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The Vanishing Man

The Vanishing Man Charles Finch · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate “Fiction readers who crush on blue-blooded British detectives will fall hard for Victorian-era sleuth Charles Lenox." —The Washington PostFrom the critically acclaimed and USA Today bestselling author Charles Finch comes The Vanishing Man, a prequel to his Charles Lenox Victorian series, in which the theft of an antique painting sends Detective Lenox on a hunt for a criminal mastermind.London,… Shares American literature, Mystery

Murder at Queen's Landing

Murder at Queen's Landing Andrea Penrose · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The many strands of a dark mystery entangle Lady Charlotte Sloane and the Earl of Wrexford in a dangerous web of secrets and lies that will call into question how much they really know about the people they hold dear—and about each other . . . When Lady Cordelia, a brilliant mathematician, and her brother, Lord Woodbridge, disappear from London, rumors swirl concerning fraudulent bank loans and a… Shares American literature, Mystery

Down Range

Down Range Taylor Moore · 2021 · ★ 4.5 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares American literature, Mystery with this book.

Who Will Remember

Who Will Remember C. S. Harris · 2025 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The macabre murder of a prominent nobleman throws an already unsettled London into chaos in this electrifying new historical mystery by the USA Today bestselling author of What Cannot Be Said.August 1816. England is in the grip of what will become known as the Year Without a Summer. Facing the twin crises of a harvest-destroying volcanic winter and the economic disruption caused by the end of the… Shares American literature, Mystery

Murder at Crossways

Murder at Crossways Alyssa Maxwell · 2019 · ★ 4.1 · 402p · ≈ 13h · Moderate For fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries… In late August 1898, reporter Emma Cross attends the final fête of the Newport social season and discovers the party's over for a visiting prince . . . The approaching end of summer means it's time for the Harvest Festival, the last big event… Shares American literature, Mystery

What Cannot Be Said

What Cannot Be Said C. S. Harris · 2024 · ★ 4.5 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares American literature, Mystery with this book.

The Mysterious Key And What It Opened Louisa May Alcott · 2004 · ★ 3.6 An early romantic mystery story by the author of LITTLE WOMEN and LITTLE MEN. Shares American literature, Mystery

Murder at Kingscote

Murder at Kingscote Alyssa Maxwell · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate For fans of HBO’sThe Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries…In late nineteenth-century Newport, Rhode Island, journalist Emma Cross discovers the newest form of transportation has become the newest type of murder weapon . . . On a clear July day in 1899, the salty ocean breeze along Bellevue Avenue… Shares American literature, Mystery

Arkangel

Arkangel James Rollins · 2024 · ★ 4.5 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Shares American literature, Mystery with this book.

All Out War

All Out War Sean Parnell · 2019 · ★ 4.3 · 496p · ≈ 16h · Moderate “Eric Steele and author Sean Parnell are the real deal.”— Lee ChildSpecial operative Eric Steele, introduced in Man of War, is on the hunt for a formidable Russian terrorist in this high-intensity tale of international intrigue from the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Outlaw Platoon.Badly injured while stopping a rogue agent from obtaining weapons of mass destruction, elite… Shares American literature, Mystery

The Late Mrs. Willoughby

The Late Mrs. Willoughby Claudia Gray · 2023 · ★ 3.9 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited, and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby's new wife.“An absolute page-turner full of well-plotted mystery and hints of simmering romance.... More of the Jane Austen characters we love (as well as those we love to hate).” —Mia P. Manansala,… Shares American literature, Mystery

The Last Mona Lisa

The Last Mona Lisa Jonathan Santlofer · 2021 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE’S BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER!"Unstoppable what-happens-next momentum."—Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author"A deliciously tense read."—Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFrom award-winning crime writer and celebrated artist Jonathan Santlofer comes an enthralling tale about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, the forgeries that appeared… Shares American literature, Mystery

Fortune Favors the Dead

Fortune Favors the Dead Stephen Spotswood · 2020 · ★ 4.4 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A wildly charming and fast-paced mystery written with all the panache of the hardboiled classics, Fortune Favors the Dead introduces Pentecost and Parker, an audacious new detective duo for the ages.“Razor-sharp style, tons of flair, a snappy sense of humor, and all the most satisfying elements of a really good noir novel, plus plenty of original twists of its own.”—Tana French, bestselling… Shares American literature, Mystery

Murder at the Opera

Murder at the Opera D. M. Quincy · 2019 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate When a nobleman's mistress is gunned down on the steps of the Covent Garden opera house, brilliant adventurer Atlas Catesby discovers a sinister family connection that compels him to investigate.London, 1815. Amateur sleuth Atlas Catesby is about to discover the dark side of the bright lights. His long-awaited night at the opera with Lady Lilliana ends abruptly when a notorious courtesan is shot… Shares American literature, Mystery

Sacred Evil

Sacred Evil Heather Graham Return to the world of the FBI’s Krewe of Hunters as they try to stop a resurrected evil from taking more lives, in book 3 of this thrilling series from New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham.The details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body—a promising starlet—has been battered, bloodied and then discarded between two of Manhattan’s oldest graveyards.One look and Detective… Shares Mystery

The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh

The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh Claudia Gray The third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facing their most daunting challenge yet: preventing the murder of the imperious Lady Catherine de Bourgh.Someone is trying to kill Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Esteemed aunt of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, generous patroness of Mr. William Collins, a woman of rank who rules over the estate of Rosings Park… Shares Mystery

Who Cries for the Lost

Who Cries for the Lost C. S. Harris · 2023 · ★ 4.5 Sebastian St. Cyr must confront a savage killer and save his closest friend from the hangman’s noose in this heart-pounding new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of When Blood Lies.June 1815. The people of London wait, breathlessly, for news as Napoleon and the forces united against him hurtle toward their final reckoning at Waterloo. Among them is Sebastian St. Cyr,… Shares Mystery

Death at the Manor

Death at the Manor Katharine Schellman · 2022 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The tortured spirits of the dead haunt a Regency-era English manor—but the true danger lies in the land of the living in the third installment in the Lily Adler mysteries, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn.Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to spending the autumn away from the social whirl of London. When she arrives in Hampshire with her friends, the Carroways, she doesn’t expect much… Shares Mystery

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