Best Mysteries With a Historical Setting

1

Rosens namn

av Umberto Eco

19,580 medlemmar

313 recensioner

4.2

33 Members: Aquila, janoorani24, paradoxosalpha, EerierIdyllMeme, TedWitham, kleo, BooksPlease, abbottthomas, wdwilson3, Caesia, FAMeulstee, accessit, CarltonC, elenchus, birder4106, Stewdar, dallenbaugh, vwinsloe, zmeischa, Michael.Rimmer, MTCDBIBLIO, Boand, RODNEYP, NitinKhanna, Thelamon1, Monty_Grover, feanor451, MyFathersDragon, lovelybookishthings, Mnmwi7, fricksalad, hthacher, john654
Förklaringar: Boand: Fascinating history and a very twisted tale that keeps you guessing right until the end. Life in a European monastery and the process of writing books is beautifully described.

2

En gammal skandal

av Josephine Tey

5,946 medlemmar

227 recensioner

3.9

3

Ett helgon till varje pris

av Ellis Peters

3,953 medlemmar

105 recensioner

3.8

4

Silvergrisarna

av Lindsey Davis

2,400 medlemmar

80 recensioner

3.8

16 Members: andyl, lorax, janoorani24, MajorRakal, charl08, lizzy50usa, Caesia, CarltonC, nessreader, RBeffa, DidIReallyReadThat, Maddz, MTCDBIBLIO, srsrhs, JoeB1934, Bookladycma
Förklaringar: Maddz: The 1st of the Falco series - a hard-boiled detective in Vespasian's Rome.

5

Mordet på Orientexpressen

av Agatha Christie

17,246 medlemmar

424 recensioner

4.1

18 Members: LadyUndomiel, TeresaInTexas, jeshakespeare, njtrout, merrystar, birder4106, perennialreader, zmeischa, SF_fan_mae, Andrew_Orange, Boand, RODNEYP, skid0612, Thelamon1, SaraElizabeth11, Mnmwi7, fricksalad, hthacher,andyl ,lilithcat ,Sarielle , , ,feanor451
Förklaringar: lilithcat : Not an historical mystery, as it was set during the era in which it was written.
merrystar: List description specifies that the story need only be set prior to the 1950s; publication date does not matter
: Not an historical mistery
Boand: Simply one of the best crime mysteries ever written with the most shocking denouement if you’re reading it for the first time. Set in 1934, the year it was written so qualifies for this list!
feanor451: Virtually no historical elements in the story. I think The Secret Adversary would have been a more fitting Agatha Christie novel for this list.

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Drottningfällan

av Laurie R. King

5,915 medlemmar

295 recensioner

4.1

12 Members: scriveling, Herenya, jeshakespeare, lizzy50usa, saskia17, DidIReallyReadThat, Tanya-dogearedcopy, nrmay, llarsson7, RODNEYP, SuSu2, rmaniel

7

Upplösning

av C. J. Sansom

4,205 medlemmar

196 recensioner

3.9

13 Members: MajorRakal, BooksPlease, abbottthomas, raidergirl3, Caesia, CarltonC, Stewdar, RBeffa, Mweb, souloftherose, gypsysmom, al.vick, feanor451

8

Maisie Dobbs

av Jacqueline Winspear

4,854 medlemmar

272 recensioner

3.8

12 Members: jeshakespeare, raidergirl3, navelos, perennialreader, DidIReallyReadThat, Tanya-dogearedcopy, nrmay, robenc, MBAdams, Carrieida, skid0612, CatotheElder,zmeischa

9

Cocaine Blues

av Kerry Greenwood

1,805 medlemmar

130 recensioner

½ 3.7

12 Members: tardis, Euryale, jeshakespeare, raidergirl3, lizzy50usa, Caesia, dallenbaugh, bookcookie1920, SF_fan_mae, JoeB1934, lovelybookishthings, john654
Förklaringar: lizzy50usa: The book that introduced the inimitable Phryne Fisher.

10

Dödens mästarinna

av Ariana Franklin

4,017 medlemmar

251 recensioner

3.9

11 Members: ReshiBec, charl08, raidergirl3, claire.rivers, DidIReallyReadThat, gypsysmom, al.vick, ccreads247, Abcdarian, Boand, CatotheElder
Förklaringar: al.vick: love that this one has a woman as the detective when it is set so long ago.
ccreads247: Enjoyed reading a well written medieval mystery featuring a woman sleuth. No shrinking violets here!
Boand: My favourite from this wonderful series set in medieval Europe describing medical practices and herbal healing as well as a cracking murder mystery.

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Crocodile on the Sandbank

av Elizabeth Peters

4,618 medlemmar

227 recensioner

3.9

12 Members: tardis, lizzy50usa, Caesia, Sarielle, DidIReallyReadThat, BonnieJune54, Maddz, noveltea, llarsson7, MyFathersDragon, Bookladycma, Kalira
Förklaringar: Maddz: The first Amelia Peabody.

12

Den bittra pajens sötma

av Alan Bradley

7,774 medlemmar

656 recensioner

3.8

11 Members: lorax, ReshiBec, terran, nessreader, vancouverdeb, BonnieJune54, bookcookie1920, gypsysmom, robenc, llarsson7, CatotheElder

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The Woman in White

av Wilkie Collins

12,891 medlemmar

338 recensioner

4.1

10 Members: ReshiBec, perennialreader, Mweb, Tess_W, Onilyn, RODNEYP, Carrieida, SuSu2, SaraElizabeth11, lovelybookishthings,Porua
Förklaringar: Porua: In my opinion, "The Woman in White" cannot be categorized as a "mystery" per se. Collins' "The Moonstone" fits more into this category but not this book.

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Kamratfesten

av Dorothy L. Sayers

5,472 medlemmar

150 recensioner

½ 4.3

10 Members: Herenya, lizzy50usa, saskia17, Caesia, merrystar, robenc, Andrew_Orange, slimikin, Paulasmithy, SuSu2,andyl ,feanor451
Förklaringar: merrystar: Set before 1950; list description says that books can be published contemporaneously and need only be set before or during the 1950s.

15

Ficktjuven

av Sarah Waters

7,870 medlemmar

287 recensioner

4.1

9 Members: anglemark, rarm, Stevil2001, raidergirl3, zmeischa, Onilyn, ManWithAnAgenda, RODNEYP, Paulasmithy

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A Curious Beginning

av Deanna Raybourn

1,602 medlemmar

119 recensioner

3.8

9 Members: MajorRakal, navelos, Sarielle, perennialreader, bookcookie1920, janey9, llarsson7, JoeB1934, Ann_R

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Rebecca

av Daphne Du Maurier

20,823 medlemmar

615 recensioner

4.2

8 Members: MajorRakal, BooksPlease, crystal075, BonnieJune54, nrmay, msemmag, SaraElizabeth11, CatotheElder

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Den trettonde historien

av Diane Setterfield

17,255 medlemmar

911 recensioner

4

8 Members: janoorani24, raidergirl3, sturlington, perennialreader, vancouverdeb, msjudy, Lisa.Domke, Tosta

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Parfymen: en mördares historia

av Patrick Süskind

18,211 medlemmar

451 recensioner

3.9

8 Members: kleo, FAMeulstee, elenchus, nessreader, Stewdar, MTCDBIBLIO, Lisa.Domke, skid0612

20

Slippery Creatures

av KJ Charles

406 medlemmar

20 recensioner

4.1

8 Members: LadyUndomiel, gsc55, Sarielle, souloftherose, Onilyn, ManWithAnAgenda, slimikin, Bookladycma

21

Tio små negerpojkar

av Agatha Christie

21,386 medlemmar

539 recensioner

4.2

9 Members: LadyUndomiel, Euryale, BooksPlease, Mweb, nrmay, SF_fan_mae, Andrew_Orange, Yuki-Onna, hthacher,feanor451

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A Free Man of Color

av Barbara Hambly

922 medlemmar

38 recensioner

3.9

8 Members: scriveling, tardis, Euryale, rarm, nessreader, BonnieJune54, RODNEYP, JoeB1934

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Dimmornas lek

av Kate Morton

5,448 medlemmar

249 recensioner

3.8

7 Members: dara85, raidergirl3, perennialreader, Hope_H, srsrhs, lsnrtn, CatotheElder

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Vindens skugga

av Carlos Ruiz Zafón

28,002 medlemmar

1,042 recensioner

4.1

7 Members: terran, Rommert, MTCDBIBLIO, Andrew_Orange, llarsson7, ManWithAnAgenda, jnsp13

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The Widows of Malabar Hill

av Sujata Massey

1,167 medlemmar

70 recensioner

3.8

7 Members: scriveling, Euryale, crystal075, DidIReallyReadThat, zmeischa, MBAdams, Onilyn

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Djävul i en blå klänning

av Walter Mosley

2,597 medlemmar

99 recensioner

3.8

7 Members: LadyUndomiel, Euryale, wdwilson3, sturlington, Onilyn, JoeB1934, skid0612
Förklaringar: skid0612: The first novel in the marvelous Easy Rawlins series starts with a bang in late 40s Los Angeles

27

The Alienist

av Caleb Carr

9,524 medlemmar

250 recensioner

4

6 Members: elenchus, Sarielle, llarsson7, Tosta, skid0612, hthacher

28

Mördande vinter : [en medeltida mordgåta]

av Ellis Peters

2,077 medlemmar

48 recensioner

4

7 Members: scriveling, TeresaInTexas, Caesia, gypsysmom, SF_fan_mae, Boand, JoeB1934
Förklaringar: Boand: Very hard to choose just one of Ellis Peters’ books, but this is a favourite set in a little known period of English history.

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Alias Grace

av Margaret Atwood

11,910 medlemmar

259 recensioner

3.9

6 Members: rarm, BooksPlease, sturlington, Estramir, Hope_H, msjudy

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The Cater Street Hangman

av Anne Perry

1,793 medlemmar

67 recensioner

½ 3.7

6 Members: jeshakespeare, RBeffa, DidIReallyReadThat, nrmay, mrswebster, llarsson7

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De nio målarna : växelringning på ett gammalt tema i två korta anslag och två hela långringningar

av Dorothy L. Sayers

4,412 medlemmar

116 recensioner

4

7 Members: scriveling, janoorani24, Caesia, CarltonC, Andrew_Orange, llarsson7, SuSu2,feanor451
Förklaringar: CarltonC: I keep saving Gaudy Night, so may change my opinion once I have read, but love Lord Peter Wimsey’s characterisation and the setting of winter in the fens.

32

The Unquiet Bones

av Mel Starr

531 medlemmar

38 recensioner

3.8

6 Members: MajorRakal, jeshakespeare, raidergirl3, lizzy50usa, DidIReallyReadThat, JoeB1934

33

Baskervilles hund

av Arthur Conan Doyle

15,416 medlemmar

303 recensioner

3.9

5 Members: LadyUndomiel, TedWitham, njtrout, Rommert, Andrew_Orange

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Snö faller på cederträden

av David Guterson

12,972 medlemmar

190 recensioner

3.8

5 Members: LadyUndomiel, EerierIdyllMeme, sturlington, BonnieJune54, vwinsloe

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Girl Waits With Gun

av Amy Stewart

1,742 medlemmar

148 recensioner

3.8

5 Members: scriveling, charl08, raidergirl3, robenc, Carrieida

36

Lavender House

av Lev AC Rosen

335 medlemmar

23 recensioner

3.9

4 Members: LadyUndomiel, noveltea, Onilyn, KeithChaffee

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The Bottoms

av Joe R. Lansdale

1,114 medlemmar

42 recensioner

4.1

4 Members: yoyogod, mrswebster, srsrhs, SuSu2

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A Peculiar Combination

av Ashley Weaver

224 medlemmar

14 recensioner

3.8

5 Members: bookcookie1920, robenc, MBAdams, Carrieida, Paulasmithy

39

The Queen's Man

av Sharon Kay Penman

1,296 medlemmar

32 recensioner

3.8

5 Members: scriveling, Mweb, al.vick, SF_fan_mae, JoeB1934

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The Essex Serpent

av Sarah Perry

3,175 medlemmar

175 recensioner

½ 3.6

4 Members: libraryfan, Lisa.Domke, ManWithAnAgenda, Boand
Förklaringar: Boand: Wonderful mystery set in Victorian England, full of mists, magic, myths and murder.

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Den fjärde sanningen

av Iain Pears

5,253 medlemmar

138 recensioner

3.9

4 Members: Imprinted, libraryfan, cbl_tn, Paulasmithy
Förklaringar: Imprinted: An elegantly constructed mystery novel about a murder in 17th century Oxford, England, told from conflicting points of view.

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Arthur & George

av Julian Barnes

4,911 medlemmar

176 recensioner

½ 3.7

4 Members: Stevil2001, TedWitham, kleo, zmeischa

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Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor

av Stephanie Barron

1,326 medlemmar

47 recensioner

½ 3.6

4 Members: scriveling, jeshakespeare, lizzy50usa, MBAdams

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Falskspel Berlin noir del 1

av Philip Kerr

1,200 medlemmar

54 recensioner

½ 3.6

4 Members: EerierIdyllMeme, charl08, FAMeulstee, elenchus

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Farthing

av Jo Walton

1,588 medlemmar

114 recensioner

3.9

5 Members: andyl, Aquila, anglemark, sturlington, JoeB1934,lorax
Förklaringar: lorax : This is an alternate history, not set in the actual historical past.

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Mitt namn är röd

av Orhan Pamuk

7,050 medlemmar

173 recensioner

3.8

4 Members: rarm, kleo, FAMeulstee, msjudy

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Sovereign

av C. J. Sansom

2,425 medlemmar

91 recensioner

4.1

4 Members: BooksPlease, CarltonC, cbl_tn, SuSu2

48

Once Upon a River

av Diane Setterfield

2,501 medlemmar

165 recensioner

4

3 Members: RBeffa, vancouverdeb, msjudy

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Himlakroppar

av Eleanor Catton

5,057 medlemmar

248 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: Aquila, charl08, EMS_24
Förklaringar: EMS_24: During the goldrush in New Zealand. Each chapter from another protagonist's point of view, in each chapter a changing view on current days and the days around the crime; roles and what happened.

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The Hangman's Daughter

av Oliver Pötzsch

2,874 medlemmar

174 recensioner

½ 3.6

3 Members: Euryale, ijustgetbored, al.vick
Förklaringar: al.vick: an excellent series, not sure which is my favorite.

51

Månstenen

av Wilkie Collins

10,841 medlemmar

251 recensioner

4

4 Members: TeresaInTexas, CarltonC, Andrew_Orange, SuSu2

52

A Body in the Bath House

av Lindsey Davis

949 medlemmar

23 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: Stewdar, Boand, Paulasmithy
Förklaringar: Boand: SO hard to choose just one of Lindsey’s books but this one also makes me laugh and reminds me that the art of plumbers hasn’t changed in 2000 years!

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Some Danger Involved

av Will Thomas

854 medlemmar

45 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: MajorRakal, lizzy50usa, llarsson7

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Death Below Stairs

av Jennifer Ashley

273 medlemmar

21 recensioner

½ 3.6

3 Members: navelos, bookcookie1920, lsnrtn

55

The Corset

av Laura Purcell

424 medlemmar

20 recensioner

4

3 Members: sturlington, Ann_R, SuSu2

56

Dimitrios mask : roman

av Eric Ambler

1,845 medlemmar

50 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: janoorani24, Michael.Rimmer, feanor451

57

Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee

av Robert Van Gulik

784 medlemmar

17 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: FAMeulstee, Michael.Rimmer, SF_fan_mae

58

Frälsande mord

av Peter Tremayne

930 medlemmar

32 recensioner

½ 3.5

3 Members: andyl, AbigailAdams26, SF_fan_mae
Förklaringar: andyl: First in the Sister Fidelma series. Future books in the series are probably better than this one, but listed because it is the first.

59

Romarblod

av Steven Saylor

1,533 medlemmar

42 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: janoorani24, Stewdar, slimikin

60

Search the Seven Hills

av Barbara Hambly

167 medlemmar

½ 3.4

3 Members: tardis, Maddz, Bookladycma
Förklaringar: Maddz: A kidnapping in 2nd century Rome.

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Silent in the Grave

av Deanna Raybourn

2,272 medlemmar

137 recensioner

4

3 Members: navelos, perennialreader, MBAdams

62

The White Lady

av Jacqueline Winspear

440 medlemmar

23 recensioner

3.9

3 Members: robenc, msjudy, CatotheElder

63

Sankt Pers marknad

av Ellis Peters

2,065 medlemmar

48 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: Caesia, cbl_tn, Mweb

64

A Beautiful Place to Die

av Malla Nunn

557 medlemmar

39 recensioner

4

3 Members: charl08, sturlington, SuSu2

65

Det monstruösa kvinnoregementet : [detektivroman]

av Laurie R. King

3,122 medlemmar

101 recensioner

4

3 Members: wdwilson3, Tosta, SuSu2

66

Moord in Toscane : een monnik als speurder in de Middeleeuwen

av Hélène Nolthenius

89 medlemmar

3 recensioner

½ 3.5

2 Members: EMS_24, Rommert

67

Eunuckens gåta

av Jason Goodwin

1,562 medlemmar

66 recensioner

½ 3.4

3 Members: charl08, FAMeulstee, zmeischa

68

A Plague on Both Your Houses

av Susanna Gregory

600 medlemmar

25 recensioner

½ 3.5

2 Members: andyl, MajorRakal
Förklaringar: andyl: First in the Matthew Bartholomew series set (mostly) in Cambridge University in the 14th century.

69

Wings of Fire

av Charles Todd

872 medlemmar

36 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: terran, saskia17

70

Döden och gycklarna : en moralitet

av Barry Unsworth

1,307 medlemmar

42 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: Stevil2001, CarltonC

71

The Paris Daughter

av Kristin Harmel

287 medlemmar

25 recensioner

4.2

2 Members: dara85, Carrieida

72

Danteklubben

av Matthew Pearl

7,551 medlemmar

171 recensioner

½ 3.4

2 Members: Euryale, knerd.knitter

73

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

av James McBride

1,749 medlemmar

90 recensioner

4.1

2 Members: msjudy, mrswebster

74

The Ashes of London

av Andrew Taylor

570 medlemmar

29 recensioner

½ 3.7

2 Members: BooksPlease, Dave_Perry
Förklaringar: Dave_Perry: Remarkable account of the aftermath of the fire of London. Mystery solved by pair with exquisite detail of living conditions at the time.

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Curious Toys

av Elizabeth Hand

240 medlemmar

16 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: anglemark, sturlington

76

The Gods of Gotham

av Lyndsay Faye

1,340 medlemmar

121 recensioner

4

2 Members: sturlington, msjudy

77

Fires of London

av Janice Law

40 medlemmar

4 recensioner

4

2 Members: claire.rivers, gsc55

78

A Conspiracy of Violence

av Susanna Gregory

259 medlemmar

9 recensioner

½ 3.5

2 Members: andyl, MajorRakal
Förklaringar: andyl: Thomas Chaloner series set just after the restoration of Charles II.

79

Ett utsökt mysterium

av Ellis Peters

1,715 medlemmar

36 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: SF_fan_mae, msjudy

80

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

av Rupert Holmes

831 medlemmar

31 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: Tosta, lsnrtn

81

And Only to Deceive

av Tasha Alexander

1,774 medlemmar

82 recensioner

½ 3.6

2 Members: perennialreader, MBAdams

82

The Ruby in the Smoke

av Philip Pullman

4,137 medlemmar

101 recensioner

½ 3.7

2 Members: TeresaInTexas, themulhern
Förklaringar: themulhern: A mystery set in Victorian England, clearly inspired by "The Sign of Four".

83

Shrines of Gaiety

av Kate Atkinson

1,013 medlemmar

49 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: CarltonC, Tosta

84

Murder Most Unladylike

av Robin Stevens

808 medlemmar

38 recensioner

½ 3.7

2 Members: Sarielle, bookcookie1920

85

Death of a Nationalist

av Rebecca Pawel

268 medlemmar

8 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: zmeischa, skid0612

86

Death in the Spires

av KJ Charles

57 medlemmar

8 recensioner

½ 4.5

2 Members: souloftherose, Bookladycma

87

Barn 44

av Tom Rob Smith

4,795 medlemmar

292 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: vancouverdeb, skid0612

88

The Leper of Saint Giles

av Ellis Peters

1,968 medlemmar

48 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: cbl_tn, feanor451

89

Even Though I Knew the End

av C. L. Polk

396 medlemmar

20 recensioner

4.1

2 Members: LadyUndomiel, ReshiBec

90

A Study in Scarlet Women

av Sherry Thomas

1,279 medlemmar

84 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: nrmay, MBAdams

91

Korten på bordet

av Agatha Christie

4,378 medlemmar

95 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: Porua, hthacher
Förklaringar: hthacher: Set at the time of publication in the thirties, which is clearly in accordance with the rules.

92