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Welcome to abebooks collections of crime fiction and mystery novels, a seedy underworld of thrillers and murder mysteries where detectives, sleuths and private eyes are on the case. Titles az most requested authors az date added publication date. Theyre divided into three sections, beginning with my selection of the top 10 standalone novels. The usa today bestseller a gripping historical fiction cat carlisle, book 1 by terry lynn thomas 4. Nov, 20 if youre looking for a list of some of the best archaeological mystery books, youve landed on the right place. I started writing novels almost by accident about 20 years ago, more or less as a. The best historical novels are those so immersive and natural in tone that their period setting is a bytheway, says katharine grant, the novelist and judge for the walter scott prize for historical fiction.
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The widows is a gripping historical mystery about two women whose lives collide when the man they both love is murdered. Best historical mystery books the best mysteries in a historical setting if you like your mysteries from a bygone era, to read to travel back in time and relish a chance to step back in time to before modern forensics and technologies to a time when detectives or amateur sleuths actually used their own brains and intuitions over the technology. A novel lord a thief of time a leaphorn and chee novel book a quiet life in the country a lady hardcastle mistakes can kill you. The best of the breed would have to include the following. Daisy gumm, sam and the ever crotchety lou prophet, launch a search in exercised spirits, a cozy historical mystery by alice duncan. All your twisted secrets by diana urban, the new husband by d. Discover the best historical thrillers in best sellers. I love mysteries and archaeological mysteries take a special place in my heart. History, especially wellknown history, is set in stone.
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