Best Historical Mystery

101.
Stone's Fall
Stone's Fall 3.87 avg rating — 8,675 ratings
102.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,801,919 ratings
103.
Murder on St. Mark's Place (Gaslight Mystery, #2)
Murder on St. Mark's Place (Gaslight Mystery, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 9,331 ratings
104.
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn 3.90 avg rating — 57,102 ratings
105.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,247 ratings
106.
The Wardens of Punyu
The Wardens of Punyu
by: D.L. Kung
4.08 avg rating — 59 ratings
107.
Brother Cadfael's Penance (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #20)
Brother Cadfael's Penance (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #20) 4.32 avg rating — 6,083 ratings
108.
The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper 4.16 avg rating — 171,021 ratings
109.
Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple, #1)
Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 11,792 ratings
110.
The Potter's Field (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #17)
The Potter's Field (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #17) 4.13 avg rating — 6,450 ratings
111.
The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5)
The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5) 4.06 avg rating — 18,006 ratings
112.
Venus in Copper (Marcus Didius Falco, #3)
Venus in Copper (Marcus Didius Falco, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 5,813 ratings
113.
The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody, #7)
The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody, #7) 4.22 avg rating — 14,541 ratings
114.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,558 ratings
115.
City of Shadows
City of Shadows 3.97 avg rating — 4,946 ratings
116.
Silent on the Moor (Lady Julia Grey, #3)
Silent on the Moor (Lady Julia Grey, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 15,088 ratings
117.
The Iron Hand of Mars (Marcus Didius Falco, #4)
The Iron Hand of Mars (Marcus Didius Falco, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 5,371 ratings
118.
The Janissary Tree (Yashim the Eunuch #1)
The Janissary Tree (Yashim the Eunuch #1) 3.55 avg rating — 6,577 ratings
119.
Murder on Washington Square (Gaslight Mystery, #4)
Murder on Washington Square (Gaslight Mystery, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 7,188 ratings
120.
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1)
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,039 ratings
121.
A Broken Vessel (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #2)
A Broken Vessel (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #2)
by: Kate Ross
4.04 avg rating — 2,438 ratings
122.
Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody, #4)
Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 18,543 ratings
123.
The Quincunx
The Quincunx 4.02 avg rating — 8,104 ratings
124.
The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye 3.80 avg rating — 10,132 ratings
125.
Murder on Gramercy Park (Gaslight Mystery, #3)
Murder on Gramercy Park (Gaslight Mystery, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 7,915 ratings
126.
A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1)
A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 3,540 ratings
126.
When Maidens Mourn (Sebastian St. Cyr, #7)
When Maidens Mourn (Sebastian St. Cyr, #7) 4.24 avg rating — 8,591 ratings
128.
The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody, #8)
The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody, #8) 4.18 avg rating — 12,967 ratings
129.
The Deception of the Emerald Ring (Pink Carnation, #3)
The Deception of the Emerald Ring (Pink Carnation, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 10,067 ratings
130.
Chasing Women
Chasing Women 4.28 avg rating — 486 ratings
131.
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 20,440 ratings
132.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island 4.13 avg rating — 215,590 ratings
133.
The Dark Enquiry (Lady Julia Grey, #5)
The Dark Enquiry (Lady Julia Grey, #5) 4.04 avg rating — 10,801 ratings
134.
The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger 3.57 avg rating — 58,368 ratings
135.
A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #2)
A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 21,488 ratings
136.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,435 ratings
137.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,323 ratings
138.
Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco, #6)
Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 4,198 ratings
139.
The Black Tower
The Black Tower 3.75 avg rating — 4,154 ratings
140.
The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation, #2)
The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 11,569 ratings
141.
The Heretic's Apprentice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #16)
The Heretic's Apprentice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #16) 4.15 avg rating — 6,196 ratings
142.
Death Comes as the End
Death Comes as the End 3.85 avg rating — 26,779 ratings
143.
The Last Dickens
The Last Dickens 3.57 avg rating — 7,208 ratings
144.
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1)
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 57,768 ratings
145.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1)
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 33,753 ratings
146.
Murder on Mulberry Bend (Gaslight Mystery, #5)
Murder on Mulberry Bend (Gaslight Mystery, #5) 4.06 avg rating — 6,833 ratings
147.
Seeing a Large Cat (Amelia Peabody, #9)
Seeing a Large Cat (Amelia Peabody, #9) 4.23 avg rating — 12,088 ratings
148.
The Turkish Gambit (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #2)
The Turkish Gambit (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 7,896 ratings
149.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,396 ratings
150.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 29,093 ratings
151.
Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1)
Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 4,055 ratings
152.
Gallows Thief
Gallows Thief 3.92 avg rating — 7,612 ratings
153.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating — 489,758 ratings
154.
The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1)
The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 16,921 ratings
155.
Watchers of Time (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #5)
Watchers of Time (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #5) 3.99 avg rating — 6,954 ratings
156.
Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1)
Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 14,901 ratings
157.
Legacy of the Dead (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #4)
Legacy of the Dead (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 7,419 ratings
158.
Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2)
Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 6,507 ratings
159.
Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2)
Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 8,039 ratings
160.
Murder in Chinatown (Gaslight Mystery, #9)
Murder in Chinatown (Gaslight Mystery, #9) 3.97 avg rating — 6,390 ratings
161.
The Last Kashmiri Rose (Joe Sandilands, #1)
The Last Kashmiri Rose (Joe Sandilands, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 4,687 ratings
162.
Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)
Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 10,030 ratings
163.
The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (Fremont Jones, #1)
The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (Fremont Jones, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 1,348 ratings
164.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet 4.03 avg rating — 66,775 ratings
165.
Search the Dark (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #3)
Search the Dark (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 7,458 ratings
166.
Last Seen in Massilia (Roma Sub Rosa, #8)
Last Seen in Massilia (Roma Sub Rosa, #8) 4.08 avg rating — 2,899 ratings
167.
The Whiskey Rebels
The Whiskey Rebels 3.90 avg rating — 7,826 ratings
168.
Funeral in Blue (William Monk, #12)
Funeral in Blue (William Monk, #12) 3.97 avg rating — 4,125 ratings
169.
The Coffee Trader
The Coffee Trader 3.75 avg rating — 9,177 ratings
170.
The Devil in Music (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #4)
The Devil in Music (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #4)
by: Kate Ross
4.19 avg rating — 1,994 ratings
171.
The Poe Shadow
The Poe Shadow 3.21 avg rating — 9,530 ratings
172.
Tears of Pearl (Lady Emily, #4)
Tears of Pearl (Lady Emily, #4) 3.73 avg rating — 7,189 ratings
173.
The Sherlockian
The Sherlockian 3.66 avg rating — 14,891 ratings
174.
The Gods of Gotham (Timothy Wilde, #1)
The Gods of Gotham (Timothy Wilde, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 16,517 ratings
175.
The Dream of Scipio
The Dream of Scipio 3.76 avg rating — 4,459 ratings
176.
The Polish Officer (Night Soldiers, #3)
The Polish Officer (Night Soldiers, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 6,456 ratings
177.
Whom the Gods Love (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #3)
Whom the Gods Love (Julian Kestrel Mysteries, #3)
by: Kate Ross
4.21 avg rating — 2,446 ratings
178.
Arms of Nemesis (Roma Sub Rosa, #2)
Arms of Nemesis (Roma Sub Rosa, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 4,829 ratings
178.
Murder in Little Italy (Gaslight Mystery, #8)
Murder in Little Italy (Gaslight Mystery, #8) 4.03 avg rating — 6,274 ratings
180.
River of Darkness (John Madden, #1)
River of Darkness (John Madden, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 8,768 ratings
181.
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (Pink Carnation, #4)
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (Pink Carnation, #4) 3.88 avg rating — 8,592 ratings
182.
Murder on Lenox Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #7)
Murder on Lenox Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 6,302 ratings
183.
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (Pink Carnation, #5)
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (Pink Carnation, #5) 3.77 avg rating — 7,258 ratings
184.
Instruments of Darkness (Crowther and Westerman, #1)
Instruments of Darkness (Crowther and Westerman, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 4,269 ratings
185.
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1)
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,042 ratings
186.
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5)
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 1,786 ratings
187.
Murder on Bank Street (Gaslight Mystery, #10)
Murder on Bank Street (Gaslight Mystery, #10) 4.14 avg rating — 6,307 ratings
188.
The Hangman's Daughter (The Hangman's Daughter, #1)
The Hangman's Daughter (The Hangman's Daughter, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 78,686 ratings
189.
A Long Shadow (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #8)
A Long Shadow (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #8) 4.15 avg rating — 5,644 ratings
190.
The Devil's Door (Catherine LeVendeur, #2)
The Devil's Door (Catherine LeVendeur, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,044 ratings
191.
The Italian Secretary
The Italian Secretary 3.24 avg rating — 5,733 ratings
192.
The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3)
The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,096 ratings
193.
The Good German
The Good German 3.79 avg rating — 7,292 ratings
194.
Murder on Marble Row (Gaslight Mystery, #6)
Murder on Marble Row (Gaslight Mystery, #6) 4.12 avg rating — 6,852 ratings
195.
Lady of Hay
Lady of Hay 4.07 avg rating — 8,325 ratings
196.
Cruel as the Grave (Justin de Quincy, #2)
Cruel as the Grave (Justin de Quincy, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 3,748 ratings
197.
Forty-Ninth
Forty-Ninth 4.13 avg rating — 127 ratings
198.
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 340,707 ratings
199.
Night Over Water
Night Over Water 3.91 avg rating — 29,363 ratings
200.
The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)
The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 18,570 ratings
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