8 must-read historical fiction books like Ice Cold in Alex by Christopher Landon

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Ice Cold in Alex

By: Christopher Landon

3.92

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

A true classic, this bestselling novel--and the inspiration for the internationally renowned film s…

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1. Polar Star (Arkady Renko, #2)

By: Martin Cruz Smith

4.15

Format: 423 pages, Paperback

In the long-awaited sequel to Gorky Park, Arkady Renko returns to Russia to work on the Polar Star,… read more

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  • thriller
  • novels
  • fiction
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2. Ill Met by Moonlight

By: W. Stanley Moss

2.43

Format: None pages,

Ill Met By Moonlight is the gripping account of the audacious World War II abduction of a German ge… read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
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3. The Stepford Wives

By: Ira Levin

2.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost to… read more

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  • thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
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4. The Interpretation of Murder (Freud, #1)

By: Jed Rubenfeld

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this ingenious, suspenseful historical thriller, Sigmund Freud is drawn into the mind of a sadis… read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. My Cousin Rachel

By: Daphne du Maurier

3.16

Format: 315 pages, ebook

Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. Resolute… read more

Similar categories in Daphne du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel book and Christopher Landon's Ice Cold in Alex

  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)

By: Jane Gardam

4.10

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern litera… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

7. Service of All the Dead (Inspector Morse, #4)

By: Colin Dexter

3.57

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

"[MORSE IS] THE MOST PRICKLY, CONCEITED, AND GENUINELY BRILLIANT DETECTIVE SINCE HERCULE POIROT." -… read more

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8. The Dogs of War

By: Frederick Forsyth

3.99

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Knocking off a bank or an armored truck is merely crude. Knocking off an entire republic has, I fe… read more

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  • thriller
  • war
  • fiction
"Vive la mort, vive la guerre, vive le sacre mercenaire"

-Frederick Forsyth, The Dogs of War

"… Shannon’s fingers itched to smash the man in the face. Inside his head he kept telling himself, Keep cool, baby, absolutely cool."

-Frederick Forsyth, The Dogs of War

"The natives who saw him walking alone, and later brought him back to the town for burial, said he was whistling when he went. Being simple peasants, growers of yams and cassava, they did not know wha…"

-Frederick Forsyth, The Dogs of War

9. Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination

By: Robert Macfarlane

4.33

Format: 57 pages, Paperback

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10. Act of Oblivion

By: Robert Harris

4.07

Format: 463 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Fatherland, The Ghostwriter, Munich, and Conclave comes this spellbi… read more

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  • thriller
  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"He had no idea where they would go, or what they would do, or what dangers lay ahead. But with their love, and their Bible, with their absolute certainty in the power of the Lord and the protection o…"

-Robert Harris, Act of Oblivion

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11. Old God's Time

By: Sebastian Barry

3.85

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author, a dazzlingly written novel exploring love, memory, … read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-se immòbil, feliç i inútil"

-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time

"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-de immòbil, feliç i inútil"

-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time

"No one minds life as long as they are not trying to leave it. Nor death, as long as they are not dying."

-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time

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12. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

By: Rory Stewart

4.36

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more

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"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"

-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Cover of The Lion (The Golden Age #1) by Conn Iggulden

13. The Lion (The Golden Age #1)

By: Conn Iggulden

4.16

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Ancient Greece, 5th century BC The age of myths and legends has given way to the world of men. I… read more

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  • novels
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream by Charles     Spencer

14. The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

By: Charles Spencer

4.06

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The sinking of the White Ship is one of the greatest disasters in English history. Here, Sunday Tim… read more

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15. River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road

By: Cat Jarman

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new history that dramatically reassesses how far the Viking world extended. Dr Cat Ja… read more

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16. Elizabeth Finch

By: Julian Barnes

3.17

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning novelist, a compact narrative that centers on the presence of a vivid and pa… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"In the case of George and the Dragon – an encounter in which the dice were theologically loaded – any morally sentient human being must surely sympathise with the poor dragon."

-Julian Barnes, Elizabeth Finch

"I don’t know what the average allotment of good luck in a life is or should be — it’s an unanswerable question, and doubtless there is no ‘should’ in it anyway — but I do know that she was part of my…"

-Julian Barnes, Elizabeth Finch

"Korean woman who had escaped from the North to the South. She was talking about love. ‘If you grow up in the West,’ she said, ‘you may think romance occurs naturally, but it does not. You learn how t…"

-Julian Barnes, Elizabeth Finch

"We must certainly consider, not just in this class, but outside it, in our own turbulent and fretful lives, the element of chance. The number of people we deeply meet is strangely few. Passion may mi…"

-Julian Barnes, Elizabeth Finch

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17. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story

By: Michael Lewis

4.34

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the … read more

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Cover of The English Führer (Tom Wilde #7) by Rory Clements

18. The English Führer (Tom Wilde #7)

By: Rory Clements

4.11

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

Autumn 1945 - Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo,… read more

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  • world war ii
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

By: Anthony Bale

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A captivating journey of the expansive world of medieval travel, from London to Constantinople to t… read more

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"Jerusalem is a city of unfinished projects."

-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

"travel opens the mind in unpredictable ways"

-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

"Travel forms communities, but not always harmoniously."

-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

"Holy ground can look startlingly ordinary, especially when one’s standing on it."

-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

Cover of Ashes To Admin: Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer by Evie King

20. Ashes To Admin: Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer

By: Evie King

4.37

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

‘I’ve a body out the back for you...' Imagine having that sentence said to you. And then imagine… read more

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Cover of Ice Cold in Alex by Christopher Landon

21. Ice Cold in Alex

By: Christopher Landon

3.92

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

A true classic, this bestselling novel--and the inspiration for the internationally renowned film s… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Landon's Ice Cold in Alex book and Christopher Landon's Ice Cold in Alex

  • classics
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
  • novels

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4.15

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2.89

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4.36

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4.36

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James O'Brien

4.29

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David Mitchell

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