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Novels of Nineteenth Century EuropeNineteenth century Europe featured the English Regency period, which gave rise to the "Regency romance" genre. Jane Austen wrote during this time, and a number of modern authors have borrowed her characters to create a distinct new Jane-Austen-inspired genre of historical fiction. From 1837-1901, England's Queen Victoria presided over an era known for the expansion of the British Empire and rigid social rules that masked a surge in poverty and crime. In both the British Isles and the European Continent, the Industrial Revolution brought impressive advances in technology, made fortunes for many, and trapped others in lives of oppressive drudgery. The 1845 Irish Potato Famine (not limited to Ireland) caused enormous suffering and a surge in emigration. George MacDonald Fraser's popular Flashman series about a British soldier is set in the British Empire period. For novels set during the time of Napoleon, see the Napoleonic Era page. The Jane Austen genre and some classic Regency romance novels (specifically Georgette Heyer's) are listed below; for a more complete listing of Regency romances, consult a website devoted to historical romance. Novels are listed alphabetically by author within the following categories: The British and Irish in the 19th Century The British and Irish in the 19th Century
Jonathan Barnes, The Somnambulist (2008), a darkly comic literary satire of nineteenth century detective novels, about a stage magician investigating a plot to destroy London Julian Barnes, Arthur and George, nineteenth century author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses his insights as a writer of detective stories to help a man wrongly convicted of a crime Andrea Barrett, Servants of the Map, a collection of short stories set mostly in the early nineteenth century Andrea Barrett, Voyage of the Narwhal, about an 1855 expedition to the Arctic Peter Behrens, The Law of Dreams, a young Irishman journeys from famine-stricken Ireland to England, Wales and across the ocean to America Jill Blee, Brigid, set during the nineteenth century Irish potato famine Clare Boylan, Emma Brown: A Novel From the Unfinished Manuscript by Charlotte Brontë, about a plain young woman enrolled at a ladies' boarding school who turns out not to be the heiress she claimed to be; based on a fragment by Charlotte Brontë Gerri Brightwell, The Dark Lantern (2008), about a late nineteenth century housemaid who must conceal the fact that her mother was hanged as a murderess when she takes a job with a forensic scientist and his wife, who has secrets of her own A.S. Byatt, Possession, a literary novel about two young scholars in contemporary Britain researching a pair of Victorian writers and their love affair Elizabeth Byrd, The Famished Land: A Novel of the Irish Potato Famine, about a young woman’s struggle to survive during the nineteenth century potato famine Peter Carey, Jack Maggs, about an outlaw recently returned to London from an Australian prison colony Jamie Carie, The Duchess and the Dragon, a Regency romance about a woman torn between two men; Christian message. More info Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus, about a trapeze artist Jonatha Ceely, Mina, about a young woman who loses her family during the Irish potato famine and goes to work on an English estate after her attempt to emigrate to America fails Jonatha Ceely, Bread and Dreams, about a young Irish woman who dresses as a boy and takes a job on a ship so she can emigrate to America after losing her family in the potato famine; sequel to Mina Clare Clark, The Great Stink, about the engineer building a new system to replace the overwhelmed London sewers in the mid-nineteenth century Lindsay Clarke, The Chymical Wedding (1989), a literary novel about a contemporary poet and a nineteenth century alchemist, united across time by mysterious dreams Amy Corwin, The Smuggled Rose, historical romance about a woman living in obscurity in Dover after being ruined by a scandal, who makes a hazardous living by receiving smuggled goods, including roses. Thomas B. Costain, The Tontine, about financial schemes in nineteenth century England Elaine Crowley, Kilgoran, about an Irish woman during the nineteenth century potato famine R.F. Delderfield, God Is an Englishman, a former soldier sets out to raise a fortune after returning from the Crimea and India; #1 in the Swann Family Saga R.F. Delderfield, Theirs Was the Kingdom, #2 in the Swann Family Saga R.F. Delderfield, Give Us This Day, #3 in the Swann Family Saga Leslie Dicken, A Tarnished Heart, about a pastor's daughter in Victorian England who is in love with her father's curate, but instead is forced into an unhappy marriage with an aristocrat. More info Jennifer Donnelly, The Tea Rose, a young woman in 1888 London strives for a better life; #1 in the Tea Rose trilogy Jennifer Donnelly, The Winter Rose, a nineteenth century woman doctor in London becomes involved with a gangster; #2 in the Tea Rose trilogy Emma Donoghue, The Sealed Letter, about an unmarried woman active in the nineteenth century women's movement who becomes embroiled in a scandalous divorce case when she tries to help a friend Daphne du Maurier, Jamaica Inn, a young woman faces danger in nineteenth century Cornwall Daphne du Maurier, Julius, about an ambitious French peasant who builds a fortune in nineteenth century England Daphne du Maurier, My Cousin Rachel, a novel of suspense set in nineteenth century Cornwall Daphne du Maurier, The Loving Spirit, a family saga set in nineteenth century Cornwall Catherine Dunne, Another Kind of Life, about three middle class Dublin sisters and two working class sisters in Belfast in late nineteenth century Ireland. More info Robert Edric, Gathering the Water, a literary novel about a man charged with the task of overseeing the flooding of a valley in northern England in 1847 Robert Edric, The Broken Lands: A Novel of Arctic Disaster, a literary novel about an 1845 British expedition to find "the Northwest Passage" which became trapped in Arctic ice Erica Eisdorfer, The Wet Nurse's Tale, about a working-class mother in 1847 England who schemes to get back her baby, adopted by a mentally unbalanced aristocrat. Erastes, Standish, about a homosexual love affair in Georgian England Barbara Ewing, Rosetta (2006), about a nineteenth century English woman interested in heiroglyphics Barbara Ewing, The Mesmerist (2007), about a nineteenth century English actress who becomes a phreno-mesmerist when she is unable to find work on the stage Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, a bestselling literary novel about a prostitute striving for a better life in Victorian London Sebastian Faulks, Human Traces, about the fledgling years of psychiatry during the late nineteenth century Ken Follett, A Dangerous Fortune, about a banking family in Victorian England whose fortunes are built on a foundation of corruption and murder John Fowles, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, a literary novel about a love affair in Victorian England, with alternative endings
George MacDonald Fraser, Royal Flash, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #2 in the Flashman series George MacDonald Fraser, Flash for Freedom!, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #3 in the Flashman series George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman at the Charge, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #4 in the Flashman series George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman in the Great Game, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #5 in the Flashman series George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman's Lady, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #6 in the Flashman series George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman and the Redskins, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #7 in the Flashman series George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman and the Dragon, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #8 in the Flashman series George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman and the Mountain of Light, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #9 in the Flashman series George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman and the Angel of the Lord, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #10 in the Flashman series George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman and the Tiger, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #11 in the Flashman series George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman on the March, a humorous novel about a charming scoundrel and his adventures as a British soldier; #12 in the Flashman series
Elizabeth Goudge, Green Dolphin Street, about a pair of sisters from the Channel Islands and the man they both love, who emigrates to New Zealand and sends for one sister to become his wife, absent-mindedly writing the wrong sister's name in his letter. Helen Halstead, The Imaginary Gentleman: A Regency Intrigue, about a woman who encounters a mysterious gentleman as a storm is brewing in 1806 Lyme Regis Jane Harris, The Observations, a young woman works as a maid for an odd employer in nineteenth century Scotland William Harrison, Burton and Speke (also titled The Mountains of the Moon in editions published since a movie based on the book appeared) (1982), about the expedition to Africa of Sir Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke to find the source of the Nile
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Devil’s Horse, a family saga set in 1820 England; #16 in the Morland Dynasty series Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Poison Tree, a family saga set in 1831 England; #17 in the Morland Dynasty series Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Abyss, a family saga set in 1833 England; #18 in the Morland Dynasty series Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Hidden Shore, a family saga set in 1843 England; #19 in the Morland Dynasty series Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Winter Journey, a family saga set in 1851 England; #20 in the Morland Dynasty series Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Outcast, a family saga set in 1857 England and America; #21 in the Morland Dynasty series Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Mirage, a family saga set in 1870 England; #22 in the Morland Dynasty series Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Cause, a family saga set in 1874 England; #23 in the Morland Dynasty series Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Homecoming, a family saga set in 1885 England; #24 in the Morland Dynasty series Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, The Question, a family saga set in 1898 England; #25 in the Morland Dynasty series
Georgette Heyer, Regency Buck, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1935 Georgette Heyer, The Talisman Ring, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1936 Georgette Heyer, An Infamous Army, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1937 Georgette Heyer, The Corinthian (titled Beau Wyndham in the US), classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1940 Georgette Heyer, Faro's Daughter, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1941 Georgette Heyer, Friday's Child, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1944 Georgette Heyer, The Reluctant Widow, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1946 Georgette Heyer, The Foundling, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1948 Georgette Heyer, Arabella, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1949 Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1950 Georgette Heyer, The Quiet Gentleman, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1951 Georgette Heyer, Cotillion, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1953 Georgette Heyer, The Toll-Gate, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1954 Georgette Heyer, Bath Tangle, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1955 Georgette Heyer, Sprig Muslin, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1956 Georgette Heyer, April Lady, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1957 Georgette Heyer, Sylvester; or the Wicked Uncle, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1957 Georgette Heyer, Venetia, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1958 Georgette Heyer, The Unknown Ajax, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1959 Georgette Heyer, A Civil Contract, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1961 Georgette Heyer, The Nonesuch, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1962 Georgette Heyer, False Colors, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1963 Georgette Heyer, Frederica, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1965 Georgette Heyer, the Black Sheep, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1966 Georgette Heyer, Cousin Kate, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1968 Georgette Heyer, Charity Girl, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1970 Georgette Heyer, Lady of Quality, classic Regency romance from the queen of the genre; published in 1972
Jack Higgins, Pay the Devil, about a Confederate colonel who migrates to Ireland and becomes involved in the Fenian Rising. More info Pauline Holdstock, The Turning, about a nineteenth century French family whose lives are changed when an English ship is wrecked nearby Linda Holeman, The Linnet Bird, about the respectable wife of a British colonial officer in India haunted by her past as a London prostitute Sheri Holman, The Dress Lodger, a poor young woman struggles to keep a son with a birth defect alive in nineteenth century England Victor Hugo, The Toilers of the Sea, set on Guernsey Island in the nineteenth century Sean Kenny, The Hungry Earth, a modern Irishman travels back in time to the Great Famine Garry Douglas Kilworth, The Devil's Own, about a British soldier from the upper classes who enlists in the ranks instead of buying a commission; set during the nineteenth century Crimean War; #1 in the "Fancy Jack" Crossman series Garry Douglas Kilworth, The Valley of Death, about a British soldier from the upper classes who enlists in the ranks instead of buying a commission; set during the nineteenth century Crimean War; #2 in the "Fancy Jack" Crossman series Garry Douglas Kilworth, Soldiers in the Mist, about a British soldier from the upper classes who enlists in the ranks instead of buying a commission; set during the nineteenth century Crimean War; #3 in the "Fancy Jack" Crossman series Garry Douglas Kilworth, The Winter Soldiers, about a British soldier from the upper classes who enlists in the ranks instead of buying a commission; set during the nineteenth century Crimean War; #4 in the "Fancy Jack" Crossman series Garry Douglas Kilworth, Attack on the Redan, about a British soldier from the upper classes who enlists in the ranks instead of buying a commission; set during the nineteenth century Crimean War; #5 in the "Fancy Jack" Crossman series Garry Douglas Kilworth, Brothers of the Blade, about a British soldier from the upper classes who enlists in the ranks instead of buying a commission; set in nineteenth century India; #6 in the "Fancy Jack" Crossman series Garry Douglas Kilworth, Rogue Officer, about a British soldier from the upper classes who enlists in the ranks instead of buying a commission; set in nineteenth century India; #7 in the "Fancy Jack" Crossman series Peg Kingman, Not Yet Drown'd, about a Scottish woman who travels to India in search of her twin brother in 1822 Rudyard Kipling, Kim, about the orphaned son of an Irish soldier who grows up as a street urchin in India and is recruited as a spy in the "Great Game" of the British to control central Asia Rudyard Kipling, The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories, a collection of short stories; the title story is about a pair of nineteenth century British adventurers who scheme to become kings in Afghanistan Jonathan Lunn, Killigrew RN, about an officer in the British Royal Navy who risks his life to help stop the illegal slave trade; #1 in the Killigrew series Jonathan Lunn, Killigrew and the Golden Dragon, about an officer in the British Royal Navy on a mission against Chinese pirates; #2 in the Killigrew series Jonathan Lunn, Killigrew and the Incorrigibles, about an officer in the British Royal Navy on a mission in the Pacific Ocean; #3 in the Killigrew series Jonathan Lunn, Killigrew and the Northwest Passage, about an officer in the British Royal Navy on a mission to find a sea passage through the Arctic from the Atlantic to the Pacific; #4 in the Killigrew series Jonathan Lunn, Killigrew's Run, about an officer in the British Royal Navy on the eve of the nineteenth century Crimean War; #5 in the Killigrew series Jonathan Lunn, Killigrew and the Sea Devil, about an officer in the British Royal Navy on a mission involving espionage in nineteenth century Russia; #1 in the Killigrew series R.A. MacAvoy, The Grey Horse, historical fantasy about a horse who becomes a man; set in late nineteenth century Ireland during the risings against the English Walter Macken, The Silent People, set in Ireland during the famine of 1826 Allan Mallinson, Honorable Company: A Novel of India Before the Raj, about a British soldier forced into political maneuvering in India; part of the Light Dragoons series (see “Napoleonic Era” for others) Daniel Mason, Piano Tuner, a London piano tuner travels to Burma in 1886 Eugene McCabe, Death and Nightingales, about a Protestant landlord and his Catholic stepdaughter during the strife in Ireland in 1883 after the murder of the British Chief Secretary for Ireland. More info James A. Michener, The Journey, about four English aristocrats and their Irish servant who cope with disaster as they search for gold in 1897 Canada Susanna Moore, One Last Look, about the experiences of two English sisters and their brother in 1836 Calcutta, where he is serving as governor-general Joseph O’Connor, The Star of the Sea, about the conflicts among the passengers on a ship sailing from Ireland to New York during the nineteenth century potato famine Liam O’Flaherty, Famine, about tenant farmers in County Galway, Ireland, during the nineteenth century potato famine Arthur Phillips, Angelica, in 1880s London, a mother consults a spiritualist after seeing a spectral figure attack her daughter Jem Poster, Courting Shadows (2008), about a young architect and his conflicts with the villagers when he takes on a restoration job for a neglected country church and decides to clear out elements he considers superstitious and unsound Christopher Priest, The Prestige, magical realism about a stage magician in the late nineteenth century Julian Rathbone, A Very English Agent, about a man who has been a police spy for the past 40 years and wants a pension badly enough to use blackmail; #1 in the Charlie Boylan series. More info Julian Rathbone, Birth of a Nation, a man who has been a police spy for the past 40 years tells about his adventures in the Galapagos and America; #2 in the Charlie Boylan series. More info Julian Rathbone, The Mutiny, about a British spy who becomes personally involved in a conspiracy in India; #3 in the Charlie Boylan series. More info Douglas Reeman, Badge of Glory, about a young man serving in the Royal Marines in 1850, in Africa and then the Crimean War; #1 in the Royal Marines Saga Douglas Reeman, The Horizon, about a young man serving in the Royal Marines during the Boxer Rebellion; #2 in the Royal Marines Saga Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea, about the Caribbean first wife of Mr. Rochester in Charlotte Brontë’s classic nineteenth century novel Jane Eyre Miranda Seymour, Count Manfred, about a woman who becomes engaged to the mysterious tenant of a mansion belonging to Lord Byron George Shipway, Chilian Club, about a group of retired British army officers who decide to redeem the honor of their disgraced regiment by assassinating union leaders and other leftists. George Shipway, Free Lance, about two English friends who join the East India Company. George Shipway, Strangers in the Land, about a well-meaning but ignorant English general, newly arrived in India, whose seemingly minor changes in the regulations result in disaster. Eve Silver, Dark Desires, gothic romance set in London during the 1820s Eve Silver, His Dark Kiss, gothic romance set in Wales during the 1820s Eve Silver, Dark Prince, gothic romance set on the coast of Cornwall during the 1820s Eve Silver, His Wicked Sins, gothic romance set in Yorkshire during the 1820s Irving Stone, The Origin, a biographical novel about the nineteenth century naturalist Charles Darwin
V.A. Stuart, Brave Captains, about a British naval officer fighting on the plains of Balaclava during the Charge of the Light Brigade; #2 in the Phillip Hazard series V.A. Stuart, Hazard's Command, about a British naval officer during the Crimean War; #3 in the Phillip Hazard series V.A. Stuart, Hazard of Huntress, about a newly promoted ship captain in the British navy sent to spy on the Russians during the Crimean War; #4 in the Phillip Hazard series V.A. Stuart, Hazard in Circassia, about a British naval officer sent to negotiate an alliance with the mountain-dwelling Circassians during the Crimean War; #5 in the Phillip Hazard series V.A. Stuart, Victory at Sebastopol, about a British naval officer during the Crimean War who faces court martial after making a difficult choice during the press of warfare; #6 in the Phillip Hazard series V.A. Stuart, Guns to the Far East, about a British naval officer in China after the Crimean War who learns his sisters may be in danger during the Sepoy Mutiny; #7 in the Phillip Hazard series V.A. Stuart, Escape from Hell , about a British naval officer who volunteers to help rescue a besieged British garrison during the Sepoy Mutiny; #8 in the Phillip Hazard series V.A. Stuart, Victors and Lords, about a British captain in the East India Company during the Crimean War; #1 in the Alexander Sheridan series V.A. Stuart, The Sepoy Mutiny, about a British officer in India during the Sepoy Mutiny; #2 in the Alexander Sheridan series
Leon Uris, Trinity, a saga of four families beginning in the time of the Irish Potato Famine Sarah Waters, Affinity, about a women’s prison in Victorian London Sarah Waters, Fingersmith, an orphan girl grows up among a family of petty thieves in nineteenth century London Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet, about a woman who impersonates men on the stage in Victorian London Paul West, The Women of Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper, about the infamous murders in Victorian London Anne Whitfield, Her Shadowed Heart, about a troubled young Yorkshire woman who believes her mother hates her, and learns the reason for her coldness only after falling in love with a man who owns a mining business in South America. More info John Wilcox, The Horns of the Buffalo (2004), about a young British officer in Africa during the 1879 Zulu war; #1 in the Simon Fonthill series John Wilcox, The Road to Kandahar (2005), about a young British officer during the 1880 Afghanistan campaign; #2 in the Simon Fonthill series John Wilcox, The Diamond Frontier (2006), about a young British officer in South Africa during the late nineteenth century; #3 in the Simon Fonthill series John Wilcox, Last Stand at Majuba Hill (2007), about a young British officer in Africa during the late nineteenth century; #4 in the Simon Fonthill series John Wilcox, The Guns of El Kebir (2008), about a young British officer in Egypt during the late nineteenth century; #5 in the Simon Fonthill series Niall Williams, The Fall of Light, about four brothers during the nineteenth century Irish Famine. More info Janet Woods, The Coal Gatherer, about a friendship between women of different social backgrounds in Victorian England
Mysteries: 19th Century BritainTasha Alexander, A Fatal Waltz (2008), romantic suspense about a young woman whose friend's husband is arrested on the accusation of murdering a nobleman during a party Stephanie Barron, A Flaw in the Blood (2008), a stand-alone mystery exploring the possibility that Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, may have committed suicide or been murdered Gyles Brandreth, Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (titled Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders in the U.K.) (2008), a mystery in which the famous London playwright and witty man-about-town discovers the body of a murdered boy and sets out to find the killer with the help of his friend Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes; #1 in the Oscar Wilde mystery series Gyles Brandreth, Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder (titled Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death in the U.K.) (2008), a mystery in which the famous London playwright and witty man-about-town plays a game of "Who would you kill if you had no chance of being caught?" and discovers to his horror that the suggested victims are beginning to turn up dead; #2 in the Oscar Wilde mystery series Caleb Carr, The Italian Secretary: A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go to Scotland to solve a murder mystery with connections to a sixteenth century murder and a variety of seemingly supernatural manifestations. Joanna Challis, Eye of the Serpent, romantic suspense about a nineteenth century Englishwoman in Austria Bernard Cornwell, Gallows Thief, a stand-alone mystery novel (at least so far) set in nineteenth century Regency London Jason Goodwin, The Janissary Tree, set in nineteenth century Istanbul, this literary mystery features political intrigue and a Turkish eunuch as detective; #1 in the Investigator Yashim series Jason Goodwin, The Snake Stone, set in nineteenth century Istanbul, this literary mystery features political intrigue and a Turkish eunuch as detective; #2 in the Investigator Yashim series Ann Granger, A Rare Interest in Corpses (2006) (also titled the Companion), about a woman who, while working as a companion to a wealthy London widow who is also a slum landlord, discovers the corpse of her prececessor; #1 in the Lizzie Martin mystery series Ann Granger, A Mortal Curiosity (2008), about a woman working as a lady's companion who takes a job comforting a mother whose baby has died; #2 in the Lizzie Martin mystery series Edward Marston, The Railway Detective, about a railway detective in Victorian England; #1 in the Railway Detective series Edward Marston, The Excursion Train, about a railway detective in Victorian England; #2 in the Railway Detective series Edward Marston, The Railway Viaduct, about a railway detective in Victorian England; #3 in the Railway Detective series Edward Marston, The Iron Horse, about a railway detective in Victorian England; #4 in the Railway Detective series
Robin Paige, Death at Gallow's Green, an American writer, an amateur scientist and Beatrix Potter collaborate to investigate the murder of a constable; #2 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series Robin Paige, Death at Daisy's Folly, an American writer and an amateur scientist team up to investigate two murders at an aristocratic woman's weekend party; #3 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series Robin Paige, Death at Devil's Bridge, after their wedding, an American writer and an amateur scientist host an automobile exhibition that turns deadly; #4 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series Robin Paige, Death at Rottingdean, on holiday, a pair of amateur sleuths collaborate with Rudyard Kipling to find out who murdered the coast guard whose body turned up on the beach; #5 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series Robin Paige, Death at Whitechapel, a pair of amateur sleuths come to the aid of Jennie Churchill when someone claims the father of her son, Winston, was Jack the Ripper; #6 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series Robin Paige, Death at Epsom Downs, a pair of amateur sleuths are asked to investigate murder and jewel theft at the races; #7 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series Robin Paige, Death at Dartmoor, a pair of amateur sleuths collaborate with Arthur Conan Doyle when a body is found on the moor; #8 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series Robin Paige, Death at Glamis Castle, a pair of amateur sleuths discover that a prince believed to have been dead for years is actually alive and suspected of a grisly murder; #9 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series. Review Robin Paige, Death at Hyde Park, a pair of amateur sleuths are called to investigate after a bomb goes off at King Edward's coronation ceremony; #10 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series; with this mystery, the series continues past the Victorian period into the early twentieth century Edwardian period, but the complete series is listed here Robin Paige, Death at Blenheim Palace, a pair of amateur sleuths discover there may be a link between a recent kidnapping and the 700-year-old unsolved murder of the mistress of Henry II; #11 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series Robin Paige, Death on the Lizard, a pair of amateur sleuths investigate murder connected to the latest in modern technology, the wireless telegraph; #12 in the Sir Charles Sheridan mystery series
Caro Peacock, The Foreign Affair, about a young woman who poses as a governess in 1837 England in order to spy on a man believed to be involved in a treasonous plot
Anne Perry, A Dangerous Mourning, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #2 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, Defend and Betray, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #3 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, A Sudden, Fearful Death, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #4 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, Sins of the Wolf, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #5 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, Cain His Brother, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #6 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, Weighed in the Balance, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #7 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, The Silent Cry, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #8 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, The Whited Sepulchres (also titled A Breach of Promise), a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #9 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, The Twisted Root, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #10 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, Slaves of Obsession, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #11 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, A Funeral in Blue, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #12 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, Death of a Stranger, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #13 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, The Shifting Tide, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #14 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, Dark Assassin, a Victorian police officer with amnesia must investigate his own past along with the murder he’s been assigned to; #15 in the William Monk mystery series Anne Perry, The Cater Street Hangman, a Victorian police inspector investigates a murder and falls unsuitably in love with a young woman from a wealthy family; #1 in the Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Callander Square, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #2 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Paragon Walk, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #3 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Resurrection Row, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #4 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Rutland Place, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #5 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Bluegate Fields, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #6 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Death in the Devil's Acre, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #7 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Cardington Crescent, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #8 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Silence in Hanover Close, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #9 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Bethlehem Road, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #10 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Highgate Rise, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #11 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Belgrave Square, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #12 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Farriers' Lane, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #13 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, The Hyde Park Headsman, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #14 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Traitors' Gate, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #15 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Pentecost Alley, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #16 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Ashworth Hall, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #17 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Brunswick Gardens, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #18 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Bedford Square, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #19 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Half Moon Street, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #20 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, The Whitechapel Conspiracy, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #21 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Southampton Row, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #22 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Seven Dials, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #23 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Long Spoon Lane, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #24 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series Anne Perry, Buckingham Palace Gardens, a Victorian police inspector with a lower-class background investigates a murder with the help of his upper-class wife; #25 in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series
Amanda Quick, Second Sight (2006), romantic suspense about a woman photographer in Victorian England who can see auras and witnesses a murder; #1 in the Arcane Society series Amanda Quick, The Third Circle (2006), romantic suspense about a woman in Victorian England who reads crystals and encounters a psychic mesmerist standing over a murdered woman's body; #2 in the Arcane Society series Deanna Raybourn, Silent in the Grave, about the widow of an aristocrat who is first outraged to be told her husband was murdered, then chagrined when she discovers the evidence and realizes she never really knew him; #1 in the Lady Julia Grey series Deanna Raybourn, Silent in the Sanctuary, an aristocratic young widow and a private enquiry agent investigate the murder of a curate; #2 in the Lady Julia Grey series Laura Joh Rowland, The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë, a thriller which imagines the nineteenth century author Charlotte Brontë actually lived the exciting life she secretly yearned for Brian Thompson, The Widow's Secret (2008), about a widow in her thirties who writes novels under a male pseudonym to expose wrongdoers who might otherwise escape justice; #1 in the planned Bella Wallis mystery series
Novels by and Inspired by Jane AustenJane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, about two sisters, one reserved and responsible, the other romantic and expressive, each hoping for a satisfying marriage; technically not a historical novel, since Austen's classic novels were set in her own time; published in 1811 Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, about a young woman who spurns the attentions of Mr. Darcy, a wealthy and attractive single man; technically not a historical novel, since Austen's classic novels were set in her own time; published in 1813 Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, about an orphaned young woman whose mother married for love, and who must live with wealthy relatives who consider her a poor relation; technically not a historical novel, since Austen's classic novels were set in her own time; published in 1814 Jane Austen, Emma, about a well-meaning young woman who meddles in the lives of others by trying to arrange their romances; technically not a historical novel, since Austen's classic novels were set in her own time; published in 1815 Jane Austen, Persuasion, about a woman who broke her engagement with a young naval officer because her relatives considered him a social inferior; technically not a historical novel, since Austen's classic novels were set in her own time; published posthumously in 1817 Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, about a romantic young woman who imagines dramatic situations because of her habit of reading Gothic novels; technically not a historical novel, since Austen's classic novels were set in her own time; published posthumously in 1817 although it was the first novel she wrote Anonymous and Jane Austen, Sanditon: Jane Austen’s Last Novel Completed, a modern writer completes a story fragment by Jane Austen John Coates and Jane Austen, The Watsons: Jane Austen’s Fragment Continued and Completed, a modern writer completes a story fragment by Jane Austen Pamela Aidan, An Assembly Such as This, a retelling of Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy’s viewpoint; #1 in the Darcy trilogy Pamela Aidan, Duty and Desire, a retelling of Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy’s viewpoint; #2 in the Darcy trilogy Pamela Aidan, These Three Remain, a retelling of Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy’s viewpoint; #3 in the Darcy trilogy Joan Aiken, Jane Fairfax: The Secret Story of the Second Heroine in Jane Austen’s Emma, a story spun off from Emma Joan Aiken, Lady Catherine’s Necklace, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice revolving around Lady Catherine de Bourgh Elizabeth Aston, Mr. Darcy’s Daughters, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice about the daughters of Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy Elizabeth Aston, The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy, the youngest daughter of Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy regrets having married Elizabeth Aston, The True Darcy Spirit, Mr. Darcy’s artistic cousin tries to make a living as a painter while evading the unwelcome attentions of a lord Elizabeth Aston, The Second Mrs. Darcy, the young widow of Captain Christopher Darcy returns to London to discover she is a wealthy woman Elizabeth Aston, The Darcy Connection, a spin-off of Pride and Prejudice about the daughters of Mr. Collins and his wife Charlotte; forthcoming in March 2008 Joan Austen-Leigh, A Visit to Highbury/Another View of Emma, about some of the minor characters in Emma Joan Austen-Leigh, Later Days at Highbury, about some of the minor characters in Emma Janet Aylmer, Darcy’s Story, a retelling of Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy’s perspective Ted and Marilyn Bader, Desire and Duty, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Julia Barrett, Presumption: An Entertainment, about Mr. Darcy’s sister Georgiana Linda Berdoll, Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife (originally published under the title The Bar Sinister), #1 in the author's series of spicy sequels to Pride and Prejudice Linda Berdoll, Darcy and Elizabeth: Nights and Days at Pemberley, #2 in the author's series of spicy sequels to Pride and Prejudice Rachel Billington, Perfect Happiness, a sequel to Emma Rachel Billington, Emma and Knightley, a sequel to Perfect Happiness; forthcoming in March 2008 Diana Birchall, Mrs. Darcy’s Dilemma, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Dorothy Bonavia-Hunt, Pemberley Shades, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Sybil G. Brinton, Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen, borrows characters from all six of Jane Austen’s novels Skylar Hamilton Burris, Conviction, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Rebecca Collins, The Pemberley Chronicles, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Rebecca Collins, The Women of Pemberley, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice set in the Victorian period; forthcoming in April 2008 Jane Dawkins, Letters from Pemberley: The First Year, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Jane Dawkins, More Letters from Pemberley: 1814-1819, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Joan Ellen Delman, Miss de Bourgh’s Adventure, a short novel about one of the young women Mr. Darcy didn’t marry Joan Ellen Delman, Lovers' Perjuries; Or, the Clandestine Courtship of Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill, a re-telling of Jane Austen's Emma Anne Fafoutakis, Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Other Stories, short stories about the Darcys’ marriage Marjorie Fasman, The Diary of Henry Fitzwilliam Darcy, the story of Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy’s viewpoint Phyllis Furley, Scenes from Married Life, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Jane Gillespie, Aunt Celia, about the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weston from Emma Jane Gillespie, Teverton Hall, about Charlotte from Pride and Prejudice Amanda Grange, Mr. Darcy's Diary (titled Darcy's Diary in hardback), the story of Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy's perspective Amanda Grange, Edmund Bertram’s Diary, the story of Mansfield Park from Edmund Bertram’s perspective Amanda Grange, Mr Knightley’s Diary, the story of Emma from Mr. Knightley’s perspective Amanda Grange, Captain Wentworth’s Diary, the story of Persuasion from Captain Wentworth's perspective Amanda Grange, Colonel Brandon's Diary, the story of Sense and Sensibility from Colonel Brandon's perspective; forthcoming in July 2008 Helen Halstead, Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride (originally titled A Private Performance), a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Anne Hampson, Pemberley Place, based on characters from Pride and Prejudice Syrie James, The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, a novel that imagines events in Jane Austen’s life. Review by Arleigh at historical-fiction.com Regina Jeffers, Darcy’s Passions, a version of Pride and Prejudice told from Mr. Darcy’s point of view Susan Kaye, None But You, the story of Persuasion from Frederick Wentworth’s point of view; #1 in a planned series Sharon Lathan, Two Shall Become One, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Kara Louise, Pemberley’s Promise, a romance novel based on the characters from Pride and Prejudice Nancy Moser, Just Jane, a biographical novel about the author Jane Austen Elizabeth Newark, The Darcys Give a Ball, about Fitzwilliam Darcy’s younger brother; forthcoming in March 2008 Elizabeth Newark, Consequence: Or Whatever Became of Charlotte Lucas, about a minor character in Pride and Prejudice Abigail Reynolds, Impulse and Initiative, A Pride and Prejudice Variation, a novel that explores what might have happened if a character had made a different choice at one point in the Pride and Prejudice story Abigail Reynolds, The Last Man in the World, A Pride and Prejudice Variation, a novel that explores what might have happened if a character had made a different choice at one point in the Pride and Prejudice story Abigail Reynolds, Without Reserve, A Pride and Prejudice Variation, a novel that explores what might have happened if a character had made a different choice at one point in the Pride and Prejudice story Abigail Reynolds, By Force of Instinct, A Pride and Prejudice Variation, a novel that explores what might have happened if a character had made a different choice at one point in the Pride and Prejudice story Abigail Reynolds, From Lambton to Longbourn, A Pride and Prejudice Variation, a novel that explores what might have happened if a character had made a different choice at one point in the Pride and Prejudice story Juliette Shapiro, Excessively Diverted, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Mary Street, The Confession of Fitzwilliam Darcy, the story of Pride and Prejudice told from Mr. Darcy’s point of view Emma Tennant, Pemberley, Or Pride and Prejudice Continued, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice Emma Tennant, An Unequal Marriage, picks up nineteen years after the close of Pride and Prejudice, with Mr. and Mrs. Darcy regretting their marriage Emma Tennant, Emma in Love, four years after marrying Mr. Knightley, Emma becomes bored and starts matchmaking again
Mysteries Inspired by Jane AustenStephanie Barron, Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor, a fictional Jane Austen investigates the surprising death of the Earl of Scargrave; #1 in the Jane Austen mystery series Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Man of the Cloth, a fictional Jane Austen investigates the mysterious identity of a smuggler known as "the Reverend"; #2 in the Jane Austen mystery series Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Wandering Eye, a fictional Jane Austen investigates the shocking death of a theatre manager; #3 in the Jane Austen mystery series Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Genius of the Place, a fictional Jane Austen investigates a murder at the races; #4 in the Jane Austen mystery series Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Stillroom Maid, a fictional Jane Austen investigates a savage murder amid the beauty of the Derbyshire countryside; #5 in the Jane Austen mystery series Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House, a fictional Jane Austen investigates a murder at sea; #6 in the Jane Austen mystery series Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Ghosts of Netley, a fictional Jane Austen investigates a suspected case of high treason that leads to murder; #7 in the Jane Austen mystery series Stephanie Barron, Jane and His Lordship's Legacy, a fictional Jane Austen receives an unusual legacy and stumbles across a corpse; #8 in the Jane Austen mystery series Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Barque of Frailty, a fictional Jane Austen investigates the murder of a beautiful Russian princess; #9 in the Jane Austen mystery series Carrie Bebris, Pride and Prescience, nineteenth century newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Darcy turn sleuth; #1 in the Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mystery series
Carrie Bebris, North by Northanger, #3 in the Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mystery series
The European Continent in the 19th CenturyAlla Avilova, Revelation of Fire (published 1998 in Russian; 2008 in English), about a fictional 200-year-old manuscript with links to many important developments in Russian history beginning in 1870 when the first socialists appeared David Ball, Empires of Sand, set in nineteenth century Paris and the Sahara Desert Julian Barnes, Flaubert’s Parrot, a literary novel about an amateur Flaubert scholar trying to track down a stuffed parrot that belonged to the nineteenth century French author Alessandro Barrico, Silk, a nineteenth century Frenchman has an affair while in Japan trying to buy silkworm eggs Sarah Bayliss, Utrillo's Mother (1987), about the late nineteenth century Parisian artist Suzanne Valadon, whose reputation was eclipsed by that of her son, Maurice Utrillo Gioia Diliberto, I Am Madame X, about the artist John Singer Sargent, the beautiful Paris socialite he painted in a low-cut black dress in 1884, and the controversy over the painting that ruined her reputation Susanne Dunlap, Liszt’s Kiss, about a sheltered young woman pianist during a cholera epidemic in nineteenth century Paris Arabella Edge, The God of Spring (also titled The Raft), a literary novel about an early nineteenth century French artist who paints a shipwreck Laurent Gaudé, The House of Scorta, a family saga set in a small village in Italy, beginning in the late nineteenth century Zsolt Harsanyi, Immortal Franz: The Life and Loves of a Genius (titled Hungarian Rhapsody in the U.K.), a biographical novel about the Hungarian-born piano virtuoso and composer Franz Liszt. Review Stella K. Hershan, The Naked Angel, about Count Metternich’s affair with Princess Bagration in nineteenth century Austria Elizabeth Hickey, The Painted Kiss (2005), about a student of the controversial Viennese artist Gustav Klimt and the romantic relationship that develops between them Frederick Highland, The Ghost Eater, an adventure story about an American riverboat captain in late nineteenth century Dutch Sumatra Dara Horn, The World to Come (2006), about the modern-day theft of a Marc Chagall painting and about the young artist himself, a Russian Jew who lived and worked in France during the early twentieth century Christian Jacq, Champollion the Egyptian, about the nineteenth century Frenchman who first deciphered heiroglyphics and traveled to Egypt to safeguard the treasures in the Egyptian tombs Rosalind Laker, Brilliance, about a love affair in the late nineteenth century Paris film industry Pierre La Mure, Moulin Rouge, about the nineteenth century French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec; published in 1950 Mary Lancaster, A World to Win, set during the 1848 Hungarian Revolution J.D. Landis, Longing, about the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife Jason C. Mavrovitis, Remember Us, a novel based on the lives of the authors' Bulgarian ancestors, beginning in the late nineteenth century during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire Jude Morgan, Symphony, about the nineteenth century French composer Berlioz and the actress who was his muse Kate Mosse, Sepulchre (2008), spooky historical fantasy about a young woman in 1891 Paris who lives in the same apartment as the composer Claude Debussy, and a modern woman researching both the composer and her own ancestry Elizabeth Robards, With Violets (2005), a romantic novel exploring the possibility that the impressionist painters Edouard Manet and Berthe Morisot may have been lovers Colm Toibin, The Master, about the nineteenth century American expatriate author Henry James and his life among the artists and writers of Paris, Rome, Venice and London Susan Vreeland, Luncheon of the Boating Party, about the men and women the nineteenth century French artist Renoir portrayed in his famous impressionist painting Susan Vreeland, Life Studies (2004), short stories about artists and the people their art touches, most but not all set in the nineteenth century Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods David Weiss, Naked Came I (1963), about the nineteenth century French sculptor Auguste Rodin
Mysteries: 19th Century European ContinentBoris Akunin, The Winter Queen, about a Russian gentleman who investigates the suicide of a young law student in Moscow's Alexander Gardens; #1 in the Erast Fandorin mystery series Boris Akunin, Turkish Gambit, after his capture by the Turks, a Russian gentleman soldier investigates a devious plot; #2 in the Erast Fandorin mystery series Boris Akunin, Murder on the Leviathan (also titled Leviathan), about a Russian gentleman sleuth competing with a French detective to find out who murdered an Englishman in Paris; #3 in the Erast Fandorin mystery series Boris Akunin, The Death of Achilles, about a Russian gentleman who investigates the death of his old friend, a famous Russian general; #4 in the Erast Fandorin mystery series Boris Akunin, Special Assignments, about a Russian gentleman on the trail of a serial killer; #5 in the Erast Fandorin mystery series Boris Akunin, The State Counsellor, about a Russian gentleman who investigates the murder of the governor-general of Siberia; #6 in the Erast Fandorin mystery series Boris Akunin, Pelagia and the White Bulldog, about a nineteenth century Russian nun who finds her investigation of a pet bulldog's death complicated by a pair of human murders; #1 in the Sister Pelagia mystery series Boris Akunin, Pelagia and the Black Monk, about a nineteenth century Russian nun who has difficulty investigating the mysterious deaths in a monastery because women are not allowed in its precincts; #2 in the Sister Pelagia mystery series Boris Akunin, Pelagia and the Red Rooster, about a nineteenth century Russian nun investigating a self-proclaimed prophet amid a series of sinister events, from murder to miracles; #3 in the Sister Pelagia mystery series
R.N. Morris, The Gentle Axe, about a new case of murder investigated by the fictional St. Petersburg police detective from Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment”. More info R.N. Morris, A Vengeful Longing, about a nineteenth century Russian police inspector investigating a case of poisoning during a hot St. Petersburg summer; #2 in the St. Petersburg mystery series. More info Ann Dukthas, The Prince Lost to Time, about a time-travelling Jesuit in 1815 France investigating the mystery behind the death of Charles, the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette; Nicholas Segalla mystery series #2; Ann Dukthas is a pen name of Paul (P.C.) Doherty Ann Dukthas, The Time of Murder at Mayerling, about a time-travelling Jesuit in 1899 Austria investigating the mystery behind the death of the Hapsburg Prince Rudolph; Nicholas Segalla mystery series #3; Ann Dukthas is a pen name of Paul (P.C.) Doherty Barbara Pope, Cézanne's Quarry, about an inexperienced young magistrate whose investigation of the murder of a young woman in Aix-en-Provence, France, suggests she may have been killed by her spurned lover, Paul Cézanne. More info
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