Looking for historical fiction structured around a murder mystery.
I have a family bookclub ages 24-62. I am looking for a book like The Frozen River. Well written, layered, interesting characters, and accessible for a diverse group of readers. Less gore and more history please!
The Shardlake Series by CJ Sansom. Mystery novels sets in Tudor England.
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Michael Jecks.
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– Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia – 1920s Harlem, NY
– The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey – 1920s Bombay/Mumbai
– The Murder of Mr. Ma by S. J. Rozan and John Shen Yen Nee, 1920s London
– A House Divided by Sulari Gentill, also published as A Few Right Thinking Men, 1920s Sydney, Australia
To break with the 1920s theme…
– Zora and Me by Victoria Bond, 1900s Alabama (Middle grade)
– The Silence of Bones by June Hur, 1800, Korea
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The Cadfael mystery series.
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Stephen Spotswood has a delightful series of books set in 1940s east coast USA, The Pentecost and Parker mysteries.
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Crippen by John Boyne. It’s a twist on the story of one of England’s most notorious murders.
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An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pear.
Have you tried [The Cadfael Chronicles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cadfael_Chronicles)?
The Lost Apothecary, by Sarah Penner
The Name of the Rose
The Shardlake Series by CJ Sansom. Mystery novels sets in Tudor England.
Michael Jecks.
– Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia – 1920s Harlem, NY
– The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey – 1920s Bombay/Mumbai
– The Murder of Mr. Ma by S. J. Rozan and John Shen Yen Nee, 1920s London
– A House Divided by Sulari Gentill, also published as A Few Right Thinking Men, 1920s Sydney, Australia
To break with the 1920s theme…
– Zora and Me by Victoria Bond, 1900s Alabama (Middle grade)
– The Silence of Bones by June Hur, 1800, Korea
The Cadfael mystery series.
Stephen Spotswood has a delightful series of books set in 1940s east coast USA, The Pentecost and Parker mysteries.
Crippen by John Boyne. It’s a twist on the story of one of England’s most notorious murders.
The Lake House by Kate Morton!