This is the third installment of the Period Mysteries theme, or better said: MYSTERY SERIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME. The authors who are included in this particular segment are mystery authors whose last names begin with the letters G-L:
Ashley Gardner: The Regency England Mystery Series (1811-1820) features an ex-cavalry captain as the sleuth.
Susanna Gregory (aka 1/2 of Simon Beaufort): The Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew Mystery Series takes place in the 1300s and the Thomas Chaloner Mystery Series takes place in the 1600s… both are set in Great Britain.
Kerry Greenwood: The Phryne Fisher Mystery Series takes place in the 1920s in Australia. Phryne Fisher is a very "modern woman" who enjoys solving a mystery (or two!)
Kathryn Miller Haines: The Rosie Winter Mystery Series takes place in New York, during WW II
Karen Harper: With titles that contain the words "poyson, poole, and twylight"… how could Harper's historical mystery series be anything but an Elizabeth I Mystery Series?
Teri Holbrook: The Gale Grayson Mystery Series is actually not historical, but the main character happens to be an historian.
Cathie John: This writing duo is comprised of Cathie & John Celestri (a mother/son duo). Their Little Mexico Mystery Series takes place in Kentucky during the 1940s.
Laurie R. King: The Mary Russel Mystery Series takes place in England in the early 1900s, and features Mary as the sleuth, and she happens to be a protege of Sherlock Holmes.
Peter King: The Jack London Mystery Series takes place in the late 1800s, in California. (Do you remember the classic novel The Call of the Wild… by Jack London?)
Kate Kingsbury: The Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series takes place in England during the very early 1900s and features Cecily Sinclair as the owner of the hotel, and the sleuth of the series. Kingsbury's World War II Manor House Mystery Series is also set in England… during WW II.
Mary Kruger: The Gilded Age Mystery Series takes place in Rhode Island during the 1890s and features an author of mysteries.
Deryn Lake writes the John Rawlings Mystery Series which features Sir John Fielding (the blind British magistrate who started the Bow Street Runners – the first British police force) along with John Rawlings, a young apothecary, set during the 1700s…
Clare Langley-Hawthorne: Ursula Marlowe Mystery Series takes place in early 1900's London…
Jane Langton: Homer Kelly of the Homer Kelly Mystery Series is a Harvard professor/sleuth in the 1800s.
Janet Laurence: The Canaletto Mystery Series is set in London and features an Italian painter/sleuth during the 1700s.
Margaret Lawrence: The Hannah Trevor Mystery Series is set during the Revolutionary War in New England and the main character is a midwife.
Gillian Linscott: The Nell Bray Mystery Series features a suffragette in England.
M. Louisa Locke: The Victorian San Francisco Mystery Series has an owner of a boardinghouse as its sleuth. She also works as a clairvoyant.
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Great Site….Useful….I visit it often! Keep up the good work…Thanks
Thank you, Linda. I’m glad you’re enjoying it!
Hi, just discovered your wonderful site and have happily searched it for unknown authors.
Perhaps I have another series to add to your list. I’m a great fan of Deryn Lake’s John Rawlings mysteries set in Georgian England. John Rawlings is an apothecary who works with Sir John Fielding solving murders.There are about 12 or 13 books in the series.
Deryn Lake is the pen name of historical novelist Dinah Lampitt.
Thanks so much, Louise, for the recommendation. It’s always nice to hear about new Cozy Mystery series! I have added both Dinah and Deryn to my list of authors to post…
You should add The Rosie Winter Mystery Series to this area of the site. They are set during WWII (and are very well done). The author is Kathryn Miller Haines