Historical Fiction

If you're a fan of novels by Lisa Wingate or Martha Hall Kelly, C.J. Box or Craig Johnson, let us introduce you to prize-winning novelist and crime writer William Kent Krueger, and his new stand-alone historical mystery set in Minnesota.In 1958, a small...

Lone Women is a most incredible novel for fans of Jordan Peele’s horror films as well as feminist westerns like Anna North’s Outlawed. With fierce, unforgettable women at the forefront, this book presents a whole new American West...

Isabel Cañas is back with a western featuring monsters — both colonial and otherwise that is sure to delight fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Alexis Henderson.Vampires, vaqueros, and star-crossed lovers face off on the Texas–Mexico...

An action-packed archaeological adventure from global bestseller Wilbur Smith.“You should know of the legend. At a time when the rocks were soft and the air was misty, there was an abomination and an evil in this place which was put down by our...

Multimillion copy bestselling author Wilbur Smith returns with a brand-new historical epic set in Africa.South Africa, 1820. When Ann Waite discovers a shipwreck in Algoa Bay she is stunned to find survivors: a scarred sailor and a little boy. As the man...

In 1920s England, a working-class girl who can see spirits works with a lord’s son to solve mysterious deaths at the local manor home in this “intensely atmospheric and eerie...compelling, secret-filled gothic tale” (Kirkus Reviews,...

“A must-read for booklovers.” —Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of Next Year in Havana.A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of books that bring them together, by the...

FOR A KING TO RISE, ALEXANDER THE GREAT MUST FALL.The new historical fiction epic from one of Britain's best-loved authors shines new light on the greatest hero of the Ancient World, Alexander The Great.334 BC. Alexander the Great is just twenty-one...

A nobleman must work with a dashing soldier to save his sister from a mystical bargain gone awry in this swoon-worthy romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.“The utterly enchanting second installment of Alexis Hall’s...

In this striking novel about an unforgettable childhood, four Nigerian brothers encounter a madman whose mystic prophecy of violence threatens the core of their close-knit family.Told by nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, The...

It’s 1481, and as seen from the centers of power in Rome and Venice, the cultures of Europe are under threat from the expansion of the Ottoman Empire. When the exalted Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror dies his eldest son, Bayezid, takes the throne...

The fourteen stories in this luminous collection from Pulitzer-winner Jones (The Known World) return to the characters from his acclaimed debut, Lost in the City — including the city of Washington, D.C., a character in its own right — and...

Laura Lippman takes us to the 1960s version of her hometown, Baltimore. To read Lady in the Lakeis to understand why she is treasured as an essential crime-fiction author.SOON TO BE A SERIES FROM APPLE TV! A New York Times Bestseller. The...

A masterpiece in political intrigue, Sound the Gong is the breathtaking conclusion to New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He’s Kingdom of Three duology. Full of secrets and betrayal, this inventive and sweeping fantasy is perfect for...

Vilest Things is a dazzling tale of revenge, betrayal and suspense from the one and only Chloe Gong.Chloe Gong returns with power plays, spilled blood, and lethal romance in the thrilling fantasy sequel to New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Immortal...

Trapped in a manor stalked by monsters, two sisters have their work cut out for them. Straight-up eerie from start to finish, this is a terrifying story with tension always looming just out of sight.An atmospheric, haunting, romantasy inspired by Jane...

It’s hard to beat a modern mystery that gives a nod to the Golden Age of Mystery. Just like Richard Osman, Dann McDorman delivers on the classic whodunit that will leave you guessing your way through heaps of suspense en route to an ending you...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, which brilliantly satirizes a doomed and glamorous marriage, anticipated the master stroke—The Great Gatsby—that would follow, and marks a key moment in the writer’s career. Would-be Jazz Age...

With a nod to classic WW II stories like Joseph Heller's Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, National Book Award winner Johnson (Jesus's Son), switches gears from tightly-written short novels to an epic of the Vietnam War — while...

Actress, entrepreneur and now author Millie Bobby Brown proves there's nothing she can't do with her debut novel, Nineteen Steps. This epic coming-of-age story set in WWII era London is based on the author's family history and will appeal to readers of...