Don’t miss the best new historical mysteries from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! Check out this month’s biggest and buzziest historical mysteries — including an atmospheric tale set in Victorian London, a gripping whodunit starring famed detective Hercule Poirot, and more!

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	Deborah Crombie calls this Victorian mystery ‘one of the treats of the year’ WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A desperate letter draws amateur sleuth Charles Lenox into a cold case in 1879. And the strange emblems carved into London’s buildings at the sites of the murders will lead to the upper echelons of British society… Lenox juggles a myriad of intriguing personal dramas as he is pulled deeper and deeper into the puzzle A highly anticipated whodunit “equal to the best in the genre” (Los Angeles Times), from a USA Today bestselling author Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers An ‘entertaining, page-turning resurrection of the great detective himself, Hercule Poirot’ (Nita Prose) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: As the famed Belgian detective rings in the New Year on a tiny Greek island, a murder is promised — and delivered “Fans hoping to beat Poirot to the mind-bogglingly ingenious solution are well-advised to concede the competition in advance” (Kirkus Reviews) Lovers of Golden Age mysteries won’t be able to resist this entry in the New Hercule Poirot series, written by a beloved author who “does Christie proud” (Charles Todd) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Janice Hallett was ‘immediately besotted’ with this ‘brilliant’ cozy historical read WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In 1901, the judges and barristers of London’s Inner Temple fear for their lives when a severed hand arrives in the post for the treasurer Can lawyer and reluctant sleuth Gabriel Ward track down a mysterious murderer with a grudge? In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls it “delightfully unpredictable… A thoroughly appealing yuletide romp” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Suspense, love, and murder collide at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A great fiction pick for fans of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City When a member of their party is murdered at the legendary fair, cousins Grace and Lillie must find the culprit — before Lillie’s brother takes the fall… “Murphy’s intense research helps to immerse readers in the lush setting” (Library Journal starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A string of deaths in London leaves a high-society sleuth hunting for a serial killer WHY IT’S READWORTHY: When her own husband could be next to meet an untimely end, royal sleuth and new mother Lady Georgie must solve the case to save her family Set in the 1930s and starring a heroine who happens to be 34th in line for the throne Written by a New York Times bestselling author who has won both Anthony and Agatha Awards Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers How did a young man and a priceless book disappear as the Titanic was sinking? WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In 1912, Harry Widener vanishes amid the Titanic disaster. Decades later, Violet is working at Harvard’s Harry Widener Memorial Library — and unravels the mystery of his disappearance Rave reviews from Chris Bohjalian, Jenna Blum, and Marie Benedict, who calls it “a bibliophile’s page-turner” “Pin-sharp fiction… Expect historical glamour [and] dark academic mystery” (Town & Country) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A festive mystery from a New York Times bestselling author WHY IT’S READWORTHY: At Christmastime in 1921, Inspector Ian Rutledge is a newly appointed chief — and must travel to Kent to investigate a lord’s attempted murder Can Rutledge put his own demons aside to help a man who caused the suffering of others? “If there’s ever been a more complex and compelling hero in crime fiction than Inspector Rutledge, I can’t think of one” (Jeffery Deaver) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers In the late 19th century, a young woman investigates a murder at Wellesley College WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Just the thing for fans of Deanna Raybourn When a body is found in the campus lake, aspiring archaeologist Marigold Manners gets swept up in the search for the killer Follow “a fascinating sleuth” (Kirkus Reviews) as she discovers oddball companions and found family Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Accused of witchcraft — and murder — Helena must find the courage to fight for her life WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Targeted by a hostile priest after the death of her husband’s footman, Helena risks everything to stand up to a man determined to destroy her Set in 15th-century Austria, this captivating read is based on true events “A vivid and haunting portrait of a real-life heroine, told in beautifully immersive prose” (Emilia Hart, author of Weyward) Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon