First in Series--Historical Mysteries

1.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 77,748 ratings
2.
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1)
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 39,537 ratings
3.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 86,560 ratings
7.
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 15,445 ratings
8.
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 60,121 ratings
9.
Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)
Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 15,428 ratings
10.
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries #1)
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries #1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 40,101 ratings
11.
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 120,540 ratings
12.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 28,558 ratings
14.
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1)
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 9,276 ratings
15.
A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #1)
A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #1) 3.65 avg rating β€” 17,199 ratings
16.
Cut to the Quick (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #1)
Cut to the Quick (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #1)
by: Kate Ross
4.01 avg rating β€” 4,250 ratings
17.
Some Danger Involved (Barker & Llewelyn, #1)
Some Danger Involved (Barker & Llewelyn, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 9,025 ratings
20.
The Queen's Head (Nicholas Bracewell #1)
The Queen's Head (Nicholas Bracewell #1) 3.60 avg rating β€” 1,098 ratings
21.
The Diviners (The Diviners, #1)
The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 101,041 ratings
23.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 32,486 ratings
24.
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1)
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,039 ratings
25.
One for Sorrow (John the Eunuch #1)
One for Sorrow (John the Eunuch #1)
by: Mary Reed
3.42 avg rating β€” 395 ratings
26.
March Violets (Bernie Gunther, #1)
March Violets (Bernie Gunther, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 18,305 ratings
28.
The Novice's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #1)
The Novice's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 4,207 ratings
29.
Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple #1)
Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple #1) 3.70 avg rating β€” 11,792 ratings
30.
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso #1)
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 9,385 ratings
31.
Murder in the Place of Anubis (Lord Meren, #1)
Murder in the Place of Anubis (Lord Meren, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 1,337 ratings
32.
I, Claudia (Claudia Seferius, #1)
I, Claudia (Claudia Seferius, #1) 3.39 avg rating β€” 263 ratings
33.
Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1)
Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 4,055 ratings
33.
The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries #1)
The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 14,046 ratings
35.
The King's Gambit (SPQR, #1)
The King's Gambit (SPQR, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 3,090 ratings
36.
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 56,421 ratings
38.
And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1)
And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 21,350 ratings
40.
To Shield the Queen (Ursula Blanchard, #1)
To Shield the Queen (Ursula Blanchard, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 2,154 ratings
41.
The Face of a Stranger (William Monk, #1)
The Face of a Stranger (William Monk, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 19,090 ratings
42.
A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1)
A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 19,831 ratings
43.
The Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries, #1)
The Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries, #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 3,672 ratings
44.
What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1)
What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 18,143 ratings
45.
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1)
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 15,042 ratings
46.
The Detective and Mr. Dickens
The Detective and Mr. Dickens 3.22 avg rating β€” 172 ratings
47.
Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)
Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 18,733 ratings
48.
Get Out or Die (Aurelia Marcella, #1)
Get Out or Die (Aurelia Marcella, #1) 3.51 avg rating β€” 302 ratings
49.
Aristotle Detective (Aristotle #1)
Aristotle Detective (Aristotle #1) 3.48 avg rating β€” 1,460 ratings
50.
Satan in St Mary's (Hugh Corbett, #1)
Satan in St Mary's (Hugh Corbett, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 2,368 ratings
52.
The Last Kashmiri Rose (Joe Sandilands, #1)
The Last Kashmiri Rose (Joe Sandilands, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 4,687 ratings
53.
The Poyson Garden (Elizabeth I, #1)
The Poyson Garden (Elizabeth I, #1) 3.64 avg rating β€” 1,306 ratings
54.
A Deadly Endeavor
A Deadly Endeavor 3.93 avg rating β€” 721 ratings
55.
Absence of Mercy (A Lightner and Law Mystery #1)
Absence of Mercy (A Lightner and Law Mystery #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 349 ratings
56.
Still Life with Murder  (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, #1)
Still Life with Murder (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, #1)
by: P.B. Ryan
3.92 avg rating β€” 10,387 ratings
57.
Murder at the Brightwell (Amory Ames Mystery, #1)
Murder at the Brightwell (Amory Ames Mystery, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 9,219 ratings
59.
Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane, #1)
Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 15,723 ratings
60.
The Ides of April (Flavia Albia, #1)
The Ides of April (Flavia Albia, #1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 3,807 ratings
61.
Death and the Chapman (Roger the Chapman, #1)
Death and the Chapman (Roger the Chapman, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,665 ratings
61.
Bloodlist (Vampire Files, #1)
Bloodlist (Vampire Files, #1) 3.67 avg rating β€” 2,841 ratings
63.
Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries, #1)
Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 2,901 ratings
65.
Wine of Violence (Medieval Mystery, #1)
Wine of Violence (Medieval Mystery, #1) 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,836 ratings
67.
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 93,950 ratings
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The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)
The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 18,570 ratings
71.
Faded Coat of Blue (Abel Jones, #1)
Faded Coat of Blue (Abel Jones, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 833 ratings
72.
The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1)
The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 29,968 ratings
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The Dragon Scroll (Sugawara Akitada, #1)
The Dragon Scroll (Sugawara Akitada, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,202 ratings
74.
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1)
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1) 3.77 avg rating β€” 33,311 ratings
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The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)
The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 42,398 ratings
78.
The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer, #1)
The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 5,832 ratings
80.
Whose Body?  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) 3.83 avg rating β€” 59,869 ratings
81.
The Hangman's Daughter (The Hangman's Daughter, #1)
The Hangman's Daughter (The Hangman's Daughter, #1) 3.75 avg rating β€” 78,686 ratings
83.
The King's Evil (Christopher Redmayne, #1)
The King's Evil (Christopher Redmayne, #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 540 ratings
84.
A Mystery of Errors (Shakespeare & Smythe #1)
A Mystery of Errors (Shakespeare & Smythe #1) 3.58 avg rating β€” 225 ratings
85.
The English Monster (Charles Horton, #1)
The English Monster (Charles Horton, #1) 3.49 avg rating β€” 944 ratings
86.
The Alehouse Murders (Templar Knight Mystery, #1)
The Alehouse Murders (Templar Knight Mystery, #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 1,782 ratings
88.
The Wolves of Savernake (Domesday, #1)
The Wolves of Savernake (Domesday, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,909 ratings
89.
Telegram For Mrs. Mooney (Tommy Mooney Mystery #1)
Telegram For Mrs. Mooney (Tommy Mooney Mystery #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 543 ratings
90.
Murder at Manassas (Harrison Raines, #1)
Murder at Manassas (Harrison Raines, #1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 198 ratings
92.
Dead March: A Civil War Mystery
Dead March: A Civil War Mystery 3.64 avg rating β€” 171 ratings
92.
Demon of the Air (Aztec Murder Mystery, #1)
Demon of the Air (Aztec Murder Mystery, #1) 3.50 avg rating β€” 189 ratings
94.
Death in the Dark Walk (John Rawlings, #1)
Death in the Dark Walk (John Rawlings, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,207 ratings
96.
The Sanctuary Seeker (Crowner John Mystery #1)
The Sanctuary Seeker (Crowner John Mystery #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 2,052 ratings
96.
The Chinese Gold Murders: A Judge Dee Mystery
The Chinese Gold Murders: A Judge Dee Mystery 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,909 ratings
98.
The Last Templar (Knights Templar, #1)
The Last Templar (Knights Templar, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 3,208 ratings
99.
Except the Dying (Detective Murdoch, #1)
Except the Dying (Detective Murdoch, #1) 3.68 avg rating β€” 3,735 ratings
100.
Holmes on the Range (Holmes on the Range, #1)
Holmes on the Range (Holmes on the Range, #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,846 ratings