My Comfort Reads: Historical Mysteries

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  • The Dancing Girls: An absolutely gripping crime thriller with nail-biting suspense (Detective Jo Fournier)

    • ASIN: 1786818248
    • ISBN: 1786818248
    • Manufacturer: Bookouture

    ‘Wow, what a book!! I don't think I drew a full breath for the entire time I was reading… I took it everywhere I went… I needed to read it at every opportunity!… Unbelievably twisty… I loved every word of it!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 starsJo pulled together the victims’ pictures. In all cases their arms were askew, in a way that looked ... [Read More]

  • The Life We Bury

    • ASIN: B00JTA9Z7G
    • Manufacturer: Seventh Street Books

    A USA Today bestseller and book club favorite! College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and ... [Read More]

  • Ordinary Grace

    • UPC: 884740901625
    • ASIN: 1451645856
    • ISBN: 1451645856
    • Brand: Atria Books
    • Manufacturer: Atria Books

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary... [Read More]

  • Where the Crawdads Sing

    • ASIN: B078GD3DRG
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

  • The Mansion Mystery: A Detective Story About ... (whoops - almost gave it away! Let's just say it's a children's mystery for preteen boys and girls, ages 9-12) (The Sen Kids)

    • ASIN: 198315945X
    • ISBN: 198315945X
    • Manufacturer: Independently published

    Nick and Neel are playing cricket on the terrace of their ancestral home when they stumble across an old riddle written by someone identified only as Mrs -. Who is this mysterious lady? Where does the riddle lead? And is Neel simply the most annoying little brother ever? It will take all of Nick's ingenuity, Neel's quick-wittedness and maybe a teen... [Read More]

  • The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel

    • ASIN: 1683993039
    • ISBN: 1683993039
    • Brand: CreateSpace Classics
    • Manufacturer: Greyson Media Associates

    Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered—one girl lived.No one believes her story. The police think she's crazy. Her therapist thinks she's suicidal. Everyone else thinks she's a dangerous drunk. They're all right—but did she see the killer? Best Mystery/Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book AwardsWinner Best Thrill... [Read More]

  • Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel

    • UPC: 050837356474
    • ASIN: 144947960X
    • ISBN: 144947960X
    • Brand: Andrews McMeel Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing

    Schoolyard rivalries. Baking disasters. Puffed sleeves. Explore the violet vales and glorious green of Avonlea in this spirited adaptation.The spirit of Anne is alive and well in Mariah Marsden's crisp adaptation, and it's a thrill to watch as the beloved orphan rushes headlong through Brenna Thummler's heavenly landscapes. Together Marsden and Thu... [Read More]

  • The Tale Teller: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel (A Leaphorn and Chee Novel Book 23)

    • ASIN: B078QY1QVV
    • Manufacturer: Harper

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLegendary Navajo policeman Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn takes center stage in this riveting atmospheric mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman that combines crime, superstition, and tradition and brings the desert Southwest vividly alive.Joe Leaphorn may have retired from the Tribal Police, but he finds hi... [Read More]

  • The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure

    • ASIN: 0956932304
    • ISBN: 0956932304
    • Brand: CreateSpace Classics
    • Manufacturer: Well Said Press

    A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake. A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers! When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbour’s small dog. Where does he go? And why d... [Read More]

  • The Price of Time

    • ASIN: B07NXXYG1G

    Would your character change ...if you had all the money in the world?And all the time?Would you become a better person?Or worse?Imagine Agatha Christie meets Michael Crichton in a fast-paced, philosophical mystery thriller._______________________________________There’s a secret in Silicon Valley. A discovery. An invention. One so startling and su... [Read More]

  • Girl in the Blue Coat

    • ASIN: 0316260630
    • ISBN: 0316260630
    • Brand: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    The bestselling, "gripping" (Entertainment Weekly), "powerful" (Hypable), "utterly thrilling" (Paste.com) winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery, perfect for readers of Kristin Hannah and Ruta SepetysAmsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers, her nights hidi... [Read More]

  • In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II

    • ASIN: 1503941353
    • ISBN: 1503941353
    • Brand: LAKE UNION
    • Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

    “Instantly absorbing, suspenseful, romantic, and stylish—like binge-watching a great British drama on Masterpiece Theater.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling authorWinner of the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel, and the Left Coast Crime Award for Best Historical Mystery.World War II c... [Read More]

  • The Night Fire (Renée Ballard Book 3)

    • ASIN: B07NL757ZF
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

    Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective Renée Ballard come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor, the man who trained him---new from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly Back when Harry Bosch was just a rookie homicide detective, he had an inspiring mentor who taught him to take the work personally and light the f... [Read More]

  • An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard Series Book 1)

    • ASIN: B009WQ9YMS
    • Manufacturer: Phoenix Flying LLC

  • The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 1)

    • ASIN: B00GQ6043A
    • Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

  • I Am Watching You

    • ASIN: 1542046599
    • ISBN: 9781542046596
    • Manufacturer: Thomas & Mercer

    An Amazon Charts bestseller.What would it take to make you intervene? When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of it—until she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as she’s decided to call for help, something stops ... [Read More]

  • The Wrong Side of Goodbye (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 19)

    • ASIN: B01BU1ITMI
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

    In this #1 New York Times bestseller, California's newest private investigator, Detective Harry Bosch, must track down a missing heir while helping a police department connect the dots on a dangerous cold case.Harry Bosch is California's newest private investigator. He doesn't advertise, he doesn't have an office, and he's picky about who he works ... [Read More]

  • Robert B. Parker's Revelation (A Cole and Hitch Novel)

    • ASIN: 0399575359
    • ISBN: 0399575359
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

    Itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch return to confront an escaped criminal in the grittiest entry yet in Robert B. Parker’s New York Times bestselling series. Territorial marshals Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch figured things had finally settled down in Appaloosa when Boston Bill Black’s murder charge was dropped. But all that chang... [Read More]

  • The Secret Orphan: The emotionally gripping and gritty historical bestseller

    • ASIN: B07CKQV7F8
    • Manufacturer: One More Chapter

    This is a stunning and memorable page-turner of love, loss and resilience for fans of The Tattooist of AuschwitzThe USA Today bestsellerKeep her secret.Keep her safe.On the 14th November 1940, Hitler’s bombs rain down on Coventry. From the rubble of a bombed-out family home, a young girl is saved…As the Nazis’ relentless bombs fall during the... [Read More]

  • One Good Deed

    • ASIN: B07NL5VP9J
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

    In this fast-paced historical thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci introduces Archer, a WWII veteran forced to investigate a small-town murder -- or risk returning to prison.It's 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do's and a much l... [Read More]

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