31 Best historical books like River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7) by Laura Joh Rowland

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River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

By: Laura Joh Rowland

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland is back with the seventh in her critically acclaimed Victori…

If you liked the historical plot in River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7) by Laura Joh Rowland , here is a list of 31 books like this:

Cover of A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) by Deanna Raybourn

1. A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.19

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, i… read more

Similar categories in Deanna Raybourn's A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • historical
  • victorian
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"A man cannot choose to die when he has not yet learnt to live." Stoker"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"If I could have created a perfect woman, I could never have imagined you. But that is my failure. Not yours."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Not everyone shares your tendency to scorn the company of others." "Scorn the company of others! Thanks to you, I speak to entirely too many people, entirely too often."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Do you mean to dissuade me? Point out the flaws in my plan? Express your objections with vehemence and eloquence?" He tipped his head. "Actually, no." "Are you entirely well? Have you a fever? Should…"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

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2. Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.11

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Responding to an urgent plea from a troubled family friend, the Earl of Wrexford journeys to Oxford… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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3. Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14)

By: Will Thomas

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

London, 1893 - deadly doings are afoot in the British Museum and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barke… read more

Similar categories in Will Thomas's Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) by Andrea Penrose

4. Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.13

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight … read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
"Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit."

-Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

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5. Taken to the Grave (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #7)

By: Cara Devlin

4.54

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series comes to a thrilling conclusion in the seventh and final book… read more

Similar categories in Cara Devlin's Taken to the Grave (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #7) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

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

6. 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

Similar categories in Irina Shapiro's The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • historical
  • victorian
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Penance for the Dead (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #4) by Cara Devlin

7. Penance for the Dead (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #4)

By: Cara Devlin

4.54

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Old scandals and destructive truths are exposed when a woman from Hugh Marsden’s past is murdered i… read more

Similar categories in Cara Devlin's Penance for the Dead (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #4) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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8. What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19)

By: C.S. Harris

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder at the Seven Dials (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #1) by Cara Devlin

9. Murder at the Seven Dials (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #1)

By: Cara Devlin

4.35

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A murdered opera singer. A duke drenched in her blood. For Bow Street Officer Hugh Marsden, the bru… read more

Similar categories in Cara Devlin's Murder at the Seven Dials (Bow Street Duchess Mystery #1) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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10. Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.19

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Charlotte, now the Countess of Wrexford, would like nothing more than a summer of peace and quiet w… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) by Anna Lee Huber

11. A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to h… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Treachery on Tenth Street (Gilded Gotham Mystery, #3) by Kate Belli

12. Treachery on Tenth Street (Gilded Gotham Mystery, #3)

By: Kate Belli

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Somebody’s killing the most glamorous models in Gilded-Age New York, but intrepid Genevieve Stewart… read more

Similar categories in Kate Belli's Treachery on Tenth Street (Gilded Gotham Mystery, #3) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Sinister Revenge (Veronica Speedwell, #8) by Deanna Raybourn

13. A Sinister Revenge (Veronica Speedwell, #8)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.20

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Veronica must find and stop a devious killer when a group of old friends is targeted for death in t… read more

Similar categories in Deanna Raybourn's A Sinister Revenge (Veronica Speedwell, #8) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Tempest at Sea (Lady Sherlock #7) by Sherry Thomas

14. A Tempest at Sea (Lady Sherlock #7)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.18

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes’s brilliant mind and deductive skills are pulled into a dangerous investigation at… read more

Similar categories in Sherry Thomas's A Tempest at Sea (Lady Sherlock #7) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secret of the Lost Pearls (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #6) by Darcie Wilde

15. The Secret of the Lost Pearls (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #6)

By: Darcie Wilde

4.17

Format: 396 pages, Hardcover

Beyond the glittering ballrooms and elegant parties of Regency London lurk all manner of unexpected… read more

Similar categories in Darcie Wilde's The Secret of the Lost Pearls (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #6) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Fourth Enemy (Daniel Pitt #6) by Anne Perry

16. The Fourth Enemy (Daniel Pitt #6)

By: Anne Perry

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Daniel Pitt prosecutes a beloved philanthropist whose good deeds may hide dark--and dangerous--secr… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's The Fourth Enemy (Daniel Pitt #6) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18) by C.S. Harris

17. Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18)

By: C.S. Harris

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

June 1815. The people of London wait, breathlessly, for news as Napoleon and the forces united agai… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Intrigue in Istanbul (A Jane Wunderly Mystery #4) by Erica Ruth Neubauer

18. Intrigue in Istanbul (A Jane Wunderly Mystery #4)

By: Erica Ruth Neubauer

3.81

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In Agatha Award-winning author Erica Ruth Neubauer's fourth wanderlust-inspiring historical mystery… read more

Similar categories in Erica Ruth Neubauer's Intrigue in Istanbul (A Jane Wunderly Mystery #4) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Under a Veiled Moon (Inspector Corravan, #2) by Karen Odden

19. Under a Veiled Moon (Inspector Corravan, #2)

By: Karen Odden

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of C. S. Harris and Anne Perry, a fatal disaster on the Thames and a roiling polit… read more

Similar categories in Karen Odden's Under a Veiled Moon (Inspector Corravan, #2) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • historical
  • victorian
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder in Rose Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #27) by Victoria Thompson

20. Murder in Rose Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #27)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private detective husband Frank discover that the cure is worse than t… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Thompson's Murder in Rose Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #27) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Opulence and Ashes (A Gilded Gotham Mystery) by Kate Belli

21. Opulence and Ashes (A Gilded Gotham Mystery)

By: Kate Belli

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The rich are getting richer—and stone-cold dead—in the next installment in Kate Belli’s thrilling G… read more

Similar categories in Kate Belli's Opulence and Ashes (A Gilded Gotham Mystery) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder on Bedford Street (Gaslight Mystery, #26) by Victoria Thompson

22. Murder on Bedford Street (Gaslight Mystery, #26)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private investigator husband, Frank, must stop a killer lurking among … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Thompson's Murder on Bedford Street (Gaslight Mystery, #26) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Masquerade in London (Samantha and Wyatt Mysteries #1) by Emily L. Finch

23. Masquerade in London (Samantha and Wyatt Mysteries #1)

By: Emily L. Finch

4.38

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1861. Samantha Kingston has lived under the control of her overbearing uncle since the deat… read more

Similar categories in Emily L. Finch's Masquerade in London (Samantha and Wyatt Mysteries #1) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1) by Patrice McDonough

24. Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1)

By: Patrice McDonough

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the twilight streets of Victorian London, a gruesome series of murders unfolds, and Dr. Julia Le… read more

Similar categories in Patrice McDonough's Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death at the Falls (Gilded Age Mystery #7) by Rosemary Simpson

25. Death at the Falls (Gilded Age Mystery #7)

By: Rosemary Simpson

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Set amidst the opulent mansions and cobblestone streets of 1800’s New York, this atmospheric new hi… read more

Similar categories in Rosemary Simpson's Death at the Falls (Gilded Age Mystery #7) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Bones of Santorini (Edward Tyrington #1) by Joni Swift

26. The Bones of Santorini (Edward Tyrington #1)

By: Joni Swift

4.07

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Suez Canal Egypt and Santorini Greece, 1863: Edward Tyrington had no intention of meeting the only … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12) by Anna Lee Huber

27. A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.24

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, hope they’ve finally found peace after a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2) by Irina Shapiro

28. Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The chill of winter has descended on London. But for Sebastian Bell and Gemma Tate, there will be l… read more

Similar categories in Irina Shapiro's Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld by Catherine Lloyd

29. Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld

By: Catherine Lloyd

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Set against the timelessly intriguing backdrop of 1830s high-society London, this delightful histor… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Lloyd's Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • historical
  • victorian
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Ruse of Shadows (Lady Sherlock, #8) by Sherry Thomas

30. A Ruse of Shadows (Lady Sherlock, #8)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.19

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes is accustomed to solving crimes, not being accused of them, but she finds herself … read more

Similar categories in Sherry Thomas's A Ruse of Shadows (Lady Sherlock, #8) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7) by Laura Joh Rowland

31. River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

By: Laura Joh Rowland

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland is back with the seventh in her critically acclaimed Victori… read more

Similar categories in Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7) book and Laura Joh Rowland's River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

  • historical
  • victorian
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery

31 Top historical fiction books like River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7) by Laura Joh Rowland

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A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

Deanna Raybourn

4.19

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Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7)

Andrea Penrose

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14)

Will Thomas

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

Andrea Penrose

4.13

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20 Top fiction books like A Ruse of Shadows (Lady Sherlock, #8) by Sherry Thomas

Transform Your Habits

A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

Deanna Raybourn

4.19

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Murder at the Dinner Party (Cleopatra Fox, #8)

C.J. Archer

4.07

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The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

Jacqueline Winspear

4.46

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The Last Hope

Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

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