Don’t miss the best new historical mysteries from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! We’ve rounded up this month’s biggest and buzziest historical mysteries — including a dual-timeline page-turner set in Paris, a Golden Age whodunit inspired by Agatha Christie’s real life, and more!

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	There’s a killer hiding among the guests at a country house party… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: When her brother’s future father-in-law stands accused of murder, Lady Kiera Darby and her husband, Sebastian Gage, seek the truth A USA Today bestselling and Daphne Award–winning author “delivers another excellent historical mystery” (Library Journal) Set in 1833, this well-paced read featuring “a decidedly unusual heroine” (Kirkus Reviews) will keep you guessing until the end Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers For her latest mission, an MI5 agent must pose as a British defector’s wife… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: As Maggie arrives in Budapest, Cold War tensions simmer — and she realizes her case is more complicated than she ever imagined “Maggie Flynn is a true original: a smart, intrepid, middle-aged spy with acute instincts and aching bunions” (Gill Paul) “Robotham’s warmth for her Hungarian setting is infectious” (Kirkus Reviews) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Romeo and Juliet’s spinster daughter is getting married — if poison doesn’t derail the festivities! WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A New York Times bestselling author continues a series with fans in Kristin Hannah and Julia Quinn, who calls this entry “So. Much. Fun.” Rosie is set to marry a prince… but now, she must unmask the murderer hiding among the guests Set in an alternate version of Shakespeare’s Verona, this mystery comes with plenty of humor and charm Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Fiona Davis calls this read ‘everything I’ve ever wanted in a novel’ WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A dual-timeline mystery flush with intrigue, scandal, and secrets, hailed as “a satisfying caper with brains and heart” (Publishers Weekly) In 1996, American artist Emma is drawn into Paris’s glamorous, cutthroat art world. In the late 1800s, widow Jo van Gogh inherits her brother-in-law Vincent’s paintings, and grows determined to build his legacy When Emma agrees to mastermind a heist at the Musée d’Orsay, the two women’s stories collide in unexpected ways… Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers High-society secrets abound in this Regency-era whodunit WHY IT’S READWORTHY: When Rosalind Thorne agrees to investigate whether an acquaintance’s father is falling victim to a beautiful widow’s wiles, the man ends up dead — soon followed by the admiral he was last seen arguing with… “Rosalind is a delight, as are her colorful companions” (Kirkus Reviews) Full of schemes, forbidden love, and high-stakes danger, this is a twisty installment in a series inspired by Jane Austen’s novels Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Amateur sleuths Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney investigate a poisoning at Netherfield Park WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A New York Times bestselling author “expertly conjures the magic of Jane Austen” (Mimi Matthews) in this murder mystery Solving the case isn’t easy with schemes and sandals unfolding — and the body count rising… “Gray peoples her tale with so many lively, complex, and vividly drawn characters, and involves them in such a variety of intrigues, that the reader’s attention will never flag” (Kirkus Reviews) Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Enjoy the best of Golden Age suspense in this impeccably curated collection WHY IT’S READWORTHY: You’ll be on the edge of your seat reading twisty pieces by Stanley Ellin, James M. Cain, Ellery Queen, and more “Every one of these 15 stories is a beautifully polished gem, a shining example of suspense literature the way it was written a century or so ago” (Booklist) Edited by Otto Penzler, the two-time Edgar Award–winning editor who founded the Mysterious Press and New York City’s famed Mysterious Bookshop Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers What happens when murder strikes an elite group of Golden Age mystery writers? WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Inspired by Agatha Christie’s real-life society of writers, this captivating novel transports readers to London in 1930 With Britain’s most popular crime writer dead from a knife in his back, can authors and exes Lucy and Frank use their mystery-writing skills to solve a real-life case? “Worthy of the Golden Age, but with a modern humor and edginess to it. A delightful read” (Rhys Bowen) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Hotly anticipated by The New York Times, People, Time, and more WHY IT’S READWORTHY: From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and The Bewitching When handsome con man Ulises begins to court Perla with an eye on her fortune, Perla’s niece, Inés, wants in on the scheme — but Perla has secrets of her own… A “seductive literary cocktail composed of equal measures of deception, danger, desire, and desperation… Noir at its very best” (Library Journal starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers