Historical Mysteries and Thrillers Featuring Women
1. 
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
by:
Elizabeth Peters
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,750 ratings 
3. 
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
by:
Alan Bradley
3.82 avg rating — 176,360 ratings 4. 
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by:
Laurie R. King
4.04 avg rating — 86,560 ratings 
11. 
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
by:
Ariana Franklin
3.93 avg rating — 40,599 ratings 
13. 
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
by:
Alan Bradley
3.99 avg rating — 58,088 ratings 
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Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5)
by:
Alan Bradley
4.16 avg rating — 39,420 ratings 
26. 
The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2)
by:
Elizabeth Peters
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25,910 ratings 
30. 
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
by:
Dorothy Gilman
4.16 avg rating — 30,148 ratings 
32. 
A Letter of Mary (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by:
Laurie R. King
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21,262 ratings 33. 
35. 
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austen Mysteries, #1)
by:
Stephanie Barron
3.70 avg rating — 7,398 ratings 37. 
Justice Hall (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by:
Laurie R. King
4.23 avg rating — 15,742 ratings 
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The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #6)
by:
Rhys Bowen
4.10 avg rating — 18,015 ratings 
47. 
The Tale of Hill Top Farm (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 4,323 ratings
49. 
The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)
by:
Nancy Springer
3.78 avg rating — 42,398 ratings 
51. 
The God of the Hive (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #10)
by:
Laurie R. King
4.20 avg rating — 14,299 ratings 
53. 
The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody, #6)
by:
Elizabeth Peters
4.20 avg rating — 17,871 ratings 
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The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5)
by:
Elizabeth Peters
4.06 avg rating — 18,006 ratings 
61. 
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries, #1)
by:
Emily Brightwell
3.66 avg rating — 5,979 ratings 
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A Share in Death (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #1)
by:
Deborah Crombie
3.74 avg rating — 20,916 ratings 66. 
A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell, #2)
by:
Deanna Raybourn
4.09 avg rating — 32,277 ratings 
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A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #2)
by:
Dianne Freeman
3.91 avg rating — 8,773 ratings 
79. 
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation, #1)
by:
Lauren Willig
3.69 avg rating — 23,479 ratings 
83. 
Murder on the Lusitania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #1)
by:
Conrad Allen
3.74 avg rating — 2,146 ratings 84. 
The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (Fremont Jones, #1)
by:
Dianne Day
3.77 avg rating — 1,348 ratings 85. 
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Sweet Revenge (A Lady Arianna Regency Mystery #1)
by:
Andrea Penrose
3.73 avg rating — 2,651 ratings 
92. 
Mark of the Lion (Jade del Cameron Mysteries, #1)
by:
Suzanne Arruda
3.64 avg rating — 1,444 ratings 
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