1920s
The Roaring Twenties. A time when the world had just come out of a war and a pandemic, and was ready to party. Wait, we’re talking about the 1920s, not the 2020s, right?
The 1920s High Society Lady Detective Mysteries (Sara Rosett)
The Abigail Dixon Mysteries (Nancy Warren) Paris, 1925. Women’s pages reporter Abigail Dixon is seeking her big break in hard news. When the dowdy reporter is sent to interview a famous fashion designer she wonders if she’s made a terrible mistake.
The Afternoon Tea Mysteries (Multiple Authors) A collection of vintage cozies, both full novels and short stories.
The Angela Marchmont Mysteries (Clara Benson) On his return from South Africa, Charles Knox is invited to spend the weekend at the country home of Sir Neville Strickland, whose beautiful wife Rosamund was once Knox’s fiancée. But in the dead of night Sir Neville is murdered. Who did it?
The Anna Fairweather Mysteries (Blythe Baker) 1921. The sudden death of her employer sets loyal maid Anna Fairweather on a dangerous quest for justice. Discovering who killed the quarrelsome Colonel will require joining forces with the victim’s attractive nephew.
The Anty Boisjoly Mysteries (P. J. Fitzsimmons) 1920s gadabout Anty Boisjoly takes on his first case when his Oxford chum is facing the gallows, accused of the murder of his wealthy uncle. Not one but two locked-room murders later, Boisjoly’s pitting his wits and witticisms against the eccentric conventions of the pastoral Sussex countryside.
The Arabella Stewart Mysteries (D. S. Lang) Arabella Stewart, having served as a United States Army Signal Corps operator, returns to Ohio to find her family’s resort on the brink of closure. The nearby town is also struggling economically in the wake of the Great War and influenza pandemic.
The Beryl and Edwina Mysteries (Jessica Ellicott)
The Bo-Bo and Bobby Mysteries (D. A. E. Jackson)
The Bright Young Witches Mysteries (Beth Byers)
The British Cozy Mysteries (Leena Clover)
The Charles Fort Historical Mysteries (T. E. Scott)
The Daisy Gumm Majesty Mysteries (Alice Duncan)
Daisy Morrow Super-sleuth! (R. T. Green)
The Dandy Gilver Mysteries (Catriona McPherson) Scotland, 1923. Dandy Gilver, her husband back from the War, her children off at school and her uniform growing musty in the attic, is bored to a whimper and a little light snooping seems like harmless fun.
The Dora and Rex Mysteries (Lynn Morrison)
The Eliza Montagu Mysteries (Fiona Grace) For centuries, Thistlewood Manor has stood as home to the Montagu family, a beacon to British aristocracy in rural England. But it’s 1928, and in this new age of women’s rights, Eliza Montagu, 27, a free spirit, has turned her back on her family to live an artist’s life in London.
The Evie Parker Mysteries (Sonia Parin)
The Florence Winters Mysteries (May Bridges) New York City, 1925. Florence Winters is ready to escape small-town Ohio, so when her wealthy Aunt Julia requests Florence’s companionship in New York City, she knows it’s an offer she can’t refuse.
The Lady Jane and Mrs Forbes Mysteries (B. D. Churston) England, December 1927. When Mrs Kate Forbes and her academically minded niece, Lady Jane Scott are invited to a gathering at Linton Hall, the last thing they expect is to become amateur sleuths pitting their wits against Inspector Ridley of Scotland Yard to solve a shocking murder.
The Freddy Pilkington-Soames Adventures (Clara Benson)
The Ginger Gold Mysteries (Lee Strauss)
The Grace Designs Mysteries (Tilly Wallace)
The Harlem Renaissance Mysteries (Nekesa Afia) Harlem, 1926. Louise spends her days working at Maggie’s Café and her nights at the Zodiac, Harlem’s hottest speakeasy.
The Hazel Martin Mysteries (Leighann Dobbs) When mystery novelist Hazel Martin receives a secretive letter from an old friend who suspects her relatives have murderous intentions, she packs her bags and heads to the country.
The Heathcliff Lennox Mysteries (Karen Baugh Menuhin) It’s 1920 and Christmas is coming. Major Lennox finds a body on his doorstep. Lennox goes to Melrose Court, home to his uncle, Lord Melrose, to uncover the mystery. But then the murders begin and it snows and it all becomes very complicated.
The Jane Blackthorn Mysteries (Melanie Jackson)
The Jazz & Gin Mysteries (Carolyn L. Dean) Chicago, 1920s. Abstract sculptures made of who-knows-what. Nude paintings. Patrons from the offbeat, Bohemian fringe of society. When crime at an art gallery shocks the high society of 1920s Chicago, Edwina Winterwood gets to put her newly public career as a private detective to good use.
The Josephine West Mysteries (Beth Byers)
The Kit and Mary Aston Mysteries (Jack Murray)
The Kitty Worthington Mysteries (Magda Alexander) England, 1923. After a year away at finishing school, Kitty Worthington is eager to return home. But minutes after she and her brother Ned board the Golden Arrow, the unthinkable happens.
The Lady Adelaide Mysteries (Maggie Robinson)
The Lady Alkmene Mysteries (Vivian Conroy)
The Lady Darriby-Jones Mysteries (C. M. Rawlins)
The Lady Eleanor Mysteries (Lynda Wilcox)
The Lady Eleanor Swift Mysteries (Verity Bright) England, 1920. Eleanor Swift has spent the last few years travelling the world and she has just arrived in England after a chaotic forty-five-day flight from South Africa. Chipstone is about the sleepiest town you could have the misfortune to meet.
Lady Ellen Investigates (Kelly Mason)
The Lady Gayle Summer Mysteries (Cassie Rush) England, 1922. Lady Gayle Summer takes up residence at Bethencourt Castle having unexpectedly inherited the estate and the title Countess Bethencourt from her father.
Lady Gold Investigates (Lee Strauss)
The Lillian Crawford Murder Mysteries (Blythe Baker) Summer 1923. Banishment from New York aboard a magnificent luxury liner should have been Lillian Crawford’s ideal escape from disgrace, but everything changes when a moonlit stroll leaves Lillian the only witness to a shocking murder.
Lord Edgington Investigates… (Benedict Brown)
The Lottie Sprigg Mysteries (Martha Bond) 1923. Lottie Sprigg is a lowly maid. But when she’s hired by a wealthy heiress, she embarks on a thrilling journey across Europe and beyond. Lottie’s expecting exciting exploits and spectacular sights. But she’s not expecting murder…
The Lucas Rathbone Mysteries (Saffron Amatti)
The Magical Cool Cats Mysteries (Mary Matthews)
The Maisie Dobbs Mysteries (Jacqueline Winspear) Maisie Dobbs got her start as a maid in an aristocratic London household when she was thirteen. Her employer, suffragette Lady Rowan Compton, soon became her patron, taking the remarkably bright youngster under her wing.
The Marsh and Daughter Mysteries (Amy Myers)
The Mercy Allcutt Mysteries (Alice Duncan) Los Angeles, 1920s. Mercy Allcutt lands employment as secretary to Ernie Templeton, Private Investigator. Mercy’s thrilled, and she’s sure, with time and help, she’ll become an invaluable asset to Ernie’s business.
The Miss Alice Mysteries (Blythe Baker)
The Miss Drake Mysteries (Stephen E. Stanley)
The Mitford Murder Mysteries (Jessica Fellowes) It’s 1920, and Louisa Cannon takes a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will become nursemaid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters.
The Mr. Quayle Mysteries (Anthony Slayton) England, 1925. When a strange young woman is found murdered on the grounds of Unsworth Castle, the Earl and his family are astounded at first, but quickly become enraged when the police begin asking all sorts of impertinent questions.
Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates (Emily Queen) If one more person gives Rosemary Lillywhite unwanted advice on when to stop mourning the loss of her beloved husband, she fears she will lose control of her sensibilities. But when Grace Barton knocks on the door of her dead husband’s investigative office, Rosemary faces a choice: come out of hiding or turn away someone in need of help.
The Mydworth Mysteries (Costello and Richards) Sussex, England, 1929. Mydworth is a sleepy English market town just 50 miles from London. But things are about to liven up, when young Sir Harry Mortimer returns home with his unconventional American wife – Kat Reilly. These are novellas written by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards.
The Nightingale Mysteries (Katharine Schellman) New York, 1924. Vivian Kelly’s days are filled with drudgery, from the tenement lodging she shares with her sister to the dress shop where she sews for hours every day. But at night, she escapes to The Nightingale, an underground dance hall where illegal liquor flows.
The Oak Park Village Mysteries (Jeanne M. Dams)
The Pebble Cove Teahouse Mysteries (Eryn Scott)
The Penelope Banks Mysteries (Colette Clark) The Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries books are set in 1920s New York, with a spirited heroine, witty banter, and twists and turns that will leave you guessing. Perfect for readers who enjoy the feel of a cozy mystery with the excitement, daring, and thrill of Prohibition and the Jazz Age.
The Percy Pontefract Mysteries (Ann Sutton)
The Perveen Mistry Mysteries (Sujata Massey) Perveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, has just joined her father’s law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. Armed with a legal education from Oxford, Perveen also has a tragic personal history that makes women’s legal rights especially important to her.
The Phryne Fisher Mysteries (Kerry Greenwood) The London season is in full fling at the end of the roaring 1920s, but the Honourable Phryne Fisher is rapidly tiring of the tedium. Instead, Phryne decides it might be rather amusing to try her hand at being a lady detective in Melbourne, Australia.
The Posie Parker Mysteries (L. B. Hathaway) London 1921. When Posie Parker’s childhood friend is robbed of a priceless jewel and becomes a suspect in a cold-blooded murder case, budding detective Posie vows she will clear his name.
The Red Door Speakeasy Mysteries (Emily Queen) New York City, 1920s. Imogene knows a lot about life, love, and liquor–bootleg liquor, that is. The Red Door used to be just an antiquities shop, and she used to be a just regular woman. That was before she started running a speakeasy–and running rum.
The Renie Brien Mysteries (T. E. Scott)
The Roaring Twenties Mysteries (Mary Miley)
The Rose Beckingham Mysteries (Blythe Baker)
The Santa Fe Revival Mysteries (Amanda Allen)
The Tenny Mateo Mysteries (E. B. Wheeler)
The Tommy & Evelyn Christie Mysteries (Catherine Coles)
The Violet Carlyle Mysteries (Beth Byers) Christmas 1922. Violet Carlyle and her twin Vic are called to spend the holidays with their aunt, Agatha Davies. She and her twin intend to do what they always do: Enjoy Aunt Aggie’s luxuries while ignoring the histrionics of the family.
The Voyages of the Queen Mysteries (Scott Finley) 1920s, Atlantic Ocean. With each Atlantic crossing of the British luxury liner Queen Victoria, headstrong and accident-prone ship’s nurse Maeve Chandler is presented with a mystery — and with a passenger on board who may be able to help her solve it.