What are some popular historical mystery novels?

2024-11-07 14:18

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2024-11-07 17:51

Well, 'An Instance of the Fingerpost' by Iain Pears is a great historical mystery. It's set in 17th - century Oxford and has multiple narrators, each with their own version of the events. Then there's 'The Queen's Fool' by Philippa Gregory. This novel is set during the reign of Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I. It has elements of mystery as the main character gets involved in court intrigues. 'The Thirteenth Tale' by Diane Setterfield is also a historical mystery that has a gothic feel to it, with secrets and mysteries in an old - fashioned English setting.

Anonymous

2024-11-07 17:04

One popular historical mystery novel is 'The Name of the Rose' by Umberto Eco. It's set in a medieval monastery and involves a series of murders that a Franciscan friar tries to solve. Another is 'The Alienist' by Caleb Carr, which takes place in 19th - century New York and follows a psychologist, known as an alienist at that time, as he tries to catch a serial killer. And 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown is also well - known. It weaves a complex mystery around historical figures and artworks from the Middle Ages.

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2024-11-07 16:17

Some good ones include 'The Black Tower' by Louis Bayard. It's set in post - Napoleonic France and involves a mystery around the imprisonment of a man. 'Gaudy Night' by Dorothy L. Sayers is another. It's set in an Oxford women's college in the 1930s and has a mystery that revolves around academic and personal relationships. Also, 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt is a bit of a modern - day classic. It's set in a New England college and has elements of mystery related to a group of students studying the classics, but it also has a historical backdrop that adds to the overall atmosphere.

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Another great one is 'The Alienist' by Caleb Carr. This novel takes place in 1896 New York City. It follows a team of investigators trying to solve a series of gruesome murders. The story gives a great look into the society and culture of that time period while maintaining a suspenseful mystery.

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2024-11-21 20:25

Well, 'The Alienist' by Caleb Carr is quite popular. It's set in 1896 New York and follows a psychologist (alienist in that era's terms) and a detective as they hunt a serial killer. Then there's 'An Instance of the Fingerpost' by Iain Pears. It's a complex mystery set in 17th - century Oxford, with multiple narrators each presenting their version of the events. And 'The Queen's Fool' by Philippa Gregory. It has elements of mystery within the historical context of the Tudor court.

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2024-11-13 00:48

One popular historical fiction mystery novel is 'The Name of the Rose' by Umberto Eco. It's set in a medieval monastery and involves a series of mysterious deaths. Another is 'The Alienist' by Caleb Carr, which takes place in 19th - century New York City and follows the investigation of a serial killer. 'An Instance of the Fingerpost' by Iain Pears is also great. It weaves together different perspectives in 17th - century Oxford.

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2024-11-08 07:42

I think 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown is quite popular. It combines historical facts and mystery elements, like the mystery around the Holy Grail. It has been widely read around the world.

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Gillian Flynn's 'Gone Girl'. It offers a modern take on the mystery genre. The story twists and turns as it follows the disappearance of a woman and the subsequent investigation which reveals many secrets about the relationship between the main characters.

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