20 best-selling fiction books like The Perfume Thief by Timothy Schaffert

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The Perfume Thief

By: Timothy Schaffert

3.46

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A Gentleman in Moscow meets Moulin Rouge in this stylish, sexy page-turner about Clementine, a quee…

"I like to imagine the war will end soon, and people who've lost their homes will return to Paris, to stroll through Greenspoon's. This one, they'll say, touching the black scar on the piano lid from where an uncle rested his cigarette that day, when he sat down to accompany the girls' singing. And this one, they'll say, knowing a china horse by the chip in its hoof. They'll know a silver teapot by a dent in its spout. A fur coat by a rip in its lining. A wristwatch by a scratch in its glass. A doll by its torn dress. They'll be newly grateful for all the old flaws, for the damage that left these precious things overlooked and unbought and distinctly their own."

-Timothy Schaffert, The Perfume Thief

"I like to imagine the war will end soon, and people who've lost their homes will return to Paris, to stroll through Greenspoon's. This one, they'll say, touching the black scar on the piano lid from where an uncle rested his cigarette that day, when he sat down to accompany the girls' singing. And this one, they'll say, knowing a china horse by the chip in its hoof. They'll know a silver teapot by a dent in its spout. A fur coat by a rip in its lining. A wristwatch by a scratch in its glass. A doll by its torn dress. They'll be newly grateful for all the old flaws, for the damage that left these precious things overlooked and unbought and distinctly their own."

-Timothy Schaffert, The Perfume Thief

"I like to imagine the war will end soon, and people who've lost their homes will return to Paris, to stroll through Greenspoon's. This one, they'll say, touching the black scar on the piano lid from where an uncle rested his cigarette that day, when he sat down to accompany the girls' singing. And this one, they'll say, knowing a china horse by the chip in its hoof. They'll know a silver teapot by a dent in its spout. A fur coat by a rip in its lining. A wristwatch by a scratch in its glass. A doll by its torn dress. They'll be newly grateful for all the old flaws, for the damage that left these precious things overlooked and unbought and distinctly their own."

-Timothy Schaffert, The Perfume Thief

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1. The Sixteen Pleasures

By: Robert Hellenga

3.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

When book conservator Margo Harrington goes to Florence to aid in restoring the treasures damaged i… read more

Similar categories in Robert Hellenga's The Sixteen Pleasures book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Hemingway's Girl

By: Erika Robuck

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

"She remembered when Hemingway had planted a banyan at his house and told her its parasitic roots w… read more

Similar categories in Erika Robuck's Hemingway's Girl book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

3. Unexpected Night (Henry Gamadge, #1)

By: Elizabeth Daly

3.91

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

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4. A Cat Named Darwin: Embracing the Bond Between Man and Pet

By: None

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this endearing memoir, William Jordan's reluctant adoption of a stray cat leads to an unexpected… read more

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5. Fadeout (Dave Brandstetter, #1)

By: Joseph Hansen

4.24

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Fadeoutis the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter,… read more

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6. The Sisters of Versailles (The Mistresses of Versailles Trilogy #1)

By: Sally Christie

3.00

Format: 9 pages, Paperback

A sumptuous and sensual tale of power, romance, family, and betrayal centered around four sisters a… read more

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7. The President’s Wife

By: Tracey Enerson Wood

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The incredible story of the First Lady who clandestinely assumed the presidency, from the USA Today… read more

Similar categories in Tracey Enerson Wood's The President’s Wife book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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8. Table for Two

By: Amor Towles

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more

Similar categories in Amor Towles's Table for Two book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

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9. The Winthrop Agreement

By: Alice Sherman Simpson

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

. #1 BEST SELLER AMAZON- Gilded Age Historical Romance: A captivating historical novel set in Gild… read more

Similar categories in Alice Sherman Simpson's The Winthrop Agreement book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Broken Light

By: Joanne Harris

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Bernie Moon is feeling invisible. She's given her life to other people - her husband, her son, her … read more

Similar categories in Joanne Harris's Broken Light book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • mystery
  • fiction
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11. Ahimsa

By: Supriya Kelkar

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

In 1942, when Mahatma Gandhi asks Indians to give one family member to the freedom movement, ten-ye… read more

Similar categories in Supriya Kelkar's Ahimsa book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Sometimes it's hard to see everything going on in the garden when your nest is perched at the top of the tree."

-Supriya Kelkar, Ahimsa

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12. Una festa in nero

By: Alice Basso

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Torino, 1935. I fari della Balilla Spider Sport fendono il buio della notte. Il fatto che al volant… read more

Similar categories in Alice Basso's Una festa in nero book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. A Girl with A Knife (Hearts and Sails #1)

By: Alina Rubin

4.33

Format: 363 pages, ebook

Women could not be surgeons. She did it anyway. After the heartbreaking loss of her mother and a… read more

Similar categories in Alina Rubin's A Girl with A Knife (Hearts and Sails #1) book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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14. The Glovemaker's Daughter

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.42

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1943. German soldiers drag me out onto the cobbled street and push me towards the waiting tr… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Glovemaker's Daughter book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams

By: M.J. Rose

4.33

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

A captivating tale of two passionate women separated by decades but united by a shared vision. One,… read more

Similar categories in M.J. Rose's The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Alchemist of Paris

By: M.C. Dulac

4.17

Format: 289 pages, ebook

‘I remembered a word I had heard the monks say, a word spoken with disapproval, a word as bad as a … read more

Similar categories in M.C. Dulac's The Alchemist of Paris book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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17. Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History

By: Yunte Huang

3.84

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

One of the Atlantic 's "Books to Get Lost in This Summer" Best Books of August 2023: InsideHook, W… read more

Similar categories in Yunte Huang's Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
Cover of La collana di cristallo by Cristina Caboni

18. La collana di cristallo

By: Cristina Caboni

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Il vetro soffiato si gonfia in attesa di prendere forma: è quasi una magia e, quando la meraviglia … read more

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19. Counting Lost Stars

By: Kim van Alkemade

4.08

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author of Orphan #8, Kim van Alkemade returns with a gripping and poigna… read more

Similar categories in Kim van Alkemade's Counting Lost Stars book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • adult fiction
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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20. Killing Monarchs (A Sam Rivers Mystery, 3)

By: Cary J. Griffith

4.12

Format: 424 pages, Paperback

Two dead bodies and too many coincidences to ignore—in this outdoors mystery, special agent Sam Riv… read more

Similar categories in Cary J. Griffith's Killing Monarchs (A Sam Rivers Mystery, 3) book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • mystery
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21. The Perfume Thief

By: Timothy Schaffert

3.46

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A Gentleman in Moscow meets Moulin Rouge in this stylish, sexy page-turner about Clementine, a quee… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • adult fiction
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
"I like to imagine the war will end soon, and people who've lost their homes will return to Paris, to stroll through Greenspoon's. This one, they'll say, touching the black scar on the piano lid from …"

-Timothy Schaffert, The Perfume Thief

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22. Sweetness in the Skin

By: Ishi Robinson

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.”—Charmai… read more

Similar categories in Ishi Robinson's Sweetness in the Skin book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Wolf Kill (Sam Rivers #1) by Cary J. Griffith

23. Wolf Kill (Sam Rivers #1)

By: Cary J. Griffith

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In this outdoors thriller, the investigation of a bizarre wolf attack leads to evidence of murder, … read more

Similar categories in Cary J. Griffith's Wolf Kill (Sam Rivers #1) book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • mystery
  • fiction
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24. Cougar Claw (Sam Rivers #2)

By: Cary J. Griffith

4.00

Format: 382 pages, Paperback

In this outdoors mystery, special agent Sam Rivers investigates the unexplained—and very unlikely—c… read more

Similar categories in Cary J. Griffith's Cougar Claw (Sam Rivers #2) book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris by Mark Braude

25. Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris

By: Mark Braude

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2022 One of The New York Times'  100 Notable Books of 2022 On… read more

Similar categories in Mark Braude's Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • historical
  • france
Cover of A Scone of Contention (Key West Food Critic Mystery, #11) by Lucy Burdette

26. A Scone of Contention (Key West Food Critic Mystery, #11)

By: Lucy Burdette

3.99

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A murderer's out to spoil Hayley's honeymoon in national bestselling author Lucy Burdette's elevent… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Burdette's A Scone of Contention (Key West Food Critic Mystery, #11) book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • mystery
  • fiction
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27. Where Wolves Don't Die

By: Anton Treuer

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojib… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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28. The Witch of Eye

By: Kathryn Nuernberger

3.86

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

This amazingly wise and nimble collection investigates the horrors inflicted on so-called “witches”… read more

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"One way of thinking about a wife is that she is more or less invisible and so more or less free, provided she can remember to keep her head down long enough to stay that way."

-Kathryn Nuernberger, The Witch of Eye

"The character of a king is a way of believing things happen for a reason. The queen is a way of being angry at someone besides God. A witch is a woman who thought her story ended with that wedding a …"

-Kathryn Nuernberger, The Witch of Eye

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29. The Dream Runners

By: Shveta Thakrar

3.39

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A lush tapestry of dreams, myth, and magic—perfect for fans of Holly Black, Roshani Chokshi, and Ma… read more

Similar categories in Shveta Thakrar's The Dream Runners book and Timothy Schaffert's The Perfume Thief

  • fiction
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30. The Summer Club

By: Hannah McKinnon

3.42

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Hannah McKinnon, the acclaimed author of the “charming and warm-hearted” ( PopSugar) The Summer Hou… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • fiction
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31. The Witch's Daughter: My Mother, Her Magic, and the Madness that Bound Us

By: Orenda Fink

4.43

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed indie musician and songwriter Orenda Fink delivers a lyrical and moving memoir of a tumul… read more

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