Historical Fiction

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...

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...

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...

'I'll never understand the fucking Army.' Prew won't conform. He could have been the best boxer and the best bugler in his division, but he chooses the life of a straight soldier in Hawaii under the fierce tutelage of Sergeant Milt Warden. When he...

A trans Regency-era graphic novel romance perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Lex Croucher, I Shall Never Fall in Love revolves around the unconventional George's love for their best friend Eleanor, who is expected to marry a suitable man. A joyfully...

An expansive yet intimate story of desire, artistic ambition, and fidelity, set in the glamorous literary and film circles of 1950s ItalyIn July of 1953, at a glittering party thrown by Truman Capote in Portofino, Italy, Tennessee Williams and his...

Historical fiction has never been more fun. Told in three unique and hilarious perspectives (each written by a different author), My Lady Jane ties them together into a compelling and satisfying story rife with ridiculousness.Now a streaming series on...

A thrilling historical western set in 1890s Oregon, from the author of the critically acclaimed Bernicia Chronicles. An English soldier turned police officer escapes to the American West for a new life, but things in Oregon prove far harder than he...

Acclaimed “True Crime” detective Nathan Heller, whose cases have sold more than 1 million copies, returns to uncover the secrets behind Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination in this brand-new novel from bestselling ROAD TO PERDITION...

A grandson tries to learn the family story. But what kind of story is it? Is it a prison memoir, about the grandfather held without charge or trial by a revolutionary government? Is it an oral history of the grandmother left behind to look after the...

As wedding bells ring out, joy will be found amidst the tensions of war. At RAF Fenthorpe, instrument repairer Thea is helping her sister, Pearl, plan her wedding alongside fellow WAAF and maid of honour Jenny. A misfit amongst the women on the base,...