For the reader who delights in historical fiction, almost always historical mystery though we’ve been known to sneak one or two great historical fictions into the lineup. Picks are often UK. eds. Monthly.
2012
Jan.: Shepherd, Lloyd. The English Monster
Feb.:
March: Faye, Lindsay. The Gods of Gotham
April: Shields, Kieran. Truth of All Things Signed
May: Kuhns, Eleanor. A Simple Murder
June:
July: Engelman, Karen. The Stockholm Octavo
Aug.:
Sept.: Douglas, Nicholas. Something Red
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Nov.:
Dec.:
2011
Jan.: Keating, Mark. Hunt for White Gold
Feb.: Dickinson, David. Death in a Scarlet Coat
March: Lukas, Michael. The Oracle of Stamboul
April: Blake, Robin. A Dark Anatomy
May: Ransley, Patrick. The Plague Child
June: Bernadette Pajer, A Spark of Death
July: Cantrell, Rebecca. Game of Lies
Aug.: Nick Drake. Egypt: The Chaos
Sept.: Morton, Carson. Stealing Mona Lisa
Oct.: Alexander, A Crimson Warning
Nov.: Horowitz, Anthony. House of Silk
Dec.: Parker, Ann. Mercury Rises
2010
Belfer, Lauren. A Fresh Radiance
Chisholm, PF. A Murder of Crows
Corrby, Gary. The Pericles Commission
Forrester, James. Sacred Treason
Horan, Ellen. 31 Bond Street
McBain, Bruce. Roman Games
Mitchell, David. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
Morgan, Terence. Master of Bruges
Parrish, SJ. Heresy
Rickman, Phil. Bones of Avalon
Taylor, Andrew. Anatomy of Ghosts
Thompson, Richard. Big Wheat
2009
Alleyn, Suzanne. Cavalier of the Apocalypse
Atkins, Ace. Devil’s Garden
Aw, Tash. Taw. Map of the Invisible World
Clements, Rory. Martyr
Havill, Steven. Race for the Dying
Lee, Janice. Piano Teacher
Letemendia, Claire. Best of Men
Liesche, Margit. Hollywood Buzz
Robertson, Imogen. Instruments of Darkness
Simmons, Dan. Drood
2008
Bayard, Louis; Black Tower
Dean, Anna; Moment of Silence
Evans, Mary Anna; Findings
Falcones, Ildefonso; Cathedral of the Sea
Hanson, Ron; Exiles
Kamensky, Jane; Blindspot
Rowland, Laura Joh; Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte
Stanley, Kelli; Nox Dormienda
Terrell, Heather; Map Thief
Waters, Paul; Of Merchants and Heroes
Westerson, Jeri; Veil of Lies
Willig, Lauren; Seduction of Crimson Rose
2007
Abrams, Douglas; The Lost Diary of Don Juan
Bennett, Ronan; Zugzwang
Charles, Edward; Daughters of the Doge
Finch, Charles; A Beautiful Blue Death
Franklin, Ariana; Mistress of the Art of Death
Gee, Sophie; The Scandal of the Season
Griffin, Nicholas; Dizzy City
Harrison, Cora; My Lady Judge
Morris, R.N.; The Gentle Axe
Murphy, Yannick; Signed Mata Hari
Peacock, Caro; Death at Dawn
Raybourn, Deanna; Silent in the Grave
2006
Alexander, Robert; Rasputin’s Daughter
Alleyn, Susanne; Game of Patience
Benson, Ann; The Physician’s Tale
Downie, Ruth; Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing Girls
Drake, Nick; Nefertiti
Gray, Clio; The Guardian of the Keys
Hilu, Alan; Death of a Monk
Morrow, James; Last Witchfinder
Pepper, Andrew; The Last Days of Newgate
Sierra, Javier; The Secret Supper
Stephen, Martin; Rebel Heart
White, Jenny; The Sultan’s Seal
2005
Alexander, Tasha; And Only to Deceive
Brooks, Geraldine; March
Carr, Caleb; The Italian Secretary
Galland, Nicole; Fool’s Tale
Hale, Robert; The Widow of the South
Harris, C.R.; What Angels Fear
Quick, Amanda; Lie by Moonlight
Rabb, Jonathan; Rosa
Scoppettone, Sandra; This Dame for Hire
Singleton, Philip; Zoia’s Gold
Stace, Wesley; Misfortune
2004
Drabble, Margaret; The Red Queen
Healey, Judith; The Canterbury Papers
MacIntosh, Pat; The Harper’s Quine
Morgan, Philippa; Chaucer and the House of Fame
Myers, Beverle Graves; Interrupted Aria
Pilkington, John; The Ruinous Wind
Price, Nancy; No One Knows
Robbins, Madeleine; Petty Treason
Royal, Priscilla; Wine of Violence
Shaw, Catherine; The Three-Body Problem
Tallman, Shirley; Murder on Nob Hill
Thomas, Will; Some Danger Involved
2003
Akunin, Boris; The Winter Queen
Bradby, Tom; The White Russian
Harris, Robert; Pompeii
Highland, Fredrick; Ghost Eater
Humphreys, C.C.; Blood Ties
Pearl, Matthew; The Dante Club
Royal, Patricia; The Wine of Violence
Taylor, Andrew; Unpardonable Crime
Thomas, Edwin; Blighted Cliffs
Tiffany, Grace; My Father Had a Daughter
Tonkin, Peter; The Silent Woman
Zimler, Richard; Hunting Midnight
2002
Ball, Pamela; The Floating City
Elbling, Peter; The Food Taster
Gellis, Roberta; Bone of Contention
Gleeson, Janet; The Grenadillo Box
Gooden, Phillip; The Pale Companion
Kerr, Philip; Dark Matter
Maxon, Daniel; The Piano Tuner
Morrissey, J.P.; A Weekend at Blenheim
Nguyen, Ken; The Tapestries
Parker, T.J.; Rashomon Gate
Rizzolo, S.K.; The Rose in the Wheel
Tobin, Betsy; The Bounce
2001
Cornwell, Bernard; Gallows Thief
Crabbe, Richard; Suspension
Dickinson, David; Goodnight, Sweet Prince
Fitzwater, Martin; Esther’s Pillow
Gold, Glen David; Carter Beats the Devil
Kalogridis, Jean; The Buring Times
Maginnis, Nick; Antonia’s Island
O’Brien, Charles; Mute Witness
Silvis, Randall; On Night’s Shore
Wynn, Patricia; The Birth of Blue Satan
2000
Brown, Dan; Angels and Demons
Butler, Gwendoline; The King Cried Murder
Gordon, Alan; The Jester Leaps In
Griffin, Nicholas; The House of Sight and Shadow
Hamilton, Sylvain; The Bone Pedlar
Kneale, Matthew; The English Passengers
Morgan, Fidelis; Unnatural Fire
Perry, Anne; The One Thing More
Robb, Candace; A Trust Betrayed
Shields, Jody; The Fig Eater
Smith, Sarah; A Citizen of the Country
Williamson, Penn; Mortal Sins
1999
Airth, Rennie; River of Darkness
Belfer, Lauren; City of Light
Busch, Frederick; The Night Inspector
Frazer, Margaret; The Reeve’s Tale
Marston, Edward; The King’s Evil
McMillan, Ann; Angel Trumpet
Reed, Eric and Mary; One for Sorrow
Rowe, Rosemary; The Germanicus Mosaic
Russell, Josh; Yellow Jack
Wilson, Derek; Swarm of Heaven
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