Alphabet in Historical Crime Fiction

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Deryn Lake

John Rawlings, an apothecary and associate of John Fielding, mostly in 18th century London

• Death in the Dark Walk (1994) [r]



• Dead at the Beggar’s Opera (1995) [r]



• Death at the Devil’s Tavern (1996) [r]



• Death in the Romney Marsh (1998) [r]



• Death in the Peerless Pool (1999) [r]



• Death at Apothecaries’ Hall (2000)



• Death in the West Wind (2001)



• Death at St. James’s Palace (2002)



• Death in the Valley of Shadows (2003)



• Death in the Setting Sun (2005)



• Death and the Cornish Fiddler (2006)



• Death in Hellfire (2007)



• Death and the Black Pyramid (2009)

Clare Langley-Hawthorne

Ursula Marlowe, an Oxford-educated heiress, suffragette, and aspiring journalist in Edwardian London

• Consequences of Sin (2007) Finalist 2008 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel [r]



• The Serpent and the Scorpion (2008)

Margaret Lawrence

Hannah Trevor, a midwife in Rufford, Maine, just after the Revolutionary War

• Hearts and Bones (1996) Finalist 1996 Agatha Award for Best Novel, Finalist 1997 Anthony Award for Best Mystery, Finalist 1997 Barry Award for Best Novel, Finalist 1997 Edgar Award for Best Mystery, Finalist 1997 Macavity Award for Best Novel, Finalist 1997 Dilys Award



• Blood Red Roses (1997)



• The Burning Bride (1998)

Simon Levack
Yaotl, trusted slave to Montezuma's Chief Minister Aztec Mexico 1517 (the year Twelve-House)

• A Demon of the Air (2004)



• Shadow of the Lords (2005)



• City of Spies (2006)



• Tribute of Death (2007)

Gillian Linscott

Nell Bray, a suffragette in England

• Sister Beneath the Sheet (1991)



• Hanging on the Wire (1992) [r]



• Stage Fright (1993)



• Widow’s Peak (1994)



• Crown Witness (1995)



• Dead Man’s Music (1996)



• Dance on Blood (1998)



• Absent Friends (1999) 2000 Historical Dagger Award



• The Perfect Daughter (2000)



• Dead Man Riding (2002) Finalist 2002 Historical Dagger Award



• Blood on the Wood (2003) Finalist 2008 Historical Dagger Award

David Liss
Benjamin Weaver, a Jewish ex-pugilist hired by gentry to pursue debtors and thieves, in 18th Century London

• A Conspiracy of Paper (2001)2001 Barry Award for Best First Novel, 2001 Edgar Award for Best First Novel, 2001 Macavity Award for Best First Novel, Finalist 2001 Anthony Award for Best First Novel [r]



• A Spectacle of Corruption (2004) Finalist 2005 Nero Award [r]



• The Devil’s Company (2009)
  

Non-series:

• The Coffee Trader (2003) [r]
  



• The Whiskey Rebels (2008) Finalist 2009 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel [r]

Peter Lovesey

Richard Cribb and Edward Thackeray, policeman in Victorian London, England

Wobble to Death (1970)
The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (1971)
Abracadaver (1972)
Mad Hatter’s Holiday (1973) Finalist 1973 Gold Dagger Award
The Tick of Death (1974)
A Case of Spirits (1975)
Swing, Swing Together (1976)
Waxwork (1978)1978 Silver Dagger Award

[r] = I've read it