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 ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

Loved by 1 person

Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective

By Kelly Gardiner , Sharmini Kumar ,

Loved by 1 person

The Seven Dials Mystery

By Agatha Christie ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Loved by 1 person

A Lesser Light

By Peter Geye ,

Loved by 1 person

Murder on the Great Northern Railway

By Edward Marston ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Loved by 1 person

The House at Devil's Neck

By Tom Mead ,

Loved by 1 person

The Girl from Greenwich Street

By Lauren Willig ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

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 ,

Loved by 1 person

The Art of a Lie

By Laura Shepherd-Robinson ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Loved by 1 person

The Frozen People

By Elly Griffiths ,

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

Loved by 1 person

The Rush

By Beth Lewis ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

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 ,

Loved by 1 person

A Slant of Light

By Kathryn Lasky ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

Lady of the Quay

By Amanda Roberts ,

Rocket Girl

By Diane Vallere ,

Rubies of the Viper

By Martha Marks ,

The Gallery of Beauties

By Nina Wachsman ,

Church Shoes

By Robert Tucker ,

Written in Blood

By Fiona Forsyth ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

The River of Eternity

By Bruce Balfour ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

Lady of the Quay

By Amanda Roberts ,

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

Rocket Girl

Rubies of the Viper

Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective

The Seven Dials Mystery

New books from our members

Rocket Girl

Rubies of the Viper

The Gallery of Beauties

A Lesser Light

Murder on the Great Northern Railway

New books from our members

Rocket Girl

Rubies of the Viper

The Gallery of Beauties

Church Shoes

The House at Devil's Neck

The Girl from Greenwich Street

New books from our members

The Gallery of Beauties

Church Shoes

New books from our members

Rocket Girl

Rubies of the Viper

The Gallery of Beauties

Church Shoes

Written in Blood

Perspective(s)

Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing

A Schooling in Murder

The Art of a Lie

New books from our members

Rocket Girl

Rubies of the Viper

The Gallery of Beauties

Church Shoes

Written in Blood

City of the Muse

The River of Eternity

The Frozen People

New books from our members

Church Shoes

Written in Blood

City of the Muse

The Rush

New books from our members

Written in Blood

City of the Muse

The English Masterpiece

The Impossible Thing

All of Us Murderers

A Slant of Light

New books from our members

Written in Blood

City of the Muse

The River of Eternity

Fried Chicken Castañeda

New books from our members

Rocket Girl

Rubies of the Viper

The Gallery of Beauties

Church Shoes

Written in Blood

City of the Muse

The River of Eternity

Fried Chicken Castañeda

Lady of the Quay

New books from our members

Rocket Girl

Rubies of the Viper

The Gallery of Beauties

Church Shoes

Written in Blood

City of the Muse