14 Top historical fiction books like The Winding Stair by Jesse Norman

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The Winding Stair

By: Jesse Norman

3.29

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Of all revenge, the greatest is this: that which cometh suddenly, without expectation. AMBITION.…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Winding Stair by Jesse Norman , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2) by Ben Aaronovitch

1. Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.08

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

The song. That’s what apprentice wizard and London Metropolitan Police Constable Peter Grant fi… read more

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"He threw a fireball at me. I threw a chimney stack at him - that's the London way."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

" Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards , I thought. For they are soggy and hard to light. "

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

"First law of gossip - there's no point knowing something if somebody else doesn't know you know it."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

"It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

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2. The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)

By: Jane Gardam

4.10

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern litera… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction

3. 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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4. A Place of Greater Safety

By: Hilary Mantel

4.80

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

It is 1789, and three young provincials have come to Paris to make their way. Georges-Jacques Danto… read more

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5. Act of Oblivion

By: Robert Harris

4.07

Format: 463 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Fatherland, The Ghostwriter, Munich, and Conclave comes this spellbi… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"He had no idea where they would go, or what they would do, or what dangers lay ahead. But with their love, and their Bible, with their absolute certainty in the power of the Lord and the protection o…"

-Robert Harris, Act of Oblivion

Cover of Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1) by David McCloskey

6. Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)

By: David McCloskey

4.21

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad.… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within by Rory Stewart

7. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

By: Rory Stewart

4.36

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more

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"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"

-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

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8. Disobedient

By: Elizabeth Fremantle

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

I'll show you what a woman can do . . . Rome 1611. A jewel-bright place of change, with sumpt… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance by Jeremy Eichler

9. Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance

By: Jeremy Eichler

4.54

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stirring account of how music bears witness to history and carries forward the memory of the wart… read more

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Cover of Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7) by S.J. Parris

10. Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7)

By: S.J. Parris

4.28

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

Prague, 1588 A COURT IN TURMOIL The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundari… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna  Cannon

11. The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

By: Joanna Cannon

3.65

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Part coming-of-age story, part mystery, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep is a quirky and utterly ch… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The most important thing a garden needs is the shadow of a gardener."

-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

"I thought I would like a job where inquiring about everyone else's private business was considered perfectly routine."

-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

"And I decided it really was true after all. You only really need two people to believe in the same thing, to feel as though you just might belong."

-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

"The only problem was, when your whole existence is something you have to cope with, you look back one day and find that your strategy has become a way of life."

-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

Cover of The Ghost Ship (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #3) by Kate Mosse

12. The Ghost Ship (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #3)

By: Kate Mosse

4.05

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Next in the #1 Sunday Times bestselling series, New York Times bestselling author Kate Mosse return… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Crash

By: Robert Peston

4.05

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

As the world falls apart, a deadly conspiracy comes together . . . London, 2007. It's summer in … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Execution (Giordano Bruno, #6) by S.J. Parris

14. Execution (Giordano Bruno, #6)

By: S.J. Parris

4.38

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

The sixth Tudor thriller featuring Giordano Bruno: heretic, philosopher and spy. Perfect for fans o… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Painter's Daughters

By: Emily Howes

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A story of love, madness, sisterly devotion, and control, about the two beloved daughters of renown… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Cecily

By: Annie Garthwaite

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

"Rebellion?" The word is a spark. They can start a fire with it, or smother it in their fingertips… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Everything is Everything: A Memoir of Love, Hate & Hope by Clive Myrie

17. Everything is Everything: A Memoir of Love, Hate & Hope

By: Clive Myrie

4.31

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

As a Bolton teenager with a paper round, Clive Myrie read all the newspapers he delivered from cove… read more

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18. I, Julian

By: Claire Gilbert

4.27

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

'So I will write in English, pressing new words from this beautiful plain language spoken by all. N… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

19. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Winding Stair by Jesse Norman

20. The Winding Stair

By: Jesse Norman

3.29

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Of all revenge, the greatest is this: that which cometh suddenly, without expectation. AMBITION.… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London #9.2) by Ben Aaronovitch

21. The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London #9.2)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

New York City, New York. Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad - … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction

16 must-read fiction books like The Winding Stair by Jesse Norman

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Ben Aaronovitch

4.08

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The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)

Jane Gardam

4.10

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Act of Oblivion

Robert Harris

4.07

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Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)

David McCloskey

4.21

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The Last Word

Elly Griffiths

3.92

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Here One Moment

Liane Moriarty

4.15

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Elizabeth Strout

4.46

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Chris Brookmyre

4.07

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