21 Top historical fiction books like The Lodger by Helen Scarlett

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The Lodger

By: Helen Scarlett

3.83

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

This second novel from the author of The Deception of Harriet Fleet takes us back to the aftermath …

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Lodger by Helen Scarlett , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Other Side of Mrs. Wood

By: Lucy Barker

3.55

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A historical novel about the rivalry between two female mediums during Victorian London’s obsession… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Barker's The Other Side of Mrs. Wood book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I want your reputation... I want everything you have."

-Lucy Barker, The Other Side of Mrs. Wood

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2. The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights

By: Bridget Collins

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the creators of The Haunting Season comes a dazzling collection of never-before-seen ghostly t… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Collins's The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Black Feathers

By: Rebecca Netley

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Where ghosts tread, black feathers fall . . . When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and a… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Netley's The Black Feathers book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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4. 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 Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
"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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5. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Parlour Game: A Victorian Ghost Story (The Corvidae Hauntings) by Jennifer Renshaw

6. The Parlour Game: A Victorian Ghost Story (The Corvidae Hauntings)

By: Jennifer Renshaw

3.90

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

DEATH IS ONLY THE BEGINNING... a gothic tale for fans of The Clockwork Girl and The Shape of Darkne… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Renshaw's The Parlour Game: A Victorian Ghost Story (The Corvidae Hauntings) book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
"Sometimes a lie is nothing but a delicate veil masking the ugliness of the truth – they do not last for long."

-Jennifer Renshaw, The Parlour Game: A Victorian Ghost Story (The Corvidae Hauntings)

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7. That Bonesetter Woman

By: Frances Quinn

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Endurance Proudfoot – England’s strongest woman, boldest adventurer and first female bonesette… read more

Similar categories in Frances Quinn's That Bonesetter Woman book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. Fair Rosaline

By: Natasha Solomons

3.61

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Was the greatest ever love story a lie? The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capule… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Solomons's Fair Rosaline book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Whispering Muse

By: Laura Purcell

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a gripping tale of obsession, superstition and ambit… read more

Similar categories in Laura Purcell's The Whispering Muse book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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10. Fyneshade

By: Kate Griffin

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Many would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and sil… read more

Similar categories in Kate Griffin's Fyneshade book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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11. The Herbalist's Secret

By: Annabelle Marx

4.13

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Two small lifeless bodies lay on the sand, arms carefully placed by their sides. On the other side … read more

Similar categories in Annabelle Marx's The Herbalist's Secret book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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12. The Toll House

By: Carly Reagon

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The past isn't always dead and buried . . . A house with history. That's how the estate agent de… read more

Similar categories in Carly Reagon's The Toll House book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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13. The Birdcage Library

By: Freya Berry

3.89

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

The answers to a puzzle lie hidden within an old book. Open The Birdcage Library and let the treasu… read more

Similar categories in Freya Berry's The Birdcage Library book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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14. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's The Burial Plot book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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15. The Fascination

By: Essie Fox

3.85

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

The estranged grandson of a wealthy collector of human curiosities becomes fascinated with teenage… read more

Similar categories in Essie Fox's The Fascination book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Beholders by Hester Musson

16. The Beholders

By: Hester Musson

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

SOME HOUSES ARE HAUNTED BY THE LIVING June, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of th… read more

Similar categories in Hester Musson's The Beholders book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The House of Lost Wives by Rebecca   Hardy

17. The House of Lost Wives

By: Rebecca Hardy

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Secrets. Lies.And four missing wives. 1813. Lizzie's beloved older sister Esme is sold in marriage … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Hardy's The House of Lost Wives book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Lodger by Helen Scarlett

18. The Lodger

By: Helen Scarlett

3.83

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

This second novel from the author of The Deception of Harriet Fleet takes us back to the aftermath … read more

Similar categories in Helen Scarlett's The Lodger book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Revels by Stacey  Thomas

19. The Revels

By: Stacey Thomas

3.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set and the witch-hunt is about to begin… ‘I am no witch. I have not sold my soul t… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Thomas's The Revels book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. The Company

By: J.M. Varese

3.46

Format: 320 pages, ebook

London, 1870. Lucy Braithwhite lives a privileged existence as the heir to the fortune of Braith… read more

Similar categories in J.M. Varese's The Company book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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21. The House of Whispers

By: Anna Mazzola

3.64

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes the secrets of the past are more dangerous than the present... Rome, 1938. As the w… read more

Similar categories in Anna Mazzola's The House of Whispers book and Helen Scarlett's The Lodger

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery

21 Best fiction books like The Lodger by Helen Scarlett

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The Other Side of Mrs. Wood

Lucy Barker

3.55

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The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights

Bridget Collins

4.06

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The Black Feathers

Rebecca Netley

4.00

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The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

Katie Lumsden

3.67

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The List of Suspicious Things

Jennie Godfrey

4.29

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The Black Feathers

Rebecca Netley

4.00

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The Household

Stacey Halls

3.94

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Louise Welsh

3.71

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