Best SA-Free Historical Mysteries (set and/or written prior to 1970).

Also see

Comfort Reads for Tweens (G-Rated)
Comfort Reads for Young Adults
Comfort Reads For Adults

Best G-Rated Historical Fiction for Teens and Tweens
Best SA-Free Historical Fiction for Young Adults
Best SA-Free Historical Fiction

Best Transformed-Character Juvenile Fiction (Age 7 to 12)
Best Transformed-Character Fiction for Young Adults
Best Transformed-Character Fiction

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1	Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) by Agatha Christie 4.20 avg rating — 583,287 ratings score: 471, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4.28 avg rating — 1,269,978 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.20 avg rating — 28,882 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 5,835,110 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3.79 avg rating — 777,513 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) by Ellis Peters 4.08 avg rating — 15,818 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 107,140 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Hamlet by William Shakespeare 4.02 avg rating — 911,234 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 4.14 avg rating — 2,021,743 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 4.05 avg rating — 183,111 ratings score: 270, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 150,490 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) by Agatha Christie really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 395,265 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.13 avg rating — 331,211 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1) by G.K. Chesterton 3.82 avg rating — 16,364 ratings score: 257, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) by Ellis Peters 3.97 avg rating — 40,748 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) by Ariana Franklin 3.93 avg rating — 39,525 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1) by Amy Stewart (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 31,346 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) by Elizabeth Peters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 72,623 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3) by Ellis Peters 4.08 avg rating — 11,687 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) by Dorothy L. Sayers 3.85 avg rating — 54,471 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5) by Ellis Peters 4.16 avg rating — 12,248 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	One Corpse Too Many (Cadfael, #2) by Ellis Peters 4.08 avg rating — 15,818 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6) by Ellis Peters 4.16 avg rating — 9,578 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #9) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.03 avg rating — 19,457 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #5) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.14 avg rating — 30,475 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.14 avg rating — 30,475 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 4.07 avg rating — 791,846 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Busman's Honeymoon by Alistair Beaton (Adapter) 4.08 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie 3.77 avg rating — 19,874 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4) by Ellis Peters 4.11 avg rating — 10,282 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1) by Philip Pullman 3.77 avg rating — 27,855 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Affinity by Sarah Waters 3.74 avg rating — 26,299 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Daylight Gate by Jeanette Winterson 3.39 avg rating — 6,155 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.49 avg rating — 5,295 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu 3.85 avg rating — 94,790 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Darkness Visible by Pip Janssen (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Frog Music by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.19 avg rating — 25,723 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Under Copp's Hill (American Girl History Mysteries, #8) by Katherine Ayres (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 550 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 4.02 avg rating — 102,930 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1) by Sharan Newman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 2,005 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) by Sujata Massey (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 26,968 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14) by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 15,975 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Pilgrim of Hate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #10) by Ellis Peters 4.09 avg rating — 5,989 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) by Dorothy L. Sayers 3.79 avg rating — 13,620 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars