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Favorite Historical Mystery?

by Elisa

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A couple of questions for you this week. Do you have a favorite Historical Mystery? For that matter, is there a time period that you prefer for your mysteries? Personally, I especially enjoy historical mysteries that teach me something about the time period. For example, The Cater Street Hangman has a wealth of information about upper middle class life in Victorian Britain. Crocodile on the Sandbank manages to insert all kinds of information about the state of Egyptology during the Victorian era. Hmmm…I seem to enjoy Victorian mysteries. Well, I also enjoy books from the 1920s/30s…and Kate Ross’s Julian Kestrel mysteries that take place in the 1820s in London. A ha! My taste in mysteries seems to be quite anglo-centric. I knew that there was a trend in there somewhere. I need to branch out more. What about you? I need a list of new historical mysteries to try.

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Posted in General on February 12th, 2007

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4 Responses to “Favorite Historical Mystery?”

  1. Bobbi Chukran Says:
    February 12th, 2007 at 7:25 am

    Well, yeah. My fav is the one I wrote! LOL. Actually, I love Elizabeth Peter’s work, too, and Susan Wittig Albert has a new series about Beatrix Potter, believe it or not. Those are enjoyable.

    bobbi c.

  2. Elisa Says:
    February 12th, 2007 at 11:00 am

    You wrote one Bobbi? More details, I implore you! I’m obviously going to have to check out Susan Wittig Albert. I love Beatrix Potter.

  3. Debbie Says:
    February 22nd, 2007 at 11:24 pm

    I also love Elizabeth Peters books but am even more fond of the books she writes under Barbara Michaels.

  4. Elisa Says:
    February 22nd, 2007 at 11:36 pm

    Do you have a favorite Barbara Michaels book, Deb?

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