Alphabet in Historical Crime Fiction - B

Here is a second installment of the Alphabet in Historical Crime Fiction. I'll only be listing a few here, not comprehensive by any means. For a more thorough accounting, you can go to www.crimethrutime.com.

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TF Banks

Henry Morton of the Bow Street Runners, in Regency London, England

• The Thief Taker (2001)


• The Emperor’s Assassin (2003)

Stephanie Barron

Jane Austen, a famous author in Regency England

• Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (1997)


• Jane and the Man of the Cloth (1997)


• Jane and the Wandering Eye (1998)


• Jane and the Genius of the Place (1999)


• Jane and the Stillroom Maid (2000)


• Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House (2001)


• Jane and the Ghosts of Netley (2003)


• Jane and His Lordship’s Legacy (2005)


• Jane and the Barque of Frailty (2006)

Standalones:

• A Flaw in the Blood (2008)


• The White Garden: A Novel of Virginia Woolf (2009)

Simon Beaufort

Sir Geoffrey Mappestone, a knight during the time of the Crusades

• Murder in the Holy City (1998)


• A Head for Poisoning (1999)


• The Bishop’s Brood (2003)


• The King’s Spies (2004)


• The Coiners’ Quarrel (2004)

Albert Bell

Pliny the Younger, a wealthy young aristocrat in 1st century Rome

• All Roads Lead to Murder (2002)


• The Blood of Caesar (2008)

Rhys Bowen

Molly Murphy, an Irish immigrant in early 20th-century who wants to be a private investigator, in New York City

• Murphy’s Law (2001) 2001 Agatha Award for Best Novel


• Death of Riley (2002) Finalist 2002 Agatha Award for Best Novel


• For the Love of Mike (2003)2004 Anthony Award for Best Historical Novel, Finalist 2004 Macavity Award for Best Novel


• In Like Flynn (2005) Finalist 2006 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel


• Oh Danny Boy (2006) 2007 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel, Finalist 2007 Barry Award for Best Novel


• In Dublin’s Fair City (2007)


• Tell Me, Pretty Maiden (2008) Finalist 2009 Bruce Alexander Award


• In a Gilded Cage (2009)


• The Last Illusion (due March 2, 2010)

Lady Georgiana, minor royalty in 1930s England

• Her Royal Spyness (2007) Finalist 2007 Agatha Award for Best Novel, Finalist 2008 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel


• A Royal Pain (2008) 2009 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel, Finalist 2008 Agatha Award for Best Novel, Finalist 2009 Bruce Alexander Award


• Royal Flush (2009)

Emily Brightwell

Inspector Witherspoon, a policeman, and Mrs. Jeffries, his housekeeper, in Victorian London

• The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (1993)


• Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues (1993)


• The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (1993)


• Mrs. Jeffries Takes Stock (1994)


• Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball (1994)


• Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail (1995)


• Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook (1995)


• Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi (1996)


• Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected (1996)


• Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage (1997)


• Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer (1997)


• Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art (1998)


• Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake (1998)


• Mrs. Jeffries Rocks the Boat (1999)


• Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot (2000)


• Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post (2001)


• Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case (2003)


• Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney (2004)


• Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter (2004)


• Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight (2005)


• Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict (2006)


• Mrs Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans (2007)


• Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen (2007)


• Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump (2008)


• Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time (2009)


• Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings (2009)

Fiona Buckley

Ursula Blanchard, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I

• To Shield the Queen (1997)


• The Doublet Affair (1998)


• Queen’s Ransom (2000)


• To Ruin a Queen (2000)


• Queen of Ambition (2001)


• A Pawn for a Queen (2002)


• The Fugitive Queen (2004)


• The Siren Queen (2004)

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster