24 must-read historical books like The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6) by Susanna Calkins

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The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6)

By: Susanna Calkins

3.88

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

Murder always sells. But when a series of dark and puzzling crimes takes place in seventeenth-centu…

If you liked the historical plot in The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6) by Susanna Calkins , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of The Night She Died (Inspector Thanet #1) by Dorothy Simpson

1. The Night She Died (Inspector Thanet #1)

By: Dorothy Simpson

3.75

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

British police detective Luke Thanet tracks a housewife’s killer in the debut novel of an award-win… read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of In a Gilded Cage (Molly Murphy, #8) by Rhys Bowen

2. In a Gilded Cage (Molly Murphy, #8)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.20

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

Irish immigrant Molly Murphy and her New York City P.I. business are in the midst of a sweeping inf… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of What Remains of Heaven (Sebastian St. Cyr, #5) by C.S. Harris

3. What Remains of Heaven (Sebastian St. Cyr, #5)

By: C.S. Harris

4.19

Format: 234 pages,

London, 1812. When the controversial, reform-minded Bishop of London is found bludgeoned to death i… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery

4. Where Serpents Sleep (Sebastian St. Cyr, #4)

By: C.S. Harris

5.00

Format: 224 pages,

London, 1812. The brutal slaughter of eight young prostitutes in a house of refuge near Covent Gard… read more

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Cover of Possession (Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mysteries Book 17) by Joyce Lionarons

5. Possession (Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mysteries Book 17)

By: Joyce Lionarons

4.65

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

York, February, 1275. When Cordwainer falls ill after being summoned to the deaths of a man and his… read more

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Cover of The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) by Laurie R. King

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

By: Laurie R. King

4.41

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caugh… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1) by Alison Goodman

7. The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

By: Alison Goodman

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as a… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
"What makes you think he is trustworthy?’ ‘ He has a sense of humor,’ I said, and then added the final proof. ‘And he found my observations funny too."

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"If you need me, just yell,' he said. 'Ladies do not yell,' I replied over my shoulder. 'But renegades do.' I caught a glimpse of myself in one of the mirrors as I passed; my color was high and I had …"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"My brother pursed his lips. 'Love? Really, Augusta, this is an important decision. If you think love is essential to a good match it is no wonder you are still unmarried.' 'Duffy, that is unkind,' Ju…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"He took the offering and positioned it behind his head with a baleful look. 'If I recall, it is your fault I have lost a great deal of blood,' Undeniable, but then again, I had not started the encoun…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

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8. The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

By: James L. Swanson

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a spellbinding ac… read more

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  • historical
Cover of Murder by Candlelight by Faith Martin

9. Murder by Candlelight

By: Faith Martin

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The Cotswolds, 1924. At the Old Forge in the quiet village of Maybury-in-the-Marsh a cry of anguish… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17) by Rhys Bowen

10. The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lady Georgiana Rannoch is looking forward to her first ever turn as hostess for her very own house … read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18) by Jacqueline Winspear

11. The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.46

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! Psychologist and… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"You've go to get on with it, my boy. Stop feeling sorry for yourselft, because what's done is done. You can't change it, so you've got to stiffen your backbone. You've a good job, a very nice roof ov…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

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12. The Last Hope

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

All will be revealed in the no-holds-barred finale of the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Awar… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Last Hope book and Susanna Calkins's The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) by C.S. Harris

13. What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19)

By: C.S. Harris

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen … read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) by Anna Lee Huber

14. A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to h… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) book and Susanna Calkins's The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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15. 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

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Perilous Perspective (Lady Darby Mystery, #10) by Anna Lee Huber

16. A Perilous Perspective (Lady Darby Mystery, #10)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.24

Format: 387 pages, Paperback

An all-new historical mystery in this USA Today bestselling series featuring beloved inquiry agents… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of For Whom the Book Tolls (An Antique Bookshop Mystery, #1) by Laura Gail Black

17. For Whom the Book Tolls (An Antique Bookshop Mystery, #1)

By: Laura Gail Black

3.89

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

In this cozy series debut from Laura Gail Black, Jenna Quinn finds her uncle murdered in his antiqu… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3) by Colleen Cambridge

18. Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3)

By: Colleen Cambridge

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging historical mystery, Agatha Christie’s ever-capable housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, n… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Cambridge's Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3) book and Susanna Calkins's The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of InvestiGators (InvestiGators, #1) by John Patrick Green

19. InvestiGators (InvestiGators, #1)

By: John Patrick Green

4.25

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

MANGO and BRASH are the INVESTIGATORS:sewer-loving agents of S.U.I.T.* and scourge of supervillains… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18) by C.S. Harris

20. Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18)

By: C.S. Harris

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

June 1815. The people of London wait, breathlessly, for news as Napoleon and the forces united agai… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of When Blood Lies (Sebastian St. Cyr, #17) by C.S. Harris

21. When Blood Lies (Sebastian St. Cyr, #17)

By: C.S. Harris

4.31

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has spent years unraveling his family’s tragic history. But the… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's When Blood Lies (Sebastian St. Cyr, #17) book and Susanna Calkins's The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4) by Sujata Massey

22. The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4)

By: Sujata Massey

4.02

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Bombay’s only female solicitor, Perveen Mistry, grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder Most Royal (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #3) by S.J.  Bennett

23. Murder Most Royal (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #3)

By: S.J. Bennett

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Christmas at Sandringham is going to be murder . . . December 2016 - A severed hand is found was… read more

Similar categories in S.J. Bennett's Murder Most Royal (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #3) book and Susanna Calkins's The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6)

  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of A Trace of Poison (Phyllida Bright Mystery, #2) by Colleen Cambridge

24. A Trace of Poison (Phyllida Bright Mystery, #2)

By: Colleen Cambridge

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Phyllida Bright, housekeeper for Agatha Christie, must uncover a killer among a throng of crime wri… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Cambridge's A Trace of Poison (Phyllida Bright Mystery, #2) book and Susanna Calkins's The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Of Hoaxes and Homicide (Dear Miss Hermione, #2) by Anastasia Hastings

25. Of Hoaxes and Homicide (Dear Miss Hermione, #2)

By: Anastasia Hastings

3.67

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

The second in the delightful Dear Miss Hermione mystery series from Anastasia Hastings—when you rep… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder Wears a Hidden Face (Gilded Age Mystery #8) by Rosemary Simpson

26. Murder Wears a Hidden Face (Gilded Age Mystery #8)

By: Rosemary Simpson

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A diplomat’s murder draws heiress-turned-sleuth Prudence MacKenzie and former Pinkerton Geoffrey Hu… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge (Rachel Savernake #3) by Martin Edwards

27. The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge (Rachel Savernake #3)

By: Martin Edwards

3.64

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge is a complexly layered mystery perfect for fans of impossible myster… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder at Beacon Rock (Gilded Newport Mysteries #10) by Alyssa Maxwell

28. Murder at Beacon Rock (Gilded Newport Mysteries #10)

By: Alyssa Maxwell

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Yacht Club’s exclusive gathering at Newport, Rhode Island’s Beacon Rock mansion hits s… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12) by Anna Lee Huber

29. A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.24

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, hope they’ve finally found peace after a … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Cry of the Hangman  (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6) by Susanna Calkins

30. The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6)

By: Susanna Calkins

3.88

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

Murder always sells. But when a series of dark and puzzling crimes takes place in seventeenth-centu… read more

Similar categories in Susanna Calkins's The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6) book and Susanna Calkins's The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Cold Light of Day (Verity Kent, #7) by Anna Lee Huber

31. The Cold Light of Day (Verity Kent, #7)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The latest novel in the action-packed historical mystery series featuring Verity Kent, fashionable … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction

24 Best historical fiction books like The Cry of the Hangman (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #6) by Susanna Calkins

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4.20

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4.19

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Laurie R. King

4.41

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4.25

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T.E. Kinsey

4.53

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Merryn Allingham

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