7 best-selling gothic books like The Lost History of Dreams by Kris Waldherr

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The Lost History of Dreams

By: Kris Waldherr

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A post-mortem photographer unearths dark secrets of the past that may hold the key to his future, i…

"How can there be so much beauty in this world amid so much sorrow? The only solution was to create more beauty."

-Kris Waldherr, The Lost History of Dreams

If you liked the gothic plot in The Lost History of Dreams by Kris Waldherr , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

By: Susan Meissner

3.72

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

In this new novel from the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life, two women working in Holl… read more

Similar categories in Susan Meissner's Stars Over Sunset Boulevard book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"...tired people don't give up. Tired people just take a rest. Rest a bit and try again."

-Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

"That's what we did, didn't we, Audrey? We learned to be brave when it was easier to be afraid."

-Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

"We're going to be okay. Lainey isn't the glue that keeps us together. We are. We're the glue. Okay?"

-Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

"We were both shattered. We were broken people who longed to be whole. We thought it was love that was driving us to do what we did. But it wasn't love. It was fear. We were both too afraid of ending …"

-Susan Meissner, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard

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2. The Falls

By: Joyce Carol Oates

4.00

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

It is 1950 and, after a disastrous honeymoon night, Ariah Erskine's young husband throws himself in… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Carol Oates's The Falls book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

3. The Princess and the Pea: A Very Short Tale

By: Diane Setterfield

3.79

Format: 160 pages, ebook

This is available for free from various retailers. For a comprehensive list, see: http://books.simo… read more

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4. Rooms

By: Lauren Oliver

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A tale of family, ghosts, secrets, and mystery, in which the lives of the living and the dead inter… read more

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5. The Stockholm Octavo

By: Karen Engelmann

3.96

Format: 433 pages,

Life is close to perfect for Emil Larsson, a self-satisfied bureaucrat in the Office of Customs and… read more

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6. Grey Mask (Miss Silver, #1)

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.99

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

After Charles was jilted at the altar by Margaret, he discovers that she is mixed up in a vicious k… read more

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7. In the Balance (Miss Silver, #4)

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.77

Format: None pages,

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8. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

By: Katie Lumsden

3.67

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Vic… read more

Similar categories in Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"But I did not want the future he had planned for me. I did not want a future chosen by anyone but myself."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

"I said nothing. Too many reasons, too many sins. But he was right. It did not feel wrong. It felt less wrong than anything had in a long time."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

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9. Hazardous Spirits

By: Anbara Salam

3.19

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Hazardous Spirits brilliantly captures a young woman’s world unsettled by mediums and spirits, reve… read more

Similar categories in Anbara Salam's Hazardous Spirits book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • historical fiction
  • paranormal
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10. The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

By: Jess Armstrong

3.56

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Arms… read more

Similar categories in Jess Armstrong's The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The only creatures in my whole dismal life who never once failed me were an overly fluffy black house cat and an eccentric Scottish bookseller."

-Jess Armstrong, The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

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11. A House of Ghosts

By: W.C. Ryan

3.68

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Winter 1917. As the First World War enters its most brutal phase, back home in England, everyone is… read more

Similar categories in W.C. Ryan's A House of Ghosts book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • paranormal
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12. A Dreadful Splendor

By: B.R. Myers

3.87

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

In this spectacularly imaginative and ghoulishly fun Gothic murder mystery brimming with romance, b… read more

Similar categories in B.R. Myers's A Dreadful Splendor book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • romance
  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • audiobook
"Кожен дім має свої таємниці."

-B.R. Myers, A Dreadful Splendor

"Те, що люди не бачать очима, вони відчувають серцем. Серце бачить все."

-B.R. Myers, A Dreadful Splendor

"Можна багато чого дізнатися про мертвих, спостерігаючи за проявами скорботи їхніх рідних."

-B.R. Myers, A Dreadful Splendor

"Привиди не можуть завдати вам шкоди. Слід боятися живих людей, тих, що стоять по цей бік скла."

-B.R. Myers, A Dreadful Splendor

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13. A Most Efficient Murder (Mr. Quayle Mysteries #1)

By: Anthony Slayton

4.09

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

When the reclusive Earl of Unsworth’s first party in over a decade is spoiled by murder, His Lordsh… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Slayton's A Most Efficient Murder (Mr. Quayle Mysteries #1) book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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14. The Glittering Hour

By: Iona Grey

3.99

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable historical novel about true love found and lost and the secrets we keep from one a… read more

Similar categories in Iona Grey's The Glittering Hour book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird

By: Louisa Morgan

4.02

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A woman’s ability to see ghosts draws her into a journey of redemption and unexpected friendship in… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Morgan's The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lost History of Dreams by Kris Waldherr

16. The Lost History of Dreams

By: Kris Waldherr

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A post-mortem photographer unearths dark secrets of the past that may hold the key to his future, i… read more

Similar categories in Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • romance
  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"How can there be so much beauty in this world amid so much sorrow? The only solution was to create more beauty."

-Kris Waldherr, The Lost History of Dreams

Cover of The Drowned Village by Kathleen McGurl

17. The Drowned Village

By: Kathleen McGurl

4.22

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

Beneath the surface lie forgotten secrets…A village destroyedIt’s the summer of 1935 and eleven-yea… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen McGurl's The Drowned Village book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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18. The Orphan of Salt Winds

By: Elizabeth Brooks

3.66

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

England, 1939. Ten-year-old Virginia Wrathmell arrives at Salt Winds, a secluded house on the edge … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Brooks's The Orphan of Salt Winds book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2) by Irina Shapiro

19. Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The chill of winter has descended on London. But for Sebastian Bell and Gemma Tate, there will be l… read more

Similar categories in Irina Shapiro's Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2) book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Song of Penelope (The Songs of Penelope, #3) by Claire North

20. The Last Song of Penelope (The Songs of Penelope, #3)

By: Claire North

4.38

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the critically acclaimed Ithaca and House of Odysseus comes the final novel in Claire Nor… read more

Similar categories in Claire North's The Last Song of Penelope (The Songs of Penelope, #3) book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. In Her Bones

By: Kate Moretti

3.72

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

>Fifteen years ago, Lilith Wade was arrested for the brutal murder of six women. After a death row … read more

Similar categories in Kate Moretti's In Her Bones book and Kris Waldherr's The Lost History of Dreams

  • mystery
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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3.90

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Nicola Upson

3.98

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Edward Marston

4.16

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