21 must-read historical books like The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4) by Allison Montclair

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The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

By: Allison Montclair

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Allison Montclair returns with the fourth Sparks & Bainbridge mystery, The Unkept Woman : London, 1…

If you liked the historical plot in The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4) by Allison Montclair , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

As the Blitz continues to ravage London, Ellie McDonnell—formerly a safecracking thief, but current… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Weaver's Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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2. Of Manners and Murder (Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, #1)

By: Anastasia Hastings

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

1885: London, England. When Violet's Aunt Adelia decides to abscond with her newest paramour, she l… read more

Similar categories in Anastasia Hastings's Of Manners and Murder (Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, #1) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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3. A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.19

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, i… read more

Similar categories in Deanna Raybourn's A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"A man cannot choose to die when he has not yet learnt to live." Stoker"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"If I could have created a perfect woman, I could never have imagined you. But that is my failure. Not yours."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Not everyone shares your tendency to scorn the company of others." "Scorn the company of others! Thanks to you, I speak to entirely too many people, entirely too often."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Do you mean to dissuade me? Point out the flaws in my plan? Express your objections with vehemence and eloquence?" He tipped his head. "Actually, no." "Are you entirely well? Have you a fever? Should…"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

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4. Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The fourth instalment in the delightful series following safecracker Electra McDonnell fighting Naz… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Weaver's Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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5. The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.46

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! Psychologist and… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"You've go to get on with it, my boy. Stop feeling sorry for yourselft, because what's done is done. You can't change it, so you've got to stiffen your backbone. You've a good job, a very nice roof ov…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

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6. Murder at a London Finishing School (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #7)

By: Jessica Ellicott

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

American adventuress Beryl Halliwell and prim and proper Brit Edwina Davenport team up once again a… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Ellicott's Murder at a London Finishing School (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #7) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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7. The Secret of the Lady’s Maid

By: Darcie Wilde

4.12

Format: 433 pages, Hardcover

The resourceful and intrepid Rosalind Thorne, a heroine after Jane Austen’s heart, has a scandalous… read more

Similar categories in Darcie Wilde's The Secret of the Lady’s Maid book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Lightning Strikes the Silence (Lane Winslow #11) by Iona Whishaw

8. Lightning Strikes the Silence (Lane Winslow #11)

By: Iona Whishaw

4.39

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Beginning with a bang, the latest mystery in the series Publishers Weekly calls “highly entertainin… read more

Similar categories in Iona Whishaw's Lightning Strikes the Silence (Lane Winslow #11) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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9. Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to spending the autumn away from the social whirl of Lo… read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Of Hoaxes and Homicide (Dear Miss Hermione, #2) by Anastasia Hastings

10. Of Hoaxes and Homicide (Dear Miss Hermione, #2)

By: Anastasia Hastings

3.67

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

The second in the delightful Dear Miss Hermione mystery series from Anastasia Hastings—when you rep… read more

Similar categories in Anastasia Hastings's Of Hoaxes and Homicide (Dear Miss Hermione, #2) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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11. A Certain Darkness (Verity Kent, #6)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Set in Downton Abbey-era post-World War I England, this action-packed series from the USA Today bes… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Certain Darkness (Verity Kent, #6) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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12. Speculations in Sin

By: Jennifer Ashley

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

To save an innocent man’s life, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must expose a financial scam t… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ashley's Speculations in Sin book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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13. The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

By: Allison Montclair

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Allison Montclair returns with the fourth Sparks & Bainbridge mystery, The Unkept Woman : London, 1… read more

Similar categories in Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • espionage
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder Through the English Post (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #6) by Jessica Ellicott

14. Murder Through the English Post (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #6)

By: Jessica Ellicott

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A rash of poison pen letters has enveloped the sleepy English village of Walmsley Parva in cloud of… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Ellicott's Murder Through the English Post (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #6) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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15. The Key to Deceit (Electra McDonnell, #2)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.02

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to De… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Weaver's The Key to Deceit (Electra McDonnell, #2) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Spanish Diplomat's Secret (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, #3) by Nev March

16. The Spanish Diplomat's Secret (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, #3)

By: Nev March

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In The Spanish Diplomat's Secret, award-winning author Nev March explores the vivid nineteenth-cent… read more

Similar categories in Nev March's The Spanish Diplomat's Secret (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, #3) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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17. A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell, #1)

By: Ashley Weaver

3.99

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"This, I thought, was perhaps the ultimate symbol of the decadently rich, huge amounts of space devoted to nothing in particular."

-Ashley Weaver, A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell, #1)

"I didn't have time to marvel at this exceptionally efficient tousling before his mouth found mine. The kissing was done as he did everything else—thoroughly and extremely competently."

-Ashley Weaver, A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell, #1)

"I looked up at Major Ramsey. I could almost see the various scenarios flashing across his eyes as he considered his options. Then, he leaned toward me so close, his lips were almost touching my cheek…"

-Ashley Weaver, A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell, #1)

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18. A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.24

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, hope they’ve finally found peace after a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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19. Death in a Blackout (A WPC Billie Harkness Mystery #1)

By: Jessica Ellicott

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The first in a brand-new WWII historical mystery series introduces WPC Billie Harkness - a female p… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Ellicott's Death in a Blackout (A WPC Billie Harkness Mystery #1) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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20. A Ruse of Shadows (Lady Sherlock, #8)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.19

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes is accustomed to solving crimes, not being accused of them, but she finds herself … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #7) by Dianne Freeman

21. An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #7)

By: Dianne Freeman

4.11

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and Jane Austen alike, the latest in this deligh… read more

Similar categories in Dianne Freeman's An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #7) book and Allison Montclair's The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook

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Deanna Raybourn

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