15 must-read mystery thriller books like Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18) by James R. Benn

Cover of Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18) by James R. Benn

Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

By: James R. Benn

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

At the height of WWII, Billy Boyle, US Army Captain and detective, finds himself investigating the …

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Cover of Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) by Anne Hillerman

1. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more

Similar categories in Anne Hillerman's Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) by Andrea Penrose

2. Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.11

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Responding to an urgent plea from a troubled family friend, the Earl of Wrexford journeys to Oxford… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14) by Will Thomas

3. Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14)

By: Will Thomas

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

London, 1893 - deadly doings are afoot in the British Museum and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barke… read more

Similar categories in Will Thomas's Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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4. Union Station

By: David Downing

3.82

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In this fascinating historical thriller, a British journalist (and former spy) is adrift in McCarth… read more

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Terror in Topaz (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #4) by A.M.   Stuart

5. Terror in Topaz (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #4)

By: A.M. Stuart

4.37

Format: 373 pages, ebook

The next instalment in the riveting HARRIET GORDON MYSTERIES. The chance to pursue a new opportu… read more

Similar categories in A.M. Stuart's Terror in Topaz (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #4) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Cold Highland Wind (Lady Emily, #17) by Tasha Alexander

6. A Cold Highland Wind (Lady Emily, #17)

By: Tasha Alexander

3.81

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this new installment of Tasha Alexander’s acclaimed Lady Emily series set in the wild Scottish h… read more

Similar categories in Tasha Alexander's A Cold Highland Wind (Lady Emily, #17) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Longmire Defense (Walt Longmire, #19) by Craig Johnson

7. The Longmire Defense (Walt Longmire, #19)

By: Craig Johnson

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Walt Longmire faces one of his most challenging crime scenes as he tries to reckon with the revelat… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18) by Jacqueline Winspear

8. 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 James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • 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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9. The Last Hope

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

All will be revealed in the no-holds-barred finale of the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Awar… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Last Hope book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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10. A Chateau Under Siege

By: Martin Walker

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

France's favourite country cop, Bruno, faces a dangerous threat to the town he polices and the peop… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) by C.S. Harris

11. What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19)

By: C.S. Harris

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Traitor in Whitehall (Parisian Orphan, #1) by Julia  Kelly

12. A Traitor in Whitehall (Parisian Orphan, #1)

By: Julia Kelly

3.93

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Julia Kelly, internationally bestselling author of The Last Dance of the Debutante, comes the … read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's A Traitor in Whitehall (Parisian Orphan, #1) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder at Midnight (Lily Adler Mystery, #4) by Katharine Schellman

13. Murder at Midnight (Lily Adler Mystery, #4)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a body is found shot to death after an unexpected snowstorm, Lily Adler quickly realizes that … read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's Murder at Midnight (Lily Adler Mystery, #4) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lady from Burma (Sparks & Bainbridge, #5) by Allison Montclair

14. The Lady from Burma (Sparks & Bainbridge, #5)

By: Allison Montclair

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In Allison Montclair's The Lady from Burma, murder once again stalks the proprietors of The Right S… read more

Similar categories in Allison Montclair's The Lady from Burma (Sparks & Bainbridge, #5) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Iwo, 26 Charlie: A Novel (P. T. Deutermann WWII Novels) by P.T. Deutermann

15. Iwo, 26 Charlie: A Novel (P. T. Deutermann WWII Novels)

By: P.T. Deutermann

4.61

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

P. T. Deutermann is a contemporary master of World War II military fiction: writing about the lives… read more

Similar categories in P.T. Deutermann's Iwo, 26 Charlie: A Novel (P. T. Deutermann WWII Novels) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • world war ii
  • military fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Deadly Manor (Deadly #10) by Kate   Parker

16. Deadly Manor (Deadly #10)

By: Kate Parker

4.45

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

Surrounded by war, stalked by murder, can she stay alive? October 1940. Livvy Redmond is thrille… read more

Similar categories in Kate Parker's Deadly Manor (Deadly #10) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • audiobook
Cover of Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18) by James R. Benn

17. Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

By: James R. Benn

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

At the height of WWII, Billy Boyle, US Army Captain and detective, finds himself investigating the … read more

Similar categories in James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18) book and James R. Benn's Proud Sorrows (Billy Boyle World War II #18)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn, #15) by Will Thomas

18. Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn, #15)

By: Will Thomas

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Private Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, along with his partner Thomas Llewelyn, has a long, accomplishe… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Traitor Among Us (Elena Standish #5) by Anne Perry

19. A Traitor Among Us (Elena Standish #5)

By: Anne Perry

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Elena Standish investigates the murder of a fellow MI6 agent near the country estate of one of Engl… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Dark Edge of Night by Mark Pryor

20. The Dark Edge of Night

By: Mark Pryor

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“Sharp eyed and sharp mouthed police detective”* Henri Lefort, is determined to solve homicides and… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Die Around Sundown (Inspector Henri Lefort, #1) by Mark Pryor

21. Die Around Sundown (Inspector Henri Lefort, #1)

By: Mark Pryor

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Mark Pryor's Die Around Sundown is the first entry in a mystery series set in Paris during World Wa… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook

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Anne Hillerman

4.29

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Andrea Penrose

4.11

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4.22

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Margaret Coel

3.31

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Laurie R. King

4.41

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Marcia Muller

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