Regency / Napoleonic · Mystery · ~1789–1837
Looking for historical fiction in the mystery lane set during the Regency / Napoleonic (~1789–1837)? Regency / Napoleonic historical fiction mystery books collects historical novels that match both filters—Balls, war, empire, Austen-adjacent and beyond. Detection, intrigue, and crime in period settings HisFic is a free historical fiction discovery app: open a full reading journey with the same era and story-type filters, then add region, themes, or audience. Shelves mix curated historical fiction picks with Open Library titles so even thin combinations still have books to explore.
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Ariel Lawhon
In the winter of 1789, Maine midwife Martha Ballard is called to a body trapped in the frozen Kennebec River, then drawn into a rape accusation the town’s powerful men want buried. Drawn from Ballard’s real diary, it is historical mystery with a working woman’s eye for birth, ice, and justice.
Regency / Napoleonic · Mystery · Biographical
Nancy Springer
Mystery · Characters in literature · Detective and mystery stories · London (England)
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Open Library
Nancy Springer
Kidnapping--Fiction. · Brothers and sisters--Fiction. · Self-realization--Fiction. · Characters in literature--Fiction.
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Open Library
Bernard Cornwell
Fiction · Death row inmates in fiction · Private investigators · Private investigators in fiction
Regency / Napoleonic · Mystery · Military & war · Open Library
Ying S. Lee
History · Murder · Sex role · Orphans
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Open Library
Caroline Lawrence
Disguise · History · Racially mixed people · Orphans
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Open Library
Arthur Conan Doyle
English Detective and mystery stories · Fiction · catalepsy · amyl nitrate
Ancient world · Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Military & war · Open Library
Arthur Conan Doyle
catalepsy · amyl nitrate · suicide by hanging · broughams
Ancient world · Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Military & war · Open Library
Emma Donoghue
Women dancers · Asesinato · Family Life · Crime
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Military & war · Open Library
Nancy Springer
Characters in literature · Characters and characteristics in literature · Juvenile fiction · Flower language
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Open Library
Y. S. Lee
Mystery and detective stories · History · Sex role · Swindlers and swindling
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Open Library
Arthur Conan Doyle
catalepsy · amyl nitrate · suicide by hanging · broughams
Ancient world · Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Military & war · Open Library
Arthur Conan Doyle
catalepsy · amyl nitrate · suicide by hanging · broughams
Ancient world · Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Military & war · Open Library
Tasha Alexander
Social life and customs · Fiction · Historical Fiction · History
Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Mystery · Open Library
Louis Bayard
Detectives · Historical fiction · Kings and rulers · Fiction
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Open Library
Christopher Edge
Mystery and detective stories · Supernatural · Fiction · Psychiatric hospitals
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Open Library
David Pirie
Private investigators · Fiction · History · Physicians
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Open Library
Andrew Lane
Mystery and detective stories · Missing persons · Juvenile fiction · History
Victorian / Gilded Age · Mystery · Adventure & epic · Open Library
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