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30 Best Historical Crime & Mystery Books
Historical crime and mystery fiction places investigations inside legal systems, communities and institutions shaped by their period. These books range from formal detective stories to murder mysteries and criminal conspiracies.
1,821 books
13 periods
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Ancient World
c. 3.3 million BCE–550 CE
132 books
History of the Americas
c. 15,000 BCE–present
176 books
Asian History
c. 221 BCE–present
73 books
Medieval Period
c. 476–1500 CE
348 books
Renaissance & Early Modern Europe
c. 1300–1789 CE
22 books
Tudor & Stuart Britain
1485–1714 CE
175 books
Georgian & Regency Britain
1714–1837 CE
77 books
Russian Empire & Revolution
1721–1991 CE
11 books
Age of Revolutions
1763–1848 CE
24 books
Long Nineteenth Century
1789–1914 CE
289 books
World War I & Interwar Era
1914–1939 CE
233 books
World War II
1939–1945 CE
63 books
Cold War and Post-war Era
1945–present
127 books
71 books are not yet assigned to a historical period.
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