Best historical-fiction mysteries

1.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,470 ratings
2.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 320,247 ratings
3.
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,599 ratings
4.
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 43,628 ratings
5.
The Lip Reader
The Lip Reader 4.70 avg rating — 27 ratings
6.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,560 ratings
7.
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 15,445 ratings
8.
Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5)
Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) 4.36 avg rating — 22,226 ratings
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A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #1)
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 14,812 ratings
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Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,750 ratings
11.
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4)
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4) 4.37 avg rating — 26,665 ratings
12.
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 32,090 ratings
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Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2)
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 31,748 ratings
14.
The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1)
The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 16,921 ratings
15.
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 60,124 ratings
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Spoils of Victory (Mason Collins, #2)
Spoils of Victory (Mason Collins, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 353 ratings
17.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,710 ratings
18.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,247 ratings
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One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,571 ratings
20.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,564 ratings
21.
An Excellent Mystery (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #11)
An Excellent Mystery (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #11) 4.17 avg rating — 8,059 ratings
22.
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 120,542 ratings
23.
The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6)
The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 10,523 ratings
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Pompeji
Pompeji 3.88 avg rating — 51,562 ratings
23.
The House of the Vestals (Roma Sub Rosa, #6)
The House of the Vestals (Roma Sub Rosa, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 3,635 ratings
26.
Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco, #6)
Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 4,198 ratings
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Berlin Noir: March Violets / The Pale Criminal / A German Requiem (Bernie Gunther #1-3)
Berlin Noir: March Violets / The Pale Criminal / A German Requiem (Bernie Gunther #1-3) 4.22 avg rating — 11,434 ratings
28.
Der Name der Rose
Der Name der Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,241 ratings
29.
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1)
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 9,277 ratings
30.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,382 ratings
31.
Saturnalia (SPQR, #5)
Saturnalia (SPQR, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 1,129 ratings
32.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,361 ratings
33.
Fallen From Grace
Fallen From Grace 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
33.
The Lost Sisterhood
The Lost Sisterhood 3.89 avg rating — 6,261 ratings
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The Catiline Conspiracy (SPQR, #2)
The Catiline Conspiracy (SPQR, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 1,676 ratings
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A Spectacle of Corruption (Benjamin Weaver, #2)
A Spectacle of Corruption (Benjamin Weaver, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 4,653 ratings
37.
The Fleet Street Murders (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #3)
The Fleet Street Murders (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 8,081 ratings
38.
Some Danger Involved (Barker & Llewelyn, #1)
Some Danger Involved (Barker & Llewelyn, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 9,025 ratings
39.
A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1)
A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 11,637 ratings
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Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3)
Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 41,386 ratings
41.
The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1)
The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1) 3.42 avg rating — 42,425 ratings
42.
The God of the Hive (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #10)
The God of the Hive (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 14,299 ratings
43.
The Bishop's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #4)
The Bishop's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
44.
Salazar
Salazar really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 38 ratings
44.
Dead In The Water (DCI Frank Merlin #5)
Dead In The Water (DCI Frank Merlin #5) 4.32 avg rating — 110 ratings
44.
Jus Breathe
Jus Breathe 4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
47.
Juliet
Juliet 3.92 avg rating — 28,265 ratings
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Murder on the Lusitania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #1)
Murder on the Lusitania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 2,146 ratings
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River of Darkness (John Madden, #1)
River of Darkness (John Madden, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 8,768 ratings
50.
Nur der Tod bringt Vergebung (Schwester Fidelma, #1)
Nur der Tod bringt Vergebung (Schwester Fidelma, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 5,887 ratings
50.
Seven for a Secret (Timothy Wilde, #2)
Seven for a Secret (Timothy Wilde, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 4,640 ratings
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Tears of Pearl (Lady Emily, #4)
Tears of Pearl (Lady Emily, #4) 3.73 avg rating — 7,189 ratings
53.
Death of a Red Heroine (Inspector Chen Cao #1)
Death of a Red Heroine (Inspector Chen Cao #1) 3.82 avg rating — 6,210 ratings
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The Dragon Scroll (Sugawara Akitada, #1)
The Dragon Scroll (Sugawara Akitada, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 1,202 ratings
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A Poisonous Journey (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #1)
A Poisonous Journey (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 281 ratings
55.
Must the Maiden Die (Glynis Tryon, #6)
Must the Maiden Die (Glynis Tryon, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 212 ratings
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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1)
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 57,769 ratings
58.
The Prague Cemetery
The Prague Cemetery 3.51 avg rating — 29,531 ratings
58.
Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike, #1)
Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 26,638 ratings
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The Tainted Relic (The Medieval Murderers, #1)
The Tainted Relic (The Medieval Murderers, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,161 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 — 42,399 ratings
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Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2)
Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 6,507 ratings
63.
Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing (Lord Meren, #3)
Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing (Lord Meren, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 570 ratings
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A Body in the Bathhouse (Marcus Didius Falco, #13)
A Body in the Bathhouse (Marcus Didius Falco, #13) 4.05 avg rating — 3,293 ratings
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The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4)
The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 1,136 ratings
66.
The Harper's Quine (Gilbert Cunningham, #1)
The Harper's Quine (Gilbert Cunningham, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 1,066 ratings
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The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating — 4,419 ratings
68.
Anatomy of Evil (Barker & Llewelyn, #7)
Anatomy of Evil (Barker & Llewelyn, #7) 4.09 avg rating — 2,325 ratings
69.
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1)
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 33,311 ratings
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The Detective's Assistant
The Detective's Assistant 3.92 avg rating — 1,857 ratings
71.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,558 ratings
72.
The Nicholas Feast (Gilbert Cunningham, #2)
The Nicholas Feast (Gilbert Cunningham, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 490 ratings
73.
A Gilded Grave (Newport Gilded Age #1)
A Gilded Grave (Newport Gilded Age #1) 3.73 avg rating — 971 ratings
74.
The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs, #7)
The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs, #7) 4.25 avg rating — 31,259 ratings
75.
St Mungo's Robin (Gil Cunningham, #4)
St Mungo's Robin (Gil Cunningham, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 362 ratings
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The Shifting Tide (William Monk, #14)
The Shifting Tide (William Monk, #14) 4.13 avg rating — 3,806 ratings
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Alexandria (Marcus Didius Falco, #19)
Alexandria (Marcus Didius Falco, #19) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,965 ratings
78.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 58,088 ratings
79.
Dark Assassin (William Monk, #15)
Dark Assassin (William Monk, #15) 4.01 avg rating — 3,848 ratings
80.
Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2)
Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,444 ratings
80.
Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries, #1)
Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 2,901 ratings
82.
Justice Hall (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #6)
Justice Hall (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #6) 4.23 avg rating — 15,742 ratings
82.
A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1)
A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 19,831 ratings
84.
A Letter of Mary (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #3)
A Letter of Mary (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21,262 ratings
85.
Murder and the First Lady (Eleanor Roosevelt, #1)
Murder and the First Lady (Eleanor Roosevelt, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 555 ratings
86.
Locked Rooms (Mary Russell, #8)
Locked Rooms (Mary Russell, #8) 4.28 avg rating — 16,075 ratings
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Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austen Mysteries, #1)
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austen Mysteries, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 7,398 ratings
88.
Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5)
Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 39,421 ratings
89.
The Game (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #7)
The Game (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #7) 4.17 avg rating — 15,162 ratings
90.
Murder Most Malicious (A Lady & Lady's Maid Mystery, #1)
Murder Most Malicious (A Lady & Lady's Maid Mystery, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 2,028 ratings
91.
The Merchant's Mark (Gilbert Cunningham, #3)
The Merchant's Mark (Gilbert Cunningham, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 411 ratings
92.
Secret Letters
Secret Letters 3.81 avg rating — 1,787 ratings
93.
The Case of the Missing Moonstone (The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency, #1)
The Case of the Missing Moonstone (The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 2,810 ratings
94.
A Game of Lies (Hannah Vogel, #3)
A Game of Lies (Hannah Vogel, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 1,102 ratings
94.
The Angry Woman Suite
The Angry Woman Suite 3.49 avg rating — 1,393 ratings
94.
The Royal Kidnapping
The Royal Kidnapping 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
94.
Cider Brook (Swift River Valley, #3)
Cider Brook (Swift River Valley, #3) 3.73 avg rating — 1,555 ratings
94.
The Woman in the Wing
The Woman in the Wing 3.78 avg rating — 65 ratings
94.
Death of a Dancer (Liberty Lane, #2)
Death of a Dancer (Liberty Lane, #2) 3.51 avg rating — 360 ratings
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Death Cloud (Young Sherlock Holmes, #1)
Death Cloud (Young Sherlock Holmes, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 9,966 ratings
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