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Delightful historical mystery books
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items Mystery books with a specific historical setting. Think Regency, Victorian or 19th century Egypt
1st book in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series, totally addictive.
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice, or On the Segregation of the Queen (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series #1)| Laurie King
An old favorite, I must have read the full series 3 times. The 1st book in the adventures of egyptologist Amelia Peabody at the end of the 19th century.
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Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody Series #1)| Elizabeth Peters
Ambrose Parry is actually Chris Brookmyre and his wife. Brookmyre is one of my favorite modern mystery writers so I had to check out this series, which is set in 19th century Edinburgh and follows a young doctor. Dark and utterly fascinating.
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The Way of All Flesh - Ambrose Parry
This one must be one of my favorites in the series, mostly because of its title. Isn't that a great one?
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The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody Series #6)| Elizabeth Peters
Another delightful Elizabeth Peters series, this one with an art historian as the heroin, set in 20th century Europe. Complete with haunted castles!
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Borrower of the Night (Vicky Bliss Series #1)| Elizabeth Peters
A stand-alone Peters mystery involving a vanishing historian. I love her worlds!
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The Copenhagen Connection| Elizabeth Peters
The second book in the Raven series by Chris Brookmyre & is wife, following a yound doctor unearthing death and corruption in 19th century Edinburgh.
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The Art of Dying| Ambrose Parry
A suprisingly fun series featuring an old coroner, Siri Paiboun, in communist Laos who is plucked out of retirement to investigate all sorts of murders. I learned a lot about Laos and got really attached to the characters.
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The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun Series #1)| Colin Cotterill
I love this second Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes book because it has a feminist setting.
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A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series #2)| Laurie King
A classic, famous for a good reason. Excellent!
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The Name of the Rose| Umberto Eco
Late 19th century Englad, the surprising adventures of entomologist Veronica Speedwell, pulled against her will into a whorlpool of intrigue. I've of course devoured the whole series.
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A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell Series #1) - Deanna Raybourn
Another series by Deanna Raybourn featuring a lady in 19th century England, thrown into investigating her husband's death.
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Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey Series #1)| Deanna Raybourn
This is the 4th Lady Julia Gray and it stands out because of the strange dark setting and characters, in Darjeeling. Strangely haunting.
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Dark Road to Darjeeling (Lady Julia Grey Series #4)| Deanna Raybourn
Set after WWI, this delightful series features a female investigator who started life as a maid in an aristocratic house in England. Delightful!
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Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs Series #1)| Jacqueline Winspear
Barcelona, 1945, a strangely haunting story about a mysterious book.
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The Shadow of the Wind| Carlos Ruiz Zafon
New York, 1896, a young psychologist follows the tracks of a serial killer. Fascinating!
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The Alienist| Caleb Carr
This one I'm adding here to remind myself that I want to read it next. Have you?
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Her Royal Spyness (Royal Spyness Series #1) - Rhys Bowen
I've just finished this latest installment in the Russel series. As usual, King weaves an intricate tale which gently catpures the reader. I love plunging into their universe and I love the idea of a feminine sidekick for Sherlock Holmes.
The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series #18)| Laurie King