Crime Thru Time Library: B

Elizabeth Bailey Lady Fan Series Ottilia Draycott & Lord Francis Fanshawe England / Georgian Period (1789) Amazon	The Gilded301 Shroud [2011] The Deathly Portent [2012]

Pamela Ball (Non-Series) Eva Hanson fortuneteller 1890s independent Kingdom of Hawaii	The Floating City [2002]

T. F. Banks (aka Sean Russell and Ian Dennis) Henry Morton Bow Street Runner 1815 Regency London	The Thief Taker [2001] The Emperor's Assassin [2003]


Andrew Barlow Hopkin ap Griffith ap Rhys Welsh former rebel now acting for King Henry V. Early 15th C England, Wales and France in the aftermath of Agincourt	The Bear Pit [2009]

Robert Barnard aka Bernard Barnstable (Non-Series) Sarah Causely Governess England 1936	The Skeleton in the Grass [1988]

Jonathan Barnes Edward Moon, conjuror and master of logic, with his sidekick, The Somnambulist of the title, a giant mute Victorian London	The Somnambulist [2007]

Aileen Baron Lily Sampson, American graduate student in archaeology Various Middle East settings 1930s-1940s	A Fly Has a Hundred Eyes [2002] The Torch of Tangier [2006] Scorpion's Bite [2010]

Joe Barone "Roy Rogers" - a patient in a mental hospital who thinks he is the cowboy hero Roy Rogers Sunrise Mental Hospital Sunrise, southwestern Missouri 1954	The Body in the Record Room [2008]

Dean Barrett Andrew Adams Hong Kong & Southern China, 1857	Hangman's Point [1998] Thieves Hamlet (forthcoming)

Stephanie Barron 1 (aka Francine Mathews) Jane Austen, Writer Regency England	Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrove Manor [1996] Jane and the Man of the Cloth [1997] Jane and the Wandering Eye [1998] Jane and the Genius of the Place [1999] Jane and the Stillroom Maid [2000] Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House [2001] Jane and the Ghosts of Netley [2003] Jane and His Lordship's Legacy [2005] Jane and the Barque of Frailty [2006]

Stephanie Barron 2 (aka Francine Mathews) (Non-Series) Patrick Fitzgerald Irish barrister Queen Victoria's Court Windsor Castle, 1861	A Flaw in the Blood [2008]

Wayne Barton and Stan Williams (Non-Series) James Lockhart, Civil War vet and Marian Taylor, actress Various locations, including aboard a train, Western USA late 19th C	Lockhart's Nightmare [1998]

Mitchell Bartoy Pete Caudill, newly minted detective on the Detroit police force Detroit MI 1940s	The Devil's Own Rag Doll [2005] The Devil's Only Friend [2006]

Philip Baruth Historical literary thriller James Boswell and his brother 1763 London	The Brothers Boswell [2009]

Bernard Bastable 1 aka Robert Barnard The Mozart Series Wolfgang Mozart, Musician Victoria, British princess England's Victorian Period	Dead, Mr. Mozart [1994] Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart [1995]

Bernard Bastable 2 aka Robert Barnard (Non-Series) Frances Weyland Governess Victorian England 1842	To Die Like a Gentleman [1993]

George Baxt Holloywood Mystery series Jacob Singer, Private Investigator working with various amateur detective celebrities various settings 1930s-1950s	Dorothy Parker Murder Case [1984] Alfred Hitchcock Murder Case [1986] Tallulah Bankhead Murder Case [1987] Talking Pictures Murder Case [1990] Greta Garbo Murder Case [1992] Noel Coward Murder Case [1992] Mae West Murder Case [1993] Marlene Dietrich Murder Case [1993] Bette Davis Murder Case [1994] Humphrey Bogart Murder Case [1995] William Powell and Myrna Loy Murder Case [1996] Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Murder Case [1997] Clark Gable and Carole Lombard Murder Case [1997]

Holly Baxter (aka Paula Gosling) The Browne family, mother and four daughters 1930s Depression Era Chicago	Tears of the Dragon [2005]

Louis Bayard 1 (Non-Series) Timothy Cratchett Dickens' Tiny Tim grown to adulthood 1860s London	Mr. Timothy [2003]

Louis Bayard 2 (Non-Series) Edgar Allan Poe, future poet and author as a young West Point cadet 1831 West Point NY USA	The Pale Blue Eye [2006]

Louis Bayard 3 (Non-Series) Eugène François Vidocq, Real life criminal who became first director of Sûreté and one of the first PI Paris, France early 19th C	The Black Tower [2008]

Simon Beaufort (aka Susanna Gregory) Sir Geoffrey de Mappestone 1100-1101 C.E., England	Murder in the Holy City [1998] A Head for Poisoning [1999] The Bishop's Brood [2003] The King's Spies [2003] The Coiners' Quarrel [2004] Deadly Inheritance [2010] A Dead Man's Secret [2011]

Jolie Beaumont A Theo Bryght Bow Street Runner Regency England, 1812 Amazon	Ode to a Deal Lord [2011]

Carrie Bebris Mr. & Mrs Darcy Mysteries Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy From Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice England 1810s	Pride and Prescience [2004] Suspense and Sensibility [2005] North By Northanger [2006] The Matters at Mansfield [2008] The Intrigue at Highbury [2010]

K. K. Beck (Aka Katherine Kristine Beck Marris aka Marie Oliver) Iris Cooper, flapper, college student and amateur sleuth and reporter Jack Clancy Various US locations 1920s	Death in a Deck Chair [1984] Murder in a Mummy Case [1986] Peril Under the Palms [1989]

K. K. Beck (Aka Katherine Kristine Beck Marris aka Marie Oliver) (Non-series) Young Mrs. Cavendish, reporter San Francisco CA USA 1916	Young Mrs. Cavendish and the Kaiser's Men [1987]

Robert J. Begiebing (Non-Series) Colonial New England 1648	The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin [1991]

Albert Bell Pliny mystery series website Pliny the Younger First century Rome Amazon Author Page	All Roads Lead to Murder [2002] The Blood of Caesar [2007] The Corpus Conundrum [Sept 2011] Death in the Ashes [2013]

James Scott Bell The Trials of Kit Shannon Kit Shannon, young female attorney Los Angeles, 1903-1907	City of Angels [2001] Angels Flight [2001] Angel of Mercy [2002] A Greater Glory [2003] A Higher Justice [2003] A Certain Truth [2004]

James R. Benn Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries Lt. Billy Boyle, former Boston Police officer and headquarters staff officer serving with General Eisenhower Various locations 1940s WW II	Billy Boyle [2006] The First Wave [2007] Blood Alone [2008] Evil for Evil [2009]

R.K. Bennett (Non-Series) Detective Lt. Frank Cassidy Shine Rivers,self-taught minister of a small black church Charleston, South Carolina 1962	The Journey of Shine Rivers [2009]

Ronan Bennett 1 (Non-Series) John Brigge, Coroner and governor of a small town in Northern England 1630s	Havoc, in its Third Year [2004]

Ronan Bennett 2 (Non-Series) Otto Spethmann, Psychoanalyst and chess enthusiast St Petersburg, Russia 1914	Zugzwang [2007]

Kenneth Benton (Non-Series) M. Caelius Rufus Roman orator and politician political thriller about Clodius and Cicero Rome, 1st C BC	Death on the Appian Way [1974]

David Benz (Non-Series) Historical thriller Hamilton 'Ham' Sprigs WW II vet Oregon and Texas USA 1961	The Flip Side of Forever [2005]

Andrew Bergman Jack LeVine, PI New York City and Hollywood CA 1940's	The Big Kiss-Off of 1944 [1974] Hollywood and Levine [1975] Tender is LeVine [2001]

William Bernhardt Eliot Ness, former leader of the Untouchables, appointed Cleveland's Safety Director Based on real life Torso Murders Cleveland OH 1930s	Nemesis: The Final Case of Eliot Ness [2008]

John Gregory Betancourt Sherlock Holmes Pastiche Victorian England	Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society [2009]

Cordelia Frances Biddle Martha Beale, Upper class spinster Thomas Kelman, investigator and assistant to the mayor Philadelphia, PA 1840s	The Conjurer [2007] Deception's Daughter [2008]

Benjamin Black (aka John Banville) Garret Quirke, pathologist 1950s Dublin, Ireland and Boston, Mass	Christine Falls [2006] The Silver Swan [2007] Elegy for April [2010] Death in Summer [2011]

Michelle Black 1 Eden Murdoch, Former Cherokee captive "Victorian West" 1850s American Frontier	An Uncommon Enemy [2001] Solomon Spring [2002] The Second Glass of Absinthe [2003] Note: The first book in the series is a straight historical rather than a mystery/suspense novel like the others, but introduces the characters.
Michelle Black 2 Victoria Woodhull Feminist, Spiritualist Victorian Era, US	Seance in Sepia [2012]

John Blackburn (Non-Series) Sextus Marcellus Ennius and Eros Dion of the Vigiles, his friend fulfilling Pilate's deathbed wish to investigate Jesus Judea, 30 A.D.	The Flame and the Wind [1967]

Michael Blaine (Non-Series) Max Greengrass, a struggling reporter New York City 1890s	Midnight Band Of Mercy [2004]

J.M.C. Blair Merlin, (non-magical) scientist, scholar, doctor and advisor to (a non-fantasy) King Arthur in Camelot early Medieval Britain	The Excalibur Murders [2008] The Lancelot Murders [2009] The Pendragon Murders [2010]

David Bland Father Martin, monk and Preceptor of Bellins Gate (present-day Billingsgate) on the Thames 12th century London England	Father Martin and the Hermitage Mystery [2005]

Hannah I. Blank Alphonse Danton, Policeman Post WWII Paris	A Murder of Convenience [1999] Brave Man Dead [2001] A Short Life on a Sunny Isle [2002]

Brett Ellen Block (Non-Series Literary Crime Novel) Detective Martin Emmett Newark, NJ 1967	The Lightning Rule [2006]

Jack Bludis 1 Brian Kane, P.I. 1950s Hollywood CA	The Big Switch [2001] The Deal Killer [2002]

Jack Bludis 2 Rick Page , P.I. 1947 Hollywood CA	Shadow of the Dahlia [2005]

Philip Boast Septimus Severus Quistus Senator and logician Roman Empire during the reign of Nero 54-68 A.D.	The Third Princess [2006] The Son of Heaven [2007]

Matt Bondurant Based on a true story Sherwood Anderson, American writer in bootlegger filled Franklin County, Virginia 1930s	The Wettest County in the World [2008]

Matthew Booth Sherlock Holmes Pastiche Short Stories Victorian England	Sherlock Holmes & The Giant's Hand [2004]

Gilles Bornais Joe Hackney, ex-criminal recruited as a sergeant into Scotland Yard Victorian Glasgow, Scotland and England	The Devil Lives in Glasgow [2004]

Fabrice Bourland Messrs. Simpson and Trelawney, private investigators 1930s London, England	The Baker Street Phantom [2010]

Rhys Bowen 1 Molly Murphy Brash, feisty Irish immigrant New York City, 1st decade 1900s Amazon Author Page	Murphy's Law [2001] Death of Riley [2002] For the Love of Mike [2003] In Like Flynn [2005] Oh Danny Boy [2006] In Dublin's Fair City [2007] Tell Me, Pretty Maiden [2008] In a Gilded Cage [2009] The Last Illusion [2010] Doppelganger - a non-series historical short story available free on the author's website

Rhys Bowen 2 Georgie, aka Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, penniless cousin of King George V of England and spy for Her Majesty 1930s London	Her Royal Spyness [2007] A Royal Pain [2008] Royal Flush [2009]

William Boyd (Non-Series) Ruth Gilmartin and her mother Sally aka spy Eva Delectorskaya Paris 1939 and England 1976	Restless [2006]

John Boyne 1 (Non-Series) Fictionalization of the Dr. Crippen case Camden, England and on the Atlantic 1910	Crippen: A Novel of Murder [2006]

John Boyne 2 (Non-Series) Historical thriller ensemble cast, revolving in part around the Abdication Crisis England 1936	Next of Kin [2006]

Tom Bradby (Non-Series) Historical thrillers with various settings and protagonists	The Master of Rain [2002] - Richard Shield of the Special Branch Shanghai, 1926 The White Russian [2003] - Alexander Ruzsky, Police Chief Investigator St Petersburg Russia, 1917 The God of Chaos [2005] - Joe Quinn, former New York cop Cairo Egypt, 1942 Blood Money [2009] - Joe Quinn, young New York cop New York City, 1929

Alan Bradley The Buckshaw Chronicles Flavia de Luce, an 11 year old aspiring chemist with a passion for poison Bishop's Lacey, England 1950s	The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie [2009] The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag [2010] Hang, Gypsy! Dance, Gypsy! (forthcoming in 2011)

James Bradley (Non-Series) Historical literary thriller, loosely based on the Burke and Hare murders. Gabriel Swift, anatomist London, 1826 / New South Wales 1836	The Resurrectionist [2007]

Gillian Bradshaw (Non-Series) Historical thriller Hermogenes, a wealthy young Greek trader from Alexandria Rome 16 B.C.E.	Render Unto Caesar [2003]

Mel Bradshaw 1 (Non-Series) Isaac Harris, bank cashier & amateur detective Toronto Canada 1856	Death in the Age of Steam: A Mystery [2004]

Mel Bradshaw 2 (Non-Series) Paul Shenstone, war veteran and police detective Toronto Canada in the roaring 1920s	Quarrel With The Foe [2005]

Axel Brand Homicide detective Joe Sonntag Milwaukee WI 1948	The Hotel Dick [2008] The Dead Genius [2011]

Gyles Brandreth Oscar Wilde, author and wit with Arthur Conan Doyle and various other famous friends 1880s London and Paris	Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders [2007] (US Title: Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance [2008]) Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death [2008] (US Title: Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder) Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile [2009]

Lucinda Brant Alec Halsey diplomat and amateur sleuth Tam, his apothecary-valet and his uncle Plantagenet Halsey Georgian England 1763	A Deadly Engagement [2003] A Deadly Affair [2004] A Deadly Dilemma (forthcoming)

Ian Breckon Brookes British army captain, wounded fugitive Winter 1944 / northern Italy	Knight of Swords [2011] (Historical thriller)

Simon Brett The Right Hon. Devereux Lyminster known universally as "Blotto", and his much smarter sister Twinks England between the wars 20th C	Blotto, Twinks, and the Ex-King's Daughter [2009] Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess [2009]

James D. Brewer Big River Detective Series Masey Baldridge Luke Williamson Civil War Veterans Mississippi,1870's	No Bottom [1994] No Virtue [1995] No Justice [1996] No Remorse [1997] No Escape [1998]

Emily Brightwell (aka Cheryl Arguile, Sarah Temple) Mrs. Jeffries Mysteries (Cozy) Mrs. Hepzibah Jeffries, Housekeeper Victorian London, England	The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries [1993] Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues [1993] The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries [1993] Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball [1994] Mrs. Jeffries Takes Stock [1994] Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail [1995] Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook [1995] Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi [1996] Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected [1996] Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage [1997] Mrs. Jeffries Questions The Answer [1997] Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art [1998] Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake [1998] Mrs. Jeffries Rocks the Boat [1999] Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot [2000 Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post [2001] Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case [2003] Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney [2004] Mrs. Jeffries Stalks The Hunter [2004] Mrs. Jeffries Learns the Trade [2005] - (omnibus reprint of the first 3 books) Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight [2005] Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict [2006] Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans [2007] Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen [2007] Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump [2008] Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time [2009] Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings [2009] Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind [2010] Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead [2011] Mrs. Jeffries and the Mistletoe Mix-Up [2011] Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own [2012]

Gerri Brightwell Historical thriller Jane Wilbred, 16-year-old orphan and housemaid to the Bentley Family London, England 1893	The Dark Lantern [2008]

Tony Broadbent Cat burglar and spy Jethro 1940s Post WWII London, England	The Smoke [2002] Spectres in the Smoke [2005]

Frances Brody (aka Frances McNeil) Kate Shackleton amateur sleuth villager who's always loved puzzles Bridgestead, a quiet Yorkshire village, England 1920s	Dying in the Wool [2009] A Medal For Murder [2010]

Robert Broomall (Non-Series) Detective Lysander Hughes of the San Francisco police, ex-Texas Ranger and Confederate spy and Verity Winslow, journalist Dakota Territory US 1875	Murder In The 7th Cavalry -eBook- [2001]

Molly Brown Non-Series Aphra Behn, playwright Restoration England 1676	Invitation to a Funeral [1998]

Marshall Browne (Non-Series) Franz Schmidt, chief auditor Wertheim & Co. Banking Germany, 1938	The Eye of the Abyss [2003]

Ray Broadus Browne & Lawrence A. Kreiser Associational reference work	The Detective As Historian: History and Art in Historical Crime Fiction [2000]

Kate Bryan (aka Ellen Recknor) Maggie Maguire & Co. Discreet Inquiries Mystery Series Private detective 1875 in San Francisco	Murder at Bent Elbow [1998] A Record of Death [1998] Murder on the Barbary Coast [1999]

Heather Buchanan (Non-series) Historical thriller / suspense Based on real historical facts and people Isabelle Fontaine, Canadian pianist Detroit, Michigan early 19th C	Dark River [2006]

Fiona Buckley (aka Valerie Anand) Ursula Blanchard Widow & Lady in Waiting Elizabethan England	To Shield the Queen (or The Robsart Mystery) [1997] The Doublet Affair [1998] Queen's Ransom [1999] To Ruin a Queen [2000] Queen of Ambition [2001] A Pawn for a Queen [2002] The Fugitive Queen [2003] The Siren Queen [2004]

Dennis Burges Charles Baker, American former spy and AP reporter London, England 1922	Graves Gate: A Novel of Possession Featuring Arthur Conan Doyle [2004]

Michael Burgess & Jill H. Vassilakos Associational reference work	Murder in Retrospect: A Selective Guide to Historical Mystery Fiction [2005]

Ron Burns 1 Gaius Livinius Severus lawyer, Roman senator Rome, Italy A.D. 180	Roman Nights [1991] Roman Shadow [1992]

Ron Burns 2 Captain Harrison Hull Army officer & explorer Jeffersonian (early 1800s) USA	The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis [1993] Enslaved [1994]

Carina Burman Euthanasia Bondeson Swedish authoress various settings mid 19th C	The Streets of Babylon [2008] - London, England - (1st English translation) Vit som marmor (White As Marble) - Rome, Italy - (Not yet translated)

Milton Burton Non-series noir historical thrillers various settings and protagonists	The Rogues' Game [2005] - unnamed narrator, post-WWII Texas The Sweet and the Dead [2006] - Manfred Eugene "Tush Hog" Webern, 1970 Biloxi, Miss

Gwendoline Butler Major Mearns and Sergeant Denny, spycatchers Reigns of George III & George IV Late 18thC-early 19th C Windsor England	The King Cried Murder [2000] Dread Murder [2006]

Raymond Ragan Butler Captain Nash Arguably England's first private detective England 1770's	Captain Nash and the Wroth Inheritance [1975] Captain Nash and the Honour of England [1977]

Florence Byham (see Florence Byham Weinberg)