Most Anticipated Historical Mysteries for 2016

Historical mysteries, suspense or thrillers that will be published in 2016.

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1	As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby Mystery, #5) by Anna Lee Huber (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 7,651 ratings score: 4,515, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	When Falcons Fall (Sebastian St. Cyr, #11) by C.S. Harris (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 6,413 ratings score: 4,153, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Silence of Stones (Crispin Guest, #8) by Jeri Westerson (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 358 ratings score: 3,864, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (Flavia de Luce, #8) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 23,863 ratings score: 3,348, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Lost Among the Living by Simone St. James (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 10,265 ratings score: 2,651, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Murder in Morningside Heights (Gaslight Mystery, #19) by Victoria Thompson 3.99 avg rating — 4,488 ratings score: 2,232, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Murder of Mary Russell (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #14) by Laurie R. King (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 10,409 ratings score: 2,162, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Journey to Munich (Maisie Dobbs, #12) by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 22,513 ratings score: 1,962, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	No Shred of Evidence (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #18) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 5,492 ratings score: 1,854, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Death Sits Down to Dinner (Lady Montfort Mystery, #2) by Tessa Arlen (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 767 ratings score: 1,747, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Time of Fog and Fire (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #16) by Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 4,037 ratings score: 1,650, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Hanged Man: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris (Inspector Lefebvre #2) by Gary Inbinder (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 160 ratings score: 1,584, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A Terrible Beauty (Lady Emily, #11) by Tasha Alexander (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 2,955 ratings score: 1,539, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Shattered Tree (Bess Crawford, #8) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 5,428 ratings score: 1,246, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Revenge in a Cold River (William Monk, #22) by Anne Perry 4.02 avg rating — 3,106 ratings score: 1,053, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Midwife and the Assassin (Midwife Mysteries, #4) by Sam Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 621 ratings score: 771, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A Death Along the River Fleet (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #4) by Susanna Calkins (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 443 ratings score: 652, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Conspiracy (Giordano Bruno, #5) by S.J. Parris 4.21 avg rating — 3,981 ratings score: 638, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Jane and the Waterloo Map (Jane Austen Mysteries, #13) by Stephanie Barron 3.95 avg rating — 1,744 ratings score: 584, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Crowned and Dangerous (Her Royal Spyness, #10) by Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 12,231 ratings score: 569, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Herald of Hell (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #15) by Paul Doherty 4.38 avg rating — 861 ratings score: 566, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1) by Sherry Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 39,836 ratings score: 562, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Darkness Knows (Viv and Charlie Mystery, #1) by Cheryl Honigford (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 850 ratings score: 552, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Murder Most Malicious (A Lady & Lady's Maid Mystery, #1) by Alyssa Maxwell (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 2,049 ratings score: 549, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Death of an Alchemist (Bianca Goddard Mysteries, #2) by Mary Lawrence (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 311 ratings score: 484, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Hell Bay (Barker & Llewelyn, #8) by Will Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 2,011 ratings score: 460, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	London Gambit (Rannoch Fraser Mysteries #7) by Tracy Grant (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 242 ratings score: 436, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 8,310 ratings score: 377, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Queen's Accomplice (Maggie Hope Mystery, #6) by Susan Elia MacNeal (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 8,897 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Secrets in the Stones (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #6) by Tessa Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 786 ratings score: 368, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Singer from Memphis (The Athenian Mysteries, #6) by Gary Corby (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 410 ratings score: 364, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	An Untimely Frost (Lilly Long #1) by Penny Richards 3.82 avg rating — 395 ratings score: 363, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Secrets in the Mist (Gothic Myths, #1) by Anna Lee Huber (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 1,172 ratings score: 346, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Wages of Desire (Inspector Lamb, #2) by Stephen Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 267 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	A Most Novel Revenge (Amory Ames Mystery, #3) by Ashley Weaver (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 4,035 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	A Useful Woman (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #1) by Darcie Wilde (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 5,248 ratings score: 272, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Alexandria Affair (Captain Lacey, #11) by Ashley Gardner (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 1,296 ratings score: 270, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	A Golden Cage (Newport Gilded Age #2) by Shelley Freydont (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 432 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	A Death at Fountains Abbey (Thomas Hawkins, #3) by Antonia Hodgson (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 1,390 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	A Masterpiece of Corruption (John Grey Historical Mystery, #2) by L.C. Tyler 3.89 avg rating — 220 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	A Lady in the Smoke by Karen Odden (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,203 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Abyss of Lumberwitch (The Abyss Series #1) by Dom Cutrupi (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Mistress of the Just Land: A Jean Brash Mystery 1 by David Ashton 3.93 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The White Mirror (Li Du, #2) by Elsa Hart (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 1,369 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Inheritance (Charles Lenox Mysteries #10) by Charles Finch (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,340 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Lost and Gone Forever (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #5) by Alex Grecian (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,358 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Ghostly Echoes (Jackaby, #3) by William Ritter (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 8,510 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Dead to Rights (Colonial City Series) by Robert L. Gold 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia by Clara Benson (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 2,989 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Death at the Seaside (Kate Shackleton, #8) by Frances Brody (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 1,738 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Irish Inheritance (Jayne Sinclair Genealogical Mysteries, #1) by M.J. Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5,425 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Ashes of London (Marwood and Lovett #1) by Andrew Taylor 3.75 avg rating — 11,637 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Graveyard of the Hesperides (Flavia Albia, #4) by Lindsey Davis 4.08 avg rating — 2,044 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Trouble in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries #1) by Harriet Steel (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 2,440 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Deadly Quest (William Quest #2) by John Bainbridge (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 127 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Mrs. Jeffries Wins the Prize (Mrs. Jeffries, #34) by Emily Brightwell 4.11 avg rating — 919 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Keeper of Pleas (Keeper of Pleas Mysteries Book 1) by Annelie Wendeberg (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 422 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Secrets of Gaslight Lane (The Gower Street Detective, #4) by M.R.C. Kasasian (Contributor) 3.86 avg rating — 1,804 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Murder at Fontainebleau (Elizabethan Mysteries, #5) by Amanda Carmack (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 184 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Ruler of the Night (Thomas De Quincey #3) by David Morrell (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,926 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Penance of the Damned (Sister Fidelma, #27) by Peter Tremayne 4.20 avg rating — 471 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Teetotaled (Discreet Retrieval Agency, #2) by Maia Chance (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 841 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Borrowing Death (Charlotte Brody Mysteries, #2) by Cathy Pegau (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 179 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	A Grave Concern (Matthew Bartholomew #22) by Susanna Gregory 4.31 avg rating — 635 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Land of Shadows (Medieval Mystery, #12) by Priscilla Royal 3.95 avg rating — 360 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Blood Card (The Brighton Mysteries, #3) by Elly Griffiths (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 6,940 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	A March to Remember (Hattie Davish Mystery, #5) by Clara McKenna (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Service of the Dead (Kate Clifford #1) by Candace Robb (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 572 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars