Books like The Murders of Richard III by Elizabeth Peters

Walter Hartright, a drawing master, becomes entangled with Laura Fairlie, Sir Percival Glyde, and the scheming Count Fosco as questions of identity and madness intertwine in 19th‑century England.

James Ellroy’s hard‑boiled crime novel follows detectives as they unravel Los Angeles’s darkest mystery, the unsolved murder of the Black Dahlia, blending gritty police work with atmospheric noir.

Dan Simmons’ historical thriller follows Charles Dickens after a train accident in 1865, reexamining his life, London society, and the unresolved mystery of his final unfinished novel.

A family’s idyllic summer party at a grand estate in Cornwall turns into a desperate search when six‑year‑old Theo vanishes, leaving the house abandoned and the siblings torn apart.

Set in 1660s Oxford, Iain Pears’s mystery follows Sarah Blundy as she faces a murder accusation, with the case unfolding through four distinct perspectives that reveal the truth in a surprising twist.

After an author vanishes, librarian‑turned‑writer Kirby is tasked with writing a sequel to his bestseller—and finds herself trapped in a fatal web of accidents, murder, and romance upon arrival at his hometown.

Richard III ruled England for a mere twenty-six months, yet few English monarchs remain as compulsively fascinating, and none has been more persistently vilified. In his absorbing and universally praised account, Charles Ross assesses the king within the context of his violent age and explores the critical questions of the reign: why and how Richard Plantagenet usurped the throne; the belief that he ordered the murder of "the Princes in the Tower"; the events leading to the battle of Bosworth in 1485; and the death of the Yorkist dynasty with Richard himself. In a new foreword, Professor Richard A. Griffiths identifies the attributes that have made Ross's account the leading biography in the field, and assesses the impact of the research published since the book first appeared in 1981. "A fascinating study on a perennially fascinating topic… the base against which will be measured any future research."--Times Higher Education Supplement

When beloved mystery writer Josephine Tey arrives in London in March 1934, she is drawn into a chilling investigation after a friend she meets on the train is murdered. Together with Detective Archie Penrose, they pursue a killer hidden among the glitz of the British theatre.

When a murder on the Royal Navy frigate Stella Maris threatens her friend’s execution, Jane Austen hunts truth across Southampton’s docks, a French POW prison and black‑mailed secrets to clear the accused commander.

When Scottish convict Duncan McCallum arrives aboard a British ship to New York, a chilling series of murders and suicides among his fellow prisoners sets him on a treacherous path that intertwines with the brutal realities of the French and Indian War.

After a stay in Italy, Lady Julia returns to her Sussex estate, only to discover a murder at a nearby abbey. With private investigator Nicholas Brisbane, she navigates intrigue, family secrets and a snowbound conspiracy to uncover the killer before another tragedy.

"Richard III is one of English history's best-known and least understood monarchs. Immortalized by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked murderer, the discovery in 2012 is his skeleton in a Leicester parking lot reignited debate over the true character of England's most controversial king. Richard was born in an age of brutality, when civil war gripped the land and the Yorkist dynasty clung to the crown with their fingertips. Was he really a power-crazed monster who killed his nephews, or the victim of the first political smear campaign conducted by the Tudors? In the first full biography of Richard III in fifty years, Chris Skidmore draws on new manuscript evidence to reassess Richard's life and times. Richard III examines in intense detail Richard's inner nature and his complex relations with those around him to unravel the mystery of the last English monarch to die on the battlefield."--Page [4] of cover.

Amelia Peabody and her companion Radcliffe investigate a murder during an excavation of an ancient Egyptian tomb.

In 1699 London, Countess Ashby de la Zouche and her maid Alpiew become unlikely detectives when a famous stage player is found dead in the theatre, leading them through the streets, courts, and taverns as they chase a web of intrigue.

In April 1811, Jane Austen investigates the murder of a disgraced woman linked to Lord Castlereagh, drawing her into a London conspiracy while awaiting her first novel’s publication.

The Last Camel Died at Noon: Amelia Peabody's Mystery on the Nile

A librarian in Rome partners with art and archaeology students, but when danger threatens their fellowship, she must uncover hidden truths to protect their future.

Jane Austen moves to Chawton Cottage, inherits Lord Harold Trowbridge’s Bengal chest, and must write his memoirs. When a murder shocks the village, she uncovers a web of secrets tied to the late lord’s papers and races to stop another killing.

Jane Austen takes on a thrilling mystery at Netley Abbey, where hidden conspiracies, political intrigue, and a looming threat to England test her wit and courage.

In 1917, while the Great War rages, Amelia Peabody faces a fresh mystery in Luxor when a ransacked royal tomb yields a murdered thief—she and the Emersons must unravel the truth before more bodies fall.

In the village of Holly How, Beatrix summons the fairies of Cuckoo Brow Wood to help three children and tackle local troubles, blending human and animal allies.