If you love historical mysteries, I have a list of 25+ New Historical Mysteries to Read in June 2026. The list includes an Italian Renaissance mystery, New Regency Era mysteries, and so much more!
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25+ New Historical Mysteries to Read in June 2026
New Historical Mysteries to Read in June 2026: Tudor to Eighteenth Century
A Deadly Prank by Coirle Mooney
16th-century London: A new murder mystery series set in Tudor London features poet Thomas Middleton.
The Tudor Vanishing by Adele Jordan
1537, Hampton Court: A thief-turned-espionage-agent finds herself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy at the Tudor court.
Teach the Torches to Burn by Christina Dodd
Renaissance Verona: Romeo and Juliet’s daughter Rosie must solve a murder on the eve of her own wedding in this witty Italian Renaissance mystery.
Murder at Cirey by Cheryl Sawyer
18th-century France: A military policeman investigates the suspicious shooting death of a handsome young man on a French estate.
Abigail Trench by Randy Overbeck
A Revolutionary-era thriller inspired by the true story of the lone female operative in Washington’s spy ring.
New June Historical Mysteries: Regency to 1850s
The Missing Baroness by Bianca M. Schwarz
Regency London: A missing heiress must claim her inheritance before she is declared dead in this mystery blending romance and feminist grit.
The Abduction of Rosalind Thorne by Darcie Wilde
Regency London: An engaged female sleuth investigates another woman’s beau on suspicion that he is a ruthless fortune hunter.
The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield by Claudia Gray
Regency England: The fifth book in the series set in Jane Austen’s world reunites Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney when murder strikes at Netherfield.
A Bitter Cut by Anna Lee Huber
1833: Lady Kiera Darby’s wedding preparations are upended when a future in-law is implicated in a shocking murder.
The Stargazer of Nantucket by Julie Gerstenblatt
Massachusetts, 1851: A young woman stows away on a round the globe voyage, discovering a long-buried secret.
New June Historical Mysteries: Victorian to WWII
An Artful Dodge by Karen Odden
1878 London: An all-female thieving gang and one young woman’s desperate bid to escape a life of crime take center stage in Victorian London.
Murder and the Missing Treasure by C.J. Arthur
London 1899: The biographer of the pirate Blackheart turns up dead at the Mayfair Hotel.
The Fire Agent by David Baerwald
Germany 1900: a Jewish linguist is recruited to be a spy.
A Ghost Hunter’s Guide to Catching a Killer by F. H. Petford
Falmouth, 1915: A body discovered at a Spiritualist hotel sets off a ghostly murder investigation along the Cornish coast.
A Botanist’s Guide to Tradition and Treachery by Kate Khavari
London, 1923: Botanist Saffron Everleigh returns for her fifth adventure, navigating treachery through the gardens and drawing rooms of 1920s London.
The Case of the Christie Wedding Affair by Kelly Oliver
Scotland, 1933: At Agatha Christie’s wedding party, one of the guests vanishes.
Murder at the Spirit Lounge (Nora Breen 2) by Jess Kidd
1930s Kent: Former nun Nora Breen returns to the English countryside to track down a ghostly killer before it strikes again.
The Devil’s Banquet (Picadilly Noir series) by Phil Lecomber
1933, London: Cockney private eye George Harley investigates a missing cabaret dancer and a stolen child in the seedy world of 1930s London.
A Pair of Aces by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
1930s New York: Two women on opposite sides of the law team up to bring down mob boss Lucky Luciano in Prohibition-era New York.
Hemlock Bay (Rachel Savernake Mysteries 5) by Martin Edwards
1930s A fortune teller’s chilling vision of an imminent murder draws Rachel Savernake into a deadly game in Hemlock Bay.
Murder at Canterbury Cathedral by Jim Eldridge
1941, Kent: A detective’s quest to find a killer is dangerously complicated when the Blitz strikes close to home.
The Tembusu Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
1940s Singapore: Amateur sleuth Su Lin discovers a body during the brutal Japanese Occupation of Singapore.
New June Historical Mysteries: Post WWII to 1960s
The Wolves of Biscay by Conor Bender
Post-WWII: A taut thriller that excavates the shadow war and lingering dangers of World War II in the aftermath of the conflict.
Don’t Upstage the Body by Naomi Stephens
1950s UK: A British historical whodunit unfolds in manor house style, complete with a theatrical cast of suspects.
There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood by Rasheed Newson
1950s Hollywood: An LGBTQ noir thriller probes the dark intersections of fame, big money, and political freedom in the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Red Sheet by James Ellroy
1962: A Cold War thriller set against the political powder keg of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Want to see prior months’ posts?
New Historical Mysteries for January 2026
February 2026: New Historical Mysteries
New Historical Mysteries for March 2026