Written by Zambian-born author Wilbur Smith, mostly known for The Courtney Series, The Ancient Egypt series is a historical fiction series based in large part on Pharaoh Memnon’s time. This Egyptian series takes us to an ancient kingdom to discover the incredible destiny of Taita, a humble slave and an expert in multiple disciplines who…
Historical mystery novels written by American author and Egyptologist Barbara Mertz under the pen name Elizabeth Peters (the author of the Vicky Bliss series who is also known as Barbara Michaels when she wrote Gothic novels), this series tells the adventures of Egyptologist Amelia Peabody Emerson. At the beginning at least, because Amelia quickly gets…
Written by A. M. Stuart, author of the Guardians of the Crown historical romance series, the Harriet Gordon Mysteries is a Historical crime series. The story takes us in early twentieth-century Singapore where Harriet Gordon is making a fresh start. Her first job pushed her into a murder mystery. That’s how she met Inspector Robert…
Written by English author and historian Paul C. Doherty (the author of the Hugh Corbett series), this murder mystery series is set in 14th-century London, England. The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series is about a Dominican monk named Brother Athelstan, and John Cranston, a coroner; and starts At the time of the death of…
Written by British author Rhys Bowen (Molly Murphy, Evan Evans), Her Royal Spyness is a humorous historical series about the penniless cousin of King George V of England in 1932 who is acting as a spy for the queen. Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, daughter to the Duke of Atholt and Rannoch, is flat broke….
Adapted into movies and TV shows, Philippa Gregory‘s historical novels about all of the Plantagenet. Previously separated as the Tudor Court and Cousins’ War series, as of August 2016 Philippa Gregory lists these novels as one series, The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels. Like the name tells it, it is a series about the two British…
Historical mystery series written by Robert R. McCammon, the Matthew Corbett book series is set in colonial America and centers on the exploits of a youthful clerk–and professional problem solver–who works for the magistrate in the Carolinas during the 17th and 18th centuries. Throughout the series, Matthew Corbett is lured into a number of fascinating…
Born in 1951, Kate Atkinson’s path to becoming a writer took a unique turn. Her journey into writing gained momentum after winning the Women’s Own short story competition in 1986, but her literary career truly took flight when she published her debut novel, “Behind the Scenes at the Museum,” at the age of 43. Beyond…
Shona G. MacLean, a Scottish author and a graduate of the University of Aberdeen with a degree in History, has made a name for herself in the realm of historical mysteries. Her literary journey began in 2008 with the publication of her debut novel, “The Redemption of Alexander Seaton.” This book marked the inception of…
Born on January 9, 1954, in Nairobi, Philippa Gregory is an English historical novelist who has been publishing since 1987. She attended the University of Edinburgh where she earned her doctorate in 18th-century literature. Her first novel, Wideacre, was written as she completed her Ph.D. and became an instant worldwide bestseller. On its publication, she…
As you may know, if you are a mystery buff, Josephine Tey was a real Scottish author who wrote mystery novels. But the Josephine Tey Mysteries is what happens when a writer writes the fictional adventures of a legendary writer. So, a fictional version of Tey is here the main character in this series of…
Written by author Lee Strauss, the Ginger Gold Mysteries series brings us back to the 1920s. There, we meet young war widow fashionista Ginger Gold as she makes a cross-Atlantic journey with her companion Haley Higgins to London England to settle her father’s estate. This is the beginning of a series of mysteries to solve…
