One of my favorite genres is a Historical Mystery. There is just something about a good mystery that draws me in. I love to read a book that makes me think and keeps me guessing the whole way. Here are my top 5 favorite Historical Mystery series.
I have included books that take place in different time periods, so I hope you can find at least one series that sounds good to you!
5 Favorite Historical Mystery Series
1. Lady Darby Mystery Series
BY ANNA LEE HUBER
Scotland 1830s
8 Novels + 1 Novella
Following the death of her husband, Lord Anthony Darby, Lady Kiera Darby is visiting her sister and brother-in-law at their rural Scotland Estate. During her stay, they throw a party where many of London’s Aristorcray are present. When they find one of the fellow guests dead, Lady Darby uses her artistic talents to help solve murders along with the investigator, Sebastian Gage.
2. Lady Emily Mystery Series
BY TASHA ALEXANDER
Victorian England
14 Novels + Additional Short Stories
This historical suspense series set in Victorian London follows Lady Emily Ashton as she uncovers clues and solves murders domestically and abroad with the help of investigator Colin Hargraves.
3. Hercule Poirot Mystery Series
BY AGATHA CHRISTIE
England 1920 – 1960
45 Novels + Additional Short Stories
This classic mystery series by Agatha Christie follows the famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot as he solves mysteries and murders throughout Europe.
4. Counterfeit Lady Mystery Series
BY VICTORIA THOMPSON
Washington D.C., 1917
3 Novels
Elizabeth Miles has a lot of secrets. While on the run she falls into the suffragette party march in Washington D.C hoping to blend in. She forms an unlikely bond with the Matriarch of the group and works to further the woman’s suffrage cause while secretly worried her deception could be revealed at any time.
5. Verity Kent Mystery Series
BY ANNA LEE HUBER
England, 1919
3 Novels
Following the Great War, Verity Kent is grieving the loss of her husband. While visiting a friend’s estate for an engagement party she received a cryptic letter suggesting her husband had committed treason before he was killed. Verity works to solve this mystery with the help of her friends and is forced down a path she could never have imagined.
All of these historical mystery series are wonderful! I enjoy reading stories set in the past, and when a mystery is involved, I am even more intrigued.
These books will have you guessing until the very end. If you are looking for a good mystery, I highly recommend each of these series!
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