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noted in 2010 of the genre, "The past decade has seen an explosion in both quantity and quality. Never before have so many historical mysteries been published, by so many gifted writers, and covering such a wide range of times and places." Editor Keith Kahla concurs, "From a small group of writers
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noted in 2010 of the genre, "The past decade has seen an explosion in both quantity and quality. Never before have so many historical mysteries been published, by so many gifted writers, and covering such a wide range of times and places." Editor Keith Kahla concurs, "From a small group of writers
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calls the Uncle Abner short stories "the starting point for true historical mysteries." In the 22 Uncle Abner tales Post wrote between 1911 and 1928, the character puzzles out local mysteries with his keen observation and knowledge of the Bible. It was not until 1943 that
American mystery writer
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63:(1977–1994) for popularizing what would become known as the historical mystery. The increasing popularity and prevalence of this type of fiction in subsequent decades has spawned a distinct subgenre recognized by the publishing industry and libraries.
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award to a novel in the genre. The award was called the Ellis Peters
Historical Dagger through 2012. In 2014, Endeavour Press supported the award, which is called the Endeavour Historical Dagger for the 2014 and 2015 awards. The
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Though the term "whodunit" was coined sometime in the early 1930s, it has been argued that the detective story itself has its origins as early as the 429 BC
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with a very specialized audience, the historical mystery has become a critically acclaimed, award-winning genre with a toehold on the
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with a very specialized audience, the historical mystery has become a critically acclaimed, award-winning genre with a toehold on the
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conference has presented its Bruce
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conference has presented its Bruce
Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery award (for mysteries set prior to 1950) since 2004.
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Perhaps the first modern
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The following list consists of fictional historical detectives in chronological order of their time period setting:
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around 35,000 BC, which Ashley suggests is the furthest in the past a historical mystery has been set to date.
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called "very nearly a detective story in period costume". Many of Heyer's other historical romances have
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did something similar in the story "The Great Seal of
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tales and so more likely to appeal to non-Chinese readers, and in 1949 published it in
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The genre would not include fiction which was contemporary at the time of writing, such as
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3984:"Obituary: Lillian de la Torre, 91, an Author of Mysteries From British History"
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3744:"U's Whodunit: Universal is shooting 'Recipe for Murder,' Arnold Ridley's play"
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novels between 2007 and 2010, featuring 12th-century
English medical examiner
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as she solved mysteries surrounding her excavations in early 20th century
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series, taking place in a 20th-century in which magic is possible; and
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came across the 18th century anonymously written
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289:(1975–2010) followed the adventures of the titular Victorian lady/
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published the second full-length historical mystery novel called
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story "The Angel of the Lord", which features amateur detective
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138:("crime-case") folk novels were written in which government
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30 Historical
Mystery Series to Get You Through Any Crisis
4345:"Endeavour Press sponsors the CWA Historical Dagger Award"
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in 1998, casting a recurring secondary character from her
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and the first full-length historical whodunit. In 1950,
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3648:"The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award"
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Apothecary Melchior and the Mystery of St Olaf's Church
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wrote two series of Victorian era mysteries featuring
4151:"Obituaries: Edith Pargeter, 82; Author of Mysteries"
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is the character's first appearance as a detective.
4013:Critical Survey of Mystery & Detective Fiction
3906:Reading Illustrated Fiction in Late Imperial China
3868:The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing
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348:and Flavia Albia novels (1989–2022), set in the
545:Other variations include mystery novels set in
186:(1951–1968) in the same style and time period.
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3806:Story-Telling Techniques in the Arabian Nights
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5051:Secret police and intelligence organizations
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2275:Canaletto and the Case of Westminster Bridge
229:roles in what would become the first of her
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4187:. London: Robinson Publishing. p. 3.
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3710:Morris, William & Mary (3 June 1985).
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4185:The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives
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3491:Rivkin Jr., David B. (27 February 2010).
2131:Patricia Finney (writing as P F Chisholm)
403:The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives
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413:(or rather, sealed cave mystery) set in
391:Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan
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3552:"A Guide for Historical Fiction Lovers"
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634:List of fictional historical detectives
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5109:Science fiction and fantasy detectives
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4236:"Official site: Lord John Grey Series"
4210:Lord John first appears in Gabaldon's
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3777:Crime Fiction (The New Critical Idiom)
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3658:from the original on 23 September 2019
3440:
3072:Sam Wyndham and Surendranath Bannerjee
2773:Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades
542:elements but to a much lesser extent.
443:. Using the pen name Ariana Franklin,
395:Canterbury Tales of Mystery and Murder
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4546:from the original on 13 November 2013
4512:from the original on 13 November 2013
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4378:. Richard III Society. Archived from
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3960:from the original on 13 November 2013
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3532:from the original on 18 November 2013
3493:"Five Best Historical Mystery Novels"
1868:Acatl, High Priest of Mictlantecuhtli
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729:
701:
673:
577:set in alternate timelines where the
4494:Forshaw, Barry (17 September 2010).
4444:from the original on 7 December 2013
4409:The Private World of Georgette Heyer
4286:from the original on 11 October 2014
4268:Reese, Jennifer (27 November 2007).
4128:from the original on 15 January 2007
4098:from the original on 25 January 2020
4081:
4063:from the original on 25 January 2020
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3982:Lambert, Bruce (19 September 1993).
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3562:from the original on 2 December 2013
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389:medieval mysteries (1986–2010), the
377:novels (1991–2018), both set in the
4580:from the original on 2 January 2014
4363:
4110:
3948:"America's Greatest Mystery Writer"
3615:"The Dagger Awards winners archive"
2943:Mortal Mischief (A Death in Vienna)
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273:began a series of novels featuring
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4645:from the original on 29 March 2015
4369:
3756:from the original on 21 April 2020
3724:from the original on 21 April 2020
3586:Akron-Summit County Public Library
3544:
3455:from the original on 14 March 2021
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530:(1936), set in 1793 England, is a
88:award to novels in the genre. The
14:
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4463:Greenland, Colin (29 July 2005).
4347:. Endeavour Press. Archived from
4157:. 16 October 1995. Archived from
3523:
3517:
409:wrote "Death in the Dawntime", a
385:'s various series, including the
264:
243:, a mystery novel set in ancient
5397:
5396:
4426:Nicholson, Geoff (22 May 2005).
4325:from the original on 1 July 2017
4272:Lord John and the Hand of Devils
4011:"Lillian de la Torre Biography (
502:In an early twist of the genre,
182:. He subsequently wrote his own
27:Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries
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4219:Lord John and the Hellfire Club
3826:
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3736:
3677:Kaufman, Wolfe (10 June 1946).
3654:. Left Coast Crime conference.
2542:The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries
2342:Lord John and the Hellfire Club
768:Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead
5074:Detectives for younger readers
4607:. London24.com. Archived from
4372:"The Mystery of Josephine Tey"
3752:. 28 August 1934. p. 19.
3441:Picker, Lenny (3 March 2010).
2249:Vredens dag (The Day of Wrath)
2029:A Time for the Death of a King
1595:Brother William of Baskerville
534:with elements of mystery that
1:
4216:(1992), but the 1998 novella
3376:
2855:Pelagia and the White Bulldog
740:Murder in the Place of Anubis
497:
179:Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee
4674:The Historical Novel Society
4599:Wyatt, Beth (17 July 2014).
4118:"Biography: Agatha Christie"
3839:Wayne State University Press
3582:"Popular Culture: Mysteries"
1666:A Plague on Both Your Houses
1461:Mistress of the Art of Death
553:worlds. These would include
450:Mistress of the Art of Death
233:series of stories. In 1944,
7:
5428:Historical novels subgenres
4986:science fiction and fantasy
2570:Critique of Criminal Reason
381:in the 1st century BC; and
281:-era police detective, and
117:One Thousand and One Nights
110:and the 10th century tale "
10:
5454:
4668:The Detective and the Toga
4633:The Spring of Kasper Meier
4603:The Spring of Kasper Meier
4432:: The Kaiser Is a Suspect"
3865:Herbert, Rosemary (1999).
3619:Crime Writers' Association
3366:The Spring of Kasper Meier
3000:The Beekeeper's Apprentice
2846:1890s / Early 20th century
1121:John, the Lord Chamberlain
483:Crime Writers' Association
257:, set at the close of the
231:Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
206:Mystery Writers of America
142:—primarily the historical
95:
82:Crime Writers' Association
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5281:
5235:
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5151:
5125:
5059:
5038:
5033:Lists of fictional agents
4943:
4897:
4758:
4751:
4730:
3911:Stanford University Press
3835:The Arabian Nights Reader
3833:Marzolph, Ulrich (2006).
3556:Providence Public Library
3257:Professor John Stableford
2886:Crocodile on the Sandbank
2374:The Great Seal of England
476:
25:Melville Davisson Post's
4813:Inverted detective story
4738:History of crime fiction
3712:"Words... Wit... Wisdom"
3679:"Bits of Literary Slang"
2486:The Cater Street Hangman
2196:A Conspiracy of Violence
2085:The Alchemist's Daughter
1349:A Morbid Taste for Bones
314:and set in 12th century
80:Since 1999, the British
5046:Espionage organizations
4313:"Diana Norman obituary"
3873:Oxford University Press
3804:Pinault, David (1992).
3498:The Wall Street Journal
2972:In the Shadow of Gotham
1720:The Nightingale Gallery
1677:Mathilde of Westminster
896:Senator Decius Metellus
826:The Pericles Commission
596:The Idylls of the Queen
407:F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
307:(1977–1994), featuring
5384:Historical reenactment
5355:Historical grand opera
4566:"Fiction Book Review:
4534:The Attenbury Emeralds
4498:The Attenbury Emeralds
4086:Death Comes as the End
3903:Hegel, Robert (1998).
3652:Awards.OmniMystery.com
3443:"Mysteries of History"
3062:The Last Kashmiri Rose
2682:Melville Davisson Post
2514:The Face of a Stranger
1965:The White Rose Murders
1550:The Sins of the Father
1417:Magdalene la a Bâtarde
684:The Right Hand of Amon
579:Nazis won World War II
514:Richard III of England
240:Death Comes as the End
191:Melville Davisson Post
30:
5360:by historical figures
5104:Private investigators
5089:Historical detectives
4430:The Italian Secretary
4092:HistoricalNovels.info
4057:HistoricalNovels.info
4053:by John Dickson Carr"
3775:Scaggs, John (2005).
3684:The Milwaukee Journal
3526:"The Mystery Defined"
2897:Alexander von Reisden
2688:The Angel of the Lord
2222:A Conspiracy of Paper
2124:Carlisle, then London
1804:Death and the Chapman
1407:Fortune Like the Moon
1318:Out of the Dawn Light
1288:Instruments of Murder
1110:The Germanicus Mosaic
556:The Ultimate Solution
487:CWA Historical Dagger
481:In 1999, the British
393:(1991–2012), and the
287:Amelia Peabody series
204:. Barry Zeman of the
86:CWA Historical Dagger
41:is a subgenre of two
24:
4951:Fictional detectives
4576:. 15 November 1999.
4540:Macmillan Publishers
4500:by Jill Paton Walsh"
4411:(Reprint ed.).
4279:Entertainment Weekly
4082:Donsbach, Margaret.
4051:The Bride of Newgate
4047:Donsbach, Margaret.
3841:. pp. 239–246.
2402:The Bride of Newgate
2296:Bruce Alexander Cook
1938:Death of the Duchess
1624:Baldwin de Furnshill
1614:The Name of the Rose
1232:Absolution by Murder
1024:The Thieves of Ostia
925:Gordianus the Finder
798:The Athenian Murders
788:Late 5th century BCE
518:Princes in the Tower
509:The Daughter of Time
325:The Name of the Rose
254:The Bride of Newgate
5303:Middle Ages in film
5159:Gentleman detective
4898:Film and television
4475:on 13 November 2013
4311:(4 February 2011).
4161:on 14 November 2013
4088:by Agatha Christie"
4015:, Revised Edition)"
3996:on 23 January 2013.
3114:Jacqueline Winspear
2731:Russia, Japan, etc.
2628:A Free Man of Color
2368:Lillian de la Torre
1925:Italian Renaissance
1858:A Shrine of Murders
1759:Melchior Wakenstede
1748:The Apothecary Rose
1649:Matthew Bartholomew
1584:Dagger with a snake
1575:Vlastimil Vondruška
1390:Abbess of Hawkenlye
1100:Late 2nd century CE
1065:Gaius Petreius Ruso
977:Marcus Didius Falco
908:John Maddox Roberts
886:A Murder in Macedon
867:Alexander the Great
856:Aristotle Detective
411:locked room mystery
358:John Maddox Roberts
211:Lillian de la Torre
39:historical whodunit
5423:Historical mystery
5273:Historical fantasy
5248:Historical romance
5243:Historical mystery
5206:Historical fiction
5069:Amateur detectives
4887:historical mystery
4437:The New York Times
4370:Butler, Pamela J.
4246:on 12 October 2013
4213:Dragonfly in Amber
4155:The New York Times
3989:The New York Times
3812:. pp. 86–97.
3625:on 25 January 2020
3505:on 4 December 2013
3337:Stuart M. Kaminsky
3272:Stableford on Golf
3018:Early 20th century
2990:Early 20th century
2962:Early 20th century
2934:Early 20th century
2916:The Vanished Child
2906:Early 20th century
2658:The Janissary Tree
2560:Early 19th century
2240:Early 18th century
2233:Thomas af Boueberg
2137:A Famine of Horses
1841:Kathryn Swinbrooke
1768:Early 15th century
1499:Theophilos (Feste)
1489:Satan in St Mary's
792:José Carlos Somoza
608:Arthur Conan Doyle
575:police procedurals
549:timelines or even
485:awarded the first
304:Cadfael Chronicles
199:American Civil War
60:Cadfael Chronicles
47:historical fiction
35:historical mystery
31:
5410:
5409:
5370:
5369:
5363:
5345:Historical comics
5341:
5314:
5311:Peplum film genre
5268:Alternate history
5172:
5171:
5099:Police detectives
5084:Female detectives
5000:
4999:
4996:
4995:
4905:Police procedural
4635:by Ben Fergusson"
4605:by Ben Fergusson"
4574:Publishers Weekly
4405:Hodge, Jane Aiken
4351:on 1 October 2015
4240:DianaGabaldon.com
3924:978-0-8047-3002-0
3783:. pp. 9–11.
3528:. Writers Store.
3448:Publishers Weekly
3374:
3373:
3342:Bullet for a Star
3296:Her Royal Spyness
3152:(Der nasse fisch)
2764:Late 19th century
2639:Yashim the Eunuch
2581:Edmund Blackstone
2396:John Dickson Carr
2162:Laura Joh Rowland
2127:Late 16th century
2040:Matthew Shardlake
1948:Sir Roger Shallot
1912:City of Vengeance
1880:Aliette de Bodard
1831:The Novice's Tale
1787:Roger the Chapman
1738:Late 14th century
1710:Late 14th century
1703:Brother Athelstan
1693:The Cup of Ghosts
1505:, Constantinople,
1369:Sharon Kay Penman
1054:The Ides of April
1018:Caroline Lawrence
734:Lynda S. Robinson
624:Dorothy L. Sayers
620:Lord Peter Wimsey
616:Victorian England
547:alternate history
527:The Talisman Ring
462:Publishers Weekly
397:(1994–2012). For
249:John Dickson Carr
184:Judge Dee stories
66:Publishers Weekly
29:collection (1918)
16:Literary subgenre
5445:
5400:
5399:
5357:
5320:
5300:
5295:Historical drama
5288:
5287:
5258:Nautical fiction
5199:
5192:
5185:
5176:
5175:
5027:
5020:
5013:
5004:
5003:
4910:Procedural drama
4756:
4755:
4709:
4702:
4695:
4686:
4685:
4655:
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4650:
4627:
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4618:
4616:
4611:on 29 March 2015
4596:
4590:
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4551:
4528:
4522:
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4519:
4517:
4491:
4485:
4484:
4482:
4480:
4471:. Archived from
4465:"Holmes's ghost"
4460:
4454:
4453:
4451:
4449:
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4401:
4392:
4391:
4389:
4387:
4382:on 15 April 2011
4367:
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4265:
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4242:. Archived from
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4017:. Archived from
4007:
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3992:. Archived from
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3970:
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3929:
3928:
3900:
3891:
3890:
3862:
3853:
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3810:Brill Publishers
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3696:
3691:on 21 April 2020
3687:. Archived from
3674:
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3667:
3665:
3663:
3644:
3635:
3634:
3632:
3630:
3621:. Archived from
3611:
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3599:
3597:
3588:. Archived from
3578:
3572:
3571:
3569:
3567:
3548:
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3539:
3537:
3521:
3515:
3514:
3512:
3510:
3501:. Archived from
3488:
3465:
3464:
3462:
3460:
3438:
3284:England/Scotland
3217:The Tomb of Zeus
3211:Barbara Cleverly
3056:Barbara Cleverly
2966:Stefanie Pintoff
2880:Elizabeth Peters
2800:Except the Dying
2794:Maureen Jennings
2744:The Winter Queen
2678:Mid-19th century
2609:Benjamin January
2564:Michael Gregorio
2553:Hanno Stiffeniis
2536:Emily Brightwell
2413:Matthew Hawkwood
2120:Sir Robert Carey
1976:Nicholas Segalla
1639:The Last Templar
1559:Oldřich of Chlum
1545:Catherine Hanley
1526:Thirteenth Night
1359:Justin de Quincy
1269:Sugawara Akitada
1254:Harry Turtledove
1246:Byzantine Empire
1168:Robert van Gulik
842:Classical Athens
813:Classical Athens
784:Classical Athens
758:14th century BCE
730:14th century BCE
702:15th century BCE
674:15th century BCE
641:
640:
591:Phyllis Ann Karr
536:Jane Aiken Hodge
492:Left Coast Crime
367:(1990–2010) and
336:(1979–2013) and
309:Benedictine monk
283:Elizabeth Peters
164:Robert van Gulik
112:The Three Apples
90:Left Coast Crime
84:has awarded the
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5448:
5447:
5446:
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5443:
5442:
5438:Mystery fiction
5433:Literary genres
5413:
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5411:
5406:
5388:
5366:
5338:wuxia tv series
5307:Arthurian films
5283:Performing arts
5277:
5231:
5208:
5203:
5173:
5168:
5147:
5121:
5115:Sherlock Holmes
5094:Male detectives
5079:Detective teams
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4021:on 9 April 2016
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3241:Kerry Greenwood
3190:Laetitia Talbot
3142:Volker Kutscher
2861:2006 (English)
2860:
2810:Laszlo Kreisler
2782:William Murdoch
2592:Richard Falkirk
2458:Wobble to Death
2322:
2206:Benjamin Weaver
2190:Susanna Gregory
2179:Thomas Chaloner
2019:
2001:
1899:Florence, Italy
1885:Obsidian Shards
1826:Margaret Frazer
1660:Susanna Gregory
1506:
1455:Ariana Franklin
1375:The Queen's Man
1339:1120, 1137–1145
1329:Brother Cadfael
1202:Bridge of Birds
996:The Silver Pigs
952:Marcus Corvinus
932:1st century BCE
904:1st century BCE
876:4th century BCE
846:4th century BCE
816:5th century BCE
779:Heracles Pontor
636:
628:Interwar period
612:Sherlock Holmes
599:(1982), set in
583:Randall Garrett
532:Regency romance
522:Georgette Heyer
500:
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471:bestseller list
312:Brother Cadfael
267:
259:Napoleonic Wars
235:Agatha Christie
223:Sherlock Holmes
98:
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