14 Top historical mystery books like To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14) by Jacqueline Winspear

Cover of To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14) by Jacqueline Winspear

To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.22

Format: 352 pages, ebook

During the months following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany, Maisie Dobbs investigates the …

"There is no path set for this kind of shock, and for the grief that attends such terrible news."

-Jacqueline Winspear, To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

"about putting on the light in a dark room. He told me that when we keep secrets they grow inside us, and we can’t see the truth of them anymore."

-Jacqueline Winspear, To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

"Tragedy is so personal, but it doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened before, to someone, somewhere—it’s what helps us to understand and bring solace to others, knowing something of what they feel."

-Jacqueline Winspear, To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

"And I know only too well how time can cast a sort of skin over an event—a membrane that gets thicker until a point where broaching the subject is all but impossible, even when you think you can face the grief and terror once more."

-Jacqueline Winspear, To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

If you liked the historical mystery plot in To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14) by Jacqueline Winspear , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Tracing the Contours

By: Honor Amelia Dawson , H.A. Dawson

4.35

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Megan's patience is exhausted, she's will not tolerate any further abuse. She makes a major decisio… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
Cover of Princess Elizabeth's Spy (Maggie Hope Mystery, #2) by Susan Elia MacNeal

2. Princess Elizabeth's Spy (Maggie Hope Mystery, #2)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Susan Elia MacNeal introduced the remarkable Maggie Hope in her acclaimed début, Mr. Churchill’s Se… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"Jolly good!" ... King [George VI] exclaimed [after Queen Elizabeth fired the gun at Hitler's photograph]. "You got him right in the n-n-n-naughty bits."... "Good," she said. "That's where I was aimin…"

-Susan Elia MacNeal, Princess Elizabeth's Spy (Maggie Hope Mystery, #2)

Cover of The Prime Minister's Secret Agent (Maggie Hope, #4) by Susan Elia MacNeal

3. The Prime Minister's Secret Agent (Maggie Hope, #4)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.90

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

For fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Charles Todd, and Anne Perry, The Prime Minister’s Secret Agent is… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Prime Minister's Secret Agent (Maggie Hope, #4) book and Jacqueline Winspear's To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Paris Spy (Maggie Hope Mystery #7) by Susan Elia MacNeal

4. The Paris Spy (Maggie Hope Mystery #7)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.00

Format: 32 pages,

American-born codebreaker extraordinaire, Maggie Hope, must stop a traitor from uncovering England'… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Paris Spy (Maggie Hope Mystery #7) book and Jacqueline Winspear's To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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5. This Side of Murder (Verity Kent, #1)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Great War is over, but in this captivating new series from award-winning author Anna Lee Huber,… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Queen's Accomplice (Maggie Hope Mystery #6) by Susan Elia MacNeal

6. The Queen's Accomplice (Maggie Hope Mystery #6)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.16

Format: 315 pages,

Spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope returns to war-weary London, where she is thrust in… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1) by Susan Elia MacNeal

7. Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

For fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Laurie R. King, and Anne Perry, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary captures… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"She wasn't happy, exactly; she was still too raw for that. But she was satisfied. Satisfied and relieved, too, with maybe just a bit of joy thrown in for good measure. Yes, that was it. She'd made it…"

-Susan Elia MacNeal, Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1)

8. Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante (Maggie Hope Mystery, #5)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

December 1941. Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill arrives in Washington, D.C.… read more

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9. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

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10. His Majesty's Hope (Maggie Hope Mystery, #3)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.16

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

World War II has finally come home to Britain, but it takes more than nightly air raids to rattle i… read more

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11. Danger in High Heels (High Heels, #7)

By: Gemma Halliday

4.00

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Maddie Springer is all about fashion. So when her best friend Dana's movie star boyfriend, Ricky Mo… read more

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12. Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

By: Susan Rowland

4.33

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Who is killing off members of the Falconer family and why? Such is the challenge confronting highly… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"Falconers,"

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"Mary tried to look reassuring. “It’s a house party, he said,"

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"We’re so very sorry about this latest murder. Ignore Simon’s levity."

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"He says it was tourists being careless, where I see a fiendishly clever murder attempt."

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

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13. The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

By: Michael Wyndham Thomas

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"As I reached the door, the constable said, “Good luck in Canada, son."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time. Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time.  Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

Cover of The Last Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal

14. 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

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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15. A Forgotten Place (Bess Crawford, #10)

By: Charles Todd

3.84

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Though the Great War has ended, Bess Crawford finds herself caught in deadly circumstances on a rem… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Cruel Deception (Bess Crawford, #11) by Charles Todd

16. A Cruel Deception (Bess Crawford, #11)

By: Charles Todd

3.98

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

In the aftermath of World War I, nurse Bess Crawford attempts to save a troubled former soldier fro… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Prisoner in the Castle (Maggie Hope, #8) by Susan Elia MacNeal

17. The Prisoner in the Castle (Maggie Hope, #8)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.97

Format: 321 pages, ebook

American-born spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope must solve a baffling series of murde… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"Always remember, when you're on the run, instinct will take over- and if you're not careful, you'll become nothing more than an animal."

-Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle (Maggie Hope, #8)

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18. The King's Justice (Maggie Hope #9)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.02

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

Could a stolen violin be linked to a serial killer terrorizing London during World War II? Only sec… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14) by Jacqueline Winspear

19. To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.22

Format: 352 pages, ebook

During the months following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany, Maisie Dobbs investigates the … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14) book and Jacqueline Winspear's To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"There is no path set for this kind of shock, and for the grief that attends such terrible news."

-Jacqueline Winspear, To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

"about putting on the light in a dark room. He told me that when we keep secrets they grow inside us, and we can’t see the truth of them anymore."

-Jacqueline Winspear, To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

"Tragedy is so personal, but it doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened before, to someone, somewhere—it’s what helps us to understand and bring solace to others, knowing something of what they feel."

-Jacqueline Winspear, To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

"And I know only too well how time can cast a sort of skin over an event—a membrane that gets thicker until a point where broaching the subject is all but impossible, even when you think you can face …"

-Jacqueline Winspear, To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs, #14)

Cover of A Sorrowful Sanctuary (Lane Winslow #5) by Iona Whishaw

20. A Sorrowful Sanctuary (Lane Winslow #5)

By: Iona Whishaw

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In the fifth book of this post-war mystery series that Kirkus Reviews calls “riveting,” Lane Winslo… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hollywood Spy (Maggie Hope, #10) by Susan Elia MacNeal

21. The Hollywood Spy (Maggie Hope, #10)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Los Angeles, 1943. As the Allies beat back the Nazis in the Mediterranean and the United States mil… read more

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

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