9 best-selling mystery books like A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel by Allison Epstein

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A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

By: Allison Epstein

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An Elizabethan espionage thriller in which playwright Christopher Marlowe spies on Mary, Queen of S…

If you liked the mystery plot in A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel by Allison Epstein , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. A Pattern of Blood (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #2)

By: Rosemary Rowe

4.19

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Libertus witnesses the stabbing of Quintus Ulpius, a wealthy decurion--but he is not fatally wounde… read more

Similar categories in Rosemary Rowe's A Pattern of Blood (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #2) book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

2. Edward II

By: Christopher Marlowe

3.96

Format: 433 pages, Paperback

The last of Marlowe's great dramas, often considered his masterpiece. read more

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3. The Germanicus Mosaic (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #1)

By: Rosemary Rowe

3.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

It is the 2nd century A.D., and Libertus, a freedman and pavement-maker, has a reputation for solvi… read more

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4. Crossings

By: Alex Landragin

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Crossings is an unforgettable and explosive genre-bending debut--a novel in three parts, designed t… read more

Similar categories in Alex Landragin's Crossings book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
"As long as I have a glimpse of sky, I can tolerate almost any hardship."

-Alex Landragin, Crossings

"Here was a man who seemed to take amusement in the messiness of life--as close to a definition of happiness as I know."

-Alex Landragin, Crossings

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5. Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

By: John Guy

4.16

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

“A fierce, scholarly tour-de-force. . . .  Hunting the Falcon  brilliantly shows how time, circumst… read more

Similar categories in John Guy's Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • historical
  • audiobook
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6. Empty Theatre: or, The Lives of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Sisi of Austria (Queen of Hungary), Cousins, in Their Pursuit of Connection and Beauty...

By: Jac Jemc

3.90

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A wildly over-the-top social satire reimagining the mad misadventures of the iconic royal cousins K… read more

Similar categories in Jac Jemc's Empty Theatre: or, The Lives of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Sisi of Austria (Queen of Hungary), Cousins, in Their Pursuit of Connection and Beauty... book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Loneliness is keenest when in the company of others, when comparisons suggest that everyone else is relating to and forming bonds with one another ... To make a connection requires risking rejection.…"

-Jac Jemc, Empty Theatre: or, The Lives of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Sisi of Austria (Queen of Hungary), Cousins, in Their Pursuit of Connection and Beauty...

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7. The Tower

By: Flora Carr

3.70

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A bold, feminist debut novel, reimagining Mary, Queen of Scots’s darkest hour, when she was held ho… read more

Similar categories in Flora Carr's The Tower book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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8. The Book of Gothel: Memoir of a Witch

By: Mary McMyne

3.84

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel in her tower, but do you know the story of the witch who put h… read more

Similar categories in Mary McMyne's The Book of Gothel: Memoir of a Witch book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Kingdoms

By: Natasha Pulley

4.03

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A time twisting alternative history that asks whether it's worth changing the past to save the futu… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Pulley's The Kingdoms book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"You won't sit down, you will wander around being nice to people, and then you will collapse and die. Look at the state of you."

-Natasha Pulley, The Kingdoms

"He'd been stitching a fragile cloak of half-imagined hopes, barely with the substance of thule but there all the same. It dissolved and left him with a nasty residue of shame."

-Natasha Pulley, The Kingdoms

"His entire soul cramped. His heart locked and he couldn't breathe, never mind move, and everything in him was shrieking as if he'd thrust his hand into a fire. The second he stopped trying to leave, …"

-Natasha Pulley, The Kingdoms

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10. When Among Crows

By: Veronica Roth

3.73

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

When Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking if… read more

Similar categories in Veronica Roth's When Among Crows book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"I don't find it painful to be ordinary."

-Veronica Roth, When Among Crows

"He pinches one of the petals and breaks it away from the flower. It doesn't feel like it's as powerful as it is, but maybe that's just how powerful things are- like the zmory, like Baba Jaga herself,…"

-Veronica Roth, When Among Crows

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11. A Net for Small Fishes

By: Lucy Jago

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When Frances Howard, unhappy wife of the Earl of Essex, meets the talented Anne Turner, the two str… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Jago's A Net for Small Fishes book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Murder and marriage is not a happy mix."

-Lucy Jago, A Net for Small Fishes

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12. God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America's Most Hated Man

By: Jack Kelly

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Benedict Arnold committed treason— for more than two centuries, that’s all that most Americans have… read more

Similar categories in Jack Kelly's God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America's Most Hated Man book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • historical
  • audiobook
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13. Dayspring

By: Anthony Oliveira

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A singular, stunning debut that transcends and transfigures genre—at once a bold retelling of bibli… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Oliveira's Dayspring book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"when god died he died whimpering"

-Anthony Oliveira, Dayspring

"the fox has a den and the bird has a nest only humans go homeless"

-Anthony Oliveira, Dayspring

"when i sleep i remember days that never were. i dream a life i never saw and which i now see he never wanted..."

-Anthony Oliveira, Dayspring

"saint sebastian was a roman soldier. hot idiot twink go-go dancer pass around party bottom of the lord pincushioned through with arrows"

-Anthony Oliveira, Dayspring

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14. The Curse of Morton Abbey

By: Clarissa Harwood

4.22

Format: 397 pages, ebook

Jane Eyre meets The Secret Garden in a gothic novel of romantic suspense set in 1890s Yorkshire. … read more

Similar categories in Clarissa Harwood's The Curse of Morton Abbey book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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15. The Honey and the Sting

By: Elizabeth Fremantle

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Three sisters.Three secrets.Three ways to fall . . . England, 1628. Forcibly seduced by the p… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Fremantle's The Honey and the Sting book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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16. The Book of Thorns

By: Hester Fox

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

"Betrayal, loss, love, redemption, and justice collide in this masterpiece of a novel. You won’t wa… read more

Similar categories in Hester Fox's The Book of Thorns book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. The Queen's Men (Agents of the Crown, #2)

By: Oliver Clements

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The Agents of the Crown returns with this riveting novel following the original MI6 agent as he is … read more

Similar categories in Oliver Clements's The Queen's Men (Agents of the Crown, #2) book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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18. Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power

By: Clare Hunter

4.26

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

At her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion,… read more

Similar categories in Clare Hunter's Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • historical
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19. Beheld

By: TaraShea Nesbit

3.43

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Wives of Los Alamos comes the riveting story of a stranger’s arr… read more

Similar categories in TaraShea Nesbit's Beheld book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
"All I had to protect myself was my mouth. So I spoketh."

-TaraShea Nesbit, Beheld

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20. A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

By: Allison Epstein

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An Elizabethan espionage thriller in which playwright Christopher Marlowe spies on Mary, Queen of S… read more

Similar categories in Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier

By: Ree Drummond

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The #1 New York Times bestselling author and Food Network favorite The Pioneer Woman cooks up excit… read more

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Cover of The Eyes of the Queen (Agents of the Crown, #1) by Oliver Clements

22. The Eyes of the Queen (Agents of the Crown, #1)

By: Oliver Clements

3.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this first novel of the exhilarating Agents of the Crown series, a man who will become the origi… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Clements's The Eyes of the Queen (Agents of the Crown, #1) book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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23. A Warning About Swans

By: R.M. Romero

4.08

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Swan Lake meets The Last Unicorn by way of the Brothers Grimm in a dreamy, original fairytale in ve… read more

Similar categories in R.M. Romero's A Warning About Swans book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • romance
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
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24. Monster of the Week (The Rules, #2)

By: F.T. Lukens

4.21

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Spring semester of Bridger Whitt's senior year of high school is looking great. He has the perfect … read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's Monster of the Week (The Rules, #2) book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • romance
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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25. Solomon's Crown

By: Natasha Siegel

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two destined rivals fall desperately in love—but the fate of medieval Europe hangs in the balance. … read more

Similar categories in Natasha Siegel's Solomon's Crown book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"If he managed to kill me now, if he could really bring himself to do it--then at least I would die in his arms. There were worse endings."

-Natasha Siegel, Solomon's Crown

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26. Uranians: Stories

By: Theodore McCombs

3.90

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

At the end of the Victorian era, a handful of public intellectuals advocated for tolerance of the “… read more

Similar categories in Theodore McCombs's Uranians: Stories book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • adult
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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27. The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome

By: Harry Sidebottom

3.73

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? The life and times of the… read more

Similar categories in Harry Sidebottom's The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • lgbt
Cover of The Summer Queen (The Buried and the Bound, #2) by Rochelle Hassan

28. The Summer Queen (The Buried and the Bound, #2)

By: Rochelle Hassan

4.35

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

This captivating sequel to The Buried and the Bound draws readers into the twisted and irresistible… read more

Similar categories in Rochelle Hassan's The Summer Queen (The Buried and the Bound, #2) book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of Midnight Atlanta (Darktown, #3) by Thomas Mullen

29. Midnight Atlanta (Darktown, #3)

By: Thomas Mullen

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Midnight Atlanta is the stunning new novel in the award-nominated, critically acclaimed Darktown se… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Mullen's Midnight Atlanta (Darktown, #3) book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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30. Black Tide Son (The Winter Sea, #2)

By: H.M. Long

4.15

Format: 437 pages, Paperback

Swashbuckling adventure on the high-seas, full of magic, betrayal, redemption and fearsome women, i… read more

Similar categories in H.M. Long's Black Tide Son (The Winter Sea, #2) book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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31. My Salty Mary (Mary, #3)

By: Cynthia Hand

4.02

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Princess Bride and A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, New York Times b… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Hand's My Salty Mary (Mary, #3) book and Allison Epstein's A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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Rosemary Rowe

4.19

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Alex Landragin

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Empty Theatre: or, The Lives of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Sisi of Austria (Queen of Hungary), Cousins, in Their Pursuit of Connection and Beauty...

Jac Jemc

3.90

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Flora Carr

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All the Hidden Paths (The Tithenai Chronicles, #2)

Foz Meadows

4.20

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K.J. Charles

4.25

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K.J. Charles

4.13

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Cat Sebastian

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