Here is my list of some of the most intriguing looking historical mystery novels being released in the coming year. It includes new books in some of the best-loved ongoing mystery series, as well as one-off mystery novels. Find a mixture of excitement, humour, romance and plenty of mysteries to solve in 2025.
January
“Deadly Curse (Angus Brodie and Mikaela Forsythe Murder Mystery 11)” (UK link) by Carla Simpson – The latest book in this historical mystery series sees a corpse turn up at a much-anticipated Egyptian exhibit opening at the British Museum. It’s a new murder for the amateur sleuths to solve.
“A Gentleman of Sinister Schemes (The Lord Julian Mysteries 8)” (UK link) by Grace Burrowes – Who wants the Marquess of Dalhousie dead? Lord Julian is hired to protect him and solve the mystery.
“The Mystery of the Wettest Wedding Ever (A Lady Darriby-Jones Murder Mystery 12)” (UK link) by C M Rawlins – Lady Darriby-Jones is preparing for her daughter’s wedding when a wedding planner is murdered.
February
“Their Shadows Deep” (UK link) by Peter Golden – This is a political thriller, set in the 1960s, based around the election campaign of J F Kennedy.
“Murder at the Orpheus Theatre (A Tate and Bell Mystery 4)” (UK link) by Irina Shapiro – The new book in this Victorian mystery series, where 2 actors die on the stage during a play’s performance.
March
“Method of Revenge (Spencer & Reid Mystery 2)” (UK link) by Cara Devlin – Leonora Spencer, morgue assistant, witnesses a murder, putting her in the middle of a new Scotland Yard investigation with Jasper Reid.
“The White Fortress (Tales of the Lawless Land 3” (UK link) by Boyd and Beth Morrison – set in fourteenth century Europe, this follows knight Gerard Fox and his wife Willa as they try to help a Croatian couple whose son has been kidnapped. The warlord responsible could conquer and brutalise the whole country unless they can stop him, but the quest grows more complex. With lives on the line, they must somehow find a way to stop him and save the captured boy.
“A Map to Paradise” (UK link) by Susan Meissner – mystery set in California in 1956. An actress sets out to find her missing neighbour with the help of her housekeeper and the missing man’s sister-in-law.
April
“Who Will Remember? (Sebastian St Cyr Mystery 20)” (UK link) by C. S. Harris – In 1816 a murder brings chaos to the British monarchy and the public.
May
“A Gentleman of Questionable Judgement (The Lord Julian Mysteries 9)” (UK link) by Grace Burrowes – Lord Julian only attended the horse races to spend time with his fiancée, but suddenly finds himself accused of rigging them.
“The Beast of Littleton Woods (A Lady Hardcastle Mystery 12)” (UK link) by T E Kinsey – when people begin dying in a gruesome manner, rumours of a deadly beast arise. Could the truth be something even more terrifying?
June
“Knave of Diamonds (Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes 19)” (UK link) by Laurie R. King – Mary Russell’s uncle appears, asking her to solve the theft he was implicated in, that ruined his reputation and could not even be solved by Sherlock Holmes.
“Murder in Bloody Weald (Redmond & Haze Mystery 16)” (UK link) by Irina Shapiro – Just before his wedding, Daniel Haze investigates the murder of a crime boss, in the latest book in this Victorian crime series.
September
“Murder at Somerset House (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery 9)” (UK link) by Andrea Penrose – The new book in this popular mystery series sees Lord Wrexford and Charlotte asked to solve a murder in the science community of Regency London. The case soon grows more alarming, seemingly linked with a new invention that threatens chaos across Europe.