I love mysteries that have history in them.
Throw in a little literary flare, I'm there.
And if you can tie everything to a legend, it's the trifecta.
The Tiger's Wife caught my eye today as I was scrolling past books on offer in the Monday mystery newsletters I get. I can't wait to read it. Check it out here.

Here's the blurb from Amazon:

In a Balkan country mending from war, Natalia, a young doctor, is compelled to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfather’s recent death. Searching for clues, she turns to his worn copy of The Jungle Book and the stories he told her of his encounters over the years with “the deathless man.” But most extraordinary of all is the story her grandfather never told her—the legend of the tiger’s wife.
 
 

the Devil's Cold Dish

I reviewed The Devil's Cold Dish over at Criminal Element this week. It's the latest in a series of historical mysteries written by Eleanor Kuhns. The series is set in colonial New England and her protagonist, Will Rees, a Revolutionary War hero who is now a part-time farmer and weaver. Kuhns won the annual Minotaur/Mystery Writers of America first crime novel competition in 2011 and she has not looked back since. If you love historical mysteries that are also really strong on characters, you should check out her series, which began with Death of a Dyer.