Historical Mystery and Fiction
is the focus here...
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Soon Choi's Historical Fiction
- a great jump list to more
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Classic Mystery and Detection Guide
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Sue
Feder's Magical Mystery Tour Reviews - need guidance on what to
read next? Start here.
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The Detective and the Toga - everything you ever wanted to know
about Roman mysteries
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Fictional Rome - yet more information on
novels about Rome
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The Historical Mystery Appreciation Society
- you are here!
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Historical Mystery Fiction -
THE bibliography; some good links, too, although some serious updating
is needed
- The
Historical Novel Society - historical fiction,
including mysteries, with heavy UK coverage
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MysteryGuide - go directly to
their historical mystery page
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Britannia.com
- This is the historical mystery page
Mystery & History Jump Lists
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Agatha Christie Society - need anything else
be said?
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Archives of Detective Fiction -
from the Merchantile Library in NY
- The Bookspot
- if you love books, any books, all books, you need to check this one
out
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ClueLass HomePage - one-stop
surfing for all your mystery needs, now including The Mysterious Home
Page
- Deadly
Pleasures - the best general mystery fanzine
has now added a web site which includes a good links page
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The Gumshoe Site - Jiro Kimura
- The History
Net - great place to start history research on
more recent centuries
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Landscapes of Crime - where geography is the locus operandi
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Looking for a Mystery? - Great
categorical listings
- Mystery
Readers Journal - theme-oriented fan
publication; some good links, and a nice essay on reading groups
- The Mystery
Place - home site of Alfred Hitchcock and
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazines, nice links page
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Nerd World : Electronic Magazines
- search mystery, history
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NYPL Detective Fiction
- from
that place on Fifth Avenue with the two lions. Quite a compendium on the
subject.
- The Strand
Magazine - glossy magazine with original
mystery fiction, plus articles, interviews, and reviews
- Tangled Web
- big UK site devoted to crime, mystery and fantastic fiction
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Thrilling Detective - excellent
general mystery site with annotated links by a knowledgeable fan
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Historical Mystery Author
Web Sites
- (for a very thorough author
bibliography- albeit not linked - visit
Nance Hurt's Historical Mystery Fiction
)
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Susan & Bill Albert - Victorian
mysteries by "Robin Paige"
- Molly
Brown - Restoration London, a must visit
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Mat Coward - several historical
mystery short stories
- Lindsey
Davis - Roman mysteries
- Sybil Downing
- 1920s women making the headlines
- Carola
Dunn - Daisy Dalrymple series
- Kathy Lynn
Emerson - Elizabethan Lady Susanna Appleton
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Clayton Emery - an online Robin
& Marian mystery!
- Terence
Faherty - Hollywood in the 1960s
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Margaret Frazer - Sister Frevisse in 15th
century England
- Dale
Furutani - Samurai in 17th century Japan
- Roberta Gellis
- "Whoremistress of the Old Priory Guesthouse"
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Barbara Hambly - 19th century
New Orleans
- Peter
J. Heck - Mark Twain
- Frederick
Highland - historical mystery short stories
and more
- Marian J.A.
Jackson - the Miss Danforth series
Michael Jecks - 14th century
ex-Templar Knight
- Maureen
Jennings - late 19th century Toronto
- Laurie R. King
- Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
- Stephen
Lewis - colonial America
- Jeffrey Marks
- short stories and a novel about U.S. Grant
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Ann McMillan - Civil War, nice
interview
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Danila Comastri Montanari -
Ancient Rome novels, in Italian
- Sam McCarver
- early 20th century
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Maan Meyers/Annette Meyers - The Dutchman
series
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Ian
Morson - Falconer and 13th century Oxford
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Sharan Newman - Catherine
LeVendeur in 12th century France
- Sharon Kay
Penman - Eleanor of Aquitaine and Prince John
- Anne Perry
- Monk in earlier Victorian times
- Elizabeth Peters
- and Barbara Michaels and Barbara Mertz, too
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Ellis Peters - a Cadfael site,
with transcripts of the teleplays
- Mary Reed
and Eric Mayer - Byzantine Roman John the
Eunuch
- Candace Robb
- 14th century York, and 13th century Scotland
- Lynda S. Robinson
- Lord Meren mysteries set in ancient Egypt
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Laura Joh Rowland - 17th
century Japan
- Steven Saylor
- more Roman mysteries
- Sarah Smith
- early 20th century Paris
- Rosemary
Stevens - Beau Brummell
- Andrew
Taylor - several series, some in historical
settings
- Peter Tremayne
- official Sister Fidelma site
- Renee Vink
- Dutch language mysteries set in the 1200s
- Joan Wolf
- another view of the Stephen/Maud Civil War era
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Mystery Book Reviewers Online
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Sue Feder's Magical
Mystery Tour Reviews - over 900 and growing!
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Harriet Klausner - now
searchable
MysteryInk David J.
Montgomery; Home of the Gumshoe Award
Readers
Resources
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Center for the Book - a Library of Congress National Program
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Center for the Book - State Affiliates
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Danny Yee's Book Reviews - 600+
reviews; check the "Subject" index for historical and mystery fiction
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Overbooked- Central Virginia Community Resources
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Yahoo - Periods & Movements - historical browsing
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Urban
Legends - have you heard the one about...?
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Writers
Resources, aka
Historical Hodge Podge
APBNews - crime news, statistics,
professionals, link to scanners
Bible Gateway -
looking for the source of that biblical quote?
Google - formerly DejaNews,
searches usenet groups
MegaConverter2 - convert just about anything
you can think of
Metheglin Press
- publishes reference books on 17th and 19th century life
ResearchIt! - dictionaries,
thesaurus, translators, quotations, converters and more, all in one
SinC Atlanta Web Resources -
collection of websites useful for crime fiction writers
Slang Dictionaries - links for
just about every country and culture you can think of
A&E Classroom(TM)
Astro.com - astrology from Astro
Dienst
Aztec Astrology - something different from the past
Bookplates - a lovely marriage of history, books, and art
The British Monarchy - the "Royals" modern and ancient, with links!
Dr. Judith Cohen - "Real
Audio" medieval and Judeo-Sephardic music samples
A Compendium of
Common Knowledge - stylish source book for 16th century
Currency converter - current value of old money
Diotima - "Study of Women and
Gender in the Ancient World"
Earth and Moon Viewer - to give one spatial perspective
Fabrics Network - the "natural fibers" glossaries are useful for
research
4000 Years of Women in Science
Wildflower Notebook - from A to Z
Heraldry Titles - who's
who of the noble classes; the peerage system and it's titles
The History of Costume - Braun Scheider
Culinary & Brewing - Cindy Renfrow's wide-ranging links
Internet History Sourcebook Project
- public domain and copy-permitted texts
Project Gutenberg - 19,000 free public domain books
The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) - the place to go for
anything movie-related
John's Nautical Literature Page
Librarians' Index to the Internet -
searchable, annotated subject directory of over 7900 Internet sources
Dorothy Dunnett - fans of Dorothy Dunnett will
love this site
Red Inkworks
Historical Fiction Resources - fabulous jumplist
Richard III and Yorkist History
- everything you ever wanted to know and more
Scriptorium - Dave Nally, historical graphics (& fonts) guru!
Society for Creative Anachronism - medieval food, costuming, music,
more
10,000 Year Calendar
- want to know on what day of the week Caesar crossed the Rubicon?
Villes de Provence - virtual Provence
Virtual London - views from today
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Book Arts & Conservation
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Book Arts Web - considerations
on the physical book
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Jones on Bookbinding - a tutorial
Book Stores and Other Sources
Advanced Book Exchange - when
you're looking for older books, this is the place to start
Grave
Matters - online catalog
IMBA
- Independent Mystery Booksellers Association: buy 'em from these guys
when possible!
Poisoned Pen
- great store, great website, great catalog
Recorded
Books - thousands of unabridged audio titles for rent
Words - Dictionaries -
Cyberpedia
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Acronyms and abbreviations
- Aussie Slang
- G'Arvo, Mate, d'you need a translation?
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Dictionaries @ OneLook
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Dictionaries @ Paderborn - Many
language choices
- Dictionary
of Slang - British slang from "abdabs" to
"Z's" plus terrific links
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Notable Citizens of Planet Earth
- Biographical dictionary
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The Quotations Page -
quoth the raven, "Never more"
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A.Word.A.Day Home Page
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World Wide Words
- a a delightful gallimaufry
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