The Best Victorian Mysteries
Discover the best Victorian mysteries with our curated list of gripping books. Dive into suspenseful tales of intrigue, detective stories, and atmospheric whodunits from the 19th century.
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Murder on Mulberry Bend
by Victoria Thompson
Sarah Brandt, a midwife in turn-of-the-century New York City, has seen more than her share of joy and sorrow, birth and death. Now she will see for the first time how the squalor of the streets can breed madness and murder… The Prodigal Son Mission on Mulberry Bend stands as a refuge for girls who otherwise would have to live by selling the only thing they have of value—themselves. The work being done there so impresses Sarah that she volunteers to help out however she can—with clothes, with medical assistance, with the organization of a benefit dinner. And when one of the girls is found dead and refused burial because of her former life, Sarah’s passion for justice is aroused. Reluctantly, Sergeant Frank Malloy agrees to look into the death, if only to keep Sarah from endangering herself by pursuing the matter. But Sarah cannot be kept out of the investigation—and just as Malloy feared, her attempts to find the cause of the unfortunate girl’s death in the circumstances of her life put her in deadly danger—from an unexpected source…
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Murder on Washington Square
by Victoria Thompson
Turn-of-the-century New York City midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Molloy are thrust into a twisted case of murder—when a seductress falls victim to her own charades.
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The Face of a Stranger
by Anne Perry
Victorian sleuth William Monk wakes up in a hospital with no memory, but Police Inspector Runcorn, insisting that Monk is a detective, assigns him to investigate a "gentleman's" brutal murder involving the underside of British society. Reissue.
