Everyone loves a mystery! The question is how to integrate mysteries in a historical setting into your classroom/curriculum. The focus here will be on what resources are available. As of now, novels are the focus. You can use standalones and/or series.
Time Periods
Umberto Eco 'Name of the Rose'
1000's Britain Ellis Peters 'Brother Cadfael'
Victorian England Anne Perry "Monk" & 'Pitt'
Ancient Rome
pre-WW1 Egypt Elizabeth Peters 'Amelia Peabody
'Historical Mysteries List