10 Best historical fiction books like The Kindness of Dragons (Sugawara Akitada, #18) by I.J. Parker

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The Kindness of Dragons (Sugawara Akitada, #18)

By: I.J. Parker

4.49

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

On a visit to a remote mountain region with his children, Akitada hopes to find some peace after th…

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Cover of Telling Tales (Vera Stanhope, #2) by Ann Cleeves

1. Telling Tales (Vera Stanhope, #2)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

It has been ten years since Jeanie Long was charged with the murder of fifteen-year-old Abigail Man… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder Most Holy (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #3) by Paul  Doherty, Paul  Harding

2. Murder Most Holy (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #3)

By: Paul Doherty , Paul Harding

4.32

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

It is the early summer of 1379 and Sir John Cranston—Coroner of the city of London—has trapped hims… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) by David Weber

3. On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)

By: David Weber

3.41

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Honor Harrington in trouble: Having made him look the fool, she's been exiled to Basilisk Station i… read more

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4. Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1)

By: Laura Joh Rowland

4.09

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

When beautiful, wealthy Yukiko and low-born artist Noriyoshi are found drowned together in a shinju… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction

5. Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1)

By: S.J. Parris

3.55

Format: 288 pages,

Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page… read more

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6. The Bookseller's Tale (Oxford Medieval Mysteries, #1)

By: Ann Swinfen

4.40

Format: 184 pages,

Oxford, Spring 1353. When young bookseller Nicholas Elyot discovers the body of student William Far… read more

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Cover of By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #5) by Paul  Harding

7. By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #5)

By: Paul Harding

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Scandal, murder and treason… Athelstan and Cranston are back with a bang. Winter, 1379. French pri… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Worst Ship in the Fleet (Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, #1) by Skyler Ramirez

8. The Worst Ship in the Fleet (Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, #1)

By: Skyler Ramirez

4.08

Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition

A Military Science Fiction Adventure! Brad Mendoza is an idiot. He knows it, and so does everyon… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of City of Scars (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, #14) by J.D. Kirk

9. City of Scars (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, #14)

By: J.D. Kirk

4.55

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Some scars never truly heal. Life has been slowly improving for DCI Jack Logan lately. Happily s… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) by Anne Hillerman

10. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13) by Mark Greaney

11. The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13)

By: Mark Greaney

4.48

Format: 556 pages, Kindle Edition

Artificial intelligence leads to shockingly real danger for the Gray Man in this latest entry in th… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1) by Irina Shapiro

12. The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.35

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

His heart pounding, the man scribbles the words in his notebook as fast as he can: “Woman dead in H… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder of a Hangman (Redmond and Haze #13) by Irina Shapiro

13. Murder of a Hangman (Redmond and Haze #13)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.55

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

When a severed head is left on the steps of Newgate Prison, Lord Redmond and Inspector Haze are lef… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder on the Sea Witch (Redmond and Haze #7) by Irina Shapiro

14. Murder on the Sea Witch (Redmond and Haze #7)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.46

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

When the body of a renowned British archeologist is found inside a sarcophagus he was bringing back… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Village of Eight Graves (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #3) by Seishi Yokomizo

15. The Village of Eight Graves (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #3)

By: Seishi Yokomizo

3.83

Format: 349 pages, Paperback

The third title in Japan’s most popular murder mystery series — after The Honjin Murders and The In… read more

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  • mystery
"The only person who had not touched the pickles was me! I never did like pickles..."

-Seishi Yokomizo, The Village of Eight Graves (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #3)

Cover of The Admirable Physician (Gareth & Gwen Medieval Mysteries #16) by Sarah Woodbury

16. The Admirable Physician (Gareth & Gwen Medieval Mysteries #16)

By: Sarah Woodbury

4.60

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

Gareth and Gwen investigate murder amongst the Hospitallers in The Admirable Physician, the sixteen… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of A Death of Promise (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery #2) by David   Penny

17. A Death of Promise (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery #2)

By: David Penny

4.52

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Ludlow, England, 1502 When Thomas Berrington finds the bones of a human hand in his room at Ludl… read more

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Cover of The Kindness of Dragons (Sugawara Akitada, #18) by I.J. Parker

18. The Kindness of Dragons (Sugawara Akitada, #18)

By: I.J. Parker

4.49

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

On a visit to a remote mountain region with his children, Akitada hopes to find some peace after th… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Ronin Returns: A Matsuyama Kaze Mystery (Samurai Mysteries) by Dale Furutani

19. The Ronin Returns: A Matsuyama Kaze Mystery (Samurai Mysteries)

By: Dale Furutani

4.24

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

The Ronin Returns picks up the epic story of Matsuyama Kaze in 1603 Japan. This extension of Dale F… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Spring Festival in Akaiwa: An Akitada Novel by I. J. Parker

20. Spring Festival in Akaiwa: An Akitada Novel

By: I. J. Parker

4.30

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

A governor's life is not an easy one. It is spring when everything starts going wrong for Akitada. … read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Rocket Repo (Reassembly, #1) by C.P.  James

21. Rocket Repo (Reassembly, #1)

By: C.P. James

4.23

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Years ago, ace pilot Geddy Starheart inhaled an alien spore named Eli who's been living rent-free i… read more

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Cover of The Last Train (Detective Hiroshi, #1) by Michael Pronko

22. The Last Train (Detective Hiroshi, #1)

By: Michael Pronko

4.05

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

THE LAST TRAIN is the gripping new Tokyo-based mystery by multi-award-winning author Michael Pronko… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Assassination Players (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #2) by David   Field

23. The Assassination Players (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #2)

By: David Field

4.33

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

Nottinghamshire, England, 1591 Two of Queen Elizabeth I’s justices have been murdered within a w… read more

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Cover of Mists of Iga (Sons of Yokai #1) by Kyle Mortensen

24. Mists of Iga (Sons of Yokai #1)

By: Kyle Mortensen

4.30

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

1581, In the midst of Japan’s warring states, a group of four shinobi have just become some of the … read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of de Montfort's Crown (Border Knight Book 14) by Griff Hosker

25. de Montfort's Crown (Border Knight Book 14)

By: Griff Hosker

4.51

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

King Henry is not a good king. His son, The Lord Edward, promises strength but the Earl of Leiceste… read more

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Cover of A Tear for the Dead (Thomas Berrington, #9) by David   Penny

26. A Tear for the Dead (Thomas Berrington, #9)

By: David Penny

4.64

Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition

Poison and betrayal takes many forms when a Queen is meant to die 1491-2: Granada, Andalusia: In… read more

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27. Pride of the Samurai (The Kusunoki Chronicles Book 1)

By: Kenneth Jorgensen

4.23

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

Akashi and Kanto are twin brothers, born to a role as samurai in the proud and ancient Kusunoki fam… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Treachery of the Daimyo (The Kusunoki Chronicles Book 2) by Kenneth Jorgensen

28. Treachery of the Daimyo (The Kusunoki Chronicles Book 2)

By: Kenneth Jorgensen

4.32

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Kanto and Akashi are twin brothers, born into the proud and ancient samurai family, the Kusunoki. T… read more

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Cover of Might of the Barbarians (The Kusunoki Chronicles Book 3) by Kenneth Jorgensen

29. Might of the Barbarians (The Kusunoki Chronicles Book 3)

By: Kenneth Jorgensen

4.43

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

The treachery of the daimyo has left Akashi seemingly dead and Kanto in a nearly suicidal quest for… read more

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Cover of Glory of the Emperor (The Kusunoki Chronicles Book 4) by Kenneth Jorgensen

30. Glory of the Emperor (The Kusunoki Chronicles Book 4)

By: Kenneth Jorgensen

4.48

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

War has come. The Kumashatsu and their allies conquer wherever they fight. The Shogun is dead. The … read more

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Cover of Return To The Dingle (The Chronicles of Brother Hermitage Book 27) by Howard of Warwick

31. Return To The Dingle (The Chronicles of Brother Hermitage Book 27)

By: Howard of Warwick

4.37

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Medieval Crime Comedy is now a thing. With multiple No 1 Best Sellers and nearly a quarter of a mi… read more

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  • mystery

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