8 Top historical books like The Refusal Camp by James R. Benn

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The Refusal Camp

By: James R. Benn

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

These dazzling stories show a crime fiction veteran at the height of his career. In his first-ev…

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Cover of The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1) by Walter Mosley

1. The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)

By: Walter Mosley

3.78

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling mystery writer Walter Mosley's electric new novel introduces a brand new investigator -… read more

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  • fiction
"A peasant that reads is a prince in waiting."

-Walter Mosley, The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)

"A man's bookcase will tell you everything you'll ever need to know about him."

-Walter Mosley, The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)

"Librarians are wonderful people, partly because they are, on the whole, unaware of how dangerous knowledge is. Karl Marx upended the political landscape of the twentieth century sitting at a library …"

-Walter Mosley, The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)

"A man's bookcase will tell you everything you'll ever need to know about him," my father had told me more than once. "A businessman has business books and a dream has novels and books of poetry. Most…"

-Walter Mosley, The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)

Cover of The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1) by Robert B. Parker

2. The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)

By: Robert B. Parker

3.92

Format: 204 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hir… read more

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  • fiction
"A cold McDonald's hamburger is halfway between a jelly doughnut and a hockey puck, but the nine-dollar bourbon helped."

-Robert B. Parker, The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)

"It was a bright day, but cold, and the whores had emerged, working the Combat Zone, looking cold and bizarre in their miniskirts, boots, and blond wigs. Being seductive at twenty degrees was heavy go…"

-Robert B. Parker, The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)

Cover of A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Neal Carey, #1) by Don Winslow

3. A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Neal Carey, #1)

By: Don Winslow

4.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Neal Carey is not your usual private eye. A graduate student at Columbia University, he grew up on … read more

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  • fiction

4. Way Down on the High Lonely (Neal Carey, #3)

By: Don Winslow

3.78

Format: 438 pages, Mass Market Paperback

From domestic war to ballroom brawls. grad student-turned-P.I..I. Neal Carey's got more than studyi… read more

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5. The Trail to Buddha's Mirror (Neal Carey, #2)

By: Don Winslow

4.36

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Robert Pendleton is a chemical genius with a fertilizer worth a fortune to whoever controls the for… read more

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6. Phantom Orbit

By: David Ignatius

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature. David… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) by Anne Hillerman

7. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14) by Will Thomas

8. Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14)

By: Will Thomas

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

London, 1893 - deadly doings are afoot in the British Museum and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barke… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #50) by Mike Lupica

9. Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #50)

By: Mike Lupica

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusive tech billionaire in this latest installment of … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Lone Wolf (Orphan X, #9) by Gregg Hurwitz

10. Lone Wolf (Orphan X, #9)

By: Gregg Hurwitz

4.37

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

Once a black book government assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak left the program, went deep und… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

11. The White Lady

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.07

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine/sleuth from Jacqueline Winspear, creato… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Give me strong young womenfolk with sharp elbows, Charlotte, my dear, and they will make a good account of themselves in this world."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

"And then there's that double-barreled name a lot of them toffs have, like they have to drag their ancestors up from the grave so we all know who they're related to."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

". . . it was known German soldiers would go door-to-door to take males of working age, or boys on the cusp of manhood. They always took the men, leaving only the women, children and elderly. Women we…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

Cover of Command and Control (Jack Ryan #23) by Marc Cameron

12. Command and Control (Jack Ryan #23)

By: Marc Cameron

4.46

Format: 462 pages, Kindle Edition

A Russian plot to seize the Panama Canal plunges President Jack Ryan into a desperate fight for his… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Old Lion

By: Jeff Shaara

4.24

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara, The Old Lion a brilliant novel tracing the life… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf (Detective Varg, #4) by Alexander McCall Smith

14. The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf (Detective Varg, #4)

By: Alexander McCall Smith

4.15

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

In the new Detective Varg novel, Ulf Varg's future with the Department of Sensitive Crimes is put t… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1) by James  Patterson

15. Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1)

By: James Patterson

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple and August Poe run the most in-demand private investigation firm in… read more

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  • fiction
"In this quiet room, surrounded by tales of mystery and deception, she felt most like herself."

-James Patterson, Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1)

Cover of Dead Man's Hand (Pike Logan, #18) by Brad Taylor

16. Dead Man's Hand (Pike Logan, #18)

By: Brad Taylor

4.25

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor is back with a pro… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas (Andy Carpenter, #28) by David Rosenfelt

17. 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas (Andy Carpenter, #28)

By: David Rosenfelt

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In National Bestseller David Rosenfelt’s ‘Twas the Bite Before Christmas, all through the Carpenter… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Yonder by Jabari Asim

18. Yonder

By: Jabari Asim

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Water Dancer meets The Prophets in this spare, gripping, and beautifully rendered novel explori… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Sentinel (Armored, #2) by Mark Greaney

19. Sentinel (Armored, #2)

By: Mark Greaney

4.38

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An African coup may force Josh Duffy to choose between his mission and his family in this intense t… read more

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  • fiction
"One of the men had been hurt; Mandy heard him cussing in English in the front passenger seat throughout the entire drive, using words she'd learned from her dad,"

-Mark Greaney, Sentinel (Armored, #2)

Cover of Dog Day Afternoon (Andy Carpenter, #29) by David Rosenfelt

20. Dog Day Afternoon (Andy Carpenter, #29)

By: David Rosenfelt

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Paterson, New Jersey’s favorite reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter returns in Dog Day Afternoon, the n… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins

21. Don't Let the Devil Ride

By: Ace Atkins

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“An instant Southern noir classic” –S.A. Cosby S.A. Cosby meets Don Winslow in the breakout thri… read more

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  • fiction
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22. Midnight Rooms

By: Donyae Coles

3.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Set in a foreboding Gothic mansion and infused with the heightened paranoia and creeping horror of … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Refusal Camp by James R. Benn

23. The Refusal Camp

By: James R. Benn

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

These dazzling stories show a crime fiction veteran at the height of his career. In his first-ev… read more

Similar categories in James R. Benn's The Refusal Camp book and James R. Benn's The Refusal Camp

  • historical
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of W.E.B. Griffin Zero Option (Men at War, #9) by Peter Kirsanow

24. W.E.B. Griffin Zero Option (Men at War, #9)

By: Peter Kirsanow

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Dick Canidy races to stop an assassin from disrupting a vital conference that will shape the course… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Ashes Never Lie (Sharpe & Walker, #2) by Lee Goldberg

25. Ashes Never Lie (Sharpe & Walker, #2)

By: Lee Goldberg

4.38

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

The secrets hidden in smoldering ashes hold the fate of a city in an explosive thriller by #1 New Y… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of A Blood Red Morning (Henri Lefort Mysteries #3) by Mark Pryor

26. A Blood Red Morning (Henri Lefort Mysteries #3)

By: Mark Pryor

4.31

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

In this unputdownable WWII series, Paris detective Henri Lefort, must solve a complex case when a m… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine by Charles Lachman

27. Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine

By: Charles Lachman

4.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The white-knuckled war saga of the US Navy task force who achieved the impossible on June 4, 1944, … read more

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  • historical
Cover of Precipice by Robert Harris

28. Precipice

By: Robert Harris

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"There were twelve deliveries a day in London in 1914. It would be in his hands by mid-afternoon. Pg5"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"The worst crises in politics always occurred, in his experience, when two unrelated problems struck at once. The difficulties weren’t doubled, or even squared, but cubed. Pg345"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"Major Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, was brought in by Bongie, and placed in front of him on the table the large red and blue leather-bound volume known as the War Book, he o…"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

Cover of Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher by Lee Child

29. Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher

By: Lee Child

3.36

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the world's number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23) by Vince Flynn

30. Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23)

By: Vince Flynn

4.53

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in the newest thriller from V… read more

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  • fiction

27 Top fiction books like The Refusal Camp by James R. Benn

Transform Your Habits

The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)

Walter Mosley

3.78

Transform Your Habits

The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)

Robert B. Parker

3.92

Transform Your Habits

A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Neal Carey, #1)

Don Winslow

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Phantom Orbit

David Ignatius

4.10

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21 Best fiction books like Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) by Anne Hillerman

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The Eagle Catcher (Wind River Reservation, #1)

Margaret Coel

3.31

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

Laurie R. King

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Circle in the Water (A Sharon McCone Mystery)

Marcia Muller

3.57

Transform Your Habits

Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

C.J. Box

4.36

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