Alphabet in Historical Crime Fiction - R

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Deanna Raybourne

Lady Julia Grey, a young widow in 1880s London

• Silent in the Grave (2007) Finalist 2007 Agatha Award for Best First Novel, Finalist 2008 Dilys Award [r]


• Silent in the Sanctuary (2008) [r]


• Silent on the Moor (2009) [r]

Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
John the Eunuch, Lord Chamberlain to the Emperor Justinian in Constantinople in 537

• One for Sorrow (1999)


• Two for Joy (2000)


• Three for a Letter (2001)


• Four for a Boy (2003)


• Five for Silver (2004)


• Six for Gold (2005)


• Seven for a Secret (2008)


• Eight for Eternity (April 2010)

Candace Robb
Dame Margaret Kerr, in 13th century Scotland

• A Trust Betrayed (2000) [r]


• The Fire in the Flint (2003) [r]


• A Cruel Courtship (2004)
  
  

Owen Archer, a medieval spy for the Archbishop, in Wales

• The Apothecary Rose (1993) [r]


• The Lady Chapel (1994) [r]


• The Nun's Tale (1995) [r]


• The King's Bishop (1996) [r]


• The Riddle of St. Leonard’s (1997) [r]


• A Gift of Sanctuary (1998) [r]


• A Spy for the Redeemer (2002) [r]


• The Cross-Legged Knight (2003) [r]


• The Guilt of Innocents (2007)


• A Vigil of Spies (2008)

David Roberts
Lord Edward Corinth, a jaded English aristocrat, and Verity Browne, a leftist journalist, between the wars in 1930s London

• Sweet Poison (2000) [r]


• The Bones of the Buried (2001) [r]


• Hollow Crown (2002) [r]


• Dangerous Sea (2003)


• The More Deceived (2004)


• A Grave Man (2005)


• The Quality of Mercy (2006)


• Something Wicked (2007)


• No More Dying (2009)


• Sweet Sorrow (2009)

John Maddox Roberts
Decius Cecilius Metellus, a would-be playboy son of an illustrious family, Rome 1st century B.C. (during the time of Julius Caesar)

• SPQR I: The King’s Gambit (1990) Finalist 1991 Edgar Award for Best Paperback


• SPQR II: The Catiline Conspiracy (1991)


• SPQR III: The Sacrilege (1992)


• SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (1992)


• SPQR V: Saturnalia (1992)


• SPQR VI: Nobody Loves a Centurion (2001)


• SPQR VII: The Tribune’s Curse (2003)


• SPQR VIII: The River God’s Vengeance (2004)


• SPQR IX: The Princess and the Pirates (2005)


• SPQR X: A Point of Law (2006)


• SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius (2007)


• SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead (2008)


• SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion (2010)

Lynda S. Robinson
Lord Meren, chief investigator for Pharaoh Tutankhamun in ancient Egypt

• Murder in the Place of Anubis (1994) Finalist 1995 Macavity Award for Best First Novel


• Murder at the God's Gate (1995)


• Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing (1996)


• Eater of Souls (1997)


• Drinker of Blood (1998)


• Slayer of Gods (2001)

Caroline Roe
Isaac, a blind physician, and Bishop Berenguer, in 1350s Girona, Spain

• Remedy for Treason (1998) Finalist 1999 Anthony Award for Best Paperback, Finalist 1999 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel [r]


• Cure for a Charlatan (1999)


• Antidote for Avarice (2000)2000 Barry Award for Best Paperback, Finalist 2000 Anthony Award for Best Paperback


• Solace for a Sinner (2000)


• A Potion for a Widow (2001)


• A Draught for a Dead Man (2002)


• A Poultice for a Healer (2003)


• Consolation for an Exile (2004)

Kate Ross
Julian Kestrel, a dandy-about-town in 1820s London

• Cut to the Quick (1993) [r]


• A Broken Vessel (1994) [r]


• Whom the Gods Love (1995) [r]


• The Devil in Music (1997) 1997 Agatha Award for Best Novel, Finalist 1998 Dilys Award [r]

Rosemary Rowe
Libertus, a mosaicist and an expert in puzzles and patterns, living in the ancient Roman town of Glevum (now Gloucester), England

• The Germanicus Mosaic (1999)


• Murder in the Forum (2001)


• A Pattern of Blood (2002)


• The Chariots of Calyx (2002)


• The Legatus Mystery (2003)


• The Ghosts of Glevum (2004)


• Enemies of the Empire (2005)


• A Roman Ransom (2006)


• A Coin for the Ferryman (2007)


• Death at Pompeia’s Wedding (2009)

Laura Joh Rowland
Sano Ichiro, a samurai and private investigator for the shogun, in the 1600s in Edo, Japan

• Shinju (1993) Finalist 1995 Anthony Award for Best First Novel, Finalist 1993 Hammett Prize


• Bundori (1996)


• The Way of the Traitor (1997)


• The Concubine’s Tattoo (1998)


• The Samurai’s Wife (2000)


• Black Lotus (2001)


• The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria (2002)


• The Dragon King’s Palace (2003)


• The Perfumed Sleeve (2004)


• Assassin’s Touch (2005)


• Red Chrysanthemum (2006)


• The Snow Empress (2007)


• The Fire Kimono (2008)


• The Cloud Pavilion (2009)

Priscilla Royal
Eleanor, Prioress of Tyndal in 11th century East Anglia, England

• Wine of Violence (2004) [r]


• Tyrant of the Mind (2004) [r]


• Sorrow Without End (2006) [r]


• Justice for the Damned (2007) [r]


• Forsaken Soul (2008) [r]


• Chambers of Death (2009) [r]

[r] = I've read it

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