VirtualMoneyLover t1_j1ixhn0 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Murder mysteries before 1700s. Yes The name of the rose is one. But even earlier like Roman times.

boxer_dogs_dance t1_j1izuyx wrote on December 24, 2022 at 7:17 PM

These exist. I've read them. You can ask r/whatsthatbook for titles.

VirtualMoneyLover t1_j1j05wb wrote on December 24, 2022 at 7:19 PM

Found a list here:

http://www.stevensaylor.com/StevensBookshopMys.html

For example: THE BLOOD OF CAESAR by Albert A. Bell, Jr. Pliny the Younger (as sleuth) and the historian Tacitus (as his Watson) encounter murder in the emperor Domitian’s palace.