Hi!

I'm really interested in historical mysteries with famous people (dead or alive) as private investigators. I've already seen the post on the Heck series featuring Mark Twain. Are there any other suggestions?

Thanks a bunch!

LYR

LYR - Try the ones by Eliot Roosevelt, featuring his mother, Eleanor, as the detective. There are also series about Jane Austen and Queen Elizabeth II, but the authors' names escape me at the moment. . .

To the lady who praised Caleb Carr's works, bravo! I am almost finished with "The Alienist" I find this to be one the most fascinating thrillers I've ever read. Afterwards I intend to read "The Angel of Darkness"

LYR,
The mysteries in which Jane Austen is the sleuth are written by Stephanie Barron. Because of some reappearing characters and references, they should be read in order. The first is Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor. These books are researched to the point that footnotes are sometimes used to explain a term or custom.

You may also enjoy the books by author Max Allan Collins. His mysteries are based on real people and events. The Hindenburg Murders has Leslie Charteris, creator of the "Saint" stories as the main character and sleuth. Evidently he was actually on the last flight of the Hindenburg, and this could be a true account of what happened. Another title by the same author is The Titanic Murders.

I've read a few of Max Allen Collins books. They're very good. He also wrote a few with Elliot Ness as the protagonist, one of which was "Butcher's Dozen" about the Cleveland Torso Murders.

Jim, which is your favorite Collins book so far?

Joy, that's hard to say. I liked a lot of them. "Butcher's Dozen" gave me the creeps. Have you read it? I thought it was well written. I enjoyed "The Titanic Murders" & "The Hindenberg Murders" I haven't read "The Pearl Harbor Murders" yet. I'll get to it eventually:-)

Have you read Agatha Christie's historical mystery "Death Comes As The End"? It is a about a serial killer stalking a family in ancient Egypt. I really enjoyed that one.

Joy, have you read the historical mysteries by Sam McCarver? He writes the Professor John Darnell mysteries. There is "The Case of Cabin 13" set on the Titanic. "The Case of Compartment 7" set on The Orient Express (This one features a young Agatha Christie who is among the passengers) There is "The Case of The Second Seance" & the new book is "The Case of The Ripper's Revenge" Try them, they're not bad. All are in paperback.

Thanks, Jim, I have not read McCarver or "Butcher's Dozen". It's been awhile since I read "Death Comes As The End". I should reread it!

Yeah Joy, I love "Death Comes As The End" It's one of my favorite Christie novels. I just re-read "Evil Under The Sun" And read "Dead Man's Mirror"

Ijust stmbled upon "The investgations of Gordianus-The Finder" a series set in Acient Rome by Steven Saylor. They look intersting Joy

Has anyone read the ancient Roman mysteries by Marilyn Todd? I think her sleuth is a woman called Claudia.

Anyone who enjoys mysteries set in medieval England might like author Pat McIntosh. I just finished 'The Harper's Quine' (2004), and while I figured out the ending, it was a great story with lots of historical details. He has at least one more book out