8 best-selling historical fiction books like Windmill Bluff by Michael Hartnett

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Windmill Bluff

By: Michael Hartnett

4.43

Format: 287 pages, Paperback

“Windmills, ghosts, psychiatric ward, uranium, domestic terrorism—rollicking and deep. Only Michael…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Windmill Bluff by Michael Hartnett , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Victoria

By: Daisy Goodwin

3.93

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

“They think I am still a little girl who is not capable of being a Queen.”Lord Melbourne turned to … read more

Similar categories in Daisy Goodwin's Victoria book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"To be a queen, you have to be more than a little girl with a crown."

-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria

"Emma shook her head. “There are some things that a woman always keeps to herself."

-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria

"In the end to add to the sum of human knowledge is the only thing a man can be truly proud of."

-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria

"I was so happy … before.’ ‘I find that happiness can always be recollected in tranquillity, Ma’am,’ said Melbourne. Victoria put her hands down and looked up at him, her pale blue eyes searching his …"

-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria

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2. The Paris Novel

By: Ruth Reichl

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Ruth Reichl takes readers on an adventure of food, art, and fashion in 1980s Par… read more

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  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"That is the most expensive spice in the world. It comes from the Valley of Flowers, where everyone's hands are red from separating the saffron from the blossoms. Each flower has just three strands, s…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"The fat was bubbling in a pot on the stove. The potatoes went in, were snatched out, then plunged back in. They emerged crisp and golden; Richard sprinkled them with salt and piled them on a platter,…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"The oysters arrived on a deep bed of ice. She had never eaten an oyster, and she stared down at the platter. A ruffle of black encircled each opalescent heart; she thought of orchids. Triangles of le…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"A waiter set a small tart of caramelized pears before each of them and added a dab of licorice ice cream. Next came bananas topped with passion fruit and black pepper, little pirouettes of pleasure. …"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

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3. Hester

By: Laurie Lico Albanese

3.97

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotlan… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Lico Albanese's Hester book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The letter A is red,"

-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester

"Isobel, you're in my veins now--you know it, don't you? You're in my blood."

-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester

"...history isn't what's written or told. History is hidden away in dark corners and shadows..."

-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester

"But there's another kind of strength we've got...It comes from knowing the difference between who you are and who they think you are."

-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester

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4. The Consequence of Anna

By: Kate Birkin

4.16

Format: 568 pages, Paperback

The Instant #1 BESTSELLER, reminiscent of The Thorn Birds, The Light Between Oceans, and Lady Chatt… read more

Similar categories in Kate Birkin's The Consequence of Anna book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The whole world is a hungry stomach with teeth."

-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna

"A face with no freckles is like a flower with no bloom."

-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna

"What is a moment in a day but a grain of sand . . . until that moment means everything in the world?"

-Kate Birkin, The Consequence of Anna

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5. What the Fireflies Knew

By: Kai Harris

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Jesmyn Ward's Salvage the Bones and Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, a comin… read more

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  • fiction
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6. Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom

By: McCracken Poston Jr.

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Like a nonfiction John Grisham thriller with echoes of Rainman, Just Mercy, and a captivating small… read more

Similar categories in McCracken Poston Jr.'s Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • mystery
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7. A Persistent Echo

By: Brian Kaufman

4.61

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

"Kaufman is a fantastic writer with a distinctive poetic touch... It will be the rare reader who wi… read more

Similar categories in Brian Kaufman's A Persistent Echo book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. Elizabeth's Mountain

By: Lucille Guarino

4.45

Format: 287 pages, Paperback

“A wonderful, moving story about love and loss, focusing on two grandmother and granddaughter.” –M… read more

Similar categories in Lucille Guarino's Elizabeth's Mountain book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • fiction
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9. In the Lair of Legends

By: David Buzan

4.29

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

"The devil is in the details and David Buzan masterfully brings all of those details to bear in cre… read more

Similar categories in David Buzan's In the Lair of Legends book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • adult
  • historical fiction
"Fletcher offers hope that even in the midst of the cruelty and violence of war, the promise of unconditional grace is the most potent weapon of all."

-David Buzan, In the Lair of Legends

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10. Halfway to Schist

By: Peter Bridgford

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

Jane “Red” Rogers is the daughter of two geologists, so her childhood has been overshadowed by all … read more

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11. Courting the Sun: A Novel of Versailles

By: Peggy Joque Williams

4.47

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

“A rich journey through 17th century France in all its aspects—its bucolic countryside, the still-u… read more

Similar categories in Peggy Joque Williams's Courting the Sun: A Novel of Versailles book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Clucked

By: Troy Hollan

4.46

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

Clucked takes the reader, its bereaved Spam-loving protagonist, and one elderly rat terrier on a wi… read more

Similar categories in Troy Hollan's Clucked book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • adult
  • fiction
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13. Switching Tracks: Out of the Trash (Train Hoppers #1)

By: Lena Gibson

4.22

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Life in SoCal in 2195 is controlled by a corporatocracy. Elsa scavenges twenty-first-century tra… read more

Similar categories in Lena Gibson's Switching Tracks: Out of the Trash (Train Hoppers #1) book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • adult
  • fiction
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14. A Place Unmade

By: Carla Seyler

4.65

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

A Place Unmade is a book about someone who commits a crime, causes a disaster and the people who tr… read more

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15. All Lies Begin With Truth

By: Anthony J. Viola

4.70

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

Set in 2014-16, and in the fictional town of West York, KY, All Lies Begin with Truth dramatizes th… read more

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16. Doves In A Tempest: The Valley of Horror

By: Bill Schweitzer

4.79

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

"Those sweet summer days seemed to linger forever. You remember. It was in that time before cell ph… read more

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17. False Summit: The Truth is Hard to Face... (Tyler Zahn, #2)

By: Cam Torrens

4.37

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

Chaffee County Search & Rescue is known for finding lost people in the Rocky Mountain backcountry. … read more

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18. Shadow Runner

By: K.J. Fieler

4.44

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

"Adventurous, clever, unique, and compelling. Shadow Runner weaves a fantastic tale that will leave… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Windmill Bluff by Michael Hartnett

19. Windmill Bluff

By: Michael Hartnett

4.43

Format: 287 pages, Paperback

“Windmills, ghosts, psychiatric ward, uranium, domestic terrorism—rollicking and deep. Only Michael… read more

Similar categories in Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff book and Michael Hartnett's Windmill Bluff

  • mystery
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. Sour Apples: A Novel For Those Who Hate to Read

By: Paul Jantzen

5.00

Format: 219 pages, Paperback

Imagine, if you will, an eleven-year-old boy with an imagination so powerful that he uses it like o… read more

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21. Last Patient of the Night: An AJ Docker Medical Thriller

By: Gary Gerlacher

4.43

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

"Last Patient of the Night is M*A*S*H* meets Detective Harry Bosch. It's a thriller that won't disa… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction

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3.93

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3.84

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3.97

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4.16

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