True Detective - Max Allan Collins
(Nathanial Heller series, book 1 1930s Chicago--PI) The First Volume in the Nathanial Heller "Frank Nitti Trilogy,". Nate Heller is a cop trying to stay straight in one of the most corrupt places imaginable: Prohibition-era Chicago. When he won't sell out, he's forced to quit the force and become a private investigator. His first client is Al Capone. His best friend is Elliot Ness. His most important order of business is staying alive.

For The Love Of Mike - Rhys Bowen
(Molly Murphy series #1) I thought Molly Murphy was very appropriate for March. Molly's frustration with the limits on women is only equaled by her limited money. Now two commissions: Find a young woman from an aristocratic Dublin family and get her home. Go under cover as a piece worker in the garment industry to investigate industrial espionage. Can she do it without Daniel Sullivan, the police captain who says he loves her while he is engaged to another.

True Detective - Max Allan Collins
(Nathanial Heller series, book 1 1930s Chicago--PI) The First Volume in the Nathanial Heller "Frank Nitti Trilogy,". Nate Heller is a cop trying to stay straight in one of the most corrupt places imaginable: Prohibition-era Chicago. When he won't sell out, he's forced to quit the force and become a private investigator. His first client is Al Capone. His best friend is Elliot Ness. His most important order of business is staying alive.

No Mortal Reason - Kathy Lynn Emerson
( Diana Spaulding Series #3) Diana Spaulding and her fiance Dr. Ben Northcote are on their way to Maine to his family's house to be married. Diana stops in several small towns to meet relatives she didn't know she had. She becomes convinced that her relatives who own a hotel in Saratoga are being set up for a scam. Diane begins to investigate and also ends up setting out to prove her Uncle isn't a murderer in a cold case involving bones that are found.

The Death Ship of Dartmouth - Michael Jecks
(Medieval West Country Mystery series #21) The small haven of Dartmouth lies at the mouth of the river Dart. The town is used to sailors and fights when the sailors come ashore to spend their money. When a sailor is found dead in the middle of the road a natural death from a fight is assumed. However something more is involved in this. Sir Baldwin and Simon must work their way through spies, sinister messages to traitors, and more to find the truth.

The Deserter: Murder at Gettysburg - Jane Langton
(Homer Kelly series #17) This is a mix of past and present mystery Homer Kelly and wife are trying to solve the mystery of the shame carried by ancestor Seth Morgan. In the process we are taken back to the battlefield of Gettysburg to find the answer. We meet a wide variety of characters including the cowardly Private Otis Pike.

Black Out - John Lawton
( Frederick Troy Series #1) Lawton's debut thriller concerns conspiracy and murder in London during the Blitz.

A Cold Touch of Ice - Michael Pearce
(The Mamur Zapt #13) Gareth Owen is faced with a myriad of problems in Egypt of 1912. There is a war no one has heard of, an Italian killed, Trudi von Ramsburg is in Cairo, T.E. Lawrence is an irritating archaelogist, and Zeinab is turning 30, to name just a few. Will Owen decide he should go to Zanzibar?

No Graves As Yet - Anne Perry
(WW I Quintet #1) This is the first of the World War I novels. A young Cambridge professor, Joseph Reavley, is summoned to learn that his parents have been killed in a car crash. His brother, Matthew, who is in Intelligence, says their father was carrying a secret document that would lead to the downfall of England. Now it is missing. Not much later a favorite beloved student of Joseph's, Sebastian Allard, is killed. Was he really loved by all? Soon the death of Sebastian and the death of the Archduke Ferdinand will get closer and closer together.

Find Me Again - Sylvia M. Walsh
( Rebecca Temple Series #2) [1979 Toronto, WWII Poland, 18th c. Russia and Poland--amateur sleuth] Still coming to terms with the death of her husband, Dr. Rebecca Temple tries to continue her practice and carry on with life as usual. She meets a charming Polish count who has written a historical novel based on his own family. During a visit to his home, she discovers a murder and soon realizes that the count's manuscript may contain clues to the killer's identity. Frustrated by the inaction of a skeptical police department, she scours the manuscript for answers. As she reads, she journeys back to Enlightenment Europe and uncovers the true story of a love affair between the girl who would become Catherine the Great, and the young man who would become the last king of Poland.

Pardonable Lies - Jacqueline Winspear
( Maisie Dobbs Series #3) It is 1931 and on the day before his exhibit at a famed Mayfair Gallery Nicholas Bassington-Hope falls to his death. His sister Georgina doesn't think it was an accident and she calls on her friend Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and investigator. As Maisie discovers more of the dark legacy of the Great War and one family's need. she must also remain steady as forces come out of the shadows to try to kill her.

The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon - Richard Zimler
(16th c Portugal - amateur sleuth) From the moment Berekiah Zarco, a Jewish resident of Lisbon during the early 1500s, discovers the murder of his religious mentor (with a nude female corpse beside the holy man), the story moves quickly. Trailing suspects, Zarco and his cronies navigate the blood-soaked streets of Lisbon during a Christian "purge" of Jewish faithful.

The Color of Death - Bruce Alexander
(Sir John Fielding Series No. 7) There is a spree of robberies in London being done by a group of black men. When Sir John is shot early on it is Jeremy Proctor who must lead this investigation in which both learn black and white isn't always so

Mistletoe and Murder - Carola Dunn
(Daisy Dalrymple #11) It is Dec. 1923 and Daisy's mother, The Dowager Vicountess Dalrymple, has decided the family will gather at Brockdene at the invitation of Lord Westmoor. Problem is, Lord W. won't be there, but his poor relations the Norvilles will, as they live there. Daisy and Alec are trapped on an ancestral estate with family resentments, grudges, scandals and a murder. Too many motives, too few clues, oh what will Daisy do??

Face Down Beneath The Eleanor Cross - Kathy Lynn Emerson
(Face Down Series No. 4) Lady Susanna Appleton has worn widows' weeds for a year when she receives a coded letter that lets her know Robert is really alive. She makes an appointment to meet him, but he fails to show up and is found later on the steps of the Eleanor Cross, exhibiting signs of poisoning. Unfortunately Susanna's knowledge as an herbalist leads people to think she is the source of the poisoning. She must find the real killer in order to keep from being burned at the stake herself.

A Play of Dux Moraud - Margaret Frazer
(Joliffe "players" series #2) It is the autumn of 1434 and Joliffe and his fellow players are to perform at Deneby Manor as a gift for Deneby's daughter. Joliffe is a spy who is sent to find out if this wedding feast is going to end in tragedy as the betrothal before it did.

The Tidal Pool Grave - Karen Harper
(Elizabeth I Mysteries No. 2) This is the second book in this Elizabeth I series. Bess has taken the throne and finds herself involved in a criminal investigation that may lead to a plot against her and possibly her throne.

A Grave at Glorietta - Michael Kilian
(Harrison Raines Civil War Series No. 4) Harrison Raines and his partner, "Boston" Leahy are being sent to New Mexico Territory to investigate how the Confederacy plans to expand west to Califoria. Separated from Boston, Harry reaches Santa Fe only to find their contact has been murdered and his intelligence for the Union cause is gone.

The Railway Detective - Edward Marston
(The Railway Detective Series No. 1) It's 1851 and the London to Birmingham mail train has been robbed. The crime is a very precise one and with the Great Expedition to be opened soon, it is a challenge for the new Police Force and DI Robert Colbeck. Just as the police think they have the criminals, the train driver's daughter becomes a pawn in the criminals' game. Will the police be quick enough?

Silver Lies - Ann Parker
(Debut Novel) Meet Inez Stannert, the poker-playing, straight-talking, gun-toting owner of the Silver Queen Saloon. Her partner in the saloon is Abe, who is a free black man which has Leadville's prejudiced population upset. Their friend Jose Rose turns up murdered and this entangles Inez and Abe with a crooked lawman,a spurned suitor, and a mysterious stranger who rides into town as a minister. The setting for all this intrigue is Colorado in the 1870s.

The Point in the Market - Michael Pearce
(The Mamur Zapt Series No. 15) The head of the Egyptian Secret Police, Mamur Zapt, has his hands full with a commotion in the camel market on his professional side and his new wife, the daughter of a Pasha on the personal side. Both events have consequences to deal with.

Cruel as the Grave - Sharon Kay Penman
(Justin de Quincy Series No. 2) A poor peddler's daughter is murdered. She had just turned 15. Justin de Quincy, who works for Eleanor of Aquitaine, does not see why he should deal with this. Over time, however, he comes to decide that he must commit to finding who the murder is.

The Conbubine's Tattoo - Laura Joh Rowland
(Sano Ichiro Series No. 4) This is the the fourth book in this series. Sano Ichiro, investigator to the shogun is looking forward to a month off for his honeymoon with his new wife. When the shogun's favorite concubine dies his dreams end. He must now investigate the world of the concubine's lovers, rivals, and troubled past. On top of this his wife turns out to be a headstrong, intelligent detective who wants to help him. Horrifying to say the least...and he must solve the mystery while coping.

Legacy of the Dead - Charles Todd
(Ian Rutledge Series No. 4) This is the fourth book in this series. Rutledge is sent to Durham to question the mother of a missing young woman. He may also be sent to Scotland where the men he led into battle and where Hamish MacLeod came from. Not only will he encounter them but also a young mother accused of murdering the young woman and taking her child to raise as her own. He must face the past and other secrets that can still kill.