TWENTIETH CENTURY MYSTERIES


40's L-Z


AUTHOR TITLE PERIOD LOCATION
Lambert, Jack Golden Express (1984) 1940 Train
Landesman, Peter Raven (1998) 1941 Boston
Larsen, Ward Stealing Trinity (2011) 1945 Rhode Island
Law, Janice Fires of London (2012) WWII London
Prisoner of the Riviera (2014) 1945 London
Lawton, John Blackout (1995) 1944 London
Bluffing Mr Churchill (2004) a/k/a Riptide 1941 London
Flesh Wounds (2006) 1944 London
Riptide (1999) 1941 London
Then We Take Berlin (2013) 1946 Germany
Lee, J. M. Investigation (2015) 1944 Korea
Leonard, Elmore Comfort to the Enemy (2009) 1940's Oklahoma
Up in Honey's Room (2007) 1940's Detroit
LePore, J. Bone Keepers (2017) 1943 Germany
Liesche, Margrit Hollywood Buzz (2009) 1943 California
Lipstick and Lies (2006) 1943 Detroit
Leitch, Maurice Smoke King (1998) 1940's Ireland
Linehan, Fregus Safe House (1998) WWII Dublin
Safe Place (1999) 1942 Ireland
Linskey, Howard Ungentlemanly Warfare (2020) 1943 Europe
Lister, Michael The Big Beyond (Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Book 2) 1940's Florida
The Big Blast (Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Book 5) 1940's Florida
The Big Bout (Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Book 4) 1940's Florida
The Big Goodbye (Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Book 1) 1940's Florida
The Big Hello (Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Book 3) 1940's Florida
Llewellyn, Sam Thunderbolt From Navarone (1998) WWII ?
Lloyd,  Chris Paris Requiem (Eddie Giral Book 1) 1940 France
Logue, Mary Bone Harvest (2004) 1940's USA
Lovesey, Peter Dead Gorgeous (2003) 1940's England
On The Edge (1989) 1946 England
Lyall, Gavin All Honourable Men (1997) 1940's Middle East
Lucarelli, Carlo Carte Blanche (2006) 1945 Italy
Damned Season (2007) 1946 Italy
Via Delle Oche (2008) 1946 Italy
Lupoff, Richard Silver Chariot Killer (1996) 40's/90's New York
Mackle, Anthony It Takes Two (2003) 1949 Florida
MacNeal, Susan His Majesty's Hope 1940's London
The Hollywood Spy (Maggie Hope Book 10) 1943 California
The King's Justice: A Maggie Hope Mystery Book 9 1943 London
The Last Hope ( Maggie Hope Book 11) France
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (2012) 1940 London
Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante (2015) 1941 London
Mother Daughter Traitor Spy: A Novel 1940 Los Angeles
The Paris Spy (2017) 1942 France
Prime Minister's Secret Agent (2014) 1941 London
Princess Elizabeth's Spy (2012) 1940's London
The Prisoner in the Castle (Maggie Hope #8 1942 London
Queen's Accomplice (2016) 1942 London
Magan, Pierre Innocence (2001) 1945 France
Makine, Andrei Crime of Olga Arbyelina (1999) 1947 Paris
Malarkey, Tucker Resurrection (2006) 1940's Egypt
Mallo, Ernesto Liar Moon (2012) 1943 Italy
Mannock, John Iron Coffin (2004) 1940's Louisiana
Marius, Richard Affair of Honor (2001) 1940's Tennessee
Marshall, Bev Walking Through Shadows (2002) 1941 Mississippi
Martin, William December '41: A World War II Thriller 1941 USA
Masello, Robert Einstein's Prophecy (2015) 1944 Rhode Island
Mathews, Francine The Alibi Club (2006) 1940 Paris
Secret Agent (2002) 1946 Thailand
Too Bad to Die (2015) 1943 Iran
Matthews, Greg Far From Heaven (1997) 1944 Los Angeles
Gone to Dust (1998) 1944 Los Angeles
Maxwell, R. S. Through a Darkening Glass: A Novel 1940 England
McAlpine, Gordon Woman With a Blue Pencil (2016) 1940's USA
McAulay, Alex Shelter Me (2009) WWII London
McCallin, Luke Divided City (2017) WWII Germany
Man From Berlin (2013) WWII Yugoslavia
McLachlan, Sean Flight to Fez (Interzone Mystery Book 3) 1940's Tangier
Tangier Bank Heist ( Interzone Mystery Book 3) 1940's Tangier
Three Passports to Trouble (Interzone Mystery Book 2) 1940's Tangier
McMorris, Kristina The Way We Hide WWII
McPherson, Catriona In Place of Fear 1948 Scotland
Meacham, Leila Dragonfly WWII Paris
Meade, Amy P. Don't Die Under the Apple Tree (2012) 1940's New York
Meade, Glenn Cairo Code (2016) 1943 Egypt
Sands of Sakkara (1999) 1943 Egypt
Merrick, Gordon Good Life (1998) 1943 New York
Mesce, Bill & Steven Szilngy The Advocate (2000) 1943 England
Defender (2003) 1944 England
Officer of the Court (2001) 1940's Scotland
Millar, Peter Stealing Thunder (1999) WWII Los Alamos
Mills, Mark Amagansett (2004) 1947 Long Island
Information Officer (2009) 1942 Malta
Moinot, Pierre As Night Follows Day 1949 France
Monroe, Aly Maze of Cadiz (2009) 1944 Spain
Icelight (2011) 1947 London
Monroe, Steve 46 Chicago (2002) 1946 Chicago
Montclair, Allison The Haunting of the Desks (Sparks & Bainbridge Short Story) 1946 London
The Lady from Burma (Sparks & Bainbridge Book 5) 1940's London
The Right Sort of Man (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery Book 1) 1940's London
A Rogue's Company (Sparks & Bainbridge #3)
A Royal Affair (Sparks & Bainbridge Book 2) 1946 London
The Unkept Woman: (Sparks & Bainbridge Book 4) 1946 London
Monteflore, Simon One Night In Winter (2013) 1945 Moscow
Monrose, David Gambling with Fire (2016) WWII Canada
Moore, Christopher Noir (2018) 1940's San Francisco
Razzmatazz 1947 San Francisco
Mosley, Walter Devil in a Blue Dress Easy Rawlins Novel #1 1948 Los Angeles
Moss, Tara The Ghosts of Paris (A Billie Walker Novel Book 2) 1947 Europe
The War Widow (A Billie Walker Novel Book 1) 1946 Sydney
Mosse, Kate Citadel (2012) 1942 France
Mrazek, Robert The Deadly Embrace (2006) 1940's London
Mrazek, Robert The Deadly Embrace (2006) 1940's London
Traitor's Kiss (2006) 1940's London
Mullen, Thomas Dark Town (2016) 1948 Georgia
Lightning Men (2017) 1949 Georgia
Muller, Eddie Distance (2001) 1948 San Francisco
Shadow Boxer (2003) 1948 San Francisco
Myers, M. Ruth Dames Fight Harder (Maggie Sullivan mysteries Book 6)  1940's Ohio
A Dame Worth Killing (Maggie Sullivan Mysteries Book 10) 1940's
Don't Dare a Dame (Kindle) 1940's Ohio
Maximum Moxie (Kindle) 1940's Ohio
No Game for a Dame (Kindle) 1940's Ohio
Ration of Lies (Maggie Sullivan mysteries Book 8) 1940's Ohio
Shamus in a Skirt (Kindle 1940's Ohio
Tough Cookie (Kindle) 1940's Ohio
Uncivil Defense (Maggie Sullivan mysteries Book 7) 1940's Ohio
Victory Garter (Maggie Sullivan Mysteries Book 9) WWII Ohio
Nadel, Barbara After the Mourning (2006) WWII London
Ashes to Ashes (2008) WWII London
Last Rites (2005) WWII London
Sure and Certain Death (2009) 1940 London
Nickson, Chris Year of the Gun (2018) 1944 London
Niles, Doug Fox on the Rhine (2002) 1944 Europe
Oates, Joyce C. Gravediggers Daughter (2007) 1940's USA
Oglesby, William Blow Happy, Blow Sad (1996) 1940 Denmark
Oren, Michael B. Swann's War 1940's New England
Parker, Kate Deadly Broadcast: A World War II Mystery (Deadly Series Book 8) 1940 England
Deadly Rescue: A World War II Mystery (Deadly Series Book 9) 1940 Denmark
Parker, Robert Double Play (2004) 1947 New York
Pasternak, Simon Death Zones (2017) 1943 Belarussia
Pastor, Ben Liar Moon (2012) 1943 Vienna
Road to Ithica (2017) 1941 Crete
Tin Sky (2015) 1943 Ukrane
Renee Patrick  Idle Gossip (A Lillian Frost and Edith Head mystery Book 5) 1940 Los Angeles
Patterson, Harry To Catch a King (1979) 1940's Spain
Valhalla Exchange (1977) 1940's France
Pawell, Rebecca Summer Snow (2006) 1945 Spain
Pearce, David Tokyo Year Zero (2007) 1946 Japan
Pelecanos, George Big Blowdown (1996) 1949 Washington D.C.
Perez-Reverte, Arturo Painter of Battles (2009) 1940's Spain
Pim, Sheila Common or Garden Crime (2001) 1943 Dublin
Phillips. Scott The Adjustment (2011) 1940's Kansas
Powers, Charles In The Memory Of The Forest (1997) 1940's Poland
Pryor, Mark Die Around Sundown: Henri Lefort Mysteries Book 1) 1940 Paris
The Dark Edge of Night: A Henri Lefort Mystery (Henri Lefort Mysteries Book 2) 1940 Paris
Pye, Michel Pieces From Berlin (2003) 1940's Berlin
Quinn, Kate Alice Network (2017) 1947 Europe
Quinn, Peter Dry Bones (2013) 1946 Prague
Man Who Never Returned (2010) 1945 New York
Read, Patrick Beautiful Lady (2003) 1940's England
Reed, Eric Guardian Stones (2015) 1941 England
Ruined Stones (2017) 1941 England
Rehner, Jan On Pain of Death (2007) 1945 USA
Reich, Christopher The Runner (2000) 1945 Germany
Ribchester, Lucy Amber Shadows (2017) 1942 England
Ripley, Mike. Mr Campion's Seance (An Albert Campion Mystery Book 7) 1946 England
Robbe-Grillet, Allain Repition (2003) 1949 Berlin
Robbins, David Assassin's Gallery (2006) 1940's Europe
End of War (2000) 1940's Europe
War of the Rats (1999) WWII Stalingrad
Rodin, Robert Articles of Faith (1998) 1940/1990 USA
Roosevelt, Elliott First Class Murder (1991) 40's D.C.
Murder and the First Lady (1984) 1940 D.C.
Murder at HobCaw Barony (1986) 1940 South Carolina
Murder at Midnight (1997)
Murder at the Palace (1987) 1942 London
Murder in the Blue Room (1990) 1942
Murder in the Chateau (1996) 1941 France
Murder in the East Room (1993)
Murder in the Executive Mansion
Murder in the Lincoln Bedroom (2000) 1943 D.C.
Murder in the Map Room (1998) 1943 D.C.
Murder in the Red Room (1992)
Murder in the West Wing (1992)
White House Pantry Murders (1987) 1941
Roosevelt, Kermit Allegiance (2015) 1942 USA
Rosenheim, Andrew Fear Itself (2013) 1940's Los Angeles
Little Tokyo Informant (2013) 1941 Los Angeles
Ross, Joel Double Cross Blind (2006) 1941 England
White Flag Down (2008) 1940's Europe
Rubens, Bernice Sergeants Tale (2004) 1947 Palestine
Ruggero, Ed Blame the Dead (Eddie Harkins Book 1) 1943 Sicily
Comes the War (Eddie Harkins Book 2) 1944 England
Ruiz Zafon, Carlos Shadow of the Wind (2004) 1945 Barcelona
Russell, Michael The City Under Siege [STEFAN GILLESPIE] 1941 Ireland
Russell, Sheldon Dead Man's Tunnel (2012) 1940's Oklahoma
Hanging of Samuel Ash (2013) 1940's Oklahoma
The Insane Train (2011) 1940's Oklahoma
The Yard Dog (2010) 1940's Oklahoma
Ryan, Jennifer The Spies of Shilling Lane (2020) 1940's London
Ryan, Kate Lost Spy (2017) 1949 Paris
St. Anthony, Joyce Death on a Deadline (A Homefront News Mystery Book 2) 1940's USA
Front Page Murder (A Homefront News Mystery) WWII USA
Sandrolini, John My Kind of Town (2017) 1940's Chicago
Sansom, C.J. Winter in Madrid (2006) 1940 Spain
Savage, Alan Afrika Corps (1998) 1942 N. Africa
Schuyler, Tom Rightful Heirs (2011) 1940's Italy
Schweitzer, Mark Dear Priscilla (2011) 1943 Chicago
Schutt, Bill & Finch, J.R. Hell's Gate (2017) 1944 South America
Himalayan Codex (2017) 1946 New York
Scoppettone, Sandra This Dame For Hire (2005) WWII New York
Too Darn Hot (2006) 1947 New York
Scott, Gavin Age of Treason (2016) 1946 Oxford
Scottoline, Lisa Killer Smile (2005) WWII USA
Selby, Scott Axman Conspiracy (2013) 1946 Berlin
Shaber, Sarah Louisa's Gamble (2012) 1942 Washington
Louisa's War (2011) 1942 Washington
Shah, Diane K. As Crime Goes By (1990) 1947 Los Angeles
Dying Cheek to Cheek (1992)
Sheridan, Juanita Chinese Chop (2000) 1949 New York
Silva, Daniel Unlikely Spy (1997) 1943 London
Simmons, Dan Crook Factory (1999) 1940's Cuba
Skinner, Robert Pale Shadow (2001) 1940 New Orleans
Righteous Cut (2002) 1941 New Orleans
Smith, Martin December 6 (2004) 1941 Tokyo
The Girl from Venice (2016) 1945 Venice
Spencer, Sally Circle of Death (2008) 1940's England
A Dying Fall (2008) 1940's England
Dangerous Games (2007) 1940's England
Death Watch (2008) 1940's England
Fatal Quest (2009) 1940's England
Long Time Dead (2006) 1944 Devon
Sins of the Fathers (2007) 1940's England
Stone Killer (2007) 1940's England
Spotswood, Stephen Fortune Favors the Dead (Pentecost and Parker Book 1) 1942 New York
Murder Crossed Her Mind (Pentecost and Parker Book 4) 1947 New York
Murder Under Her Skin (Pentecost and Parker Book 2) 1946 New York
Secrets Typed in Blood (Pentecost and Parker Book 3) 1947 New York
Stackhouse, Bill Stream of Death (2001) 1940's Sicily
Stanley, John Bogart '48 1948 Hollywood
Stanley, Kelli City of Dragons (2010) 1940's San Francisco
City of Ghosts (2014) 1940's San Francisco
City of Secrets (2011) 1940's San Francisco
City of Sharks (2018) 1940's San Francisco
Steinhauer, Olen Bridge of Sighs (2003) 1948 Soviet Block
Confession (2004) 1948 Soviet Block
Swain, Don H. L. Menken Murder Case (1988) 1948 New York
Swift, Graham Shuttlecock (1992) 80's/wwII Uk
Taibo, Paco Returning as Shadows (2003) 1940's Mexico
Takagi, Akimhsu Tattoo Murder Case (1998) 1947 Japan
Tapon, Phillippe Mistress (1998) 1943 Paris
Taylor, Andrew Air That Kills (1994) 1947 Lydmouth
Lover of the Grave (1997) 1948 Lydmouth
Mortal Sickness (1995) 1947 Lydmouth
Tervalon, Jervey Dead Above Ground (2000) 1946 New Orleans
Thayer, James Five Past Midnight (1997) 1945 Germany
Thayer, Steve Wolf Pass 1940's Wisconsin
Theobald, John These Dark Wings (2016) WWII England
Thomas, David Ostland (2015) 1941 Berlin
Todd, Jackie Rain Falls Like Mercy (2012) 1941 Wyoming
Tolkien, Simon Orders From Berlin (2012) WWII England
Topping, Seymour Peking Letter (1999) 1940's China
Trigian, Arriane Kiss Carlo (2017) 1949 Philadelphia
Trow,  M J The Hagley Wood Murder 1943 England
Turner, Rich Tommy Babcock (2012) 1938 Los Angeles
Turow, Scott Ordinary Heroes (2006) WWII England
Tyler, Elizabeth Madeline Murders (1998) WWII France
Unsworth, Cathi Without the Moon (2016) WWII London
Volpi, Jorge In Search Of Klingsor (2002) 1940 New Jersey
Walker, James Murder at Pearl Harbor (2000) 1941 Hawaii
Wallace, Christopher Pied Piper's Poison (2000) 1648/1948 Poland
Walsh, Jill P. Desert in Bohemia (2001) 1945 Europe
Presumption of Death (2002) 1940 England
Walters, Guy The Traitor (2005) WWII Britain
Ward, Phil Dead Eagles (2012) 1940's USA
Waters, Sarah Night Watch (2006) 1947 London
Waugh, Teresa The House (2002) WWII England
Weaver, Ashley The Key to Deceit (Electra McDonnell Series Book 2) 1940 London
Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell Series Book 4) 1940's London
A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell Series, 1) 1940's England
Playing It Safe: An Electra McDonnell Novel (Electra McDonnell Series Book 3) WWII
White, Michael Beautiful Assassin (2011) 1940's USA
Brother's Blood (1996) 1940's USA
Whishaw, Iona An Old, Cold Grave (A Lane Winslow Mystery Book 3) 1946 Canada
Death in a Darkening Mist (A Lane Winslow Mystery Book 2) 1946 Canada
A Deceptive Devotion (A Lane Winslow Mystery Book 6) 1940's Canada
Framed in Fire (A Lane Winslow Mystery, 9) 1948 Canada
It Begins In Betrayal (A Lane Winslow Mystery Book 4) 1940's Canada
A Killer in King's Cove (A Lane Winslow Mystery Book 1) 1946 Canada
A Match Made for Murde (Lane Winslow Book 7) 1940's Arizona
A Sorrowful Sanctuary: A Lane Winslow Mystery Book 5 1940's Canada
To Track a Traitor (A Lane Winslow Mystery, 10) 1940's Canada
Wilson, Elizabeth Twilight Hour (2006) 1947 London
War Damage (2009) 1947 London
Wilson, F. Paul The Keep (2000) WWII Rumania
Wilson, Laura Capital Crime (2010) 1941 London
An Empty Death (2009) 1944 London
Innocent Spy (2009) a/k/a Stratton's War 1940 London
The Lover (2004) 1940's London
The Man Who Wasn't There (2009) 1940 London
Stratton's War (2008) a/k/a Innocent Spy 1940 London
Wilson, Robert Company of Strangers (2001) 1944 Lisbon
Small Death in Lisbon (1999) 1941 Lisbon
Winspear, Jacqueline The American Agent (Maisie Dobbs Series Book 15) 1940 England
The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs Book 18) 1945 London
The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs #16) 1941
A Sunlit Weapon: A Novel (Maisie Dobbs Book 17) 1942 England
To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs Series Book 14) 1940 London
The White Lady: A Novel 1947 England
Whishaw, Iona A Deceptive Devotion (A Lane Winslow Mystery Book 6) 1940's Canada
Death in a Darkening Mist ( Lane Winslow Book 2)  1940's Canada
It Begins In Betrayal (Lane Winslow Book 4)  1947 Canada
A Killer in King's Cove (Lane Winslow Book 1) 1946 Canada
A Lethal Lesson (A Lane Winslow Mystery, 8) Canada
A Match Made for Murde (Lane Winslow Book 7) 1940's Arizona
An Old, Cold Grave ( Lane Winslow Book 3)  1940's Canada
A Sorrowful Sanctuary (Lane Winslow Book 5) 1940's Canada
Woods, Stuart Beverley Hills Dead (2008) 1940's Hollywood
Wright, Edward Clea's Moon (2003) 1940's Los Angeles
Damnation Falls 1940's Tennessee
On the Side of Angels (2005) 1940's Los Angeles
Red Sky Lament (2006) 1940's Los Angeles
Silver Face (2004) 1940's Los Angeles
While I Disappear (2004) 1940's Los Angeles
Yarborough, Steve Prisoners of War (2004) 1943 Mississippi
Yokomizo, Seishi. The Inugami Curse 1940's Japan
York, Sheila A Good Knife's Work (2010) 1946 New York
Star Struck Dead (2003) 1946 Hollywood
Yu , Ovidia The Yellow Rambutan Tree Mystery (Su Lin Series Book 4) WWII Singapore
Zimler, Richard Warsaw Anagrams (2011) 1940 Poland
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