Happy Tuesday, reader friends, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s topic is a Halloween freebie, and although I generally ignore Halloween in favour of Reformation Day (31 October 1517 is the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg), I couldn’t resist the opportunity to put together a list of historical mystery series that have caught my eye, particularly since I just finished reading The Anatomist’s Wife, the first book in Anna Lee Huber’s Lady Darby Mystery series. There’s something about solving a murder the old-fashioned way—without the help of today’s sophisticated technology—that really appeals to me, and if there’s a Gothic atmosphere to the setting, all the better!
From the Ashes by Sabrina Flynn (Ravenwood Mysteries)
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn (Lady Julia Grey Mysteries)
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom (Matthew Shardlake Mysteries)
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher Mysteries—set in Australia!)
A Plague on Both Your Houses by Susanna Gregory (Matthew Bartholomew Mysteries)
A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Countess of Harleigh Mysteries)
A Test of Wills by Charles Todd (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries)
The Alchemist’s Daughter by Mary Lawrence (Bianca Goddard Mysteries)
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (Lady Sherlock Mysteries)
The Anatomist’s Apprentice by Tessa Harris (Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries)
A Plague on Both Houses does look interesting.
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Tessa Harris’s Anatomist Apprentice was an excellent series. Perfect for those who enjoy CSI, but this is the old fashioned way that relies on science without technology.
Exactly what I love to hear!
I love historical mysteries and all of these books are now on my radar. https://pmprescott.blogspot.com/
Now I have more for my TBR! A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Mueser has a cute cover!
Yay for reading The Anatomist’s Wife! What did you think? I loved it!
I’m not big on the holiday either but I put together a costume idea list.
I loved it too! Can’t wait to read more of the series 🙂
Same! I’m hoping I can get to book 2 next week!
Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres, so I’ll have to look these books up.
AH! I need to read approximately all of these. I don’t seem to read enough historical mysteries. I love historical fiction and mysteries, so I’m not sure why I never dive into the genre more thoroughly.
I haven’t read too many historical mysteries, but I love historical fiction so I need to give it a try! Great post!
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Great list! Thanks for sharing!