Most Popular Mystery Books of the 19th century

Discover popular Mystery books from the 19th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #1

A Study in Scarlet

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction

1887

10/10 1 ratings

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #3

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Sherlock Holmes

1892

9/10 2 ratings

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #4

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Collection · Sherlock Holmes

1894

9/10 1 ratings

Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #2

The Sign of Four

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction

1890

9/10 1 ratings

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Mystery

1868

8.3/10 4 ratings

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

Sweeney Todd

Thomas Preskett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, David Stuart Davies, Dick Collins

Horror · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Romance

1847

8/10 1 ratings

The Lifted Veil

George Eliot

Horror · 19th century · Psychological Horror · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1859

7/10 1 ratings

The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light

Arthur Machen

Horror · Short Stories · Mystery

1894

7.5/10 4 ratings

The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories

Rudyard Kipling

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Adventure

1888

Ruth the Betrayer; or, The Female Spy

Edward Ellis, Dagni A. Bredesen

Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction

1862