28 Top historical books like The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5) by Susanna Calkins

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The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

By: Susanna Calkins

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A dead man at a crossroads. A secret message. A ring with a warning about death . . . Printer's app…

If you liked the historical plot in The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5) by Susanna Calkins , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of The Night She Died (Inspector Thanet #1) by Dorothy Simpson

1. The Night She Died (Inspector Thanet #1)

By: Dorothy Simpson

3.75

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

British police detective Luke Thanet tracks a housewife’s killer in the debut novel of an award-win… read more

Similar categories in Dorothy Simpson's The Night She Died (Inspector Thanet #1) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) by Laurie R. King

2. The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)

By: Laurie R. King

4.41

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caugh… read more

Similar categories in Laurie R. King's The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3) by Ashley Weaver

3. Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

As the Blitz continues to ravage London, Ellie McDonnell—formerly a safecracking thief, but current… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Weaver's Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Of Manners and Murder (Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, #1) by Anastasia Hastings

4. Of Manners and Murder (Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, #1)

By: Anastasia Hastings

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

1885: London, England. When Violet's Aunt Adelia decides to abscond with her newest paramour, she l… read more

Similar categories in Anastasia Hastings's Of Manners and Murder (Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, #1) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) by Deanna Raybourn

5. 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 Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
"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 Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) by Andrea Penrose

6. 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 Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

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

7. 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 Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"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)

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

8. 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

Similar categories in Alison Goodman's The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • 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 Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America by James L. Swanson

9. The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

By: James L. Swanson

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a spellbinding ac… read more

Similar categories in James L. Swanson's The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • historical
Cover of The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden

10. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

By: Katie Lumsden

3.67

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Vic… read more

Similar categories in Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
"But I did not want the future he had planned for me. I did not want a future chosen by anyone but myself."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

"I said nothing. Too many reasons, too many sins. But he was right. It did not feel wrong. It felt less wrong than anything had in a long time."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

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

11. 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 Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Cold Highland Wind (Lady Emily, #17) by Tasha Alexander

12. A Cold Highland Wind (Lady Emily, #17)

By: Tasha Alexander

3.81

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this new installment of Tasha Alexander’s acclaimed Lady Emily series set in the wild Scottish h… read more

Similar categories in Tasha Alexander's A Cold Highland Wind (Lady Emily, #17) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) by C.S. Harris

13. 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 Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

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

14. 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 Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder by Degrees by Ritu Mukerji

15. Murder by Degrees

By: Ritu Mukerji

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th century Philadelphia, following a pioneering… read more

Similar categories in Ritu Mukerji's Murder by Degrees book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Perilous Perspective (Lady Darby Mystery, #10) by Anna Lee Huber

16. A Perilous Perspective (Lady Darby Mystery, #10)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.24

Format: 387 pages, Paperback

An all-new historical mystery in this USA Today bestselling series featuring beloved inquiry agents… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Perilous Perspective (Lady Darby Mystery, #10) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3) by Colleen Cambridge

17. Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3)

By: Colleen Cambridge

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging historical mystery, Agatha Christie’s ever-capable housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, n… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Cambridge's Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

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

18. 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 Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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

Similar categories in Jess Armstrong's The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • 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 The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4) by Sujata Massey

20. The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4)

By: Sujata Massey

4.02

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Bombay’s only female solicitor, Perveen Mistry, grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex … read more

Similar categories in Sujata Massey's The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin, #1) by Mariely Lares

21. Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin, #1)

By: Mariely Lares

3.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Rumor has it on the streets of sixteenth-century New Spain, there's a new vigilante in town serving… read more

Similar categories in Mariely Lares's Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin, #1) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
"When no one is around to talk in your ear, then you can hear the only voice that really matters. Your own."

-Mariely Lares, Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin, #1)

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

22. 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

Similar categories in S.J. Bennett's Murder Most Royal (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #3) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of A Trace of Poison (Phyllida Bright Mystery, #2) by Colleen Cambridge

23. A Trace of Poison (Phyllida Bright Mystery, #2)

By: Colleen Cambridge

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Phyllida Bright, housekeeper for Agatha Christie, must uncover a killer among a throng of crime wri… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Cambridge's A Trace of Poison (Phyllida Bright Mystery, #2) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge (Rachel Savernake #3) by Martin Edwards

24. The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge (Rachel Savernake #3)

By: Martin Edwards

3.64

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge is a complexly layered mystery perfect for fans of impossible myster… read more

Similar categories in Martin Edwards's The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge (Rachel Savernake #3) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16) by Linda  Castillo

25. The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16)

By: Linda Castillo

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter … read more

Similar categories in Linda Castillo's The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
Cover of The Dance of the Serpents (Frey & McGray, #6) by Óscar de Muriel

26. The Dance of the Serpents (Frey & McGray, #6)

By: Óscar de Muriel

4.11

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Properly creepy and Gothic' IAN RANKIN on the Frey & McGray mysteries... December, 1889. Ther… read more

Similar categories in Óscar de Muriel's The Dance of the Serpents (Frey & McGray, #6) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death in Kew Gardens (A Below Stairs Mystery, #3) by Jennifer Ashley

27. Death in Kew Gardens (A Below Stairs Mystery, #3)

By: Jennifer Ashley

4.11

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Scandal Above Stairs Kat Holloway steps out from … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ashley's Death in Kew Gardens (A Below Stairs Mystery, #3) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

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

28. 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 Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5) by Susanna Calkins

29. The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

By: Susanna Calkins

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A dead man at a crossroads. A secret message. A ring with a warning about death . . . Printer's app… read more

Similar categories in Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor

30. Agony Hill

By: Sarah Stewart Taylor

3.94

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

Set in rural Vermont in the volatile 1960s, Agony Hill is the first novel in a new historical serie… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Stewart Taylor's Agony Hill book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Cold Light of Day (Verity Kent, #7) by Anna Lee Huber

31. The Cold Light of Day (Verity Kent, #7)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The latest novel in the action-packed historical mystery series featuring Verity Kent, fashionable … read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's The Cold Light of Day (Verity Kent, #7) book and Susanna Calkins's The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction

27 must-read historical fiction books like The Sign of the Gallows (A Lucy Campion Mysteries, #5) by Susanna Calkins

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The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)

Laurie R. King

4.41

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Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3)

Ashley Weaver

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Of Manners and Murder (Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, #1)

Anastasia Hastings

3.66

Transform Your Habits

A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

Deanna Raybourn

4.19

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

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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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