The best new historical mystery books of 2025 (chosen by historical mystery authors)

Loved by 4 people

Broken Country

By Clare Leslie Hall ,

Loved by 3 people

Victorian Psycho

By Virginia Feito ,

Loved by 2 people

A Daughter of Fair Verona

By Christina Dodd ,

Loved by 2 people

Under the Same Stars

By Libba Bray ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Loved by 1 person

Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective

By Kelly Gardiner , Sharmini Kumar ,

Loved by 1 person

The Queen Who Came in from the Cold

By SJ Bennett ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Lady of the Quay

By Amanda Roberts ,

Loved by 1 person

The Seven Dials Mystery

By Agatha Christie ,

Loved by 1 person

A Lesser Light

By Peter Geye ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Lady of the Quay

By Amanda Roberts ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Loved by 1 person

Murder on the Great Northern Railway

By Edward Marston ,

Loved by 1 person

The House at Devil's Neck

By Tom Mead ,

Lady of the Quay

By Amanda Roberts ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Lady of the Quay

By Amanda Roberts ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Loved by 1 person

The Girl from Greenwich Street

By Lauren Willig ,

Loved by 1 person

Perspective(s)

By Laurent Binet , Sam Taylor (translator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing

By Nicholas Meyer ,

Loved by 1 person

A Schooling in Murder

By Andrew Taylor ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Lady of the Quay

By Amanda Roberts ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Death and a Crocodile

By Lisa E. Betz ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Loved by 1 person

The Art of a Lie

By Laura Shepherd-Robinson ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Death and a Crocodile

By Lisa E. Betz ,

Loved by 1 person

The Frozen People

By Elly Griffiths ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Death and a Crocodile

By Lisa E. Betz ,

Loved by 1 person

The Rush

By Beth Lewis ,

Loved by 1 person

The English Masterpiece

By Katherine Reay ,

Loved by 1 person

The Impossible Thing

By Belinda Bauer ,

Loved by 1 person

All of Us Murderers

By KJ Charles ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Death and a Crocodile

By Lisa E. Betz ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Lady of the Quay

By Amanda Roberts ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Death and a Crocodile

By Lisa E. Betz ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

Loved by 1 person

A Slant of Light

By Kathryn Lasky ,

Loved by 1 person

Harper Wells

By Bethany Loveridge ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

Loved by 1 person

Shadow Ticket

By Thomas Pynchon ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Lady of the Quay

By Amanda Roberts ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Death and a Crocodile

By Lisa E. Betz ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

The best new historical mystery books of 2025

The books our community loved the most.

Broken Country

Victorian Psycho

A Daughter of Fair Verona

Under the Same Stars

New books from our members

Written in Blood

The River of Eternity

Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective

The Queen Who Came in from the Cold

New books from our members

Written in Blood

The River of Eternity

Lady of the Quay

The Seven Dials Mystery

A Lesser Light

New books from our members

Written in Blood

The River of Eternity

Lady of the Quay

Rubies of the Viper

Murder on the Great Northern Railway

The House at Devil's Neck

New books from our members

Lady of the Quay

Rubies of the Viper

New books from our members

Written in Blood

The River of Eternity

Lady of the Quay

Rubies of the Viper

Rocket Girl

The Girl from Greenwich Street

Perspective(s)

Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing

A Schooling in Murder

New books from our members

Written in Blood

The River of Eternity

Lady of the Quay

Rubies of the Viper

Rocket Girl

Death and a Crocodile

The Gallery of Beauties

The Art of a Lie

New books from our members

Rubies of the Viper

Rocket Girl

Death and a Crocodile

The Frozen People

New books from our members

Rocket Girl

Death and a Crocodile

The Rush

The English Masterpiece

The Impossible Thing

All of Us Murderers

New books from our members

Rocket Girl

Death and a Crocodile

The Gallery of Beauties

Fried Chicken Castañeda

New books from our members

Written in Blood

The River of Eternity

Lady of the Quay

Rubies of the Viper

Rocket Girl

Death and a Crocodile

The Gallery of Beauties

Fried Chicken Castañeda

Church Shoes

City of the Muse

A Slant of Light

Harper Wells

New books from our members

The Gallery of Beauties

Fried Chicken Castañeda

Shadow Ticket