7 Top historical fiction books like The Lucky Gods of Otsu by I.J. Parker

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The Lucky Gods of Otsu

By: I.J. Parker

4.39

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

If ever Akitada needed luck, it is now. Things are not going well for him. His new boss is out to g…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Lucky Gods of Otsu by I.J. Parker , here is a list of 7 books like this:

1. Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1)

By: S.J. Parris

3.55

Format: 288 pages,

Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page… read more

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2. City of Scars (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, #14)

By: J.D. Kirk

4.55

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Some scars never truly heal. Life has been slowly improving for DCI Jack Logan lately. Happily s… read more

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  • mystery
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3. The Engine House (DCI Evan Warlow, #1)

By: Rhys Dylan

4.39

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

You can bury the bodies, but you can’t hide the truth. When a landslip on Pembrokeshire’s stunni… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4) by Seishi Yokomizo

4. Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4)

By: Seishi Yokomizo

3.79

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic news – the son of one of the i… read more

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  • mystery
"Poverty is the mother of crime. If people are poor, they lose all sense of shame, and behave appallingly."

-Seishi Yokomizo, Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4)

"Mảnh trăng lưỡi liềm mùng mười còn treo trên sườn núi Suribachi, bầu trời lấp lánh muôn ánh sao. Sông Ngân kéo chiếc đuôi dài thượt ngang qua, có thể thấy thấp thoáng quầng sáng trắng sữa. Đảo Ngục M…"

-Seishi Yokomizo, Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4)

Cover of Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17) by Laurie R. King

5. Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)

By: Laurie R. King

4.08

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A queen, a castle, a dark and ageless threat--all await Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes in this ch… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
"Many ancient peoples believed in a land of shade, where the dead dwell in a twilight underworld. In Hebrew, it is tsalmaveth , the death-shadow. In one of the more peculiar Biblical passages, King Sa…"

-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)

"One cannot overlook the number of young women and girls involved,' he pointed out. 'Well they do make up somewhat more than half the population.' 'Yes, and because women are often kept in a position …"

-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)

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6. The Lost Man of Bombay (Malabar House #3)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.26

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

THE THRILLING NEW MYSTERY FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSEBombay, 1950Whe… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
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7. 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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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
"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)

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8. Impostor (Alexander Gregory Thrillers, #1)

By: L.J. Ross

4.28

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DCI RYAN MYSTERIES There’s a killer inside all … read more

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  • mystery
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9. Hysteria (Alexander Gregory Thrillers, #2)

By: L.J. Ross

4.17

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DCI RYAN MYSTERIES In a beautiful world, murder is… read more

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  • mystery
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10. Kamusari Tales Told at Night (Forest, #2)

By: Shion Miura

4.06

Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition

From Shion Miura, award-winning author of The Easy Life in Kamusari, comes a spirit-lifting novel a… read more

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11. The Ronin Returns: A Matsuyama Kaze Mystery (Samurai Mysteries)

By: Dale Furutani

4.24

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

The Ronin Returns picks up the epic story of Matsuyama Kaze in 1603 Japan. This extension of Dale F… read more

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  • mystery
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12. Spring Festival in Akaiwa: An Akitada Novel

By: I. J. Parker

4.30

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

A governor's life is not an easy one. It is spring when everything starts going wrong for Akitada. … read more

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  • historical fiction
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13. Shitamachi Scam

By: Michael Pronko

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

After the suspicious deaths of a seventy-something woman and a student recluse, Detective Hiroshi t… read more

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14. Mists of Iga (Sons of Yokai #1)

By: Kyle Mortensen

4.30

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

1581, In the midst of Japan’s warring states, a group of four shinobi have just become some of the … read more

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  • historical fiction
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15. Azabu Getaway (Detective Hiroshi, #5)

By: Michael Pronko

4.33

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Money isn't everything. It's the deadly thing. After the murder of a high-flying executive in on… read more

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  • mystery
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16. Tokyo Zangyo (Detective Hiroshi, #4)

By: Michael Pronko

4.43

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In Tokyo, your job can kill After a top-tier manager in Japan’s premier media company ends up de… read more

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  • mystery
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17. Tokyo Traffic (Detective Hiroshi, #3)

By: Michael Pronko

4.20

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Running from a life she didn’t choose, in a city she doesn’t know, Sukanya, a young Thai girl, lose… read more

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  • mystery
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18. Pride of the Samurai (The Kusunoki Chronicles Book 1)

By: Kenneth Jorgensen

4.23

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

Akashi and Kanto are twin brothers, born to a role as samurai in the proud and ancient Kusunoki fam… read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. Glory of the Emperor (The Kusunoki Chronicles Book 4)

By: Kenneth Jorgensen

4.48

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

War has come. The Kumashatsu and their allies conquer wherever they fight. The Shogun is dead. The … read more

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20. Fires of Edo (Shinobi Mystery, #8)

By: Susan Spann

4.43

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

Edo, February 1566: when a samurai's corpse is discovered in the ruins of a burned-out bookshop, ma… read more

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  • mystery
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21. The Lucky Gods of Otsu

By: I.J. Parker

4.39

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

If ever Akitada needed luck, it is now. Things are not going well for him. His new boss is out to g… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction

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Seishi Yokomizo

3.79

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Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)

Laurie R. King

4.08

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T.G. Reid

4.21

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David J. Gatward

4.46

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