10 Gripping Nonfiction Books About History’s Greatest Mysteries

Now in paperback!

For fans of music, dual POV and timelines, and historical fiction!

The Delaney Foundation has found an unknown score by the famous composer Frederick Delaney, so they call in an expert on Delaney’s work, Bern Hendricks. He’s overjoyed to work with the foundation in authenticating the piece, but the deeper he looks into it, the more questions he has and the less thrilled the foundation is about Bern’s research…This is more of a mystery if you don’t read the publisher’s summary.

If you haven’t already read Slocumb’s debut, and enjoy theft mysteries, definitely also pick up The Violin Conspiracy!

For fans of atmospheric, character-driven crime novels, and revenge!

This is the sequel to The Searcher: you can start here and not be lost because French gives you all the info you need, but if you don’t want the first novel spoiled, start there.

American Cal Hooper is still not treated as a local in a rural Irish village he retired to, but he’s fitting in a bit better. He now has a girlfriend, Lena, and he’s continued to mentor Trey, a local teen who has been learning how to woodwork and restore furniture. Then, Trey’s absent dad shows up with a wealthy business partner and a whole plan to find gold on their lands. Cal is a retired cop, so he knows trouble and criminals and is immediately on guard. He has to dance delicately, though, because this isn’t his town, and the locals are very clear on that. The longer Trey’s father and his business partner stay, the more the town is in a frenzy over whether to join in the gold search or not, and the more fractures start to show in relationships. It’s only a matter of time before there’s a murder, and anyone seeking revenge is ready to take their chance…

Any year that a new Tana French novel comes out is a good year.

(TW past domestic, child abuse)