17 must-read historical fiction books like Operation Moonlight by Louise Morrish

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Operation Moonlight

By: Louise Morrish

4.26

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

1944: newly recruited SOE agent Elisabeth Shepherd is faced with an impossible mission: to parachut…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Operation Moonlight by Louise Morrish , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. The Rome Affair

By: Karen Swan

3.80

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Another compulsive, page-turning novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Paris Sec… read more

Similar categories in Karen Swan's The Rome Affair book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction

2. Summer at the Lake

By: Erica James

3.50

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

It was a wedding invitation that changed everything for Floriana. If she hadn't been so distracted … read more

Similar categories in Erica James's Summer at the Lake book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
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3. Wait for Me

By: Santa Montefiore

4.13

Format: 400 pages, ebook

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn comes a captivating new nov… read more

Similar categories in Santa Montefiore's Wait for Me book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. 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

Similar categories in Peter May's A Winter Grave book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
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5. The Forgotten Village

By: Lorna Cook

4.18

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

1943: The world is at war, and the villagers of Tyneham are being asked to make one more sacrifice:… read more

Similar categories in Lorna Cook's The Forgotten Village book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. An Ideal Husband

By: Erica James

4.11

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

The Langfords are a perfectly happy family. Louisa and Kip, happily married for nearly forty years,… read more

Similar categories in Erica James's An Ideal Husband book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
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7. Queen Macbeth

By: Val McDermid

3.77

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags t… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Queen Macbeth book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1)

By: Joseph O'Connor

4.05

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

From the best-selling author of Star of the Sea, a WWII-era “great escape” novel set in the Vatican… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Life schools you the way no catechism will."

-Joseph O'Connor, My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1)

"There are times when we must permit one another to lie."

-Joseph O'Connor, My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1)

"I was singing in Belfast the night the Luftwaffe firebombed the theatre. That's what you call a mixed review."

-Joseph O'Connor, My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1)

"A religiously minded kid will often be good at lying awake all night because you need an imagination if you're going to believe."

-Joseph O'Connor, My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1)

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9. In the Blink of An Eye (Kat and Lock, #1)

By: Jo Callaghan

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds. Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an ey… read more

Similar categories in Jo Callaghan's In the Blink of An Eye (Kat and Lock, #1) book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
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10. They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story

By: Peter James

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

'One of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world' - Lee ChildPete… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
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11. The Porcelain Maker

By: Sarah Freethy

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An epic story of love, betrayal, and art that spans decades, through the horrors of World War II to… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Freethy's The Porcelain Maker book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. The Housekeepers

By: Alex Hay

3.34

Format: 365 pages, Hardcover

On the night of London's grandest ball, a bold group of women launches a daring revenge heist again… read more

Similar categories in Alex Hay's The Housekeepers book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The War Pianist

By: Mandy Robotham

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Pianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter – often in code. … read more

Similar categories in Mandy Robotham's The War Pianist book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Night Train to Marrakech (Daughters of War #3)

By: Dinah Jefferies

3.98

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

The final book in the sweeping new historical series from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author.… read more

Similar categories in Dinah Jefferies's Night Train to Marrakech (Daughters of War #3) book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. Before the Storm (DCI Lorimer, #18)

By: Alex Gray

4.28

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspector Daniel Kohi of the Zimbabwean police force returns home one night to find his worst night… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gray's Before the Storm (DCI Lorimer, #18) book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
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16. Little Doubt (DI Kelly Porter, #7)

By: Rachel Lynch

4.45

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

Some places make their own laws… When Ella Watson, a woman of wealth and status, is brutally stabbe… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Lynch's Little Doubt (DI Kelly Porter, #7) book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
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17. The Olive Grove

By: Eva Glyn

4.16

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman searching for a different future A man desperate to escape his past Can these two fin… read more

Similar categories in Eva Glyn's The Olive Grove book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Wartime Book Club

By: Kate Thompson

4.31

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

From enchanting cliff tops and white sandy bays to the pretty cobbled streets of St Helier, Jersey … read more

Similar categories in Kate Thompson's The Wartime Book Club book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Under a Summer Skye (The Skye Sisters Trilogy #1) by Sue Moorcroft

19. Under a Summer Skye (The Skye Sisters Trilogy #1)

By: Sue Moorcroft

4.11

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

A chance encounter is about to change everything for Thea Wynter. The moment she arrived on the … read more

Similar categories in Sue Moorcroft's Under a Summer Skye (The Skye Sisters Trilogy #1) book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
Cover of The Secret of the Château by Kathleen McGurl

20. The Secret of the Château

By: Kathleen McGurl

4.14

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

The USA Today bestseller! Everything is about to change…1789. Pierre and Catherine Aubert, the Com… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen McGurl's The Secret of the Château book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. The Lifeline

By: Libby Page

4.19

Format: 391 pages, ebook

Everybody needs saving sometimes… For Kate, having a newborn baby means she is almost never alon… read more

Similar categories in Libby Page's The Lifeline book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
Cover of The Hidden Beach by Karen Swan

22. The Hidden Beach

By: Karen Swan

4.01

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

Secrets, betrayal and shocking revelations await in Sweden’s stunning holiday islands . . . The Hid… read more

Similar categories in Karen Swan's The Hidden Beach book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. The Contest

By: Karen Hamilton

3.15

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

The Hunting Party meets Succession, THE CONTEST is a jaw-dropping, read-in-one-sitting thriller fro… read more

Similar categories in Karen Hamilton's The Contest book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
Cover of The Tuscan Daughter by Tessa Harris

24. The Tuscan Daughter

By: Tessa Harris

4.31

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

A country at war. An impossible choice. A woman who will risk everything to be free. Tuscany, 19… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Harris's The Tuscan Daughter book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Operation Moonlight by Louise Morrish

25. Operation Moonlight

By: Louise Morrish

4.26

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

1944: newly recruited SOE agent Elisabeth Shepherd is faced with an impossible mission: to parachut… read more

Similar categories in Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Beneath the Lemon Trees by Emma Burstall

26. Beneath the Lemon Trees

By: Emma Burstall

3.72

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Pre-order the breathtaking, new escapist novel from Emma Burstall, perfect for fans of Victoria His… read more

Similar categories in Emma Burstall's Beneath the Lemon Trees book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction
Cover of Operation Fortitude (Kim Maxwell #2) by Hilary Green

27. Operation Fortitude (Kim Maxwell #2)

By: Hilary Green

4.37

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

France, 1944. Agent Kim Maxwell has a new mission. She’s investigating the death of Bernard Lebl… read more

Similar categories in Hilary Green's Operation Fortitude (Kim Maxwell #2) book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • world war ii
  • historical
Cover of The Hidden Girl by Lucinda Riley

28. The Hidden Girl

By: Lucinda Riley

4.38

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Sweeping across two generations, from the ghettos of Europe during the Second World War to the encl… read more

Similar categories in Lucinda Riley's The Hidden Girl book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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29. The Figurine

By: Victoria Hislop

4.14

Format: 568 pages, Kindle Edition

In her irresistible new novel, Sunday Times No 1 bestselling author Victoria Hislop shines a light … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Hislop's The Figurine book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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30. The Sky Beneath Us

By: Fiona Valpy

4.58

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

An inspiring, uplifting story of love and loss, courage and adventure, from the bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Fiona Valpy's The Sky Beneath Us book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Little Provence Book Shop by Gillian  Harvey

31. The Little Provence Book Shop

By: Gillian Harvey

4.11

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Preorder the BRAND NEW getaway novel from the BESTSELLING author of The Bordeaux Book Club, Gillian… read more

Similar categories in Gillian Harvey's The Little Provence Book Shop book and Louise Morrish's Operation Moonlight

  • fiction

29 Top fiction books like Operation Moonlight by Louise Morrish

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The Rome Affair

Karen Swan

3.80

Summer at the Lake

Erica James

3.50

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Wait for Me

Santa Montefiore

4.13

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A Winter Grave

Peter May

4.07

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The Librarianist

Patrick deWitt

3.41

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The Other Side of Mrs. Wood

Lucy Barker

3.55

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Murder on Lake Garda

Tom Hindle

3.55

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How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

Kristen Perrin

3.80

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