24 must-read crime books like Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7) by C.J. Sansom

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Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)

By: C.J. Sansom

4.39

Format: 865 pages, Paperback

Spring, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos…The king, Edw…

"Never in England were there so many gentlemen and so little gentleness."

-C.J. Sansom, Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)

"I took the book and glanced at the page Guy was reading. I quoted, ‘The rich man’s substance is the wellspring of the poor man’s living.' Ah yes, that theory, that as the rich grow richer their wealth trickles down to the poor like sand. Well, I have been practising law twenty-five years and all I have seen is it trickle ever upwards."

-C.J. Sansom, Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)

If you liked the crime plot in Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7) by C.J. Sansom , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of The Ashes of London (Marwood and Lovett, #1) by Andrew  Taylor

1. The Ashes of London (Marwood and Lovett, #1)

By: Andrew Taylor

3.75

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the No.1 best-selling author of The American Boy and The Silent Boy comes a brand new historic… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
"One grey cloak is much like another, just as all cats are grey in the dark."

-Andrew Taylor, The Ashes of London (Marwood and Lovett, #1)

Cover of The Seeker (Damian Seeker, #1) by S.G. MacLean

2. The Seeker (Damian Seeker, #1)

By: S.G. MacLean

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

London, 1657, the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. No one knows where Damian Seeker originated from… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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3. The Black Friar (Damian Seeker, #2)

By: S.G. MacLean

4.38

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

'One of the best writers of Historical crime' Sunday TimesRebellion in the city, and a Royalist spy… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1) by Susanna Gregory

4. A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1)

By: Susanna Gregory

3.00

Format: 508 pages, Paperback

In the tradition of Ellis Peters, A Plague on Both Your Houses introduces the physician Matthew Bar… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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5. A Deadly Brew (Matthew Bartholomew, #4)

By: Susanna Gregory

3.00

Format: 508 pages, Paperback

The fourth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew continues the adventures of the 14th century Cambridge … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of An Unholy Alliance (Matthew Bartholomew, #2) by Susanna Gregory

6. An Unholy Alliance (Matthew Bartholomew, #2)

By: Susanna Gregory

3.00

Format: 508 pages, Paperback

Two years after the Black Death has decimated the population of England, a new killer is stalking t… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1) by Rory Clements

7. Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1)

By: Rory Clements

4.36

Format: 224 pages,

1587. An assassin stalks the streets of London and tensions in Elizabeth's government are at breaki… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Sacrilege (Giordano Bruno, #3) by S.J. Parris

8. Sacrilege (Giordano Bruno, #3)

By: S.J. Parris

2.00

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical thriller set in sixteenth-century England and centered on the highly secretiv… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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9. The Devil in the Marshalsea

By: Antonia Hodgson

3.51

Format: None pages, Paperback

London, 1727, and Tom Hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels and coffee-h… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime

10. Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1)

By: S.J. Parris

3.55

Format: 288 pages,

Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page… read more

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11. Treachery (Giordano Bruno, #4)

By: S.J. Parris

3.87

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Summer, 1585: As English ships are held captive in Spain, fear mounts of an Invincible Armada, buil… read more

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12. Prophecy (Giordano Bruno, #2)

By: S.J. Parris

3.62

Format: 186 pages,

S. J. Parris returns with the next Giordano Bruno mystery, set inside Queen Elizabeth's palace and … read more

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13. Conspiracy (Giordano Bruno, #5)

By: S.J. Parris

4.24

Format: 185 pages,

PARIS, 1585 A KING WITHOUT AN HEIR Heretic-turned-spy Giordano Bruno arrives in Paris from London t… read more

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14. The Secret Dead (Giordano Bruno, #0.5)

By: S.J. Parris

3.00

Format: None pages,

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Cover of Destroying Angel (Damian Seeker, #3) by S.G. MacLean

15. Destroying Angel (Damian Seeker, #3)

By: S.G. MacLean

4.43

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Captain Damian Seeker has gone north. Charged with preparing the way for the rule of the major-gene… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Bear Pit (Damian Seeker, #4) by S.G. MacLean

16. The Bear Pit (Damian Seeker, #4)

By: S.G. MacLean

4.44

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1656: Captain Seeker is back in the city, on the trail of an assassin preparing to strike … read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Royal Secret (Marwood and Lovett, #5) by Andrew  Taylor

17. The Royal Secret (Marwood and Lovett, #5)

By: Andrew Taylor

4.25

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From the No.1 bestselling author of  The Last Protector  and  The Ashes of London  comes the next b… read more

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  • detective
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The King’s Evil (Marwood and Lovett #3) by Andrew  Taylor

18. The King’s Evil (Marwood and Lovett #3)

By: Andrew Taylor

4.19

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court comes the next book in t… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Winter List (Damian Seeker #6) by S.G. MacLean

19. The Winter List (Damian Seeker #6)

By: S.G. MacLean

4.38

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

Summer, 1660. Cromwell is dead and Charles Stuart has been restored to the throne. Men who supporte… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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20. The Last Protector (Marwood and Lovett #4)

By: Andrew Taylor

4.21

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London comes the next book in the phe… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7) by S.J. Parris

21. Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7)

By: S.J. Parris

4.28

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

Prague, 1588 A COURT IN TURMOIL The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundari… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7) by C.J. Sansom

22. Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)

By: C.J. Sansom

4.39

Format: 865 pages, Paperback

Spring, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos…The king, Edw… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Sansom's Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7) book and C.J. Sansom's Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)

  • detective
  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Never in England were there so many gentlemen and so little gentleness."

-C.J. Sansom, Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)

"I took the book and glanced at the page Guy was reading. I quoted, ‘The rich man’s substance is the wellspring of the poor man’s living.' Ah yes, that theory, that as the rich grow richer their wealt…"

-C.J. Sansom, Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)

Cover of The Shadows of London (Marwood and Lovett #6) by Andrew  Taylor

23. The Shadows of London (Marwood and Lovett #6)

By: Andrew Taylor

4.38

Format: 450 pages, Hardcover

London 1671 The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a man’s brut… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Serpent's Mark (Nicholas Shelby, #2) by S.W. Perry

24. The Serpent's Mark (Nicholas Shelby, #2)

By: S.W. Perry

4.37

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Treason sleeps for no man...London, 1591. Nicholas Shelby, physician and reluctant spy, returns to … read more

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  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Fire Court (Marwood and Lovett, #2) by Andrew  Taylor

25. The Fire Court (Marwood and Lovett, #2)

By: Andrew Taylor

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

From No.1 bestselling author Andrew Taylor comes the sequel to the phenomenally successful The Ashe… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Execution (Giordano Bruno, #6) by S.J. Parris

26. Execution (Giordano Bruno, #6)

By: S.J. Parris

4.38

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

The sixth Tudor thriller featuring Giordano Bruno: heretic, philosopher and spy. Perfect for fans o… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Angel's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #1) by S.W. Perry

27. The Angel's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #1)

By: S.W. Perry

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1590. Queen Elizabeth I's control over her kingdom is wavering. Amidst a tumultuous backdro… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Dead of Winter (Giordano Bruno, #0.5-0.7) by S.J. Parris

28. The Dead of Winter (Giordano Bruno, #0.5-0.7)

By: S.J. Parris

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Three exhilarating novellas—The Secret Dead, The Academy of Secrets, and The Dead of Winter—followi… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Death in Delft (Master Mercurius Mysteries, #1) by Graham Brack

29. Death in Delft (Master Mercurius Mysteries, #1)

By: Graham Brack

4.15

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Three missing girls. Only one body. Where are the others? 1671, Delft. Three young girls have… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Divine Fury (Cesare Aldo, #4) by D.V. Bishop

30. A Divine Fury (Cesare Aldo, #4)

By: D.V. Bishop

4.43

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Florence. Autumn, 1539. Cesare Aldo was once an officer for the city’s most feared criminal cour… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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31. Precipice

By: Robert Harris

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"There were twelve deliveries a day in London in 1914. It would be in his hands by mid-afternoon. Pg5"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"The worst crises in politics always occurred, in his experience, when two unrelated problems struck at once. The difficulties weren’t doubled, or even squared, but cubed. Pg345"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"Major Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, was brought in by Bongie, and placed in front of him on the table the large red and blue leather-bound volume known as the War Book, he o…"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

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