27 must-read historical books like City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7) by Victoria Thompson

Cover of City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7) by Victoria Thompson

City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

By: Victoria Thompson

3.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A year has passed since Elizabeth Bates ran her last con. Life has been simpler, although not nearl…

If you liked the historical plot in City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7) by Victoria Thompson , here is a list of 27 books like this:

Cover of The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) by Laurie R. King

1. The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)

By: Laurie R. King

4.41

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caugh… read more

Similar categories in Laurie R. King's The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Twelve Books of Christmas (Bibliophile Mystery, #17) by Kate Carlisle

2. The Twelve Books of Christmas (Bibliophile Mystery, #17)

By: Kate Carlisle

3.92

Format: 336 pages, ebook

San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright and her hunky security-expert husband, De… read more

Similar categories in Kate Carlisle's The Twelve Books of Christmas (Bibliophile Mystery, #17) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) by Deanna Raybourn

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 Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"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)

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

4. 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

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4) by Ashley Weaver

5. 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 Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) by Andrea Penrose

6. Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.13

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight … read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit."

-Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

Cover of The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17) by Rhys Bowen

7. The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lady Georgiana Rannoch is looking forward to her first ever turn as hostess for her very own house … read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

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

8. 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 Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20) by Rhys Bowen

9. In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.22

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is back with In Sunshine or in Shadow, the latest book in t… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18) by Jacqueline Winspear

10. 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 Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"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)

Cover of The Last Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal

11. 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 Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

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

12. 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 Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder at the Elms (Gilded Newport Mysteries #11) by Alyssa Maxwell

13. Murder at the Elms (Gilded Newport Mysteries #11)

By: Alyssa Maxwell

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

As the nineteenth century comes to a close, the illustrious Vanderbilt family dominates Newport, Rh… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Maxwell's Murder at the Elms (Gilded Newport Mysteries #11) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) by Anna Lee Huber

14. A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to h… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3) by Colleen Cambridge

15. Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3)

By: Colleen Cambridge

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging historical mystery, Agatha Christie’s ever-capable housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, n… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Cambridge's Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Fatal First Edition (Library Lover's Mystery, #14) by Jenn McKinlay

16. Fatal First Edition (Library Lover's Mystery, #14)

By: Jenn McKinlay

4.06

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

People are dying to get their hands on a rare, valuable book in the newest Library Lover’s Mystery … read more

Similar categories in Jenn McKinlay's Fatal First Edition (Library Lover's Mystery, #14) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Secret of the Lady’s Maid by Darcie Wilde

17. 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 Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9) by Vicki Delany

18. The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9)

By: Vicki Delany

4.09

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Gemma Doyle won’t be spooked when a body shows up at the psychic fair in bestselling author Vicki D… read more

Similar categories in Vicki Delany's The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Speculations in Sin by Jennifer Ashley

19. 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 Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder Wears a Hidden Face (Gilded Age Mystery #8) by Rosemary Simpson

20. Murder Wears a Hidden Face (Gilded Age Mystery #8)

By: Rosemary Simpson

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A diplomat’s murder draws heiress-turned-sleuth Prudence MacKenzie and former Pinkerton Geoffrey Hu… read more

Similar categories in Rosemary Simpson's Murder Wears a Hidden Face (Gilded Age Mystery #8) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Opulence and Ashes (A Gilded Gotham Mystery) by Kate Belli

21. Opulence and Ashes (A Gilded Gotham Mystery)

By: Kate Belli

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The rich are getting richer—and stone-cold dead—in the next installment in Kate Belli’s thrilling G… read more

Similar categories in Kate Belli's Opulence and Ashes (A Gilded Gotham Mystery) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder on Mistletoe Lane (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #5) by Clara McKenna

22. Murder on Mistletoe Lane (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #5)

By: Clara McKenna

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Ex-pat Stella and British aristocrat Viscount “Lyndy” Lyndhurst are thrilled to celebrate their fir… read more

Similar categories in Clara McKenna's Murder on Mistletoe Lane (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #5) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Despite his grumbling, Inspector Brown, living up to his title, searched every inch of the Daimler from grill to bumper."

-Clara McKenna, Murder on Mistletoe Lane (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #5)

"Stella...tossed aside her napkin and rose. With a sudden clattering of teacups and saucers to the table, so too did Sir Edwin, Lyndy, and her father-in-law. Still not used to the courtesy...Stella pr…"

-Clara McKenna, Murder on Mistletoe Lane (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #5)

Cover of Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn, #15) by Will Thomas

23. 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

Similar categories in Will Thomas's Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn, #15) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Christmas Vanishing by Anne Perry

24. A Christmas Vanishing

By: Anne Perry

3.75

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

Charlotte Pitt’s clever grandmother investigates the sudden disappearance of her dear friend in thi… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's A Christmas Vanishing book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

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

25. 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

Similar categories in Anne Perry's A Traitor Among Us (Elena Standish #5) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7) by Victoria Thompson

26. City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

By: Victoria Thompson

3.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A year has passed since Elizabeth Bates ran her last con. Life has been simpler, although not nearl… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • adventure
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Last Note of Warning (Nightingale Mysteries #3) by Katharine Schellman

27. The Last Note of Warning (Nightingale Mysteries #3)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Last Note of Warning is the third in the luscious, mysterious, and queer Nightingale mystery se… read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's The Last Note of Warning (Nightingale Mysteries #3) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Mrs. Holloway's Christmas Pudding: A Below Stairs Mystery Novella (Kat Holloway Mysteries) by Jennifer Ashley

28. Mrs. Holloway's Christmas Pudding: A Below Stairs Mystery Novella (Kat Holloway Mysteries)

By: Jennifer Ashley

4.45

Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition

December 1882When Cook Kat Holloway is blamed when a dinner guest mysteriously takes ill after eati… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ashley's Mrs. Holloway's Christmas Pudding: A Below Stairs Mystery Novella (Kat Holloway Mysteries) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12) by Anna Lee Huber

29. 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 Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Death at King's Chapel (Higgins & Hawke Mystery #6) by Lee Strauss

30. Death at King's Chapel (Higgins & Hawke Mystery #6)

By: Lee Strauss

4.68

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Death is so cryptic! In 1932, Boston’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Haley Higgins is called to vi… read more

Similar categories in Lee Strauss's Death at King's Chapel (Higgins & Hawke Mystery #6) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder at Vinland (Gilded Newport Mysteries, #12) by Alyssa Maxwell

31. Murder at Vinland (Gilded Newport Mysteries, #12)

By: Alyssa Maxwell

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Reporter and sleuth Emma Cross Andrews must stop a bold poisoner who is targeting the society wives… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Maxwell's Murder at Vinland (Gilded Newport Mysteries, #12) book and Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

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

29 Best fiction books like City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7) by Victoria Thompson

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The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)

Laurie R. King

4.41

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Kate Carlisle

3.92

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A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

Deanna Raybourn

4.19

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Andrea Penrose

4.11

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29 best-selling historical fiction books like Murder Wears a Hidden Face (Gilded Age Mystery #8) by Rosemary Simpson

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Deanna Raybourn

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

Andrea Penrose

4.11

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Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4)

Ashley Weaver

4.26

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Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

Andrea Penrose

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