9 Best fantasy books like A Poisoner's Tale by Cathryn Kemp

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A Poisoner's Tale

By: Cathryn Kemp

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In 17th-century Rome, men are falling like flies and nobody knows why...Hidden within the alleys an…

If you liked the fantasy plot in A Poisoner's Tale by Cathryn Kemp , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of The Black Feathers by Rebecca Netley

1. The Black Feathers

By: Rebecca Netley

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Where ghosts tread, black feathers fall . . . When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and a… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Netley's The Black Feathers book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Household by Stacey Halls

2. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Herbalist's Secret by Annabelle Marx

3. The Herbalist's Secret

By: Annabelle Marx

4.13

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Two small lifeless bodies lay on the sand, arms carefully placed by their sides. On the other side … read more

Similar categories in Annabelle Marx's The Herbalist's Secret book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Burnings by Naomi  Kelsey

4. The Burnings

By: Naomi Kelsey

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Nothing scares men like witchcraft . . . 1589. Scottish housemaid Geillis and Danish courtier Ma… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Kelsey's The Burnings book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal

5. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's The Burial Plot book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Arsenic Eater's Wife by Tonya   Mitchell

6. The Arsenic Eater's Wife

By: Tonya Mitchell

4.00

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman is accused of killing her husband, but is she actually guilty? Inspired by a true historica… read more

Similar categories in Tonya Mitchell's The Arsenic Eater's Wife book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. The Shadow Key

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or… read more

Similar categories in Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The King's Witches

By: Kate Foster

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The King's Witches book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Bright I Burn

By: Molly Aitken

3.61

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In thirteenth-century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared. When a young Alice Kytel… read more

Similar categories in Molly Aitken's Bright I Burn book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Babylonia

By: Costanza Casati

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient h… read more

Similar categories in Costanza Casati's Babylonia book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Book of Witching by C.J.  Cooke

11. The Book of Witching

By: C.J. Cooke

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A mother must fight for her daughter’s life in this fierce and haunting tale of witchcraft and reve… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Cooke's The Book of Witching book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Estella's Revenge by Barbara Havelocke

12. Estella's Revenge

By: Barbara Havelocke

4.23

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

'Loved it from the very first page - Estella is a superbly well-drawn character and absolutely unfo… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Havelocke's Estella's Revenge book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • retellings
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. A Little Trickerie

By: Rosanna Pike

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Listen. My one-time friend Maria did tell me once: "Make your own paradise, Tibb, since this world … read more

Similar categories in Rosanna Pike's A Little Trickerie book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Costanza

By: Rachel Blackmore

4.29

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Rome, 1636. History calls her a Muse. Temptress. Fallen woman. This is her story. In the scorche… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Blackmore's Costanza book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • italy
  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The House of the Witch

By: Clare Marchant

4.43

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Now: When Adrianna arrives at the small, run-down cottage, near the sea in rural Norfolk, she can’t… read more

Similar categories in Clare Marchant's The House of the Witch book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Poisoner's Tale by Cathryn Kemp

16. A Poisoner's Tale

By: Cathryn Kemp

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In 17th-century Rome, men are falling like flies and nobody knows why...Hidden within the alleys an… read more

Similar categories in Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • italy
  • retellings
  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Bell Witches (Savannah Red #1) by Lindsey Kelk

17. The Bell Witches (Savannah Red #1)

By: Lindsey Kelk

3.75

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

YOU’LL WANT TO BE ONE. UNTIL YOU KNOW THEIR SECRETS. After Emily’s father tragically dies, she i… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Kelk's The Bell Witches (Savannah Red #1) book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The House of Fever by Polly Crosby

18. The House of Fever

By: Polly Crosby

3.84

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping and gothic new historical mystery. Can she unlock the secrets of The House of Fever? … read more

Similar categories in Polly Crosby's The House of Fever book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Hanging of Hettie Gale by Tess Burnett

19. The Hanging of Hettie Gale

By: Tess Burnett

4.54

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

A mother's love will never die. A mother's fury will live forever... The Moor is a difficult pla… read more

Similar categories in Tess Burnett's The Hanging of Hettie Gale book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Specimens by Mairi Kidd

20. The Specimens

By: Mairi Kidd

3.96

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Inside the grand walls of Edinburgh's nineteenth-century scientific institutions, anatomists began … read more

Similar categories in Mairi Kidd's The Specimens book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • historical
  • fiction
Cover of The Witchfinder’s Assistant by Ruth Goldstraw

21. The Witchfinder’s Assistant

By: Ruth Goldstraw

4.05

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes I can almost remember what it was like before— I was about God’s business— But I cannot… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Goldstraw's The Witchfinder’s Assistant book and Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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Rebecca Netley

4.00

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Stacey Halls

3.94

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4.13

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Bridget Collins

4.06

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4.00

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Katie Lumsden

3.67

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