17 Best fiction books like The Thirty-One Kings: Richard Hannay Returns (The Richard Hannay Returns, #1) by Robert J. Harris

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The Thirty-One Kings: Richard Hannay Returns (The Richard Hannay Returns, #1)

By: Robert J. Harris

3.34

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

In his final novel 'Sick Heart River', John Buchan predicted that with the outbreak of a second wor…

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1. Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

By: Mick Herron

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron's debut novel introduces Sarah Tucker, whose search for a missin… read more

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  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
"He had never really lost his youth; he just kept it in a small room off the landing."

-Mick Herron, Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

"So she was waiting for the lecture; prolonged silence always led to the lecture. It was the last thing Sarah needed, and a list of the first things would have filled a book: a hug, a bath, an ear, so…"

-Mick Herron, Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

"On discovering a fire, the instructions ran, shout Fire and try to put it out. It was useful, heart-of the matter advice, and could be extended almost indefinitely in any direction. On discovering yo…"

-Mick Herron, Down Cemetery Road (The Oxford Investigations, #1)

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2. The Children Return (Bruno, Chief of Police, #7)

By: Martin Walker

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Bruno, chef de police in the French town of St Denis, is already busy with a case when the body of … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Three Hostages (Richard Hannay #4)

By: John Buchan

3.79

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

After the war and newly knighted, Richard Hannay is living peacefully in the Cotswolds with his wif… read more

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  • espionage
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"We are all, even the best of us, egoists and self-deceivers, and without a little comfortable make-believe to clothe us we should freeze in the outer winds."

-John Buchan, The Three Hostages (Richard Hannay #4)

"It was pretty clear that he was mad, for madness means just this dislocation of the modes of thought which mortals have agreed upon as necessary to keep the world together."

-John Buchan, The Three Hostages (Richard Hannay #4)

"I loathed having to screw myself up to emergencies late in the day. Such things should take place in the early morning. It was like going over the top in France; I didn’t mind it so much when it happ…"

-John Buchan, The Three Hostages (Richard Hannay #4)

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4. First Thrills: High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors

By: Lee Child

3.63

Format: 143 pages,

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction

5. The Resistance Man (Bruno, Chief of Police #6)

By: Martin Walker

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Bruno Courreges--provincial French police chief extraordinaire--is back in another delectable tale … read more

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6. The Last Voice You Hear (The Oxford Investigations, #2)

By: Mick Herron

3.90

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Zoe Boehm doesn't do death. It's a rule. Yet here she is--in this new ambitious detective novel fro… read more

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7. Nobody Walks

By: Mick Herron

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited new novel by British espionage fiction master Mick Herron, author of the 2013 Crim… read more

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8. Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

By: David Downing

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent fifteen years in Berlin, where his German… read more

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  • espionage
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

9. The Secret Hangman (Peter Diamond, #9)

By: Peter Lovesey

5.00

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

Widowed Inspector Peter Diamond is being pursued by a secret admirer as he pursues a serial killer.… read more

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10. Showstopper (Peter Diamond #21)

By: Peter Lovesey

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The cast and crew of a hit British TV show is rumored to be cursed—but are these spooky deaths coin… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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11. The October Man (Rivers of London, #7.5)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.00

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Trier is famous for wine, Romans and for being Germany’s oldest city. So when a man is found dead w… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
"Das Leben ist zu kurz, um schlechten Wein zu trinken. - Quoted from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe"

-Ben Aaronovitch, The October Man (Rivers of London, #7.5)

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12. Mr. Standfast

By: John Buchan

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this nail-biting adventure story, Hannay must outwit a foe far more intelligent than himself; mu… read more

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  • espionage
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"You find hate more among journalists and politicians at home than among fighting men."

-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast

"He had just the same narrow head, and stubborn mouth, and honest, quick-tempered eyes. It is the type that makes dashing regimental officers, and earns V.C.’s, and gets done in wholesale. I was never…"

-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast

"A man’s courage is like a horse that refuses a fence; you have got to take him by the head and cram him at it again. If you don’t, he will funk worse next time. I hadn’t enough courage to be able to …"

-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast

"What’s dooty, if you won’t carry it to the other side of Hell? What’s the use of yapping about your country if you’re going to keep something back when she calls for it? What’s the good of meaning to…"

-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast

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13. Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

By: Mick Herron

4.13

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-publishe… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas book and Robert J. Harris's The Thirty-One Kings: Richard Hannay Returns (The Richard Hannay Returns, #1)

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

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14. V2: A Novel of World War II

By: Robert Harris

3.91

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

From the best-selling author of Fatherland and Munich comes a WWII thriller about a German rocket e… read more

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  • espionage
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
Cover of Nemesis (Tom Wilde, #3) by Rory Clements

15. Nemesis (Tom Wilde, #3)

By: Rory Clements

4.15

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

'A masterpiece of spies, intrigue and political shenanigans' Sunday ExpressCan a ruthless spy ring … read more

Similar categories in Rory Clements's Nemesis (Tom Wilde, #3) book and Robert J. Harris's The Thirty-One Kings: Richard Hannay Returns (The Richard Hannay Returns, #1)

  • espionage
  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, #13) by Elly Griffiths

16. The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, #13)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.27

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Dr Ruth Galloway returns to the moody and beautiful landscape of North Norfolk to confront another … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Into the Fire (Orphan X, #5) by Gregg Hurwitz

17. Into the Fire (Orphan X, #5)

By: Gregg Hurwitz

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Orphan X returns—facing his own uncertain future and undertaking one… read more

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  • espionage
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"He looked fit and healthy, a vibrant seventy-something. The kind of man who was superb at caring for himself. Organic food and facial peels and a weekly massage at the racket club. The kind of man wh…"

-Gregg Hurwitz, Into the Fire (Orphan X, #5)

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18. The Catch (Slough House, #6.5)

By: Mick Herron

3.99

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Set in the same world as the Slough House series, this explosive novella by bestselling spy-master … read more

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  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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19. The Thirty-One Kings: Richard Hannay Returns (The Richard Hannay Returns, #1)

By: Robert J. Harris

3.34

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

In his final novel 'Sick Heart River', John Buchan predicted that with the outbreak of a second wor… read more

Similar categories in Robert J. Harris's The Thirty-One Kings: Richard Hannay Returns (The Richard Hannay Returns, #1) book and Robert J. Harris's The Thirty-One Kings: Richard Hannay Returns (The Richard Hannay Returns, #1)

  • espionage
  • adult fiction
  • historical mystery
  • adventure
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Dark Wives (Vera Stanhope, #11) by Ann Cleeves

20. The Dark Wives (Vera Stanhope, #11)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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21. The Marylebone Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

By: Mick Herron

3.92

Format: 113 pages, Paperback

Old spooks carry the memory of tradecraft in their bones, and when Solomon Dortmund sees an envelop… read more

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  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction

6 Top historical fiction books like The Thirty-One Kings: Richard Hannay Returns (The Richard Hannay Returns, #1) by Robert J. Harris

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The Children Return (Bruno, Chief of Police, #7)

Martin Walker

4.22

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Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

David Downing

3.88

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John Buchan

3.87

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V2: A Novel of World War II

Robert Harris

3.91

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Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)

David McCloskey

4.21

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Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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The Detective Up Late (Sean Duffy, #7)

Adrian McKinty

4.39

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The Scarlet Papers

Matthew Richardson

4.33

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