Nicholas Segalla Books in Order
Part ofPaul Doherty Books in OrderDiscover the Nicholas Segalla books in order by Paul Doherty, with quick summaries, series background, and where-to-start tips for these time-travel mysteries.
Last updated: January 13, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
In the Time of the Poisoned Queen
by Paul Doherty
1998
Time-traveling scholar Nicholas Segalla is pulled into the mystery of Mary Tudor’s death, with rumors of poisoning and conspirators everywhere. Chasing letters and coded clues, he must work out who is lying, and why, before the past closes around him.
The Time of Murder at Mayerling
by Paul Doherty
1996
Nicholas Segalla is drawn into the scandal of Mayerling, where the death of Crown Prince Rudolf shocked Europe. With politics and reputation on the line, he investigates the competing stories, trying to identify what was staged, what was hidden, and what was murder.
The Prince Lost to Time
by Paul Doherty
1995
Nicholas Segalla pursues a mystery built around a vanished prince and the people who profit from uncertainty. Moving through a web of claims, secrets, and dangerous witnesses, he must decide which story is true, and who will kill to keep history unsettled.
A Time for the Death of a King
by Paul Doherty
1994
Nicholas Segalla lands in 1567 Scotland, amid the explosive death of Lord Darnley and the political storm around Mary, Queen of Scots. Racing through lies and shifting alliances, he investigates who arranged the killing, and why the truth is worth dying for.
Series background & context
The Nicholas Segalla series is historical mystery with a twist: the investigator does not belong to one period. Nicholas is a scholar and diplomat who moves through time, dropped into famous moments where history recorded the outcome but not the full truth.
That premise lets Doherty change settings dramatically from book to book while keeping a consistent detective voice. One novel might land in a royal crisis, another in a diplomatic scandal, another in a case that has fueled rumor for generations.
He knows the dates, he just does not know who did it.
The series ties its mysteries to real historical questions, which gives each case an extra layer of tension. The deaths and disappearances are not invented out of thin air, they are events people still argue about, and Nicholas has to operate inside the limits of the period: the wrong ally, the wrong confession, and he could change more than a single life.
Books like A Time for the Death of a King and The Time of Murder at Mayerling show the range, from 16th century political danger to 19th century scandal. The Prince Lost to Time and In the Time of the Poisoned Queen push into other famous mysteries and contested narratives.
You can read the novels in order, which helps if you want to follow the frame of Nicholas’s strange condition and the way it shapes his relationships. But each volume delivers a complete case with a clear beginning, middle, and solution.
If you like mystery fiction that treats history as a set of open files, the Nicholas Segalla books are built for that curiosity.
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