23 Best historical fiction books like A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4) by Anne Perry

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A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

By: Anne Perry

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A lethal new weapon endangers all of Europe--unless Elena Standish can rescue an ingenious scientis…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4) by Anne Perry , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. 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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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2. 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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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3. 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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • 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)

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4. All that Is Hidden (Molly Murphy, #19)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

"Retired" detective and police captain's wife Molly Murphy Sullivan tangles with Tammany Hall in th… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's All that Is Hidden (Molly Murphy, #19) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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7. 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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • war
  • 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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8. 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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • espionage
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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9. Deadly Rescue (Deadly #9)

By: Kate Parker

4.28

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

As the Phony War morphs into the Blitzkrieg, two British intelligence officers risk getting trapped… read more

Similar categories in Kate Parker's Deadly Rescue (Deadly #9) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • audiobook
  • historical fiction
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10. The White Lady

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.07

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine/sleuth from Jacqueline Winspear, creato… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"Give me strong young womenfolk with sharp elbows, Charlotte, my dear, and they will make a good account of themselves in this world."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

"And then there's that double-barreled name a lot of them toffs have, like they have to drag their ancestors up from the grave so we all know who they're related to."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

". . . it was known German soldiers would go door-to-door to take males of working age, or boys on the cusp of manhood. They always took the men, leaving only the women, children and elderly. Women we…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

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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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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12. Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.19

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Charlotte, now the Countess of Wrexford, would like nothing more than a summer of peace and quiet w… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18) by C.S. Harris

13. Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18)

By: C.S. Harris

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

June 1815. The people of London wait, breathlessly, for news as Napoleon and the forces united agai… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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14. Peril in Paris (Her Royal Spyness Mystery, #16)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.11

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her dashing husband, Darcy, are awaiting a bundle of joy, but an unexpec… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's Peril in Paris (Her Royal Spyness Mystery, #16) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"We had a creamed turnip soup followed by a terrine that was composed of delightful layers of goodness knows what. Then a poached fillet of sole with pommes dauphine and finally a baba au rhum and cof…"

-Rhys Bowen, Peril in Paris (Her Royal Spyness Mystery, #16)

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15. The Cliff's Edge (Bess Crawford, #13)

By: Charles Todd

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the aftermath of World War I, nurse Bess Crawford is caught in a deadly feud between two familie… read more

Similar categories in Charles Todd's The Cliff's Edge (Bess Crawford, #13) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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16. Murder in Rose Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #27)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private detective husband Frank discover that the cure is worse than t… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Thompson's Murder in Rose Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #27) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Certain Darkness (Verity Kent, #6) by Anna Lee Huber

17. 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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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18. Mother Daughter Traitor Spy

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A mother and daughter find the courage to go undercover after stumbling upon a Nazi cell in Los Ang… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's Mother Daughter Traitor Spy book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • espionage
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder on Bedford Street (Gaslight Mystery, #26) by Victoria Thompson

19. Murder on Bedford Street (Gaslight Mystery, #26)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private investigator husband, Frank, must stop a killer lurking among … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Thompson's Murder on Bedford Street (Gaslight Mystery, #26) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Deadly Manor (Deadly #10) by Kate   Parker

20. 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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • audiobook
Cover of Secrets of the Nile (Lady Emily, #16) by Tasha Alexander

21. Secrets of the Nile (Lady Emily, #16)

By: Tasha Alexander

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In a brilliant homage to Agatha Christie, critically acclaimed author Tasha Alexander sends Lady Em… read more

Similar categories in Tasha Alexander's Secrets of the Nile (Lady Emily, #16) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4) by Anne Perry

22. A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

By: Anne Perry

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A lethal new weapon endangers all of Europe--unless Elena Standish can rescue an ingenious scientis… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • espionage
  • historical
  • war
  • suspense
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12) by Anna Lee Huber

23. 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 Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of City of Fortune (Counterfeit Lady #6) by Victoria Thompson

24. City of Fortune (Counterfeit Lady #6)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When a day at the races reveals sabotage and subterfuge, Elizabeth Miles must use every ounce of he… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Thompson's City of Fortune (Counterfeit Lady #6) book and Anne Perry's A Truth to Lie For (Elena Standish, #4)

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

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4.26

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4.13

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Deanna Raybourn

4.19

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Andrea Penrose

4.11

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Cara Devlin

4.54

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Irina Shapiro

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