6 Best biography books like Empress Alexandra: The Special Relationship Between Russia's Last Tsarina and Queen Victoria by Melanie Clegg

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Empress Alexandra: The Special Relationship Between Russia's Last Tsarina and Queen Victoria

By: Melanie Clegg

4.13

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Melanie Clegg takes a fresh and intimate look at the close relationship that existed between the la…

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1. They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A man is shot at in a juvenile reform home – but someone else dies… Miss Marple senses danger wh… read more

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  • british literature
"His eyes now were bright and beady with pleasurable anticipation."

-Agatha Christie, They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6)

"Into the Gothic gloom of the library, Gina brought an exotic glow."

-Agatha Christie, They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6)

"Her eyes were shining, and her long thin mouth was curved in a triumphant smile."

-Agatha Christie, They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6)

"Toată lumea se așteaptă ca educația să fie un drept fundamental și nu pun mare preț pe ea când o primesc!"

-Agatha Christie, They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6)

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2. Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1)

By: Jodi Taylor

3.88

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

"History is just one damned thing after another." Behind the seemingly innocuous façade of St Ma… read more

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"Your primary survival strategy will always be running away."

-Jodi Taylor, Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1)

"He had fallen for Cal like a sperm-whale failing to clear the Grand Canyon on a bicycle."

-Jodi Taylor, Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1)

"The eyes of the world are fixed on Mars at the moment, sir. Everywhere I look the arts are being shunted aside for technology. It's not necessarily a bad thing but, maybe in some small way, this coul…"

-Jodi Taylor, Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1)

3. Edward VII's Children

By: John van der Kiste

3.48

Format: 241 pages, ebook

Of the six children of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, only the future King George V has ever … read more

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4. Empress

By: Shan Sa

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A ravishing historical novel of one of China's most controversial historical figures: its first and… read more

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5. Malice at the Palace (Her Royal Spyness, #9)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.07

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Lady Georgiana Rannoch won't deny that being thirty-fifth in line for the British throne has its ad… read more

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6. The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)

By: Laurie R. King

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

Long retired, Sherlock Holmes quietly pursues his study of honeybee behavior on the Sussex Downs. H… read more

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7. Margot at War: Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912-1916

By: Anne de Courcy

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Margot Asquith was perhaps the most daring and unconventional Prime Minister's wife in British hist… read more

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8. An Impossible Impostor (Veronica Speedwell, #7)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.09

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

While investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell g… read more

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"Within a month the ring was gone, pawned to pay a debt, and I realized what I had done. I had shackled myself to a man who could not be trusted, upon whom I could never truly depend. Too late, I unde…"

-Deanna Raybourn, An Impossible Impostor (Veronica Speedwell, #7)

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9. The Salt Grows Heavy

By: Cassandra Khaw

3.59

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewi… read more

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"And you shall know her by the trail of dead"

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

"There is nothing wrong with being a monster."

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

"A thousand mythologies contributed to my conception."

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

"The truth liberates; it cannot cripple or maul, cannot injure, not unless one declares themselves its apostate."

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

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10. The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor - the Truth and the Turmoil

By: Tina Brown

4.03

Format: 571 pages, Hardcover

The gripping inside story of the British royal family’s battle to overcome the dramas of the Diana … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • british literature
"What Diana’s younger son was thinking only he can tell us, and doubtless will."

-Tina Brown, The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor - the Truth and the Turmoil

"Dacre's staff referred to his morning editorial meetings as the “Vagina Monologues,"

-Tina Brown, The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor - the Truth and the Turmoil

"Until he lost his hair, Prince William was probably the biggest heartthrob to be heir to the throne since the pre-obese Henry VIII."

-Tina Brown, The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor - the Truth and the Turmoil

"Philip had to apologize in 1999 after a walkabout at an Edinburgh electronics factory when he commented that a fuse box bursting with wires looked “as if it was put in by an Indian."

-Tina Brown, The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor - the Truth and the Turmoil

Cover of The Bangalore Detectives Club (Bangalore Detectives Club, #1) by Harini Nagendra

11. The Bangalore Detectives Club (Bangalore Detectives Club, #1)

By: Harini Nagendra

3.62

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in a charming, joyful cozy crime series set in 1920s Bangalore, featuring sari-wearing de… read more

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12. Love in the Big City

By: Sang Young Park

3.65

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Love in the Big City is the English-language debut of Sang Young Park, one of Korea’s most exciting… read more

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"I like the universe that is you"

-Sang Young Park, Love in the Big City

"Let's be hamburguer patties together forever,"

-Sang Young Park, Love in the Big City

"Sometimes his very existence to me is the existence of love itself"

-Sang Young Park, Love in the Big City

"Jaehee, who had taught me that every season is its own beautiful moment -- that Jaehee didn't live here anymore."

-Sang Young Park, Love in the Big City

Cover of The Last Mrs. Summers (Her Royal Spyness, #14) by Rhys Bowen

13. The Last Mrs. Summers (Her Royal Spyness, #14)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.16

Format: 300 pages, ebook

Lady Georgiana Rannoch is just back from her honeymoon with dashing Darcy O’Mara when a friend in n… read more

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Cover of A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury

14. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

By: Neil Bradbury

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant blend of science and crime, 'A TASTE FOR POISON' reveals how eleven notorious poisons a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Sometimes what makes things toxic is exactly what allows them to be used for good."

-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

"Rather than throw the white arsenic away, it was realised that money could be made by selling the substance as a poison to get rid of all kinds of vermin, including cockroaches, rats, stray animals -…"

-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

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15. The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World

By: Shelley Puhak

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded i… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Sinister Revenge (Veronica Speedwell, #8) by Deanna Raybourn

16. 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

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17. The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1)

By: Alison Weir

4.09

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir explores the life of Henry VIII's mother, Elizabeth, … read more

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  • british literature
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18. Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

By: Melanie Dickerson

3.70

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Where there is wealth and power, there's always someone willing to do anything to take it. Engla… read more

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"Could her heart be any fuller?"

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

"Joy no longer seemed as fragile as it once had."

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

"The only thing that stops us from being joyful is ourselves."

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

"How had she ever thought him handsome? He was hideous, his eyes as colorless as his skin."

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

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19. Remember Me (Ravenswood, #2)

By: Mary Balogh

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Can Lady Philippa Ware forgive the man who once shattered all her youthful dreams? Discover the pas… read more

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20. The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I

By: Alison Weir

4.02

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poig… read more

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Cover of The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict

21. 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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Cover of An Indiscreet Princess by Georgie Blalock

22. An Indiscreet Princess

By: Georgie Blalock

3.67

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Other Windsor Girl and The Last Debutantes comes a brilliant novel… read more

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  • 19th century
  • british literature
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23. Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History

By: Tracy Borman

4.26

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

Anne Boleyn is a subject of enduring fascination. By far the most famous of Henry VIII's six wives,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • british literature
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24. The Real Queen Charlotte

By: Catherine Curzon

3.76

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Known to millions as the imperious matriarch of Bridgerton’s court, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Streli… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • british literature
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25. Clytemnestra

By: Costanza Casati

4.25

Format: 435 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious vi… read more

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"She will bow to no one. Her destiny will be what she wants it to be."

-Costanza Casati, Clytemnestra

"It is unwise to let a man who isn't king sit on a throne for too long."

-Costanza Casati, Clytemnestra

"As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her better. Let her be hated forever."

-Costanza Casati, Clytemnestra

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26. The American Adventuress

By: C.W. Gortner

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A big, juicy biopic novel by the author of Mademoiselle Chanel about the scandalous life of Jennie … read more

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  • 19th century
  • british literature
Cover of George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy by Sally Bedell Smith

27. George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy

By: Sally Bedell Smith

4.28

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

A revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage saved the monarchy… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • british literature
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28. Someone Perfect (Westcott, #9)

By: Mary Balogh

4.15

Format: 429 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes, just one person can pull a whole family apart. And sometimes, it just takes one person t… read more

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"You do not like children?" she asked him. "Doris's two are of that alarming breed of youngster that awakes at the crack of dawn every day, bursting with energy and demanding to be entertained," he sa…"

-Mary Balogh, Someone Perfect (Westcott, #9)

"We have company", Estelle said. The twin, Justin saw when he looked over his shoulder. Standing at the end of the bridge, looking steadily at them. "Tell me," Watley said. "Is this a very late-night …"

-Mary Balogh, Someone Perfect (Westcott, #9)

"How did you bring yourself to forgive?" he asked her. ..."My father?, she said. It was not terribly difficult, you know. We always longed to do so. At any point in our childhood we would have forgive…"

-Mary Balogh, Someone Perfect (Westcott, #9)

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29. Queen Victoria’s Daughters-in-Law

By: John van der Kiste

3.95

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Of Queen Victoria’s four sons, the eldest married a Danish princess, one a Russian Grand Duchess, a… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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30. The Other Princess

By: Denny S. Bryce

3.99

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

A stunning portrait of an African princess raised in Queen Victoria’s court and adapting to life in… read more

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31. Empress Alexandra: The Special Relationship Between Russia's Last Tsarina and Queen Victoria

By: Melanie Clegg

4.13

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Melanie Clegg takes a fresh and intimate look at the close relationship that existed between the la… read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • romanovs
  • nonfiction

8 Best history books like Empress Alexandra: The Special Relationship Between Russia's Last Tsarina and Queen Victoria by Melanie Clegg

Transform Your Habits

The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor - the Truth and the Turmoil

Tina Brown

4.03

Transform Your Habits

A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

Neil Bradbury

4.12

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The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World

Shelley Puhak

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History

Tracy Borman

4.26

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The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

Vaseem Khan

4.05

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The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

Vaseem Khan

3.70

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The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star

Vaseem Khan

4.08

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Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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