Don’t miss the best new historical mysteries from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! We’ve rounded up this month’s biggest and buzziest historical mysteries — including a 1920s whodunit from an Agatha Award–winning author, a suspenseful tale of an 18th-century gold-hunting expedition, and more!

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	As 1909 New York City comes alive with celebration, an important scientist goes missing… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Emerging from retirement to solve the case, Molly Murphy Sullivan races to find the woman as her loyalties are put to the test This “colorful mystery” (Kirkus Reviews) is the latest installment in a long-running, New York Times bestselling series Set during the elaborate Hudson-Fulton Celebration — festivities commemorating the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson finding the Hudson River Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘Armchair sleuths will have fun puzzling out the intricate whodunit plot’ (Publishers Weekly) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Follow a fan-favorite sleuthing duo as they tackle their strangest case yet When a corpse turns up in a carriage outside a cemetery, the body is completely drained of blood. Veronica Speedwell and her beau, Stoker, investigate the case — and find themselves on the trail of an unusual secret society… “Raybourn’s series continues to delight with its mix of historical elements, twisty mystery, and delicious byplay between the two main characters” (Library Journal starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers An inspector and a gravedigger unite when an Egyptologist’s mummified remains are discovered WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In 1894, Leopold and Augustin follow clues through Vienna’s strangest haunts to find the killer Don’t miss this “vivid period mystery” (Kirkus Reviews) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hangman’s Daughter “A supremely enjoyable, well-researched adventure. Readers will have fun” (Publishers Weekly) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A New York Times bestselling author’s beloved detective returns WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Amid a heatwave in 1921, Inspector Ian Rutledge is dispatched to the island of Lindisfarne to investigate the murder of a local man whose body washed ashore “If there’s ever been a more complex and compelling hero in crime fiction than Inspector Rutledge, I can’t think of one” (Jeffery Deaver) “The author is in fine form” (Publishers Weekly starred review) in this “splendid addition to the series” (Booklist) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers In the frozen Canadian wilderness, an expedition for gold has deadly consequences WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “So carefully constructed and expertly paced that its grip tightens with each twist of the crime-laden plot” (The Wall Street Journal) The winter of 1766 sees a group of prospectors seeking fortune — but greed, treachery, and violence derail their plans Hailed as “a stunner” (Publishers Weekly starred review), this propulsive read delivers a shocking ending Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘A fascinating glimpse of turn-of-the-century California, with a mystery kicker’ (Kirkus Reviews) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Pasadena, 1903: Ryui and Jack are hired to track down a painting stolen from the area’s most famed Japanese artist — but soon they’re in real danger… The latest entry in a series praised by The New York Times, NPR, and Parade By an author who has won the Mary Higgins Clark Award as well as the Edgar Award Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Marie Benedict ‘adored’ this gripping historical novel WHY IT’S READWORTHY: At the dawn of the 20th century, New York City shopgirl Evelyn is recruited as a studio model — and becomes America’s first self-made woman celebrity. But how does she end up entangled in a murder dubbed “the Crime of the Century”? From the New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post “Pataki’s eventful, suspenseful, turn-of-the-20th-century novel is an entrancing progression of shocks and adaptations, suffering and liberation” (Booklist starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘Mad Men meets Zodiac’ (Abigail Dean) in March’s Good Morning America Book Club pick WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In 1960s California, three friends — each married to a notorious murderer — team up to investigate a series of local deaths “Brimming with sly humor and a twist you’ll never see coming, this is a perfect weekend read” (Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary) “Such a unique setup that absolutely delivers on what it promises — I was hooked from the start” (Kristen Perrin, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers In 1972, an isolated academy is hit with a wave of ritualistic murders WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Library Journal calls this “an engrossing and entertaining story that is difficult to put down” Dark academia meets witchcraft as detective Lola works to solve a centuries-spanning mystery With praise from The Cloisters author Katy Hays (“intoxicating”) and Caroline Leavitt (“sublime”) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: