If you love historical mysteries, I have a list of New Historical Mysteries in February 2025. The list includes lots of books set in the 1920s/30s and 1950s/60s!
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February 2025 Historical Mysteries Set in the Tudor Period
The Body in the Chamber by Adele Jordan
New Historical Mysteries Set in the 1800s
Felix Grey and the Descendant by Mario Theodorou
I Died for Beauty by Amanda Flower (Amherst, MA) Emily Dickinson solves a mystery!
Mrs Hudson and the Capricorn Incident by Martin Davies – Sherlock Holmes inspired!
A Slash of Emerald by Patrice McDonough
Historical Mysteries Set in the 1920s and 1930s
Two Weddings and a Murder by Alyssa Maxwell
The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict – I have requested this one and am excited to read it. In the book, a group of female mystery writers from the Golden Age of Mysteries team up to solve a crime.
Death Upon a Star by Amy Patricia Meade (Los Angeles)
Murder at Merry Beggars Hall by Kay Blythe
Murder on the Cornish Coast by Helena Dixon
February 2025 Historical Mysteries Set in the 1950s and 1960s
City of Destruction by Vaseem Khan (Bombay)
Curse of the Savoy by Ron Base (London)
Their Shadows Deep by Peter Golden
The Ruins by Steve Wick
The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson (Sydney)
Are any of these on your list? Tell me in the comments!
Looking for other months’ lists:
January list of New Historical Mysteries
March 2025 List of New Historical Mysteries
New Historical Mysteries Coming Out in April 2025
New Historical Mysteries Coming Out in May 2025
New Historical Mysteries Coming Out in June 2025
New Historical Mysteries Coming Out in July 2025
And if you want contemporary mysteries and thrillers, check out my lists of new 2025 Mystery and Thriller Books
New Mysteries Coming Out in January 2025
New Mysteries Coming Out in February 2025
New Mysteries Coming Out in March 2025
New Mysteries Coming Out in April 2025
New Mysteries Coming Out in May 2025
Dear Jen:
Thank you for your list of new historical mysteries. My issue with historical novels in general is that very often they don’t feel very authentic – the language and dialogue R too modern, and the attitudes are much more 21st-century than they are 18th or 17th or even early 20th. It constantly takes me out of the zone for that reason. The Newport, R.I. gilded Age mysteries in Newport during the late 19th century, written by Alyssa Maxwell are particular offenders in that regard. I simply cannot suspend disbelief when I’m reading them.
Overtime, I have assembled a list of historical mysteries that feel very authentic in addition to being good mysteries, and I would be happy to share them with you if you’re interested. As I said, they are not brand new but they are well written and feel as if they are happening in those times.
Best, Heidi
Yes, I’d love to see them! My email is yaromantics at gmail
I read Queens of Crime and really loved it! Hope you do, too! A book that might not seem to be a mystery per se as it is being heavily marketed as historical fiction is The Briar Club. But there is, indeed, a mystery within those pages, and it was extremely enjoyable.
Thanks I am impatiently waiting for Q of C from the library.
I will look into The Briar Club; thanks for the recommendation! I feel like these quasi-mysteries are becoming more popular. Like The Stolen Queen (historical fiction with a mystery), The Christie Affair (same; really loved that one, so try it if you haven’t!!)