Early Historical
Historical mysteries set before 1795. This could be anywhere from 100AD to medieval to Georgian times. If we get enough in one area we might break them out separately.
The Abigail Adams Mysteries (Barbara Hamilton) Massachusetts, 1773. The Massachusetts colony is torn between patriots who want independence from British rule and loyalists who support the King. At the center is the educated and beautiful Abigail Adams.
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael (Ellis Peters) A Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey in western England in the twelfth century, Brother Cadfael spends much of his time tending the herbs and vegetables in the garden—but now there’s a more pressing matter. His plan to root out a murderer may dig up more than he can handle.
The Chronicles of Brother Hermitage (Howard of Warwick) England’s most famous date 1066: At the monastery of De’Ath’s Dingle, during a completely pointless theological debate, there is a mysterious death. Routine business for the average investigative medieval monk. Unfortunately this isn’t a tale of average monks.
The Ela of Salisbury Medieval Mysteries (J. G. Lewis) Ela Longespée, the young Countess of Salisbury, was chosen to marry King Henry II’s illegitimate son William. After her husband’s untimely death, Ela served as High Sheriff of Wiltshire, castellan of Salisbury Castle, and ultimately founder and abbess of Lacock Abbey.
The Gareth & Gwen Mysteries (Sarah Woodbury) Five years after Gareth walked away from Gwen, she encounters him standing over the body of a murdered king. Although it isn’t exactly the reunion Gwen had dreamed of, she and Gareth join forces against the treachery and intrigue rife within the court of Gwynedd.
The Ghost of Granny Apples Mysteries (Sue Ann Jaffarian)
The John Rawlings Mysteries (Deryn Lake) A richly atmospheric and compelling Georgian mystery woven around the real characters John Fielding, the phenomenal sightless magistrate known as the ‘Blind Beak’, whose Runners formed London’s early police force, and John Rawlings, the Apothecary reputed to have invented soda water.
The Lavender and Foxglove Mysteries (Hilary Rose Berwick)
The Lucy Campion Mysteries (Susanna Calkins) For Lucy Campion, a seventeenth-century English chambermaid serving in the household of the local magistrate, life is an endless repetition of polishing pewter, emptying chamber pots, and dealing with other household chores.
The Matilda Bonelle Mysteries (Michael Malaghan)
The Murder Britannica Mysteries (Paula Harmon) 190 AD, Pecunia, an insignificant town in west Britain. Romano-Briton Lucretia is determined that her get-rich-quick scheme will not be undermined by minor things like her husband’s death, dubious imposters or her married daughter’s fascination with a celebrity gladiator.
The Welsh Guard Mysteries (Sarah Woodbury) April 1284. As a newly widowed lady-in-waiting to the very pregnant Queen Eleanor of England, Catrin never expected to return to Wales again. She was definitely unprepared to find herself face-to-face with Rhys, the childhood friend she lost twenty years before.