Inspector Gereon Rath investigates a crime rooted in the last stages of WWI while the Nazis take over Germany
The first instalment in the Lord Peter Wimsey mystery series by Dorothy L. Sayers is quirky,, witty and moving in places. Like its protagonist.
NOBODY’S SWEETHEART NOW (Maggie Robinson) Addie is a young widow belonging to the British upper crust. Dev is an Anglo-Indian Scotland Yard Inspector. An unlikely couple, maybe, but a winning one.
Bingo Little is in trouble, Bertie Wooster goes to the rescue, Jeeves solves the problem. Simple as that.
The fourth WWI Mystery in the Bess Crawford series by Charles Todd is a solid historical nocel with a great war setting
A historical novel with an unusual setting, Tokyo in 1930s, in the darker times of the depression and with strong nationalistic forces at work.
A cosy mystery set in the 1920s, with an interesting pair of amateur sleuths. A jazz singer dies in the paddle of the steamboat. Suspects abound.
The Doom List is a solid mystery novel set in 1920s Hollywood. Movie stars, personal secrets, paparazzi, and a very relatable, clever gumshoes
The first novel in Madame Koska Mystery Series is a whimsical story set in the environment of the Russian émigré. Great historical setting.
A story of grif and loss, surreal like a dream, raw and solid like real life.
Egypt, 1926. Fiercely independent American Jane Wunderly has all intentions to enjoy a relaxing holiday in a beautiful place. Her plans get all messed up by charming Mr Redverse and a murder.
Rosie wants to learn what happened to a friend of her grandma’s who disappeared after the Bloody Sunday of 1920. Unexplicably, she finds herself back then