Historical Fiction

It’s all fun and gameshows until a body is discovered, a DEAD BODY that is…and everyone is a suspect in this debut by Jessa Maxwell. As with one of our Monthly Pick’s for Mystery/Thriller, The Appeal, the victim is as unknown as...

After all, there are only a few things truly worth fighting for: freedom, of course, and all that it brings with it. Poetry, perhaps, and a good glass of wine. A nice meal. Nature. Love, if you're lucky.One summer following the Second World War, Robert...

An effervescent exploration of the romantic comedy and all of its tropes, Curtis Sittenfeld delivers a sophisticated confection of a novel with many enjoyable layers.NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A comedy writer...

It takes a special skill to combine a historical political backdrop with personal conflict. This is the stuff of a great novel — to switch between the worlds where our hearts and mind reside daily. Flynn Berry takes us to Northern Ireland with the...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR!“One of those rare emotionally intelligent books that are also fun reads… Going to keep readers turning pages late into the night.” –The New York...

"An inspiring tribute to female friendship and female courage!"—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Huntress.   Three women are brought together in an enthralling story of friendship,...

Named a Most Anticipated Book for Fall 2022 by Goodreads • Washington Post • New York Post • BuzzFeed • PopSugar • Business Insider • An October 2022 Indie Next...

The author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is back with a highly anticipated multigenerational novel spanning small town Alabama and 1980s Philadelphia. A portrait of one family's fight for survival, The Unsettled is for readers of...

From the the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature: Part detective story, part historical epic--a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague ravaging a fictional island in the Ottoman Empire.It is April 1900, in the Levant, on the imaginary...

  Hercule Poirot is back, and at the behest of the skillful hand of Sophie Hannah, it feels like old times. A Christmas mystery is afoot, giving the timeless detective plenty to puzzle about. Truly in the vein of Agatha Christie’s mastery,...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!   "I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters—sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!"—DIANA GABALDON,...

Historical fiction, love story, an intergenerational search for truth — The Porcelain Maker is a beautiful blend of so many wonderful elements. Inspired by true events, this is the story of courage, family and so much more.An epic story of love,...

From “one of the most original minds in contemporary literature” (Nick Hornby) the bestselling and award-winning author of Golden Hill delivers a noirish detective novel set in the 1920s that reimagines how American history would be...

As the sea claims the land, can she claim the love she deserves?In the old fishing town of Hull, Sarah Foster's parents have been fighting a constant battle with poverty, disease and crime. When her father Will, a whaling man, is involved in a terrible...

The captivating new historical novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Anne O'Brien, perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir. England. 1469. A fortunate marriage will change history.A scandal could destroy everything.....

Her letters can save the country. But can she be trusted? A double agent. As World War Two rages, MI5 agent Sarah Gillespie is faced with her toughest challenge yet: handling Adeline Vernier, a mysterious double agent from Paris. A dangerous...

A faded photograph. An abandoned house. A wartime secret . . .From the author of the Richard and Judy Book Club pick The Midnight House, a mesmerising story of love, war, and a mystery that ensnares three generations, sweeping the reader from London...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as a wife and her instinct as a mother...Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper steps off a steamer in Ceylon, Sri Lanka full of optimism, eager to...

An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise. A rebellious daughter1925. Among the ancient honey-coloured walls of the tiny island of Malta, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. Rosalie Delacroix flees Paris for a...

Based on the true story of ‘Englandspiel’, one woman must race against the clock to uncover a traitor, even if it means losing the man she loves. England, 1943:Deciding to throw herself into war work, Nancy Callaghan joins the Special...