19 best-selling gothic books like The Company by J.M. Varese

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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…

If you liked the gothic plot in The Company by J.M. Varese , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of The Black Feathers by Rebecca Netley

1. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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2. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
"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

Cover of The Household by Stacey Halls

3. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
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4. Palace of Shadows

By: Ray Celestin

3.67

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

'Chillingly gothic' — The Guardian, Best Crime and Thrillers of the YearInspired by the haunting tr… read more

Similar categories in Ray Celestin's Palace of Shadows book and J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Maiden by Kate   Foster

5. The Maiden

By: Kate Foster

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster's T… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The Maiden book and J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
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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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • 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. The Square of Sevens

By: Laura Shepherd-Robinson

4.14

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

An orphaned fortune teller in 18th-century England searches for answers about her long-dead mother … read more

Similar categories in Laura Shepherd-Robinson's The Square of Sevens book and J.M. Varese's The Company

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
"If time with those we love is measured by the hourglass, then God’s greatest cruelty is not to let us see the size of that vessel."

-Laura Shepherd-Robinson, The Square of Sevens

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8. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
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9. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
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10. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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11. The Burnings

By: Naomi Kelsey

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Nothing scares men like witchcraft . . . 1589. Scottish housemaid Geillis and Danish courtier Ma… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Kelsey's The Burnings book and J.M. Varese's The Company

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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12. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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13. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
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14. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

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

15. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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16. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman

17. The Shadow Key

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or… read more

Similar categories in Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key book and J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
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18. The Book of Eve

By: Meg Clothier

3.27

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

A book whispers. A woman hears its power. A man will stop at nothing to silence them both. 'It … read more

Similar categories in Meg Clothier's The Book of Eve book and J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of The Company by J.M. Varese

19. 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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • literary fiction
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
Cover of The Good Liars by Anita Frank

20. The Good Liars

By: Anita Frank

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Six years ago, at the very start of World War One, a local boy went missing and was never found. So… read more

Similar categories in Anita Frank's The Good Liars book and J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The House of Whispers by Anna Mazzola

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 J.M. Varese's The Company

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery

21 must-read fiction books like The Company by J.M. Varese

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The Black Feathers

Rebecca Netley

4.00

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Katie Lumsden

3.67

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The Household

Stacey Halls

3.94

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Palace of Shadows

Ray Celestin

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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