20 must-read fiction books like Shanghai (China Coast Trilogy #1) by Christopher New

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Shanghai (China Coast Trilogy #1)

By: Christopher New

4.14

Format: 768 pages, Kindle Edition

Almost the first thing callow young Englishman John Denton sees when he steps ashore in Shanghai in…

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1. Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)

By: Lee Child

4.22

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night… read more

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  • fiction
"Now they broke my toothbrush, I don't own anything."

-Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)

"Slippery slope. I carry a spare shirt, pretty soon I'm carrying spare pants. Then I'd need a suitcase. Next thing I know, I've got a house and a car and a savings plan and I'm filling out all kinds o…"

-Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)

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2. First Family (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #4)

By: David Baldacci

4.10

Format: 449 pages, Hardcover

A daring kidnapping turns a children's birthday party at Camp David, the presidential retreat, into… read more

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  • fiction
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3. The Three Musketeers

By: Alexandre Dumas , Richard Pevear , John Lee

4.09

Format: 625 pages, Paperback

First published in 1844, The Three Musketeers is the most famous of Alexandre Dumas' historical nov… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"All for one and one for all."

-Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

"Love is the most selfish of all the passions."

-Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

"The merit of all things lies in their difficulty."

-Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

"I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death."

-Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

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4. The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1)

By: Edward Rutherfurd

3.73

Format: None pages,

Brilliantly weaving impeccable historical research with stirring storytelling, Edward Rutherfurd ex… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Promised to the Crown

By: Aimie K. Runyan

4.09

Format: 148 pages,

In her illuminating debut novel, Aimie K. Runyan masterfully blends fact and fiction to explore the… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Dear Miss Sweetie

By: Stacey Lee

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Putnam has bought a YA historical novel from Stacey Lee. Dear Miss Sweetie focuses on a Chinese tee… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction

7. In a Sunburned Country

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE SUMMER Every time Bill Bryson walks out… read more

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8. Paris

By: Edward Rutherfurd

3.63

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

From the grand master of the historical novel comes a dazzling epic portrait of Paris that leaps th… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Zero Day (John Puller, #1)

By: David Baldacci

4.30

Format: None pages, Hardcover

War hero John Puller is known to be the top investigator in the US Army's CID. So when a family wit… read more

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  • fiction

10. Hiroshima

By: John Hersey

3.50

Format: 36 pages,

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book… read more

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11. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

By: Christopher Moore

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Paperback

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacri… read more

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12. Noble House (Asian Saga, #5)

By: James Clavell

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Librarian's Note: An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found  The tai-pan, Ian Dunross, struggl… read more

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13. The Key to Rebecca

By: Ken Follett

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Ken Follett's The Key to Rebeccatook readers and critics by storm when first published more than fi… read more

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14. King and Maxwell (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #6)

By: David Baldacci

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

David Baldacci brings back Sean King and Michelle Maxwell-former Secret Service agents turned priva… read more

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15. The Sixth Man (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #5)

By: David Baldacci

3.93

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Watch King & Maxwell, TNT's new series based on David Baldacci's blockbuster novels, on Mondays at … read more

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16. Only the Beautiful

By: Susan Meissner

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune th… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more

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18. Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning

By: Liz Cheney

4.60

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers be… read more

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19. The Lost Summers of Newport

By: Beatriz Williams

3.71

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling team of Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White--a nov… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. Rising Tiger (Scot Harvath #21)

By: Brad Thor

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Deadly operative Scot Harvath faces down the country’s most powerful enemy in #1 New York Times and… read more

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  • fiction
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21. Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

By: Adam Higginbotham

4.37

Format: 538 pages, Hardcover

The story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam … read more

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22. The Last Rose of Shanghai

By: Weina Dai Randel

4.12

Format: 429 pages, Kindle Edition

In Japanese-occupied Shanghai, two people from different cultures are drawn together by fate and th… read more

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  • china
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. The Oysterville Sewing Circle

By: Susan Wiggs

3.95

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

“Stitched together with love, this is a story just waiting for your favorite reading chair. With he… read more

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  • fiction
"Can I carry Something? Caroline offered. Just your emotional baggage, Virginia said, picking up an appetizer tray."

-Susan Wiggs, The Oysterville Sewing Circle

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24. The Mitford Affair

By: Marie Benedict

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict—she'll have to choose: her country or her sis… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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26. The Good Left Undone

By: Adriana Trigiani

3.98

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

From Adriana Trigiani, "a master of visual and palpable detail" (The Washington Post), comes a lush… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. California Golden

By: Melanie Benjamin

3.57

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters navigate the turbulent, euphoric early days of California surf culture in this dazzling… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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28. Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir

By: Marie Yovanovitch

4.50

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT  NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER | An inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S. ambassador … read more

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"Just as in the Trump-Giuliani Ukraine conspiracy, we saw a ruthless, single-minded obsession with staying in power; a manifest lack of moral values, shame, and civility; and a stunning disregard of a…"

-Marie Yovanovitch, Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir

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29. Jackie

By: Dawn Tripp

4.34

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In this mesmerizing novel about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, acclaimed author Dawn Tripp has crafted… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"not only because of the pleasure it will bring, but because the power of ideas, and the ability to express them, is the greatest power we have."

-Dawn Tripp, Jackie

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30. Shanghai (China Coast Trilogy #1)

By: Christopher New

4.14

Format: 768 pages, Kindle Edition

Almost the first thing callow young Englishman John Denton sees when he steps ashore in Shanghai in… read more

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  • china
  • collections
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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31. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

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4.40

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