History/Mystery Club
History/Mystery Club book picks for 1999–2007
1999
- Rennie Airth,
River of Darkness - Lauren Belfer, City of Light
- Frederick Busch, The Night Inspector
- Margaret Frazer, The Reeve's Tale
- Edward Marston, The King's Evil
- Ann McMillan, Angel Trumpet
- Eric and Mary Reed,
One for Sorrow - Rosemary Rowe, The Germanicus Mosaic
- Josh Russell, Yellow Jack
- Derek Wilson, Swarm of Heaven
2000
- Dan Brown,
Angels and Demons - Gwendoline Butler, The King Cried Murder
- Alan Gordon, The Jester Leaps In
- Nicholas Griffin, The House of Sight and Shadow
- Sylvain Hamilton, The Bone Pedlar
- Matthew Kneale, The English Passengers
- Fidelis Morgan, Unnatural Fire
- Anne Perry,
The One Thing More - Candace Robb, A Trust Betrayed
- Jody Shields, The Fig Eater
- Sarah Smith, A Citizen of the Country
- Penn Williamson, Mortal Sins
2001
- Geraldine Brooks,
Year of Wonder - Bernard Cornwell, Gallows Thief
- Richard Crabbe, Suspension
- David Dickinson,
Goodnight, Sweet Prince - Martin Fitzwater, Esther's Pillow
- Glen David Gold, Carter Beats the Devil
- Jean Kalogridis, The Buring Times
- Nick Maginnis, Antonia's Island
- Charles O'Brien,
Mute Witness - Randall Silvis, On Night's Shore
- Patricia Wynn, The Birth of Blue Satan
2002
- Pamela Ball, The Floating City
- Peter Elbling, The Food Taster
- Roberta Gellis, Bone of Contention
- Janet Gleeson, The Grenadillo Box
- Phillip Gooden, The Pale Companion
- Philip Kerr, Dark Matter
- Daniel Maxon, The Piano Tuner
- J.P. Morrissey, A Weekend at Blenheim
- Ken Nguyen, The Tapestries
- T.J. Parker, Rashomon Gate
- S.K. Rizzolo,
The Rose in the Wheel - Betsy Tobin, The Bounce
2003
- Boris Akunin,
The Winter Queen - Tom Bradby, The White Russian
- Robert Harris, Pompeii
- Fredrick Highland, Ghost Eater
- C.C. Humphreys,
Blood Ties - Matthew Pearl, The Dante Club
- Patricia Royal,
The Wine of Violence - Andrew Taylor,
Unpardonable Crime - Edwin Thomas, Blighted Cliffs
- Grace Tiffany, My Father Had a Daughter
- Peter Tonkin, The Silent Woman
- Richard Zimler, Hunting Midnight
2004
- Margaret Drabble, The Red Queen
- Judith Healey, The Canterbury Papers
- Pat MacIntosh, The Harper's Quine
- Philippa Morgan, Chaucer and the House of Fame
- Beverle Graves Myers,
Interrupted Aria - John Pilkington, The Ruinous Wind
- Nancy Price, No One Knows
- Madeleine Robbins, Petty Treason
- Priscilla Royal,
Wine of Violence - Catherine Shaw, The Three-Body Problem
- Shirley Tallman, Murder on Nob Hill
- Will Thomas,
Some Danger Involved
2005
- Tasha Alexander,
And Only to Deceive - Geraldine Brooks,
March - Caleb Carr,
The Italian Secretary - Nicole Galland, Fool's Tale
- Robert Hale, The Widow of the South
- C.R. Harris, What Angels Fear
- Amanda Quick,
Lie by Moonlight - Jonathan Rabb, Rosa
- Sandra Scoppettone, This Dame for Hire
- Philip Singleton, Zoia's Gold
- Wesley Stace, Misfortune
2006
- Robert Alexander,
Rasputin's Daughter - Susanne Alleyn, Game of Patience
- Ann Benson,
The Physician's Tale - Ruth Downie, Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing Girls
- Nick Drake,
Nefertiti - Clio Gray, The Guardian of the Keys
- Alan Hilu, Death of a Monk
- James Morrow, Last Witchfinder
- Andrew Pepper,
The Last Days of Newgate - Javier Sierra, The Secret Supper
- Martin Stephen,
Rebel Heart - Jenny White,
The Sultan's Seal
2007
- Douglas Abrams, The Lost Diary of Don Juan
- Ronan Bennett,
Zugzwang - Edward Charles,
Daughters of the Doge - Charles Finch,
A Beautiful Blue Death - Ariana Franklin,
Mistress of the Art of Death - Sophie Gee,
The Scandal of the Season - Nicholas Griffin, Dizzy City
- Cora Harrison, My Lady Judge
- R.N. Morris,
The Gentle Axe - Yannick Murphy,
Signed Mata Hari - Caro Peacock,
Death at Dawn - Deanna Raybourn, Silent in the Grave



