Historical mysteries

Consider the Ravens

Consider the Ravens

Cressida Downing

This debut crime novel, the first in a series, set on the Holy Island of lindisfarne in the late 15th century is atmospheric, suspenseful and richly evocative.

Viper’s Dream

Viper’s Dream

Jake Lamar

Viper’s Dream is a hard-boiled crime novel set in the jazz world of Harlem between 1936 and 1961. The protagonist is Clyde ‘The Viper’ Morton, one of the most respected and feared Black gangsters in America. The story combines elements of the epic Godfather films and the Harlem detective novels of Chester Himes.

American Sherlocks

American Sherlocks

Nick Rennison

Sherlock Holmes is the most famous of all fictional detectives but, across the Atlantic, he had plenty of rivals. Between 1890 and 1920, American writers created dozens and dozens of crime-solvers. This thrilling, unusual anthology features stories about 15 of them, including Professor Augustus SFX Van Dusen, ‘The Thinking Machine’,…