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Books Set in the Dark Ages

November 10, 2021 by Clare Jayne Leave a Comment

My new historical Dumnonia Mysteries series is set in England in The Dark Ages, so I read various fiction and non-fiction books to get a feel for the era.  The Dark Ages covers the time after the departure of the Romans from Britain in the fifth century, lasting for the next five hundred years or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Novels Set in the Dark Ages Tagged: Beowulf, historical mysteries, historical novels, The Crystal Cave, the dark ages, The Last Kingdom, The Once and Future King

Who Were the Dumnonii?

November 4, 2021 by Clare Jayne Leave a Comment

When I decided to begin writing a new historical mystery series I researched various eras before settling on Dumnonia in the Dark Ages.  I didn’t make things easy for myself as this took a lot of research, but it was a tribe and an era that I really fell in love with. Dumnonia was part … [Read more…]

Posted in: Dumnonia Mysteries Tagged: Celts, Dark Ages, Dumnonia, Dumnonii, historical mysteries

New Historical Mystery Series

November 3, 2021 by Clare Jayne Leave a Comment

I’m happy to announce that I’m beginning a new historical mystery series this year starting with “Murder on Bealtaine Eve (Dumnonia Mysteries 1)“.  It’s set in the 5th century in the south of England in a place that, at the time, was known as Dumnonia.  A Celtic tribe lived there for centuries in the Dark … [Read more…]

Posted in: Dumnonia Mysteries Tagged: historical mysteries, Murder on Bealtaine Eve

New Historical Romance

August 10, 2019 by Clare Jayne Leave a Comment

The e-book of my new historical romance novel, An Impetuous Romance, is now available for pre-order at the special price of 99p/99c before becoming full price on the release date of 22 August.  It is also for sale now as a paperback: US Amazon link here, UK link here. Read more with the book description … [Read more…]

Posted in: New Releases Tagged: An Impetuous Romance, Georgette Heyer, heart-warming, historical romance

New Historical Mystery at Bargain Price

July 16, 2019 by Clare Jayne Leave a Comment

I have two new novel releases over the next two months.  The Convenient Murder (Campbell & MacPherson 4) is available now at the special pre-order price of 99p/99c, for release on 25 July, and An Impetuous Romance will be released towards the end of August. The Convenient Murder is the fourth book in the popular Campbell … [Read more…]

Posted in: New Releases Tagged: Edinburgh, historical detectives, historical mysteries, special offer, whodunnit

Anticipated Historical Crime & Mystery Novels of 2019

December 28, 2018 by Clare Jayne Leave a Comment

Death at the Tavern (Higgins & Hawke Mystery 1) by Lee Strauss – Due to be released in January.  In Boston in 1931, Dr Haley Higgins is hunting for the person who killed her brother 7 years before.  When another murder occurs she and reporter, Samantha Hawke, team up to investigate. The Golden Tresses of … [Read more…]

Posted in: 2019 Historical Mysteries Tagged: 2019 new releases, historical mysteries, Lee Strauss, Philip Kerr, Rhys Bowen

Popular Historical Mystery Novels Released in 2018

December 7, 2018 by Clare Jayne Leave a Comment

Find some entertaining reading with this collection of some of the most popular historical mystery novels of 2018. “The Widows of Malabar Hill (Mystery of 1920s India 1)” by Sujata Massey – In the first novel in this new series, Perveen Mistry is one of the first female lawyers in India. Her investigation into a … [Read more…]

Posted in: 2018 Historical Mysteries Tagged: 2018 new releases, Anna Lee Huber, Christopher Huang, Heather Redmond, historical mysteries, Jason Overstreet, Laurie R King, Liz Freeland, Philip Kerr, Rhys Bowen, Rosemary Simpson, Sujata Massey, Susan Elia MacNeal

Popular Historical Mystery Novels Released in 2017

December 11, 2017 by Clare Jayne Leave a Comment

2017 has been an excellent year for new historical mysteries and here are some of the most popular, both one-off novels and those that are part of a much-loved series. “The Long Drop” by Denise Mina is part novel and part factual account of the 1958 trial of a serial killer, which won the 2017 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Historical Mysteries Released in 2017 Tagged: historical mysteries

Winter-themed Historical Mysteries, Part 2

November 16, 2017 by Clare Jayne 1 Comment

Here is the last half of this list of popular historical mysteries that have a winter theme and are perfect fireside-reading this festive season. “Thou Shell of Death” by Nicholas Blake – A former World War One pilot is sent letters threatening his murder on Boxing Day. On the fateful day he gathers together everyone … [Read more…]

Posted in: Winter-themed Historical Mysteries Tagged: Festive mysteries

Winter-themed Historical Mysteries, Part 1

November 7, 2017 by Clare Jayne 2 Comments

If you’re a fan of historical mysteries you will love this list of popular winter-themed historical mystery stories and novels to enjoy reading over the festive season. There are books by best-selling mystery writers from past and present. “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas” (aka “A Holiday for Murder” and “Murder for Christmas”) by Agatha Christie – the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Winter-themed Historical Mysteries Tagged: Festive mysteries
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