17 Top historical fiction books like The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1) by Melodie Campbell

Cover of The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1) by Melodie Campbell

The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1)

By: Melodie Campbell

3.91

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

It’s the latter half of the Roaring Twenties and Lady Lucy Revelstoke, the unconventional widow of …

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1. The Golden Gate

By: Amy Chua

3.88

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2) by Robert Thorogood

2. Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

By: Robert Thorogood

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Clu… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"... Feynman's technique was simple. And he claimed that it was always successful. But it' not currently working for me. Not yet. What was it? Well, when he was building the first atomic bomb, he obse…"

-Robert Thorogood, Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

Cover of The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1) by Alison Goodman

3. The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

By: Alison Goodman

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as a… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What makes you think he is trustworthy?’ ‘ He has a sense of humor,’ I said, and then added the final proof. ‘And he found my observations funny too."

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"If you need me, just yell,' he said. 'Ladies do not yell,' I replied over my shoulder. 'But renegades do.' I caught a glimpse of myself in one of the mirrors as I passed; my color was high and I had …"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"My brother pursed his lips. 'Love? Really, Augusta, this is an important decision. If you think love is essential to a good match it is no wonder you are still unmarried.' 'Duffy, that is unkind,' Ju…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"He took the offering and positioned it behind his head with a baleful look. 'If I recall, it is your fault I have lost a great deal of blood,' Undeniable, but then again, I had not started the encoun…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

Cover of The Adversary by Michael Crummey

4. The Adversary

By: Michael Crummey

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of The Innocents (“Extraordinary”— Wall Street … read more

Similar categories in Michael Crummey's The Adversary book and Melodie Campbell's The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2) by Waubgeshig Rice

5. Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

By: Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping sequel to the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow , a br… read more

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  • fiction
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6. The Manor House

By: Gilly Macmillan

3.71

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

The terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true Be careful what you wish… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

7. The Last Murder at the End of the World

By: Stuart Turton

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Wat… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C.L.   Miller

8. The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder

By: C.L. Miller

3.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this irresistible and thrilling debut novel, a former antique hunter investigates a suspicious d… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2) by Claudia Gray

9. The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2)

By: Claudia Gray

3.91

Format: 385 pages, Paperback

The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney re… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"...she said to Brandon, "If I am found out in Scotland - or if George and I decide Edinburgh is not to our taste - we might always set out for the United States of America." "You need not stoop to ba…"

-Claudia Gray, The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2)

"...Willoughby had sequestered himself in his room. Jonathan half wondered if he had pushed heavy furniture against the door to keep himself safe, then realized this could not be so. That would keep o…"

-Claudia Gray, The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2)

Cover of The Defector (Apollo Murders, #2) by Chris Hadfield

10. The Defector (Apollo Murders, #2)

By: Chris Hadfield

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author, astronaut, and fighter pilot Chris Hadfield comes a rivetin… read more

Similar categories in Chris Hadfield's The Defector (Apollo Murders, #2) book and Melodie Campbell's The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder at the Elms (Gilded Newport Mysteries #11) by Alyssa Maxwell

11. Murder at the Elms (Gilded Newport Mysteries #11)

By: Alyssa Maxwell

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

As the nineteenth century comes to a close, the illustrious Vanderbilt family dominates Newport, Rh… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

By: Rick Mercer

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Rick Mercer is back—again!—with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoir At the end … read more

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13. The Air Raid Book Club

By: Annie Lyons

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

London, 1938: The bookstore just doesn’t feel the same to Gertie Bingham ever since the death of he… read more

Similar categories in Annie Lyons's The Air Raid Book Club book and Melodie Campbell's The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Quite. But Hedy has inherited her mother's skills as a seamstress. Very good. Tell her to come and see me. If you can't sew, can you knit? A little. Although I made my father a pair of socks once and…"

-Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

Cover of Closer by Sea by Perry Chafe

14. Closer by Sea

By: Perry Chafe

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER CBC Books “86 Works of Canadian Fiction to Read in the First Half of 20… read more

Similar categories in Perry Chafe's Closer by Sea book and Melodie Campbell's The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Housekeepers by Alex   Hay

15. The Housekeepers

By: Alex Hay

3.34

Format: 365 pages, Hardcover

On the night of London's grandest ball, a bold group of women launches a daring revenge heist again… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley  Tate

16. Twenty-Seven Minutes

By: Ashley Tate

3.22

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

"The rare gift that delivers it all: elevated prose, characters with depth, unpredictable twists, a… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn by Santa Montefiore

17. An Italian Girl in Brooklyn

By: Santa Montefiore

4.21

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Dark secrets and hidden sorrows abound in Santa Montefiore’s spellbinding new novel set in war-torn… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Secrets of a Scottish Isle (Jane Wunderly, #5) by Erica Ruth Neubauer

18. Secrets of a Scottish Isle (Jane Wunderly, #5)

By: Erica Ruth Neubauer

3.65

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

On an isolated isle off the western coast of Scotland, spirited American Jane Wunderly must investi… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) by Jess Armstrong

19. The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

By: Jess Armstrong

3.56

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Arms… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The only creatures in my whole dismal life who never once failed me were an overly fluffy black house cat and an eccentric Scottish bookseller."

-Jess Armstrong, The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

Cover of Murder Most Royal (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #3) by S.J.  Bennett

20. Murder Most Royal (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #3)

By: S.J. Bennett

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Christmas at Sandringham is going to be murder . . . December 2016 - A severed hand is found was… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Winter Guest by W.C. Ryan

21. The Winter Guest

By: W.C. Ryan

3.79

Format: 326 pages, ebook

January 1921. Though the Great War is over, in Ireland a new, civil war is raging. The once-grand K… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1) by Kate   Hilton

22. Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1)

By: Kate Hilton

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A big-city journalist joins the staff of a small-town paper in cottage country and finds a communit… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hilton's Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1) book and Melodie Campbell's The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Grave Expectations (Grave Expectations, #1) by Alice   Bell

23. Grave Expectations (Grave Expectations, #1)

By: Alice Bell

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A fast-paced and hilarious debut crime novel, in which a burnt-out Millennial medium must utilize h… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"Figgy Wellington-Forge opened the driver’s door and unfolded from the car like a sexy deck chair."

-Alice Bell, Grave Expectations (Grave Expectations, #1)

Cover of Murder in an Irish Cottage (Irish Village Mystery, #5) by Carlene O'Connor

24. Murder in an Irish Cottage (Irish Village Mystery, #5)

By: Carlene O'Connor

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In a remote—and superstitious—village in County Cork, Ireland, Garda Siobhán O'Sullivan must solve … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (Unnatural Magic, #2) by C.M. Waggoner

25. The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (Unnatural Magic, #2)

By: C.M. Waggoner

3.75

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

A charming historical fantasy with a tender love story at its core, from the author of Unnatural Ma… read more

Similar categories in C.M. Waggoner's The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (Unnatural Magic, #2) book and Melodie Campbell's The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti

26. Ne'er Duke Well

By: Alexandra Vasti

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this steamy Regency romp, Lady Selina is determined to find the Duke of Stanhope the perfect wif… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Vasti's Ne'er Duke Well book and Melodie Campbell's The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Deadly Walk in Devon (A Walk Through England Mystery, #1) by Nicholas  George

27. A Deadly Walk in Devon (A Walk Through England Mystery, #1)

By: Nicholas George

3.50

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of M.C. Beaton, Martha Grimes, and Alexander McCall Smith, the first in a charming new mys… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Mystery in the Title (Miranda Abbott Mystery, #2) by Ian Ferguson

28. Mystery in the Title (Miranda Abbott Mystery, #2)

By: Ian Ferguson

3.39

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling authors of I Only Read Murder comes a sidesplitting mystery of epic movie-of-t… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Cold Snap (Paradise Café, #3) by Maureen Jennings

29. Cold Snap (Paradise Café, #3)

By: Maureen Jennings

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

December 1936. Charlotte Frayne, Private Investigator, is pulled into a dangerous international plo… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1) by Melodie Campbell

30. The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1)

By: Melodie Campbell

3.91

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

It’s the latter half of the Roaring Twenties and Lady Lucy Revelstoke, the unconventional widow of … read more

Similar categories in Melodie Campbell's The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1) book and Melodie Campbell's The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secret Life of the Savoy: and the D'Oyly Carte family by Olivia Williams

31. The Secret Life of the Savoy: and the D'Oyly Carte family

By: Olivia Williams

3.61

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

THE STORY OF THE SAVOY HOTEL'S FOUNDERS, THROUGH A CENTURY OF LUXURY."For The Gondoliers-themed bir… read more

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28 must-read fiction books like The Merry Widow Murders (The Merry Widow Murders, 1) by Melodie Campbell

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The Golden Gate

Amy Chua

3.88

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Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

Robert Thorogood

3.92

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The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

Alison Goodman

4.18

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The Adversary

Michael Crummey

3.85

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She's Not Sorry

Mary Kubica

3.81

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Only If You're Lucky

Stacy Willingham

3.56

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No One Can Know

Kate Alice Marshall

3.68

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The Engagement Party

Darby Kane

3.29

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