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20 of the Best Historical Mystery Books, or They Don't All Have to Be Set in Regency England?

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Medicus (Ruth Downie)
Medicus
1
Ruth Downie
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
2
Orhan Pamuk
The Pain and the Sorrow (Loretta Miles Tollefson)
The Pain and the Sorrow
3
Loretta Miles Tollefson
A Beautiful Poison (Lydia Kang)
A Beautiful Poison
4
Lydia Kang
Shinju (Laura Joh Rowland)
Shinju
5
Laura Joh Rowland
The Cutting Season (Attica Locke)
The Cutting Season
6
Attica Locke
A Prisoner in Malta (Philip Depoy)
A Prisoner in Malta
7
Philip Depoy
Shadow Roll
Shadow Roll
8
The House of Memory (Carolyn Haines)
The House of Memory
9
Carolyn Haines
The Dark Days Club (Alison Goodman)
The Dark Days Club
10
Alison Goodman
Death on the Appian Way (Kenneth Benton)
Death on the Appian Way
11
Kenneth Benton
The Lotus Palace (Jeannie Lin)
The Lotus Palace
12
Jeannie Lin
The Cairo Trilogy (Naguib Mahfouz)
The Cairo Trilogy
13
Naguib Mahfouz
No Saints in Kansas (Amy Brashear)
No Saints in Kansas
14
Amy Brashear
The Pericles Commision (Gary Corby)
The Pericles Commision
15
Gary Corby
City of Desire (Sidney Morrison)
City of Desire
16
Sidney Morrison
The Real Cool Killers (Chester Himes)
The Real Cool Killers
17
Chester Himes
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
18
Girl Waits With Gun (Amy Stewart)
Girl Waits With Gun
19
Amy Stewart
The Jazz Files (Fiona Veitch Smith)
The Jazz Files
20
Fiona Veitch Smith
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