WWII
Mysteries based in and around the Second World War and the rest of the 1940s, often involving spies and secrets and helping the Allies to win victory.
The Dr. Hallie Malone Mysteries (Liz Turner) With World War II just ended, Dr. Hallie Malone is looking forward to a simpler life in her old hometown of Warrenton, MA.
The Electra McDonnell Mysteries (Ashley Weaver) Electra McDonnell and her family earn their living outside the law. Breaking into the homes of the rich and picking the locks on their safes may not be condoned by British law enforcement, but with World War II in full swing, Uncle Mick’s locksmith business just can’t pay the bills anymore.
The Fen Churche Mysteries (Fliss Chester) England, 1944. Fen Churche receives a letter from her fiance and she knows what it means: she will never see her fiance again. Desperate to find out what happened to the love of her life, she sets off for France. Can Fen stay alive long enough to find out the truth?
The Guy Harford Mysteries (T. P. Fielden) London, 1941. Major Edgar Brampton is found shot dead in his office in Buckingham Palace. All signs point towards a self-inflicted tragedy, but fellow courtier Guy Harford’s suspicions are raised.
The Helen Lightholder Mysteries (Blythe Baker) England, 1940s. When Helen Lightholder’s world is shattered by the death of her husband during the London Blitz, she escapes to the countryside, hoping to leave the war behind her. But managing an inherited property in a quaint Gloucestershire village turns out to be more perilous than she expects.
The Hotel Mysteries (Jim Eldridge) August 1940. On the streets of London, locals watch with growing concern as German fighter planes plague the city’s skyline. But inside the famous Ritz Hotel, the cream of society continues to enjoy all the glamour and comfort that money can buy during wartime.
The Lane Winslow Mysteries (Iona Whishaw) It is 1946, and war-weary young ex-intelligence officer Lane Winslow leaves London to look for a fresh start in a sleepy hamlet in the interior of British Columbia. But then a body is discovered, the victim of murder, and she unknowingly casts doubt on herself.
The Martha Miller Mysteries (Catherine Coles) Westleham Village 1947. It’s the Westleham village show and everyone is looking forward to a pleasant day. Newcomer Martha Miller makes her delicious homemade plum gin, but when someone dies of poisoning, fingers of suspicion point Martha’s way.
The Miss Dimple Mysteries (Mignon F. Ballard) Georgia, 1942. It’s almost a year since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and the residents of the small town of Elderberry, Georgia, have been rattled down to their worn, rationed shoes. Young teacher Charlie Carr is troubled by the disappearance of a beloved schoolmistress who has taught the town’s first graders for almost forty years.
The Pineville Gazette Mysteries (Wendy Meadows) The year is 1943 and war is in the air. Mary Holland, the wife of John Holland, is in charge of managing her husband’s newspaper while he is away.
The Spies of Texas Mysteries (Brittany E. Brinegar) Travel to the late 1940s with Jenny Nicolay and Sawyer Finn. Headquartered in Lake Falls, Texas, the pair travels across the U.S. hunting spies.
The Sugar Martin Vintage Mysteries (Shea MacLeod) Cocktails, capers, and corgis in 1948 England! After receiving a letter about a mysterious inheritance, Sugar Martin hops a plane from the West Coast of America to exciting post-war London. However, everything is not as it seems, and Sugar finds herself stuck in England for the foreseeable future.
The Women of World War II Mysteries (Tessa Arlen) England, 1942. Poppy Redfern is her remote English village’s Air Raid Warden and her family farm has been requisitioned as a new airfield for the American Air Force. The mistrust and suspicion of their new American partners in war threatens to tear their village apart.