Historical novel

Thomas Kydd Books in Order: How to read Julian Stockwin’s series?

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November 4, 2022May 11, 2023

Next to Hornblower and Aubrey-Maturin.

What is the Thomas Kydd Series about?

The Thomas Kydd series is written by Julian Stockwin MBE, an English author of historical action-adventure fiction. He served for the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy before joining the University of Tasmania where he study cross-cultural psychology. He later rejoined the Navy.

Stockwin’s writing career started in 1996. The Kydd series hit the shelves five years later and became his main work.

Set during the Age of Fighting Sail, the series focuses on the adventures of the young Kydd, who was pressed into service on a British ship in 1793. This is “a dramatic story closely based on real events following one man’s journey as he becomes a true sailor and defender of Britain.” There are 25 books in the series.

Mercy Allcutt Books in Order: How to read Alice Duncan’s series?

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November 2, 2022May 18, 2023

A touch of cozy in Los Angeles, CA, in 1926.

What is the Mercy Allcutt series about?

Coming from the American author Alice Duncan, the Mercy Allcutt series is a historical cozy mystery series set in Los Angeles, California, in 1926.

The story focuses on Mercy Allcutt, a Boston Brahmin who wants to experience life in all its grittiness. That’s what led her to Hollywood to a down-on-his-luck PI named Ernest Templeton.

After learning what a PI is, Mercy is more than intrigued and starts working for Mr. Ernest Templeton, sleuthing in the LA of the 1920s.

Museum Mysteries Books in Order: How to read Jim Eldridge’s series?

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October 31, 2022May 11, 2023

The Museum Detectives!

What are the Museum Mysteries about?

The Museum Mysteries is a historical mystery series coming from Jim Eldridge. As an English radio, film, and television screenwriter, he wrote hundreds of radio and TV scripts that were broadcast in the United Kingdom and across the world in a career spanning over 30 years.

In 1971, Eldridge sold his first sitcom to the BBC, but it was also the beginning of his book career as his first one was commissioned. Since then he has had more than 100 books published.

The Museum Mysteries series revolves around Daniel Wilson. Former Detective Inspector, he now works as a private inquiry agent assisted by his partner, archaeologist-cum-detective Abigail Fenton. Together, they are dubbed the “The Museum Detectives” as they often investigate crimes connected to museums.

Rowland Sinclair Books In Order: How to read Sulari Gentill’s Series?

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October 26, 2022May 10, 2023

Rowland Sinclair, gentleman, artist, and amateur sleuth.

What is the Rowland Sinclair series about?

Coming from the Australian author Sulari Gentill, also known under the pen name of S.D. Gentill, the Rowland Sinclair series is set in the 1930s offers historical mysteries.

Rowland Sinclair is a gentleman and an artist living in 1931 Sydney. Friend of the Left, son of the Right, he paints in a superbly tailored, three-piece suit and houses friends who include Clyde, a fellow painter; Milton, a plagiarising poet; and Edna, the beautiful, emancipated sculptress who is both his muse and the (unacknowledged) love of his life.

Sinclair’s fortune and his indifference to politics shelter him from the mounting tensions of the Great Depression roiling Australia and taking it near the brink of revolution.

John Grey Historical Mystery Books in Order: How to Read L.C. Tyler’s Series?

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October 24, 2022May 11, 2023

It is the John Grey Historical Mystery series, not Diana Gabaldon’s Lord John Grey series.

What is the John Grey series about?

British writer L. C. Tyler is currently writing two series of crime novels. The first one is the Ethelred and Elsie mysteries. And the second one is the historical crime series featuring 17th-century lawyer John Grey.

Set in the 1650s and 1660s, the series is about the investigations of John Grey, and his childhood friend Aminta Clifford. At first, John Grey is just a young lawyer searching for work, but as the novels progress, time passes and his career evolves.

Grey found a benefactor in Lord Arlington, and his successes helped him to make a name for himself. Still, there are more murder mysteries to solve!

Reverend Mother Books in Order: How to read Cora Harrison’s series?

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October 21, 2022May 18, 2023

Ready for some Irish Historical Fiction?

What is the Reverend Mother Mystery series about?

Coming from Irish author and retired headteacher Cora Harrison, the Reverend Mother Mysteries is a historical whodunnit series set in Ireland during the 1920s.

In fact, the first book starts in 1923. Then, the country has been torn apart by the War of Independence and is in the throes of sectarian violence and severe flooding.

In the middle of all of that, Mother Aquinas is thrown into some murder mysteries.

Billy Boyle Books in Order: How to read James R. Benn’s series?

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October 19, 2022October 16, 2022
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Aka the Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries.

Who is Billy Boyle?

Coming from the American author James R. Benn who quit his day job in 2011 to become a full-time writer, the Billy Boyle series is a historical series—launched in 2006—set within the Allied High Command during the Second World War.

Back home in Southie, twenty-two-year-old Irish American Billy Boyle barely made a detective when war was declared. He then joined the staff of a general married to her distant cousin. That general turned out to be Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose headquarters are in London, which is undergoing the blitz, and he made Billy his personal investigator.

Billy must expose spies, investigate murders, recover stolen goods, and stop all sorts of criminals that disrupt the war efforts.

Frey and McGray Books In Order: How to Read Oscar de Muriel’s series?

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October 14, 2022May 26, 2023

“properly creepy and Gothic”– Ian Rankin.

What is the Frey and McGray Series about?

Coming from Mexican-born Oscar de Muriel, a chemist, translator, and violinist who now lives and works in Manchester, the Frey and McGray series is a mystery series set in Edinburgh.

The story takes place during the Victorian era, around the end of the 1880s, and follows the investigations of legendary detective “Nine-Nails” McGray and disgraced London skeptic Inspector Ian Frey.

Launched in 2015 with “The Strings of Murder”, the Frey and McGray series is set to be concluded with “The Sign of the Devil” in 2022.

S. G. MacLean Books in Order (Alexander Seaton, Damian Seeker)

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September 23, 2022May 28, 2023

All of S. G. MacLean’s Books in Order!

Who is S. G. MacLean?

Shona G. MacLean is a Scottish author with a degree in History from the University of Aberdeen who writes historical mysteries.

MacLean published her first book, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton, in 2008. It was the first novel in the Alexander Seaton Series, a mystery series in the vein of Shardlake or Cadfael. She also writes The Damian Seeker Series about a London detective in the 1650s.

S. G. MacLean is the niece of best-selling author Alistair MacLean.

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