30 Victorian Mystery Novel Series to Read Now!

The following books are some of the best Victorian-set historical mysteries that I know about. The books named are the first in each series – the sleuth named appears in all the books. Most are set in Victorian England, but a few are set in the USA and some others (particularly the Sherlock Holmes-related ones) spill over into the Edwardian period.

You can read more about them on Goodreads and Amazon. I’ll include links to Goodreads so you can find out more about the ones that interest you.  For even more historical mysteries, you can check out this amazingly comprehensive list (just watch out for the pop-ups): http://brerfox.tripod.com/historicalmystery.html

Enjoy your armchair sleuthing!

Female Sleuths

1. Elizabeth Peters – Amelia Peabody – Crocodile on the Sandbank
2. Deanna Raybourn – Lady Julia Gray – Silent in the Grave
3. Robin Paige – Kathryn Ardleigh – Death at Bishop’s Keep
4. Nancy Herriman – Celia Davies – No Comfort for the Lost
5. Tasha Alexander – Lady Emily – And Only To Deceive
6. Emily Brightwell – Mrs. Jeffries –The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries
7. Martin Davies – Mrs. Hudson – Mrs. Hudson and the Spirit’s Curse
8. Carole Nelson Douglas – Irene Adler – Good Night, Mr. Holmes
9. Anne Perry – Charlotte and Thomas Pitt – The Cater Street Hangman
10. Kate Parker – Georgia Fenchurch – The Vanishing Thief
11. Ann Granger – Lizzie Martin – The Companion (aka A Rare Interest in Corpses)
12. Susan Wittig Albert – Beatrix Potter – The Tale of Hill Top Farm
13. Carol Carr – Madam India Black – India Black, Madam of Espionage
14. Lee Jackson – Sarah Tanner – A Most Dangerous Woman
15. Alanna Knight – Rose Quinn – The Inspector’s Daughter

Male Sleuths

1. Barbara Hambly – Benjamin January – A Free Man of Color
2. Gyles Brandreth – Oscar Wilde – Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance
3. Oakley Hall – Ambrose Bierce – Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades
4. Anne Perry – William Monk – The Face of a Stranger
5. Peter Heck – Mark Twain – Death on the Mississippi
6. Charles Finch – Charles Lenox – A Beautiful Blue Death
7. David Ashton – Inspector MacLevy – Shadow of the Serpent
8. Peter Lovesey – Albert Edward, Prince of Wales – Bertie and the Tinman
9. Peter Lovesey – Inspector Cribb – Wobble to Death
10. Edward Marston – Inspector Robert Colbeck –The Railway Detective
11. Amy Myers – Chef Auguste Didier – Murder in Pug’s Parlour
12. Francis Selwyn – Inspector Verity – Cracksman on Velvet
13. Ray Harrison – Detective Sergeant Bragg – Why Kill Arthur Potter?
14. Alanna Knight – Inspector Faro – Enter Second Murderer
15. Joan Lock – Inspector Best – Dead Image

Have I missed any of your favorites? Please let me know in the comments.