Historical crime fiction

Two Bronze Pennies by Chris Nickson

By DavidPrestidge

4 May, 2015

We first met Inspector Tom Harper in Gods of Gold. Now he returns, newly married, but still trying to keep the peace in a wintry and grimy Leeds, the industrial city in the north of England. It is Christmas 1890, and a young Jewish man…

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The Children of Silence by Linda Stratmann

By DeathBecomesHer

3 May, 2015

There seems to be a great appetite for crime fiction set in Victorian times at the moment, and we’ve recently reviewed The Strings of Murder, The Infidel Stain and, of course, the strangely titled Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Mad Bear. In The Children of…

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The Infidel Stain by MJ Carter

By DavidPrestidge

27 April, 2015

London, 1841. It’s the fourth year of Queen Victoria’s reign and the city is riven by the first stirrings of proper democracy. The Chartists have put forward a six-point pathway which will, if adopted, totally reform the way in which the country is governed. Against…

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Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

By MarinaSofia

21 April, 2015

First published in 2008, Child 44 put Tim Rob Smith on the map as an author of taut, gritty crime fiction. Like Gorky Park, it used Soviet Russia as its backdrop – with all the nuances of communist justice. Also like Gorky Park it’s now been…

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The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr

By DavidPrestidge

1 April, 2015

The German policeman Bernie Gunther returns for his 10th outing. Fans of the series will know that the books are not in a chronological sequence and that Kerr has positioned Gunther as a man who served in World War I and II, and survived long…

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The Traitor's Mark by DK Wilson

By RoughJustice

15 March, 2015

1543 and Tudor England is a dangerous place to be. London has a plague, and elsewhere the English Reformation is creating intrigue and suspicion. In his prime Henry VIII threw off the papal yoke with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, but now he’s nearing the…

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Dark Briggate Blues by Chris Nickson

By RoughJustice

21 January, 2015

With his in-depth knowledge of Leeds and its history, and a love for writing novels set in various past eras, Chris Nickson is making quite a name for himself in crime circles. Both Gods of Gold (Victorian) and The Constant Lovers (1730s) were well received by our reviewers. Will…

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First look: The Strings of Murder

By crimefictionlover

20 January, 2015

Penguin’s designers have done it again. This copy of The Strings of Murder buy Oscar de Muriel landed on our doorstep today and you can’t help but love its elegant, modern take on late Victorian typography, can you? The book has a rich matt finish…

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Two Bronze Pennies by Chris Nickson

The Children of Silence by Linda Stratmann

The Infidel Stain by MJ Carter

Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr

The Traitor's Mark by DK Wilson

Dark Briggate Blues by Chris Nickson

First look: The Strings of Murder

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