Best Historical Crime Fiction

1.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,245 ratings
2.
Spoils of Victory (Mason Collins, #2)
Spoils of Victory (Mason Collins, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 353 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.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,750 ratings
5.
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1)
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,385 ratings
6.
Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1)
Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 88,694 ratings
7.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,558 ratings
8.
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 60,124 ratings
9.
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White 3.89 avg rating — 44,667 ratings
10.
Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5)
Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) 4.36 avg rating — 22,227 ratings
11.
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 — 176,363 ratings
12.
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
13.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,797 ratings
14.
Conspirata (Cicero, #2)
Conspirata (Cicero, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 20,808 ratings
15.
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #9)
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #9) 4.03 avg rating — 21,052 ratings
16.
Ruins of War (Mason Collins, #1)
Ruins of War (Mason Collins, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 1,248 ratings
17.
Lamentation (Matthew Shardlake, #6)
Lamentation (Matthew Shardlake, #6) 4.43 avg rating — 19,160 ratings
18.
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4)
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4) 4.37 avg rating — 26,665 ratings
19.
The Emperor's Pearl
The Emperor's Pearl 4.07 avg rating — 1,280 ratings
19.
A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1)
A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 11,637 ratings
21.
The Werewolf of Bamberg (The Hangman's Daughter, #5)
The Werewolf of Bamberg (The Hangman's Daughter, #5) 4.19 avg rating — 7,072 ratings
22.
A Conspiracy of Violence (Thomas Chaloner, #1)
A Conspiracy of Violence (Thomas Chaloner, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 1,736 ratings
23.
The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1)
The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 16,921 ratings
24.
The Pericles Commission (The Athenian Mysteries, #1)
The Pericles Commission (The Athenian Mysteries, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,085 ratings
25.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 120,993 ratings
26.
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 120,546 ratings
27.
Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2)
Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,445 ratings
28.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,225 ratings
29.
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
30.
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1)
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 39,538 ratings
31.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,472 ratings
31.
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
33.
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 15,445 ratings
33.
Death Comes to Pemberley
Death Comes to Pemberley 3.30 avg rating — 103,140 ratings
35.
Murder in the Place of Anubis (Lord Meren, #1)
Murder in the Place of Anubis (Lord Meren, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,338 ratings
36.
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1)
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 33,312 ratings
37.
A Murderous Procession (Mistress of the Art of Death, #4)
A Murderous Procession (Mistress of the Art of Death, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 8,086 ratings
38.
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2)
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 31,749 ratings
38.
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5)
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 1,786 ratings
40.
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 32,090 ratings
40.
The Benson Murder Case (Philo Vance #1)
The Benson Murder Case (Philo Vance #1) 3.45 avg rating — 1,570 ratings
42.
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1)
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 9,277 ratings
43.
Burke - Now and Then
Burke - Now and Then 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
43.
The Italian Secretary
The Italian Secretary 3.24 avg rating — 5,733 ratings
45.
The Dark Monk (The Hangman's Daughter #2)
The Dark Monk (The Hangman's Daughter #2) 3.89 avg rating — 22,547 ratings
46.
The Beggar King
The Beggar King 4.02 avg rating — 15,788 ratings
47.
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
47.
The Poisoned Pilgrim (The Hangman's Daughter #4)
The Poisoned Pilgrim (The Hangman's Daughter #4) 3.97 avg rating — 11,177 ratings
49.
An Officer and a Spy
An Officer and a Spy 4.22 avg rating — 32,173 ratings
50.
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
51.
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 32,842 ratings
52.
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
53.
Live by Night (Coughlin, #2)
Live by Night (Coughlin, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 26,119 ratings
54.
Dreaming Spies (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #13)
Dreaming Spies (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #13) 4.10 avg rating — 10,006 ratings
55.
Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)
Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 10,030 ratings
56.
From Hell
From Hell 4.19 avg rating — 43,723 ratings
57.
The Midwife's Tale (Midwife Mysteries, #1)
The Midwife's Tale (Midwife Mysteries, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 2,943 ratings
58.
Night Soldiers (Night Soldiers, #1)
Night Soldiers (Night Soldiers, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 12,372 ratings
59.
The List of Seven (The List of Seven, #1)
The List of Seven (The List of Seven, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 3,499 ratings
60.
The Devil's Company (Benjamin Weaver #3)
The Devil's Company (Benjamin Weaver #3) 3.96 avg rating — 3,592 ratings
60.
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
62.
The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer, #1)
The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 5,832 ratings
63.
Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1)
Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 4,121 ratings
64.
The Tainted Relic (The Medieval Murderers, #1)
The Tainted Relic (The Medieval Murderers, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,161 ratings
65.
Mycroft Holmes (Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock, #1)
Mycroft Holmes (Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,670 ratings
66.
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 56,422 ratings
66.
Dead Man's Walk (Lonesome Dove, #3)
Dead Man's Walk (Lonesome Dove, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 22,414 ratings
68.
A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1)
A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,837 ratings
68.
The Hyde Park Headsman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #14)
The Hyde Park Headsman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #14) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,864 ratings
70.
Last Seen in Massilia (Roma Sub Rosa, #8)
Last Seen in Massilia (Roma Sub Rosa, #8) 4.08 avg rating — 2,899 ratings
71.
The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1)
The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 7,982 ratings
72.
Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq
Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq 3.80 avg rating — 610 ratings
73.
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
74.
Ancient Blood (Navajo Nation Mystery #3)
Ancient Blood (Navajo Nation Mystery #3) 4.29 avg rating — 2,637 ratings
74.
Twelve Minutes till Midnight
Twelve Minutes till Midnight 4.42 avg rating — 134 ratings
74.
Rest without peace
Rest without peace 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
74.
Death of the Cosset
Death of the Cosset 4.14 avg rating — 43 ratings
74.
Fate of the Union (Reeder and Rogers #2)
Fate of the Union (Reeder and Rogers #2) 4.26 avg rating — 3,716 ratings
74.
31 Bond Street
31 Bond Street 3.41 avg rating — 1,711 ratings
74.
An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating — 26,659 ratings
81.
Company of Liars
Company of Liars 3.86 avg rating — 16,322 ratings
81.
Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco, #6)
Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 4,198 ratings
81.
Strip for Murder (Jack and Maggie Starr, #2)
Strip for Murder (Jack and Maggie Starr, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 99 ratings
81.
St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4)
St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 11,410 ratings
81.
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1)
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,039 ratings
81.
Stone's Fall
Stone's Fall 3.87 avg rating — 8,675 ratings
87.
Road to Perdition (Road to Perdition, #1)
Road to Perdition (Road to Perdition, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,957 ratings
87.
The Impossible Girl
The Impossible Girl 4.10 avg rating — 8,927 ratings
87.
Past Caring
Past Caring 4.16 avg rating — 7,362 ratings
90.
Murder in Canton
Murder in Canton 4.15 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
90.
Road to Perdition 2: On the Road
Road to Perdition 2: On the Road 3.66 avg rating — 290 ratings
90.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 32,488 ratings
93.
A Poisonous Journey (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #1)
A Poisonous Journey (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 281 ratings
94.
The Oath (Knights Templar, #29)
The Oath (Knights Templar, #29) 4.07 avg rating — 396 ratings
94.
The Angel of Darkness (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #2)
The Angel of Darkness (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,894 ratings
96.
Wolf on a String
Wolf on a String 3.27 avg rating — 1,732 ratings
97.
Inspector of the Dead (Thomas De Quincey, #2)
Inspector of the Dead (Thomas De Quincey, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 3,246 ratings
97.
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches #1)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches #1) 4.13 avg rating — 23,621 ratings
97.
A Mystery of Errors (Shakespeare & Smythe #1)
A Mystery of Errors (Shakespeare & Smythe #1) 3.58 avg rating — 225 ratings
100.
The Paris Winter
The Paris Winter 3.69 avg rating — 4,328 ratings
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