20 must-read historical books like Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2) by Mary Miley

Cover of Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2) by Mary Miley

Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

By: Mary Miley

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Deadly drinks, vicious gangsters, missing money . . . Reluctant sleuth Maddie Pastore is back with …

If you liked the historical plot in Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2) by Mary Miley , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of A Rising Man (Sam Wyndham, #1) by Abir  Mukherjee

1. A Rising Man (Sam Wyndham, #1)

By: Abir Mukherjee

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition of ASIN B019CGXRZM The winner of the Harvill Secker/Daily Telegraph crim… read more

Similar categories in Abir Mukherjee's A Rising Man (Sam Wyndham, #1) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction

2. Season of Darkness (Detective Inspector Tom Tyler, #1)

By: Maureen Jennings

3.96

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

In the darkest days of the Second World War, following the disastrous retreat of the British army f… read more

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3. Come Fly The World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am

By: Julia Cooke

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men–era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted … read more

Similar categories in Julia Cooke's Come Fly The World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • historical
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4. Shutter

By: Ramona Emerson

3.80

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico’s Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller,… read more

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  • mystery
"Downtown Village was one of the oldest apartment buildings in Albuquerque, rising five stories above the street below. The first four floors housed six small apartments, each just like the one next t…"

-Ramona Emerson, Shutter

Cover of The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox

5. The Witch of Willow Hall

By: Hester Fox

3.72

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

Two centuries after the Salem witch trials, there’s still one witch left in Massachusetts. But she … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
"A place from away from society and all its ugly gossip and clicking tongues."

-Hester Fox, The Witch of Willow Hall

"Yet at the same time I want to untether my heart, toss it up into the sky and let it take wing. There's a wildness here that, if nothing else, holds promise, possibility. Who needs society? What has …"

-Hester Fox, The Witch of Willow Hall

"I’ve nearly forgotten about my sodden shoes and the stinging from my cut. The fresh, resinuous smell of the woods fills me with renewed energy. We’re Lancelot and Guinevere, fleeing through the fores…"

-Hester Fox, The Witch of Willow Hall

Cover of Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (Girl Friday, #1) by Emily J. Edwards

6. Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (Girl Friday, #1)

By: Emily J. Edwards

3.72

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Life as a secretary in New York just got tougher when Viviana Valentine's boss winds up dead in thi… read more

Similar categories in Emily J. Edwards's Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (Girl Friday, #1) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan

7. The Great Witch of Brittany

By: Louisa Morgan

4.27

Format: 448 pages, Nook

Set in the late 1700s, a tale of magic and fate, triumph and heartbreak, and the powerful bonds bet… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Morgan's The Great Witch of Brittany book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

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

8. 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 Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Rip Through Time (A Rip Through Time, #1) by Kelley Armstrong

9. A Rip Through Time (A Rip Through Time, #1)

By: Kelley Armstrong

4.02

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland—in an unfamiliar body—with a ki… read more

Similar categories in Kelley Armstrong's A Rip Through Time (A Rip Through Time, #1) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Glory Be (Glory Broussard Mystery, #1) by Danielle Arceneaux

10. Glory Be (Glory Broussard Mystery, #1)

By: Danielle Arceneaux

3.81

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in a crime series set in the Louisiana bayou, introducing the uncensored amateur sleuth G… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Arceneaux's Glory Be (Glory Broussard Mystery, #1) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
Cover of Last Call at the Nightingale (Nightingale Mysteries, #1) by Katharine Schellman

11. Last Call at the Nightingale (Nightingale Mysteries, #1)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

First in a captivating Jazz age mystery series from author Katharine Schellman, Last Call at the Ni… read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's Last Call at the Nightingale (Nightingale Mysteries, #1) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Muddled Through (A Maine Clambake Mystery, #10) by Barbara  Ross

12. Muddled Through (A Maine Clambake Mystery, #10)

By: Barbara Ross

4.34

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

Mud season takes on a whole new meaning in the coastal town of Busman's Harbor, Maine, when local b… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Ross's Muddled Through (A Maine Clambake Mystery, #10) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
Cover of Murder in the Book Lover's Loft (A Book Retreat Mystery #9) by Ellery Adams

13. Murder in the Book Lover's Loft (A Book Retreat Mystery #9)

By: Ellery Adams

4.35

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Storyton Hall in Virginia is the perfect getaway for booklovers, but when resort manager Jane Stewa… read more

Similar categories in Ellery Adams's Murder in the Book Lover's Loft (A Book Retreat Mystery #9) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
Cover of The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16) by Jacqueline Winspear

14. The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

As Europe buckles under Nazi occupation, Maisie Dobbs investigates a possible murder that threatens… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
"Children should always be believed until proven otherwise."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

"know that expression—only a man could cause a woman to look like that"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

"Fear had to be handled with care, managed so it became a tool, not a weight."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

"I believe it’s called ‘irrational reasoning.’ It’s what happens to people when they’re scared"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

Cover of The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) by Jess Armstrong

15. 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 Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • 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 Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker (The Darling Dahlias, #10) by Susan Wittig Albert

16. The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker (The Darling Dahlias, #10)

By: Susan Wittig Albert

4.15

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

It’s Labor Day weekend, 1935, and members of the Darling Dahlias—the garden club in little Darling,… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wittig Albert's The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker (The Darling Dahlias, #10) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife by Sebastian Junger

17. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

By: Sebastian Junger

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more

Similar categories in Sebastian Junger's In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"

-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

Cover of Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper

18. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune

By: Anderson Cooper

3.77

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting histor… read more

Similar categories in Anderson Cooper's Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • historical
Cover of The Glassmaker's Wife by Lee Martin

19. The Glassmaker's Wife

By: Lee Martin

3.67

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

In August of 1844, a man named Leonard Reed takes violently ill at his home near Heathsville, Illin… read more

Similar categories in Lee Martin's The Glassmaker's Wife book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Evergreen (Japantown Mystery #2) by Naomi Hirahara

20. Evergreen (Japantown Mystery #2)

By: Naomi Hirahara

3.75

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A Japanese American nurse's aide navigates the dangers of post-WWII and post-Manzanar life as she a… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Hirahara's Evergreen (Japantown Mystery #2) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1) by Jennifer J. Chow

21. Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1)

By: Jennifer J. Chow

3.46

Format: 291 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this firs… read more

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  • mystery
"It is a truth universally acknowledged,that a single woman in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a book."

-Jennifer J. Chow, Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1)

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a book."

-Jennifer J. Chow, Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1)

Cover of A Mansion for Murder (Kate Shackleton, #13) by Frances Brody

22. A Mansion for Murder (Kate Shackleton, #13)

By: Frances Brody

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

1930, Yorkshire. Intrigued by a mysterious letter from a stranger offering important information, P… read more

Similar categories in Frances Brody's A Mansion for Murder (Kate Shackleton, #13) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Key to Deceit (Electra McDonnell, #2) by Ashley Weaver

23. The Key to Deceit (Electra McDonnell, #2)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.02

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to De… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Weaver's The Key to Deceit (Electra McDonnell, #2) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Miss Aldridge Regrets (Canary Club Mystery #1) by Louise Hare

24. Miss Aldridge Regrets (Canary Club Mystery #1)

By: Louise Hare

3.43

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The glittering RMS Queen Mary. A nightclub singer on the run. An aristocratic family with secrets w… read more

Similar categories in Louise Hare's Miss Aldridge Regrets (Canary Club Mystery #1) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of As the Wicked Watch by Tamron Hall

25. As the Wicked Watch

By: Tamron Hall

3.54

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The first in a thrilling new series from Emmy Award-winning TV Host and Journalist Tamron Hall, As … read more

Similar categories in Tamron Hall's As the Wicked Watch book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
"To the countless children missing or taken by the darkness of the world. You are more than a story. You are more than words on a page. You are loved, you are missed, and you are not forgotten."

-Tamron Hall, As the Wicked Watch

Cover of The Socialite's Guide to Murder (Pinnacle Hotel Mystery, #1) by S.K. Golden

26. The Socialite's Guide to Murder (Pinnacle Hotel Mystery, #1)

By: S.K. Golden

3.41

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The hotel was her refuge, but scandal is afoot—and a killer stalks the halls in this charming serie… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Golden's The Socialite's Guide to Murder (Pinnacle Hotel Mystery, #1) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Alchemy of a Blackbird by Claire McMillan

27. Alchemy of a Blackbird

By: Claire McMillan

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Age of Light and Z, a mystical, historical novel based on the true story of the twe… read more

Similar categories in Claire McMillan's Alchemy of a Blackbird book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Viviana Valentine Goes Up River (Girl Friday #2) by Emily J. Edwards

28. Viviana Valentine Goes Up River (Girl Friday #2)

By: Emily J. Edwards

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

1950, New York. Viviana Valentine–Girl Friday turned partner to New York’s top investigator, Tommy … read more

Similar categories in Emily J. Edwards's Viviana Valentine Goes Up River (Girl Friday #2) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Mrs. Morris and the Mermaid (Salem B&B Mystery #8) by Traci Wilton

29. Mrs. Morris and the Mermaid (Salem B&B Mystery #8)

By: Traci Wilton

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Set in Salem, Massachusetts, this fun, cozy series sees a widowed B&B owner teaming up with a charm… read more

Similar categories in Traci Wilton's Mrs. Morris and the Mermaid (Salem B&B Mystery #8) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
Cover of Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2) by Mary Miley

30. Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

By: Mary Miley

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Deadly drinks, vicious gangsters, missing money . . . Reluctant sleuth Maddie Pastore is back with … read more

Similar categories in Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Exposure (Rita Todacheene #2) by Ramona Emerson

31. Exposure (Rita Todacheene #2)

By: Ramona Emerson

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the follow-up to the National Book Award–longlisted Shutter, Navajo forensic photographer Rita T… read more

Similar categories in Ramona Emerson's Exposure (Rita Todacheene #2) book and Mary Miley's Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2)

  • mystery

19 must-read historical fiction books like Spirits and Smoke (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 2) by Mary Miley

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Abir Mukherjee

3.91

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Hester Fox

3.72

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Emily J. Edwards

3.72

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Louisa Morgan

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Kristin Hannah

4.64

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Rachel Maddow

4.45

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4.43

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