14 Best historical fiction books like The Power Game (Monsarrat #3) by Meg Keneally

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The Power Game (Monsarrat #3)

By: Meg Keneally

4.00

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

When a boatman is murdered on a remote island off Van Dieman’s Land, the authorities want to blame …

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Power Game (Monsarrat #3) by Meg Keneally , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Song of the Sun God

By: Shankari Chandran

4.36

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

Nala and Rajan, a young couple, begin their married life in 1946, on the eve of Sri Lanka's indepen… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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2. The Daughters of Mars

By: Thomas Keneally , Tom Keneally

3.54

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

In 1915, two spirited Australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of th… read more

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  • historical
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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3. Burial Rites

By: Hannah Kent

2.62

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant literary debut, inspired by a true story: the final days of a young woman accused of mu… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Kent's Burial Rites book and Meg Keneally's The Power Game (Monsarrat #3)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • crime
  • historical fiction

4. Jackdaws

By: Ken Follett

4.13

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

In his own bestselling tradition of Eye of the Needleand The Key to Rebecca, Ken Follett once again… read more

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5. When the Night Comes

By: Favel Parrett

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The hauntingly beautiful story of a young girl transformed by the power of kindness from award-winn… read more

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6. The Widow and Her Hero

By: Thomas Keneally

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

When Grace married the genial and handsome Captain Leo Waterhouse in Australia in 1943, they were y… read more

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7. Modigliani Scandal

By: Ken Follett

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

In the modern art world of intrigue and competition, rumours had long flourished about the existenc… read more

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8. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

By: Shankari Chandran

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more

Similar categories in Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens book and Meg Keneally's The Power Game (Monsarrat #3)

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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9. The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

By: Alison Goodman

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as a… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"What makes you think he is trustworthy?’ ‘ He has a sense of humor,’ I said, and then added the final proof. ‘And he found my observations funny too."

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"If you need me, just yell,' he said. 'Ladies do not yell,' I replied over my shoulder. 'But renegades do.' I caught a glimpse of myself in one of the mirrors as I passed; my color was high and I had …"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"My brother pursed his lips. 'Love? Really, Augusta, this is an important decision. If you think love is essential to a good match it is no wonder you are still unmarried.' 'Duffy, that is unkind,' Ju…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"He took the offering and positioned it behind his head with a baleful look. 'If I recall, it is your fault I have lost a great deal of blood,' Undeniable, but then again, I had not started the encoun…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

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10. The Bookbinder

By: Pip Williams

4.07

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when Wor… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • historical fiction
"Your stitching is what will hold the story together."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"Love Eternal, in Baskerville typeface. He'd chosen it for its clarity and beauty."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"The myriad ways our words had failed to be bound, and here they were, finally, and there was only one bloody copy."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

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11. All the Broken Places (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, #2)

By: John Boyne

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Ninety-one-year-old Gretel Fernsby has lived in the same well-to-do mansion block in London for dec… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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12. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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13. The War Nurses

By: Anthea Hodgson

4.49

Format: 394 pages, Paperback

In 1942, country girls Minnie Hodgson and Margot McNee set sail from Perth, Australia for Singapore… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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14. 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
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. Western Lane

By: Chetna Maroo

3.51

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize A taut, enthralling first novel about grief, sisterhood, a… read more

Similar categories in Chetna Maroo's Western Lane book and Meg Keneally's The Power Game (Monsarrat #3)

  • audiobook
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16. Killing for Country: A Family Story: Winner of the 2024 Indie Book of the Year Award

By: David Marr

4.39

Format: 596 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars David Marr was shocked… read more

Similar categories in David Marr's Killing for Country: A Family Story: Winner of the 2024 Indie Book of the Year Award book and Meg Keneally's The Power Game (Monsarrat #3)

  • historical
  • australia
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17. Fanatic Heart

By: Thomas Keneally

3.48

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

John Mitchel, Irishman, lawyer, journalist, activist and politician, is a complex character. Charge… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Keneally's Fanatic Heart book and Meg Keneally's The Power Game (Monsarrat #3)

  • audiobook
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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18. Lying Beside You (Cyrus Haven, #3)

By: Michael Robotham

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in Robotham’s latest page-turning, psychological thriller in thi… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. At the Foot of the Cherry Tree

By: Alli Parker

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A stirring story of love and hope, based on the incredible true story of Australia's first Japanese… read more

Similar categories in Alli Parker's At the Foot of the Cherry Tree book and Meg Keneally's The Power Game (Monsarrat #3)

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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20. Corporal Hitler’s Pistol: Winner of the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize

By: Tom Keneally

3.59

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

How did Corporal Hitler's Luger from the First World War end up being the weapon that killed an IRA… read more

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  • audiobook
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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21. The Dickens Boy

By: Thomas Keneally

3.54

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The tenth child of Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, known as Plorn, had consistently … read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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22. The Voice to Parliament Handbook: All the Detail You Need

By: Thomas Mayo

4.52

Format: 104 pages, Kindle Edition

The Voice to Parliament Handbook is an easy-to-follow guide for the millions of Australians who hav… read more

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  • australia
  • audiobook
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23. Table For Eight

By: Tricia Stringer

3.94

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Bestselling author and master storyteller Tricia Stringer tackles troubled relationships, second ch… read more

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  • audiobook
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24. One Hundred Years of Dirt

By: Rick Morton

4.06

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Social mobility is not a train you get to board after you’ve scraped together enough for the ticket… read more

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  • australia
  • audiobook

25. The Fear

By: Thomas Keneally

2.94

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization … read more

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26. The Soldier's Curse: The Monsarrat Series

By: Meg and Tom Keneally

3.94

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

A fast-paced, witty and gripping historical crime opener to The Monsarrat Series from Tom Keneally … read more

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27. Three Sheets to the Wind

By: Adam Courtenay

4.13

Format: 320 pages, ebook

How a motley crew of merchant seamen walked 600 miles to save 7000 gallons of rum By the bestsell… read more

Similar categories in Adam Courtenay's Three Sheets to the Wind book and Meg Keneally's The Power Game (Monsarrat #3)

  • historical
  • audiobook
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28. The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

By: Anna Johnston

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a warm, life-affirming… read more

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  • australia
  • audiobook
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29. The Unmourned: The Monsarrat Series

By: Meg and Tom Keneally

4.20

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

None read more

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30. The Power Game (Monsarrat #3)

By: Meg Keneally

4.00

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

When a boatman is murdered on a remote island off Van Dieman’s Land, the authorities want to blame … read more

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  • historical
  • australia
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • tasmania
  • crime
  • audiobook

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