21 Best historical fiction books like Break from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 11) by Harriet Steel

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Break from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 11)

By: Harriet Steel

4.38

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

It is autumn 1940, and Inspector de Silva and his wife Jane are looking forward to a well-earned ho…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Break from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 11) by Harriet Steel , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of The Singapore School of Villainy (Inspector Singh Investigates #3) by Shamini Flint

1. The Singapore School of Villainy (Inspector Singh Investigates #3)

By: Shamini Flint

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspector Singh is home - and how he wishes he wasn't. His wife nags him at breakfast and his super… read more

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  • mystery
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2. The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star

By: Vaseem Khan

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Mumbai is a city that thrives on extravagant spectacles and larger-than-life characters. But as Cho… read more

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  • mystery

3. The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Crown Colony #1)

By: Ovidia Yu

4.09

Format: 156 pages,

First in a delightfully charming crime series set in 1930s Singapore, introducing amateur sleuth Su… read more

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4. A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul (Inspector Singh Investigates #2)

By: Shamini Flint

3.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

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5. A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Inspector Singh Investigates #1)

By: Shamini Flint

3.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Inspector Singh is in a bad mood. He's been sent from his home in Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to solv… read more

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6. Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.02

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Pe… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
"Just because a cow stands in a field all day doesn’t make it a philosopher"

-Vaseem Khan, Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

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7. Evil in Emerald (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #3)

By: A.M. Stuart

4.27

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Craving a change of pace, Harriet Gordon, joins a local musical theatre production but when a fello… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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8. Terror in Topaz (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #4)

By: A.M. Stuart

4.37

Format: 373 pages, ebook

The next instalment in the riveting HARRIET GORDON MYSTERIES. The chance to pursue a new opportu… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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9. Murder at the Grand Raj Palace (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #4)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.16

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

In the enchanting new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick go under… read more

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  • mystery
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10. Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House, #4)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.25

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

*** SHORTLISTED FOR HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR at the FINGERPRINT AWARDS ***In the fourth rip-roa… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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11. The Lost Man of Bombay (Malabar House #3)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.26

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

THE THRILLING NEW MYSTERY FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSEBombay, 1950Whe… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder at the Olympics (Ginger Gold Mystery #23) by Lee Strauss

12. Murder at the Olympics (Ginger Gold Mystery #23)

By: Lee Strauss

4.57

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Chapters 1 + 2 Excerpt: Chapter 1 Clive Pippins stood at the window of his attic bedroom in … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
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13. Murder Under a Red Moon (Bangalore Detectives Club, #2)

By: Harini Nagendra

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

The latest novel in the acclaimed Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murt… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Mumbai Murder Mystery  (Temple Hill Mystery #1) by Meeti Shroff-Shah

14. A Mumbai Murder Mystery (Temple Hill Mystery #1)

By: Meeti Shroff-Shah

4.06

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Among the rarefied circles of Mumbai’s posh Temple Hill, there is nothing more tragic than the loss… read more

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  • mystery
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15. Death in Soho (Augusta Peel, #1)

By: Emily Organ

4.10

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s the Roaring Twenties. London’s bright young things are partying, Soho’s nightlife is buzzing a… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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16. The Dying Day (Malabar House #2)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.Bombay, 1950For over a century, one o… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
"His hair gushed up in Brylcreemed fountains and an ill-advised pencil moustache lingered in embarrassment above his upper lip."

-Vaseem Khan, The Dying Day (Malabar House #2)

Cover of Murder at the Grand Hotel (Lady Caroline Murder Mysteries, #1) by Isabella Bassett

17. Murder at the Grand Hotel (Lady Caroline Murder Mysteries, #1)

By: Isabella Bassett

3.99

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

The French Riviera, 1925 Disgraced society “it” girl, Lady Caroline, has been shipped off to the… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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18. The Tomb of the Chatelaine (Heathcliff Lennox, #6)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.58

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates. A suspicious accident, a… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Mushroom Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #6) by Ovidia Yu

19. The Mushroom Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #6)

By: Ovidia Yu

4.32

Format: 352 pages, ebook

The Allies have defeated Germany in Europe, but Japan refuses to surrender the East. In Singapor… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Bad Day at the Vulture Club (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #5) by Vaseem Khan

20. Bad Day at the Vulture Club (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #5)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.20

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigat… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Cannonball Tree Mystery  (Crown Colony #5) by Ovidia Yu

21. The Cannonball Tree Mystery (Crown Colony #5)

By: Ovidia Yu

4.21

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

Has Su Lin summoned a tree demon who is now killing on her behalf? The overpoweringly fragrant f… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Yellow Rambutan Tree Mystery (Su Lin #4) by Ovidia Yu

22. The Yellow Rambutan Tree Mystery (Su Lin #4)

By: Ovidia Yu

4.44

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

'One of Singapore's finest living authors' South China Morning Post'Simply glorious. Every nook and… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Betel Nut Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #2) by Ovidia Yu

23. The Betel Nut Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #2)

By: Ovidia Yu

3.95

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

'Great protagonist, great setting - this is a delightful book' Morning Star The second novel in Ovi… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
"Mrs MacPherson looked very proud of her son. It made me think about the different lessons people try to pass on to children about money. And about who controls that money."

-Ovidia Yu, The Betel Nut Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #2)

"One thing about a tiny island like Singapore is that every man, woman, and monkey in it originated from somewhere else. Whether your distant ancestors sailed from China, India, the Malay archipelago …"

-Ovidia Yu, The Betel Nut Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #2)

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24. The Tower Bridge Murder (Augusta Peel, #4)

By: Emily Organ

4.35

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

A baffling murder and a missing detective. When the body of a young woman is found on Tower Brid… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Bloomsbury Murder (Augusta Peel, #3) by Emily Organ

25. The Bloomsbury Murder (Augusta Peel, #3)

By: Emily Organ

4.41

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

A killer is prowling Bloomsbury’s squares. Augusta Peel has just opened a secondhand bookshop and … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder in the Air (Augusta Peel, #2) by Emily Organ

26. Murder in the Air (Augusta Peel, #2)

By: Emily Organ

4.27

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Is airship travel safe? Not if there’s a killer on board. When business magnate Robert Jeffreys … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Wreath of Red Roses (Heathcliff Lennox, #9) by Karen Baugh Menuhin

27. A Wreath of Red Roses (Heathcliff Lennox, #9)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.60

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, Mystery and a dog, and cat, of distinctionBook 9 in the Heathcliff Lennox seriesA mediaeval… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Last Victim of the Monsoon Express (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #4.5) by Vaseem Khan

28. Last Victim of the Monsoon Express (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #4.5)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.13

Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition

A new novella in the charming Baby Ganesh Agency series.In a symbolic journey of reconciliation, th… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of A Matrimonial Murder (Temple Hill Mystery #2) by Meeti Shroff-Shah

29. A Matrimonial Murder (Temple Hill Mystery #2)

By: Meeti Shroff-Shah

4.06

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Some people will kill for the perfect match. Radhi has a new crime to solve. The body of the ass… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Break from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 11) by Harriet Steel

30. Break from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 11)

By: Harriet Steel

4.38

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

It is autumn 1940, and Inspector de Silva and his wife Jane are looking forward to a well-earned ho… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death in the Highlands (A Cressida Fawcett Mystery #3) by Fliss Chester

31. Death in the Highlands (A Cressida Fawcett Mystery #3)

By: Fliss Chester

4.35

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s a dangerous killer lurking by this loch… and only canny Cressida can track them down. Sc… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction

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