Though This Be Madness (Lilly Long Mysteries)
By: Penny Richards
3.96
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
1881, Chicago. Assigned to her second case as a Pinkerton, Lilly still needs to prove herself—both …
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1. Celine
By: Peter Heller , Kimberley Farr
3.78
Format: 12 pages, Audio CD
From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars and The Painter, a luminous, masterful novel of suspe… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
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"I’m not sure of anything,"-Peter Heller, Celine
"When we are most scared is the time to summon our clearest concentration and move forward, not back."-Peter Heller, Celine
"There might not be a measure of happiness left in a life, but there could be beauty and grace and endless love."-Peter Heller, Celine
"Pursuing fun is exhausting. Having fun is just fun. Much more relaxing just to do your work, don't you think? I mean if you enjoy it."-Peter Heller, Celine
2. Death on Blackheath (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #29)
By: Anne Perry
3.75
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
As commander of the powerful Special Branch, Thomas Pitt has the job of keeping Britain safe from s… read more
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- mystery thriller
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
3. A Dangerous Legacy (Empire State, #1)
By: Elizabeth Camden
4.05
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Lucy is determined to keep working as a telegraph operator at a news agency, even though the arriva… read more
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- romance
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- fiction
- historical fiction
4. The Bones of Paris (Harris Stuyvesant, #2)
By: Laurie R. King
3.02
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this thrilling new book New York Timesbestselling author Laurie R. King, beloved for her acclaim… read more
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- mystery thriller
- historical
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
5. Return to Tradd Street (Tradd Street, #4)
By: Karen White
3.45
Format: 94 pages, Paperback
Facing her future as a single mother, psychic Realtor Melanie Middleton is determined to be strong … read more
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- romance
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6. Until We Touch (Fool's Gold, #15)
By: Susan Mallery
3.80
Format: 654 pages, Mass Market Paperback
From New York Timesbestselling author Susan Mallery comes the story of secret desires finally fulfi… read more
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7. Murder on Gramercy Park (Gaslight Mystery, #3)
By: Victoria Thompson
3.60
Format: 208 pages,
As a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen her share… read more
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8. All the Names
By: Margaret Jull Costa , José Saramago
3.24
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
Senhor Jose is a low-grade clerk in the city's Central Registry, where the living and the dead shar… read more
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9. Murder at Mallowan Hall (Phyllida Bright Mystery #1)
By: Colleen Cambridge
3.83
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
The first in an exciting new historical mystery series set in the home of Agatha Christie! Colle… read more
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- mystery thriller
- historical
- cozy mystery
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
10. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
By: Martha Wells
4.22
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more
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- fiction
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
11. Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7)
By: Andrea Penrose
4.11
Format: 361 pages, Hardcover
Responding to an urgent plea from a troubled family friend, the Earl of Wrexford journeys to Oxford… read more
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- historical fiction
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- historical mystery
12. Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14)
By: Will Thomas
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
London, 1893 - deadly doings are afoot in the British Museum and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barke… read more
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- mystery thriller
- historical
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
13. 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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- romance
- mystery thriller
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
"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)
14. 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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- mystery thriller
- historical
- fiction
- 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)
15. See It End (Dr. Gretchen White, #3)
By: Brianna Labuskes
4.48
Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition
A cold-blooded murder. A confession. And a mystery that’s just beginning in a shocking novel of psy… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
16. A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby (Rogues and Remarkable Women, #1)
By: Vanessa Riley
3.17
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
When headstrong West Indian heiress Patience Jordan questioned her English husband's mysterious sui… read more
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- romance
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
17. 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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- mystery thriller
- historical
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
18. 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
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- romance
- mystery thriller
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
19. The Body in the Garden (Lily Adler Mystery, #1)
By: Katharine Schellman
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Tasha Alexander and Rhys Bowen, Katharine Schellman's debut novel is sure to de… read more
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- mystery thriller
- historical
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
20. How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
By: Sy Montgomery
4.05
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals-… read more
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"Knowing someone who belongs to another species can enlarge your soul in surprising ways."-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
"I am still learning how to be a good creature. Though I try earnestly, I often fail. But I am having a great life trying..."-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
"I often wish I could go back in time and tell my young, anxious self that my dreams weren't in vain and my sorrows weren't permanent. I can't do that, but I can do something better. I can tell you th…"-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
"Even in the wake of tragedy, we could not have felt more amazed had we been visited by an angel that Christmas morning. When the angel met the shepherds in Bethlehem, the shepherds "were sore afraid.…"-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
21. How to Read a Book
By: Monica Wood
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing p… read more
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- romance
- fiction
"Perhaps it's an oddity of human nature to judge women more harshly, or maybe we expect so little of men their transgressions don't register the same."-Monica Wood, How to Read a Book
22. The Lady from Burma (Sparks & Bainbridge, #5)
By: Allison Montclair
4.19
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In Allison Montclair's The Lady from Burma, murder once again stalks the proprietors of The Right S… read more
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
23. Murder in Rose Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #27)
By: Victoria Thompson
4.17
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private detective husband Frank discover that the cure is worse than t… read more
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- mystery thriller
- historical
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
24. The Golden Hour
By: Beatriz Williams
3.77
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Wives and A Certain Age creates a dazzling epic… read more
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- romance
- historical
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- historical fiction
- mystery
"She loved too much. She staked everything on people she loved. When they were gone, it destroyed her."-Beatriz Williams, The Golden Hour
"I must confess, it puzzles me. You Americans went to such trouble to rid yourself of our quaint little monarchy." "Oh we like to gossip about them, all right. Just not to let them rule over us and al…"-Beatriz Williams, The Golden Hour
25. Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge
By: Lizzie Pook
3.59
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
An Arctic expedition. A mysterious death. And the lengths to which one woman will go to avenge her … read more
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- historical
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- mystery
26. What Can't Be Seen (Dr. Gretchen White, #2)
By: Brianna Labuskes
4.32
Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition
A brilliant psychologist faces the secrets and lies of her own dark past in a shocking novel of sus… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
27. The Unkept Woman (Sparks & Bainbridge, #4)
By: Allison Montclair
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Allison Montclair returns with the fourth Sparks & Bainbridge mystery, The Unkept Woman : London, 1… read more
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- historical
- cozy mystery
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
28. Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons (Miss Percy Guide, #1)
By: Quenby Olson
4.12
Format: None pages, ebook
Miss Mildred Percy inherits a dragon. Ah, but we’ve already got ahead of ourselves… Miss Mil… read more
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- romance
- historical
- cozy mystery
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
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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- romance
- mystery thriller
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- cozy mystery
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
30. The Glassmaker
By: Tracy Chevalier
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling historical novelist, a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glass… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"...you never recover from losing someone; you just learn to accommodate the hole it makes in you."-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker
"People who make things also have an ambiguous relationship with time. Painters, writers, wood-carvers, knitters, weavers and, yes, glassmakers: creators often enter an absorbed state that psychologis…"-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker
31. Though This Be Madness (Lilly Long Mysteries)
By: Penny Richards
3.96
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
1881, Chicago. Assigned to her second case as a Pinkerton, Lilly still needs to prove herself—both … read more
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- romance
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- 19th century
- historical
- cozy mystery
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- historical mystery
