Alphabet in Historical Crime Fiction - M

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(caveat: this listing of historical mystery authors is by no means conclusive. This just reflects my subjective, personal taste which tends more toward certain eras and geographies. These are authors for whom I have interest or have read. For a more conclusive list, check out www.crimethrutime.com)

Shona MacLean

Alexander Seaton, School master and disgraced minister, Scotland & Ireland 1620s

• The Redemption of Alexander Seaton (2006)


• A Game of Sorrows (2010)

Karen Maitland

stand alones

• A Company of Liars (2008) [r]


• The Owl Killers (2009)

Hannah March

Robert Fairfax, a private tutor in the 1760s in and around London

• The Complaint of the Dove (1999)


• The Devil’s Highway (1999) Finalist 2000 Historical Dagger Award


• A Distinction of Blood (2000)


• Death Be My Theme (2000)


• A Necessary Evil (2001)

Edward Marston

Nicholas Bracewell, stage manager for an Elizabethan acting company in London

• The Queen’s Head (1988)


• The Merry Devils (1989)


• The Trip to Jerusalem (1990)


• The Nine Giants (1991)


• The Mad Courtesan (1992)


• The Silent Woman (1992)


• The Roaring Boy (1995) Finalist 1996 Edgar Award for Best Mystery


• The Laughing Hangman (1996)


• The Fair Maid of Bohemia (1997)


• The Wanton Angel (1999)


• The Devil’s Apprentice (2001)


• The Bawdy Basket (2002)


• The Vagabond Clown (2003)


• The Counterfeit Crank (2004)


• The Malevolent Comedy (2005)


• The Princess of Denmark (2006)

Ralph Delchard, a soldier and Gervase Bret, a lawyer, in 11th century England, in the Domesday Series

• The Wolves of Savernake (1993)


• The Ravens of Blackwater (1994)


• The Dragons of Archenfield (1995)


• The Lions of the North (1996)


• The Serpents of Harbledown (1996)


• The Stallions of Woodstock (1997)


• The Hawks of Delamere (1998)


• The Wildcats of Exeter (1998)


• The Foxes of Warwick (1999)


• The Owls of Gloucester (2000)


• The Elephants of Norwich (2000)

Christopher Redmayne, an architect, and Jonathan Bale, a constable in 1600s London

• The King’s Evil (1999)


• The Amorous Nightingale (2000)


• The Repentant Rake (2001)


• The Frost Fair (2003)


• The Parliament House (2006)


• The Painted Lady (2007)

Robert Colbeck, a former attorney now serving as an inspector in the fledging Scotland Yard in 1851 London, England, in the Railway Detective mysteries

• The Railway Detective (2004)


• The Excursion Train (2005)


• The Railway Viaduct (2006)


• The Iron Horse (2007)


• Murder on the Brighton Express (2008)


• The Silver Locomotive Mystery (2009)

Robert McCammon

Matthew Corbett, a young magistrate’s clerk, in 1699 Carolina and 1703 New York City

• Speaks the Nightbird (2002)


• The Queen of Bedlam (2007)


• Mr. Slaughter (2010)

James McGee

Matthew Hawkwood, Bow Street Runner, 1811 London

• Ratcatcher (2006)


• Resurrectionist (2007)


• Rapscallion (2008)


• Rebellion (2010)

Pat McIntosh

Gil Cunningham, a notary in 15th century Glasgow, Scotland

• The Harper’s Quine (2004) [r]


• The Nicholas Feast (2005)


• The Merchant’s Mark (2006)


• St. Mungo’s Robin (2007)


• The Rough Collier (2008)


• The Stolen Voice (2009)


• A Pig of Cold Poison (July, 2010)

Catriona McPherson

Dandy Gilver, an upperclass older woman in 1920s Scotland

• After the Armistice Ball (2005) Finalist 2005 Historical Dagger Award [r]


• The Burry Man’s Day (2006)


• Bury Her Deep (2007)


• The Winter Ground (2008)

Medieval Murderers

Multi-era interrelated story anthologies. Authors: Bernard Knight, Michael Jecks, Susanna Gregory, Philip Gooden, Ian Morson, Simon Beaufort, C.J. Sansom, and Karen Maitland

• The Tainted Relic (2005)


• Sword of Shame (2006)


• House of Shadows (2007)


• The Lost Prophecies (2008)


• King Arthur’s Bones (2009)

Margaret Miles

Charlotte Willett, in 1760s Massachusetts

• A Wicked Way to Burn (1998)


• Too Soon for Flowers (1999)


• No Rest for the Dove (2000)


• A Mischief in the Snow (2001)

Miriam Grace Monfredo

Glynis Tryon, an independent thinker and librarian, in mid-1800s New York

• Seneca Falls Inheritance (1992) Finalist 1992 Agatha Award for Best First Novel


• North Star Conspiracy (1993)


• Blackwater Spirits (1995)


• Through a Gold Eagle (1996)


• The Stalking Horse (1998)


• Must the Maiden Die (1999)

Fidelis Morgan

Lady Ashby de la Zouche, Countess of Clapham, a 60-something former mistress of the deceased Charles II, fallen on hard times, and her former maid Alpiew, around 1700 in London

• Unnatural Fire (2000)


• The Rival Queens (2001) Finalist 2003 Lefty Award


• The Ambitious Stepmother (2002)


• Fortune’s Slave (2004)

Philippa Morgan

Geoffrey Chaucer, acting as an agent for Edward III in the late 1300s in England and on the continent

• Chaucer and the House of Fame (2004)


• Chaucer and the Legend of Good Women (2005)


• Chaucer and the Doctor of Physic (2006)

Ian Morson

William Falconer, a 13th century university regent master in Oxford, England

• Falconer’s Crusade (1994)


• Falconer’s Judgement (1995)


• Falconer and the Face of God (1996)


• A Psalm for Falconer (1997)


• Falconer and the Great Beast (1998) Finalist 1999 Historical Dagger Award


• Falconer and the Ritual of Death (2009)


• Falconer’s Trial (2010)

Beverle Graves Myers

Tito Amato, sold as a child to be a castrato opera singer, in 18th century Italy

• Interrupted Aria (2004)


• Painted Veil (2006)


• Cruel Music (2006)


• The Iron Tongue of Midnight (2008)


• Her Deadly Mischief (2009)

[r] = I've read it

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster