12 Best historical fiction books like The Bowery Slugger (Alex Cohen, #1) by Leopold Borstinski

Cover of The Bowery Slugger (Alex Cohen, #1) by Leopold Borstinski

The Bowery Slugger (Alex Cohen, #1)

By: Leopold Borstinski

3.97

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

A turn-of-the-century Jewish boy punches his way into the gangs of New York. When Alex Cohen arr…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Bowery Slugger (Alex Cohen, #1) by Leopold Borstinski , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

By: John Grisham

3.86

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

John Grisham's first work of non-fiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, … read more

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"No star fades faster than that of a high school athlete."

-John Grisham, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

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2. Potsdam Station (John Russell, #4)

By: David Downing

4.13

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

In April 1945, Hitler’s Reich is on the verge of extinction. Assaulted by Allied bombs and Soviet s… read more

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  • historical fiction
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3. The Last Don

By: Mario Puzo

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The last don is Domenico Clericuzio, a wise and ruthless man who is determined to see his heirs est… read more

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  • historical fiction

4. The Twelfth Department (Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, #3)

By: William Ryan

3.51

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Captain Alexei Korolev has nothing to complain about. He has his own room in an apartment, a job in… read more

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  • historical fiction

5. Silesian Station (John Russell, #2)

By: David Downing

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Praise for David Downing: "[Downing]'s excellent at building suspense . . . and shows a keen eye fo… read more

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6. Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

By: J.A. Konrath

2.92

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Lieutenant Jacqueline 'Jack' Daniels is having a bad week. Her live-in boyfriend has left her for h… read more

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7. Then We Take Berlin (Joe Wilderness, #1)

By: John Lawton

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Joe Wilderness is a World War II orphan, a condition that he thinks excuses him from common moralit… read more

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  • historical fiction

8. The Forgotten (John Puller, #2)

By: David Baldacci

4.21

Format: 391 pages, Hardcover

In Paradise, nothing is what it seems...Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A comb… read more

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9. Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

By: David Downing

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent fifteen years in Berlin, where his German… read more

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  • historical fiction

10. The Righteous and the Wicked

By: Derik Cavignano

3.37

Format: None pages,

When Jacob Hanley discovers that the withered old man who died in his arms is really only thirty ye… read more

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11. Permed to Death (Bad Hair Day Mystery, #1)

By: Nancy J. Cohen

3.71

Format: 208 pages,

Sassy salon owner Marla Shore is giving grumpy Mrs. Kravitz a perm when the old lady croaks in the … read more

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12. The Sicilian

By: Mario Puzo

4.29

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

After Mario Puzo wrote his internationally acclaimed The Godfather, he has often been imitated but … read more

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13. Moscow Exile (Joe Wilderness #4)

By: John Lawton

4.07

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Moscow Blues begins in Washington, D.C., in the fragile postwar period where the Red Scare is growi… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) by Don Winslow

14. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

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15. The Omega Factor

By: Steve Berry

3.93

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world.  Thirteen times it has been van… read more

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  • historical fiction
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16. The Scarlet Papers

By: Matthew Richardson

4.33

Format: 567 pages, Kindle Edition

VIENNA, 1946: A brilliant German scientist snatched from the ruins of Nazi Europe. MOSCOW, 1964:… read more

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  • historical fiction
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17. Union Station

By: David Downing

3.82

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In this fascinating historical thriller, a British journalist (and former spy) is adrift in McCarth… read more

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  • historical fiction
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18. City on Fire (Danny Ryan, #1)

By: Don Winslow

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller! From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy … read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett… read more

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  • historical fiction
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20. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather

By: Mark Seal

4.36

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This “wickedly pacey page-turner” (Total Film) unfurls the behind-the-scenes story of the making of… read more

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21. Nearly Mine (Grace Ford, #1)

By: Molly Black

4.04

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

With a string of unsolved murders up and down the Mississippi River, the FBI assembles a task force… read more

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22. The Long Knives

By: Irvine Welsh

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Justice can be a blunt instrument "Men like him usually tell the story. In business. Politics. Medi… read more

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"We're all confused youths, pal. We just get better at covering it up."

-Irvine Welsh, The Long Knives

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23. The Oldest Starfighter: A Military Sci-Fi Series

By: Jamie McFarlane

4.55

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

The fate of the free universe comes to rest in the hands of the Oldest Starfighter, when grizzled v… read more

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24. The Posh Prepper (The Posh Prepper Trilogy, Book 1)

By: Todd Knight

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

An apocalyptic virus. A crisis consultant. A 24-hour head start. In 2035, in a hopelessly broken… read more

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25. Straight Shot (Tom Keeler #1)

By: Jack Lively

4.18

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

The astonishing debut thriller in the Tom Keeler series, a story that will nail you to the chair an… read more

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26. Dead Man’s Grave (DS Max Craigie, #1)

By: Neil Lancaster

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

This grave can never be opened. The head of Scotland’s most powerful crime family is brutally murd… read more

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Cover of Retributive Justice (A Marc Kadella Legal Mystery Book 15) by Dennis Carstens

27. Retributive Justice (A Marc Kadella Legal Mystery Book 15)

By: Dennis Carstens

4.46

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

“BUT THEY’RE MIDDLE-CLASS WHITE KIDS.”SO WERE THE MANSON GIRLS.At least high-powered criminal lawye… read more

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28. The Bowery Slugger (Alex Cohen, #1)

By: Leopold Borstinski

3.97

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

A turn-of-the-century Jewish boy punches his way into the gangs of New York. When Alex Cohen arr… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1) by Jeffery Deaver

29. Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1)

By: Jeffery Deaver

4.32

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patte… read more

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30. 2024: Attack on America: Enter Demiurge

By: Sasha Zarustin

4.18

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

2024: Attack on America—Enter Demiurge (Cybersecurity Thriller)"2024: Attack on America isn't just … read more

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31. Peter Cobb: Three Strikes You’re Out

By: Shane Rawley

4.32

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Should Peter Cobb consider himself lucky that the Vietnam War didn't kill him? The once loved, God-… read more

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Feral Outbreak: A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller (The Feral Series Book 1)

Sean Liscom

4.46

Transform Your Habits

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Jacqueline Druga

4.24

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The Posh Prepper (The Posh Prepper Trilogy, Book 1)

Todd Knight

4.35

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America's Last Storm: A Post Apocalyptic Survival Novel (The American Odyssey Series Book 1)

Alice Longo

4.15

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