transcript of the trial using an early form of stenography, decides to use his deductive reasoning to solve the mystery of who actually killed Dr. George Parkman. In the process he uncovers a tragic truth involving the Underground Railroad and falls into a forbidden romance. Chopped is a thrilling evocation of old-world Boston, and Dale M. Pollock weaves a "whodunit" explanation into the actual court transcript of the case, taken down word-for-word by his ancestor, Dr. James Winchell Stone.

Dublin, Ireland 1917 Tommy Conlon has returned to the city he fled years before having fought in the trenches of the First World War. Now a trained killer, all Conlon wants is a quiet life. He is eager to move on from the violence, crime and lost love that forced him to leave his homeland a few years before. But in a city torn by rebellion-and filled with gunrunners, informers and dangerous men-Conlon's past will catch up to him and force him to embrace the violence he is so good at. With his best friend having disappeared, he begins an investigation which drags him into the dark heart of Dublin and into the orbit of smugglers, gangsters and gamblers. But these men underestimate Conlon at their peril. And when they push him too far, he pushes back and brings some of the violence of the Great War to the streets of his hometown in a spectacular and thrilling fashion. An atmospheric, action-packed historical crime thriller, Requiem Bell delivers violence, tragedy, intrigue and wit, and establishes revolutionary Dublin as a great city in noir tradition, filled with shadows, guns and danger.

England, 1541. Henry VIII er rejst til York for at overvære underkastelsen af byens oprørske befolkning. Den pukkelryggede sagfører Matthew Shardlake og hans assistent befinder sig allerede i byen, hvor de skal bistå kongen med en hemmelig mission.Men da en lokal glarmester findes myrdet, involveres Sharlake i et mørkt mysterium, som trækker tråde helt op til kongefamilien. Tudortronen er truet og Shardlake frygter, at han skal blive smidt i det berygtede Tower of London.Blåt blod er tredje bind i C.J. Sansoms imponerende saga om munke, mord og mystik i Tudortidens England.

She's on the verge of greatness. He's a self-proclaimed black sheep. When a slaying brings them together, getting locked up could tear them apart... San Francisco, 1872. An American murder mystery series.Susannah Carterton yearns to be accepted as a serious artist. But family comes first, and she accompanies her adored adopted niece back to the guardianship of an unsuitable biological uncle. But when an estranged friend is found murdered and she stands accused, the panicked painter swallows her pride to ask help of the man who loathes her in kind. Jack Cabot is ecstatic to have his youngest relative back home. Determined to be all that she needs, the likable reprobate could do without her striking shrew of an aunt. But when the beautiful busybody desperately requires his aid, he jumps into action to shore up her defense. Grappling with the idea of someone setting her up for jail time, Susannah fears her chance at winning a prestigious exhibition is about to end in a shocking society scandal. And as Jack starts to see the warmth underneath the woman's cold exterior, he vows to uncover the villain before she's charged with the crime. Can these enemies-turned-allies call a truce and save everything they love, in this sassy heroine romance?

Fortidens Synder er den tredje bog i bogserien Den Skjulte Sandhed. Den er en videregående handling, om at finde morderen og sandheden til den mystiske hemmelighed der ligger bag alt, der er sket indtil nu.Vi følger igen Daniel Wardum og hans hold af kollegaer og venner i en række forskellige nervepirrende, intense og farlige situationer.Det er ikke sikkert, at alle slipper ud af det her i live...

The Good Old Summertime is the first book in the Julia Nye historical mystery series.In 1910, prohibiting the sale of alcohol is the hot-button issue of the day. And sometimes the debate gets out of hand . . .In 1910, Julia Nye has an unconventional job as a typist for the St. Louis City Police, a first for a woman but not as unconventional as her desire to be a detective like her sheriff father. When her father's friend, a sheriff in Ste. Genevieve County, dies in a suspicious wagon accident, Julia is excited to investigate along with two male reporter friends.But it turns out the sheriff's death involves bootlegging. And in 1910, the countryside is a patchwork of wet and dry localities, with prohibition passions threatening the peace. In Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis, police detectives and even Julia's suffragist housemates make the investigation complicated-and deadly.As she sees her two reporter friends increasingly in danger, Julia worries that her urge to investigate is the cause of the continuing violence. Finding herself attracted to one of the men makes the situation more worrisome. Julia has to decide. She can take the advice of almost everyone to lay low and let the real police detect. Or she can struggle to expose a surprise enemy and push the investigation to a dangerous finish.

A Jane Austen-inspired mystery, set in the world of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, being the fourth novel in the Miss Mary Investigates series.When Mary Bennet befriends Elinor Dashwood, she expects to become part of the young lady's circle and be introduced to her friends and relations. She does not expect that one of this circle should die, far too young, and in most unfortunate circumstances. Worse still, Elinor is secretly in love with one of the suspects, Edward Ferrars, and he is inconveniently engaged to somebody else. When an investigator is called in to assist, Mary is more surprised still.Alexander Lyons expects to find death and deceit in his line of work, but he does not expect to come face to face with Mary, who hasn't replied to his letters of late. What is she doing in London? And how is she involved with this sorry business of murder? Still, despite the tension between the two, they make a good team as they seek to unravel the mystery surrounding them.From the elegant drawing rooms of Mayfair to the reeking slums of St. Giles, the two must use every bit of wit and logic they possess to uncover a killer, all the while trying to puzzle out the workings of their own hearts.Join Mary Bennet, Lizzy's often overlooked sister from Pride and Prejudice, and her intriguing and handsome friend Alexander Lyons, as they are pulled into the world of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility in this, their latest adventure."A sheer enjoyment from beginning to end." - Liz Martinson, award-winning author of Ullandale and Counterpoint

She's on the verge of greatness. He's a self-proclaimed black sheep. When a slaying brings them together, getting locked up could tear them apart...¿¿San Francisco, 1872. Susannah Carterton yearns to be accepted as a serious artist. But family comes first, and she accompanies her adored adopted niece back to the guardianship of an unsuitable biological uncle. But when an estranged friend is found murdered and she stands accused, the panicked painter swallows her pride to ask help of the man who loathes her in kind. Jack Cabot is ecstatic to have his youngest relative back home. Determined to be all that she needs, the likable reprobate could do without her striking shrew of an aunt. But when the beautiful busybody desperately requires his aid, he jumps into action to shore up her defense. Grappling with the idea of someone setting her up for jail time, Susannah fears her chance at winning a prestigious exhibition is about to end in a shocking society scandal. And as Jack starts to see the warmth underneath the woman's cold exterior, he vows to uncover the villain before she's charged with the crime. Can these enemies-turned-allies call a truce and save everything they love in this American historical mystery series? Susannah's Secret is the uplifting second book in the Home At Last murder mystery series. If you like closed door romance, strong characters, a splash of romance, and captivating whodunits, then you'll adore Jenny Wheeler's compelling Victorian West page-turner.

Burnt-out missionary woman, Jenny Goodnight finds herself in the wild and rough boom town of Legacy where law and order are determined by the corrupt Evans family. Only her uncle, firebrand newspaperman Matthew Goodnight, has the courage to challenge the family. When Matthew is murdered, Jenny finds herself in the center of the investigation - and the sheriff's preferred suspect. Now to catch a killer and save herself from the gallows, she is going to have to put herself in harm's way. Everyone in Legacy, including Jenny, has secrets... and someone is willing to kill to keep them.A new kind of hero in the Old West, this novel puts a fresh spin on the classic western. Action packed and full of twists, "Jenny Goodnight" is one wild ride.

Sort ild er andet bind i C.J. Sansoms imponerende saga om munke, mord og mystik i Tudortidens England.Sommeren, 1540. Det er den varmeste sommer i mands minde i det urohærgede England. Den magtsyge Henrik 8. har skiftet endnu en kone ud, og førsteministeren Thomas Cromwells myndighed hænger i en tynd tråd. Dog besidder Cromwell stadig en overmenneskelig magt, et frygteligt våben kendt fra antikken, der kan brænde på selve havets overflade og indhylle et skib i flammer på kun få sekunder: Sort ild, også kaldet Græsk ild og Djævlens Tårer. Men hans indædte fjender kender også til dets eksistens, og da formlen, der anvendes til Sort ild forsvinder, findes de to mænd, der havde den i deres besiddelse, brutalt myrdede.Cromwell får endnu en gang brug for den pukkelryggede sagfører Matthew Shardlake, da ikke blot hans indflydelse hos kongen, men også hans eget liv afhænger af, at mysteriet om den dødbringende ild bliver opklaret.

Djævlens værk er første bind i C.J. Sansoms imponerende saga om munke, mord og mystik i Tudortidens England.England, 1537. En brydningstid raser i Britannien, efter at den berygtede Henrik 8. har proklameret sig som kirkens nye overhoved, og landet er delt mellem dem, der er forblevet tro mod den katolske kirke, og dem, der er loyale over for kongen og den nye, reformerede kirke. Kongens frygtede førsteminister, Thomas Cromwell, fører korstog mod de gamle kirker med voldsomme love, skinprocesser og et omfattende angivernetværk.Englands mange klostre bliver ét efter ét tvangsnedlagt, men særligt ét sted bliver målet for Cromwells falkeblik, da en af hans nærmeste findes brutalt halshugget i Scansea-klostret. Den pukkelryggede sagfører, Matthew Shardlake, sendes til klostret for at afdække sandheden om mordet og de skumle handlinger af helligbrøde, der indfinder sig på klostret. Efterforskningen tvinger Shardlake til at sætte spørgsmålstegn ved alt, hvad han hører, og alt, hvad han tror på.

1671, London is buzzing with news of Thomas Blood's theft of the crown jewels, but for Emily Cussons, his long-term mistress, the repercussions from his audacious crime will catapult her into the glittering court of Charles II. Glamorous, filled with excitement, a world with tantalising opportunities for passion and intrigue, perhaps even love.Emily's brief flirtation with court life shows her how shallow it is. Meeting war-worn Andrew Harris, she learns the power of true love, but their idyll cannot last. Emily will become a pawn in a far more dangerous game and her past will come back to haunt her.Torn between Andrew and her loyalty to her former love, Thomas Blood, she must make a choice that will threaten her own happiness and the lives of those she loves.