19 Best historical books like In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1) by Eleanor Kuhns

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In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

By: Eleanor Kuhns

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In a world of Goddess worship, sacred snakes and sacrifice, human jealousy, resentment and betrayal…

If you liked the historical plot in In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1) by Eleanor Kuhns , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1) by Rory Clements

1. Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1)

By: Rory Clements

4.36

Format: 224 pages,

1587. An assassin stalks the streets of London and tensions in Elizabeth's government are at breaki… read more

Similar categories in Rory Clements's Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime

2. The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer, #1)

By: Candace Robb

3.50

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Once the king's captain of archers, now he must penetrate a poisoner's secrets... Christmastide, 13… read more

Similar categories in Candace Robb's The Apothecary Rose (Owen Archer, #1) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

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

3. 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 Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • 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)

Cover of The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17) by Rhys Bowen

4. The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lady Georgiana Rannoch is looking forward to her first ever turn as hostess for her very own house … read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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5. The Last Hope

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

All will be revealed in the no-holds-barred finale of the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Awar… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Last Hope book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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6. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Word book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2) by Jasper Fforde

7. Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2)

By: Jasper Fforde

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Shades of Grey—in an exclusive edition… read more

Similar categories in Jasper Fforde's Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
"Choice," went the Word of Munsell, "leads only to dithering and unhealthy speculation over alternative outcomes. The choice to have no choice is the best choice of all."

-Jasper Fforde, Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2)

Cover of A Polluted Font (The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #16) by Melvin R. Starr

8. A Polluted Font (The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #16)

By: Melvin R. Starr

4.37

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

When Hugh and Kate's new-born son is taken to the church to be baptized, they are astounded to find… read more

Similar categories in Melvin R. Starr's A Polluted Font (The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #16) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • historical fiction
Cover of Pay Dirt (V.I. Warshawski, #22) by Sara Paretsky

9. Pay Dirt (V.I. Warshawski, #22)

By: Sara Paretsky

4.08

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a mystery with roots dating back to the Civil War in t… read more

Similar categories in Sara Paretsky's Pay Dirt (V.I. Warshawski, #22) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Dark and Stormy Tea (A Teashop Mystery, #24) by Laura Childs

10. A Dark and Stormy Tea (A Teashop Mystery, #24)

By: Laura Childs

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A possible serial killer on the loose sends tea maven Theodosia Browning into a whirlwind of invest… read more

Similar categories in Laura Childs's A Dark and Stormy Tea (A Teashop Mystery, #24) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of What the Devil Knows (Sebastian St. Cyr, #16) by C.S. Harris

11. What the Devil Knows (Sebastian St. Cyr, #16)

By: C.S. Harris

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sebastian St. Cyr thought a notorious serial killer had been brought to justice until a shocking se… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's What the Devil Knows (Sebastian St. Cyr, #16) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood

12. The Shadow of Perseus

By: Claire Heywood

3.65

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

Danae: Banished from her homeland thanks to a prophecy foretelling that her unborn child will one … read more

Similar categories in Claire Heywood's The Shadow of Perseus book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Village Healer’s Book of Cures by Jennifer Sherman Roberts

13. The Village Healer’s Book of Cures

By: Jennifer Sherman Roberts

3.78

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

In seventeenth-century England, a female healer enflames the fury of a witchfinder in this propulsi… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Sherman Roberts's The Village Healer’s Book of Cures book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3) by Katharine Schellman

14. Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to spending the autumn away from the social whirl of Lo… read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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15. A Deadly Endeavor

By: Jenny Adams

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Philadelphia, 1921. When Edie Shippen returns home after spending years in California recovering fr… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Adams's A Deadly Endeavor book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

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

16. 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 Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2) by Colleen Cambridge

17. A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2)

By: Colleen Cambridge

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Postwar Paris is surging back to life, and its citizens are seizing every opportunity to raise a gl… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Cambridge's A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #2) by Kate Khavari

18. A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #2)

By: Kate Khavari

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

1920s London isn’t the ideal place for a brilliant woman with lofty ambitions. But research assista… read more

Similar categories in Kate Khavari's A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #2) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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19. The Darwin Affair

By: Timothy Mason

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Get ready for one of the most inventive and entertaining novels of 2019—an edge-of-your-seat Victor… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Mason's The Darwin Affair book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

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

20. 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 Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murder in Postscript (Lady of Letters #1) by Mary  Winters

21. Murder in Postscript (Lady of Letters #1)

By: Mary Winters

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

When one of her readers asks for advice following a suspected murder, Victorian countess Amelia Ame… read more

Similar categories in Mary Winters's Murder in Postscript (Lady of Letters #1) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Mrs Pargeter's Patio (A Mrs Pargeter Mystery, 9) by Simon Brett

22. Mrs Pargeter's Patio (A Mrs Pargeter Mystery, 9)

By: Simon Brett

3.90

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A bizarre discovery right under Mrs Pargeter's patio turns a quiet and sunny June morning into a th… read more

Similar categories in Simon Brett's Mrs Pargeter's Patio (A Mrs Pargeter Mystery, 9) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Dead Wind (Shana Merchant #3) by Tessa Wegert

23. Dead Wind (Shana Merchant #3)

By: Tessa Wegert

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Senior Investigator Shana Merchant must dredge up dark secrets and old grudges if she's to solve th… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Wegert's Dead Wind (Shana Merchant #3) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Murder in Westminster (Lady Worthing Mysteries #1) by Vanessa Riley

24. Murder in Westminster (Lady Worthing Mysteries #1)

By: Vanessa Riley

3.37

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for readers looking for a darker twist on Bridgerton, this first story in a vibrant, inclus… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Riley's Murder in Westminster (Lady Worthing Mysteries #1) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

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

25. 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 Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

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

26. 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 Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Peg and Rose Play the Ponies (Senior Sleuths Mystery #3) by Laurien Berenson

27. Peg and Rose Play the Ponies (Senior Sleuths Mystery #3)

By: Laurien Berenson

4.07

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, She Wrote meets The Odd Couple in award-winning author Laurien Berenson’s brand-new mystery… read more

Similar categories in Laurien Berenson's Peg and Rose Play the Ponies (Senior Sleuths Mystery #3) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
Cover of In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1) by Eleanor Kuhns

28. In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

By: Eleanor Kuhns

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In a world of Goddess worship, sacred snakes and sacrifice, human jealousy, resentment and betrayal… read more

Similar categories in Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • mythology
  • greece
Cover of Peach Tea Smash (A Tea Shop Mystery, #28) by Laura Childs

29. Peach Tea Smash (A Tea Shop Mystery, #28)

By: Laura Childs

4.05

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder at an Alice in Wonderland–themed event threatens to send Theodosia Browning through the look… read more

Similar categories in Laura Childs's Peach Tea Smash (A Tea Shop Mystery, #28) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Molten Death (An Orchid Isle Mystery Book 1) by Leslie Karst

30. Molten Death (An Orchid Isle Mystery Book 1)

By: Leslie Karst

3.62

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A glimpse of a quickly melting corpse at the foot of a volcano has amateur sleuth and food enthusia… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Karst's Molten Death (An Orchid Isle Mystery Book 1) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Scream of Sins (Simon Westow #6) by Chris Nickson

31. The Scream of Sins (Simon Westow #6)

By: Chris Nickson

4.30

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

Leeds, October 1824. Thief-taker Simon Westow's job seems straightforward. Captain Holcomb's maid, … read more

Similar categories in Chris Nickson's The Scream of Sins (Simon Westow #6) book and Eleanor Kuhns's In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction

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