10 best-selling historical books like The Players' Boy Is Dead (Joan & Matthew Stock #1) by Leonard Tourney

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The Players' Boy Is Dead (Joan & Matthew Stock #1)

By: Leonard Tourney

3.85

Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition

Elizabethan England. A country that is growing rich and powerful. But, under the surface, there a…

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Cover of Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1) by Rory Clements

1. Martyr (John Shakespeare, #1)

By: Rory Clements

4.36

Format: 224 pages,

1587. An assassin stalks the streets of London and tensions in Elizabeth's government are at breaki… read more

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  • historical
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  • historical fiction
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  • historical mystery
Cover of The Colour of Betrayal: A Sebastian Foxley Medieval Murder Mystery (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery Series Book 4) by Toni Mount

2. The Colour of Betrayal: A Sebastian Foxley Medieval Murder Mystery (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery Series Book 4)

By: Toni Mount

4.35

Format: 104 pages,

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  • mystery
  • medieval
  • historical fiction

3. The Colour of Poison: A Sebastian Foxley Medieval Murder Mystery

By: Toni Mount

3.69

Format: 384 pages,

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4. The Colour of Cold Blood: The Third Sebastian Foxley Medieval Murder Mystery (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery Series Book 3)

By: Toni Mount

3.91

Format: 360 pages,

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5. Murder on the Oxford Canal (DI Hillary Greene #1)

By: Faith Martin

4.29

Format: 120 pages,

Looking for a brilliant murder mystery with a feisty female detective? MEET DI HILLARY GREENE, A PO… read more

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6. Beneath Cold Earth (DCI Tom Raven #2)

By: M.S. Morris

4.48

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

A buried skeleton. A dark conspiracy. A ruthless killer. When flash floods unearth a human skele… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
Cover of Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) by Andrea Penrose

7. Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.13

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight … read more

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"Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit."

-Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

Cover of Murder on the Train (DI Hillary Greene #21) by Faith Martin

8. Murder on the Train (DI Hillary Greene #21)

By: Faith Martin

4.35

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Six passengers in a locked train carriage. One of them is dead. No one saw a thing.Former Detective… read more

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  • mystery
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Cover of The Colour of Rubies (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery #7) by Toni Mount

9. The Colour of Rubies (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery #7)

By: Toni Mount

4.48

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder lurks at the heart of the royal court in the rabbit warren of the Palace of Westminster. The… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Ordeal by Fire (A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation, #2) by Sarah Hawkswood

10. Ordeal by Fire (A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation, #2)

By: Sarah Hawkswood

4.23

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

September 1143. Sergeant Catchpoll hopes a fire at a Worcester silversmith's is just an accident, b… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval
Cover of The Landscape of Death (DCI Tom Raven #1) by M.S. Morris

11. The Landscape of Death (DCI Tom Raven #1)

By: M.S. Morris

4.36

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

A Murder. A Homecoming. A Day of Reckoning. A man’s body washes up on a beach on the North Yorks… read more

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  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
Cover of Men of Bone (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery #1) by David   Penny

12. Men of Bone (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery #1)

By: David Penny

4.44

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

1501: London, England Can a man turn his back on all hope to protect those he loves? Returnin… read more

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  • historical mystery
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  • historical fiction
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13. The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

By: Ellis Peters

4.17

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturb… read more

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"Love shared is no sin."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

"There never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

Cover of Preface to Murder (Bridget Hart #6) by M.S. Morris

14. Preface to Murder (Bridget Hart #6)

By: M.S. Morris

4.33

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

A dangerous book. A hidden secret. A deadly betrayal. The Oxford Literary Festival is in full sw… read more

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  • murder mystery
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  • british literature
Cover of Learning Anew (Innocents No More, #6) by Andrew Wareham

15. Learning Anew (Innocents No More, #6)

By: Andrew Wareham

4.42

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The Innocents No More series has more than 5000 5-Star reviews. Thomas Stark has been put out to… read more

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Cover of Vigil for the Dead (DCI Tom Raven #6) by M.S. Morris

16. Vigil for the Dead (DCI Tom Raven #6)

By: M.S. Morris

4.49

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

A desolate moor. A burned body. A deadly conspiracy. DCI Tom Raven is enjoying the long summer d… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Castle Abductions (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #1) by David   Field

17. The Castle Abductions (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #1)

By: David Field

4.13

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

Lose yourself in this exciting new series of Tudor thrillers! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Ro… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Dying of the Year (DCI Tom Raven, #3) by M.S. Morris

18. The Dying of the Year (DCI Tom Raven, #3)

By: M.S. Morris

4.47

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

A hit and run. A suspicious death. A vendetta. Sam Earnshaw’s recovery from a year-long coma sho… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
Cover of Rags of Time (Thomas Tallant, #1) by Michael        Ward

19. Rags of Time (Thomas Tallant, #1)

By: Michael Ward

4.05

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

London. 1639. Thomas Tallant, a young and ambitious Spice Merchant, returns from India to fin… read more

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  • mystery
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Cover of Days Like Shadows Pass (DCI Tom Raven #5) by M.S. Morris

20. Days Like Shadows Pass (DCI Tom Raven #5)

By: M.S. Morris

4.49

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

DCI Tom Raven’s hopes for a few quiet days with his daughter, Hannah, are shattered when a shocking… read more

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  • murder mystery
Cover of Toll for the Dead (Bridget Hart #7) by M.S. Morris

21. Toll for the Dead (Bridget Hart #7)

By: M.S. Morris

4.46

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

A solemn funeral. A bitter schism. A brutal murder. When the much-loved lord of the manor, Henry Bu… read more

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Cover of Deep into that Darkness (DCI Tom Raven #4) by M.S. Morris

22. Deep into that Darkness (DCI Tom Raven #4)

By: M.S. Morris

4.48

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

A cold case to solve. New truths to uncover. A killer to catch. When the body of one of his own … read more

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  • murder mystery
Cover of The Cafe on Crescent (Lemon Sugar #2) by Carolyn Finch

23. The Cafe on Crescent (Lemon Sugar #2)

By: Carolyn Finch

4.35

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

Her awful Brother-in-law wants the house -- and her. The Great War is over leaving Lucy Lemon a … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of By Treason We Perish (The Simon Merrivale Mysteries #1) by A.J. MacKenzie

24. By Treason We Perish (The Simon Merrivale Mysteries #1)

By: A.J. MacKenzie

4.15

Format: 439 pages, Kindle Edition

King’s Messenger Simon Merrivale returns to England in disgrace, his life barely intact, after a bi… read more

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  • british literature
Cover of The Assassination Players (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #2) by David   Field

25. The Assassination Players (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #2)

By: David Field

4.33

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

Nottinghamshire, England, 1591 Two of Queen Elizabeth I’s justices have been murdered within a w… read more

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Cover of The Colour of Lies (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery #4) by Toni Mount

26. The Colour of Lies (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery #4)

By: Toni Mount

4.40

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

It is late summer and London is all a-bustle for St Bartholomew’s Fayre, with merchants arriving fr… read more

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Cover of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Early Adventures Volume II by David   Marcum

27. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Early Adventures Volume II

By: David Marcum

4.28

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Early AdventuresThere is a persistent and incorrect idea, reinforced by co… read more

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28. The Colour of Murder (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery #3)

By: Toni Mount

4.41

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

London is not safe for princes or commoners.In February 1478, a wealthy merchant is killed by an in… read more

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Cover of The Players' Boy Is Dead (Joan & Matthew Stock #1) by Leonard Tourney

29. The Players' Boy Is Dead (Joan & Matthew Stock #1)

By: Leonard Tourney

3.85

Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition

Elizabethan England. A country that is growing rich and powerful. But, under the surface, there a… read more

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Cover of The Year of the Snake: Murder in the Senate (Calidus #1) by M.J. Trow

30. The Year of the Snake: Murder in the Senate (Calidus #1)

By: M.J. Trow

3.89

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes, a snake is just a snake. And sometimes… First-century Rome. Senator Gaius Lucius Nerva… read more

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Cover of Terra Incognita by Simon Turney

31. Terra Incognita

By: Simon Turney

4.38

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

An empire on the edge. A scheme for glory.A plan to control the greatest river in the world.61 AD. … read more

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David J. Gatward

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Alex Scarrow

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