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 riveting heist novel set in Victorian London, an atmospheric whodunit from an Edgar Award–winning author, and more!

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	A troop of Red Army soldiers vanishes from a Ukrainian bathhouse without a trace… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “Often called Ukraine’s greatest living writer” (The New York Times Book Review), a National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author continues his celebrated Kyiv Mysteries series For Detective Samson Kolechko to solve the puzzling case, he must navigate a storm of political turmoil in a country on the verge of civil war “A darkly comic mystery with deep roots in history” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers In 1851, a stowaway uncovers a long-buried secret WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Beatriz Williams raves, “This is masterful storytelling from a gifted writer” Winifred is forbidden from joining her merchant parents’ voyage from Nantucket to China via San Francisco — so she stows away, discovering high-seas adventure and treachery “Filled with tension, excitement, and brilliant plot twists, the story moves at a breakneck pace against the backdrop of Gerstenblatt’s meticulous research. Luminous” (Fiona Davis) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Enter the dazzling, dangerous world of the Tudor courts WHY IT’S READWORTHY: After her aunt Anne Boleyn’s execution, Katherine is pulled into political intrigue — and uncovers a long-buried family secret that upends her world The New York Times bestselling author of The Six Wives of Henry VIII delivers a “simply unmissable” read (Tracy Borman, author of The House of Boleyn) Introduces a mysterious and little-known — but utterly fascinating — character from Henry VIII’s and Elizabeth I’s courts Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A classic Japanese mystery, translated into English for the first time WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “A merrily macabre whodunit starring a classic sleuth who’s likely new to many American readers” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) When a headless body is discovered on the grounds of an aristocratic estate, investigator Kindaichi is called in to uncover the truth Features “plenty of golden age ingredients… [and] a truly ingenious solution” (The Guardian) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers The politics of postwar Los Angeles come to light in this intriguing whodunit WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Evelyn Bishop, president of Bishop Aeronautics, is breaking ground on a new factory when she’s accused of building on land stolen from a Japanese American family during World War II Tensions escalate when a corpse is found on the property… Can Evelyn and her husband, Nick, find out what happened before it’s too late? “A fine mystery with a clear-eyed look at a racist policy that still echoes today” (Kirkus Reviews) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘A tale both timely and explosive’ (Kate Quinn) set in an infamous, real-life women’s prison WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In 1961, Emily goes undercover in prison to investigate an incarcerated woman’s shocking claims. Three decades later, detective Rachel follows clues in a murder mystery to the same prison, now shuttered… “Visceral and provocative” (Karma Brown), this dual-timeline novel is inspired by true events From an internationally bestselling author who “brings hidden truths and forgotten women vividly to life” (New York Times bestselling author Marissa Stapley) Learn more... GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers From a New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett calls ‘a literary citizen of the highest order’ WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “For readers seeking the glamour of The Great Gatsby with the mystery of an Agatha Christie novel, A Fortune of Sand is for you” (New York Times bestselling author Sarah McCoy) Detroit, 1927: Determined to escape her family’s long shadow, a young heiress arrives at an elite art program whose dark secrets may cost her everything… Marie Benedict recommends this “enthralling” page-turner inspired by true events Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Small-town secrets abound in this ‘gut punch of a novel’ (Publishers Weekly starred review) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A quiet community in upstate New York is rattled when James and Ella White — a couple convicted of homicide and then proven innocent — return. Amid suspicion and shocking revelations, tensions among their neighbors reach a boiling point… “An unsettling, propulsive, and cinematic thriller” (New York Times bestselling author Claire Lombardo) “This work, tightly wound in the best sense, solidifies Winslow’s reputation as a masterful storyteller” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers This engaging heist novel stars an all-woman thieving gang in Victorian London WHY IT’S READWORTHY: To leave her life of crime behind for good, Kit must complete her most dangerous job yet for legendary ringleader Maggie A USA Today bestselling author delivers “historical crime fiction at its most authentic” (Kirkus Reviews) “Brilliant… Readers will be rapt” (Publishers Weekly starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers