21 must-read fiction books like The Secret Life of James Cook: Book 1 (Captain James Cook series) by Graeme Lay

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The Secret Life of James Cook: Book 1 (Captain James Cook series)

By: Graeme Lay

3.85

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

'A very enjoyable book.' The Otago Daily Times "Lay has written a superb series of novels, which ge…

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Cover of Katie (Clover Springs Mail Order Brides, #1) by Rachel Wesson

1. Katie (Clover Springs Mail Order Brides, #1)

By: Rachel Wesson

4.24

Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition

When Katie O’Callaghan left Ireland in search of a better life in America, she never dreamed that s… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Walk About

By: Aaron Fletcher

3.54

Format: 230 pages,

Wrested from the primordial Australian wilderness, Tibooburra Station had taken the blood, sweat an… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction

3. An Officer and a Spy

By: Robert Harris

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Robert Harris returns to the thrilling historical fiction he has so brilliantly made his own. This … read more

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4. The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3)

By: Mary Stewart

4.02

Format: 982 pages, Paperback

Arthur Pendragon is King! Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time … read more

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5. Time of Justice (Mara Brent Legal Thriller, #1)

By: Robin James

4.43

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

This trial should be a slam-dunk. A faceless powerbroker has other ideas…Small-town prosecutor Mara… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Landing by Moonlight: A Novel of WW II (American Spy Sisters Book 1) by Ciji Ware

6. Landing by Moonlight: A Novel of WW II (American Spy Sisters Book 1)

By: Ciji Ware

4.71

Format: 616 pages, Kindle Edition

Ciji Ware - NY Times & USAToday bestselling author presents A NOVEL INSPIRED BY TRUE STORIES OF EXC… read more

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7. A Winter Grave

By: Peter May

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the year 2051. Warnings of climate catastrophe have been ignored, and vast areas of the plane… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Falcon of Sparta by Conn Iggulden

8. The Falcon of Sparta

By: Conn Iggulden

4.15

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Ancient World, one army was feared above all others. This is their story.When Cyrus, brother… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Kingfisher by Christopher C. Tubbs

9. Kingfisher

By: Christopher C. Tubbs

4.34

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the reign of Charles II and Barbary pirates are causing mayhem and terror in the Mediterranea… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of All Eyes on Me (A Miranda and Parker Mystery, #1) by Linsey Lanier

10. All Eyes on Me (A Miranda and Parker Mystery, #1)

By: Linsey Lanier

4.09

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

The Las Vegas desert. A once famous pop singer lies dead. The only clue to her murder—a bizar… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane

11. The Sun Walks Down

By: Fiona McFarlane

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In September 1883, the South Australian town of Fairly huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. Six-ye… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Tabby Trouble (A Cat Aunt Cozy Mystery #1) by Iris  Leigh

12. Tabby Trouble (A Cat Aunt Cozy Mystery #1)

By: Iris Leigh

3.88

Format: 93 pages, Kindle Edition

I don’t ask for much, and I know for sure I didn’t ask to communicate with cats. But when I agre… read more

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13. Silk Road

By: Colin Falconer

4.27

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Silk Road weaves a spellbinding tale of courage, danger and human frailty onto the vast tapestry of… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"They found him in the cloister, lying on his back with ice in his beard. He was half conscious, muttering about a Templar knight, a secret commission from the Pope, and a beautiful woman on a white p…"

-Colin Falconer, Silk Road

"His fellow monks carried him back to his cell and laid him on the hard cot that had been his bed for the last twenty years. He was an old man now and there was nothing to be done. His eyes had the co…"

-Colin Falconer, Silk Road

Cover of The Normandy Privateer (Lieutenant Oliver Anson #1) by David McDine

14. The Normandy Privateer (Lieutenant Oliver Anson #1)

By: David McDine

4.20

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

England. 1800s. Young Lieutenant Oliver Anson has died His family install a memorial tablet in thei… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Consequence of Anna

By: Kate Birkin

4.16

Format: 568 pages, Paperback

The Instant #1 BESTSELLER, reminiscent of The Thorn Birds, The Light Between Oceans, and Lady Chatt… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The whole world is a hungry stomach with teeth."

-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna

"A face with no freckles is like a flower with no bloom."

-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna

"What is a moment in a day but a grain of sand . . . until that moment means everything in the world?"

-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna

Cover of One for Sorrow (Isabel Fielding, #1) by Sarah A. Denzil

16. One for Sorrow (Isabel Fielding, #1)

By: Sarah A. Denzil

4.08

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

A chilling psychological thriller by the million-copy bestselling author of Silent Child. Who re… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Fever Coast by Colin Falconer

17. Fever Coast

By: Colin Falconer

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping historical thriller of betrayal, retribution and the indomitable will to survive set aga… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Ends of the Earth: A historical adventure thriller of the Roman Empire based on real events (Epic Adventure) by Colin Falconer

18. Ends of the Earth: A historical adventure thriller of the Roman Empire based on real events (Epic Adventure)

By: Colin Falconer

4.50

Format: 409 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Silk Road comes a brand-new, sweeping action epic about the lost leg… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Hotel on the Riviera

By: Carol Kirkwood

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

By the sapphire blue waters of the French Riviera, a decades-long secret is about to be revealed… … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Affairs of State by C.A. James

20. Affairs of State

By: C.A. James

4.26

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

The President of the United States needs to kill the First Lady’s secret lover … and it’s not about… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Faithful Trail (Courage on the Oregon Trail, #2) by A.T. Butler

21. Faithful Trail (Courage on the Oregon Trail, #2)

By: A.T. Butler

4.31

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

An epic, heartfelt saga of love and discovery, Faithful Trail follows a Virginia orphan learning to… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Reluctant Rector (Father Tom #1-3) by J.R. Mathis

22. The Reluctant Rector (Father Tom #1-3)

By: J.R. Mathis

4.41

Format: 887 pages, Kindle Edition

The Reluctant Rector is a boxset of the first three books in The Father Tom Mysteries. Meet Father … read more

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23. Go in and Sink!

By: Douglas Reeman

4.24

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

February 1943. As the balance of the war slowly shifts in Britain's favour, Lieutenant-Commander St… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Vermeer Deception (Zelda Richardson Mystery #4) by Jennifer S. Alderson

24. The Vermeer Deception (Zelda Richardson Mystery #4)

By: Jennifer S. Alderson

3.82

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

An art historian finds – then loses – a portrait by Johannes Vermeer in this thrilling art mystery … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. VEIN

By: John Sutter Wood

3.75

Format: 523 pages, Kindle Edition

A film was migrating from around the entire perimeter, making its way toward the center. Within fiv… read more

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Cover of Vale of Tears (A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation, #5) by Sarah Hawkswood

26. Vale of Tears (A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation, #5)

By: Sarah Hawkswood

4.37

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Hawkswood leaves the reader guessing to the well-written end’ Historical Novels ReviewApril 1144. … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Corridor Man Volumes 1-5 (Corridor Man, #1-5) by Mike Faricy

27. Corridor Man Volumes 1-5 (Corridor Man, #1-5)

By: Mike Faricy

4.10

Format: 1332 pages, Kindle Edition

HE DID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS--AND THEN THE BODIES STARTED PILING UP... The Dirty Lowdown wrote: "Ni… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Secret Life of James Cook: Book 1 (Captain James Cook series) by Graeme Lay

28. The Secret Life of James Cook: Book 1 (Captain James Cook series)

By: Graeme Lay

3.85

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

'A very enjoyable book.' The Otago Daily Times "Lay has written a superb series of novels, which ge… read more

Similar categories in Graeme Lay's The Secret Life of James Cook: Book 1 (Captain James Cook series) book and Graeme Lay's The Secret Life of James Cook: Book 1 (Captain James Cook series)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Spirals of Fate: Robert Kett's 1549 Rebellion by Tim  Holden

29. Spirals of Fate: Robert Kett's 1549 Rebellion

By: Tim Holden

4.12

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

Prepare to be gripped by a cast of characters that will have you rooting for them, and against them… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Antiquary Book Murders: The Hunt For Little Dorrit by Arno B. Zimmer

30. The Antiquary Book Murders: The Hunt For Little Dorrit

By: Arno B. Zimmer

4.35

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

In The Antiquary Book Murders, it’s 1995 when elderly bookstore owner Heinz Kammler is murdered in … read more

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Cover of A Perfect Match (The Cricket Club #1) by Margaux Thorne

31. A Perfect Match (The Cricket Club #1)

By: Margaux Thorne

4.28

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

He taught her how to win, she showed him how to live. Marriage and babies are the farthest thing… read more

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  • historical

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4.15

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Christopher C. Tubbs

4.34

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M.J. Lee

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