19 must-read historical fiction books like Leviathan by Gordon John Thomson

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Leviathan

By: Gordon John Thomson

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Autumn of 1857, and the East End of London is preparing for the launch of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Leviathan by Gordon John Thomson , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Full Dark, No Stars

By: Stephen King

4.04

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A new collection of four never-before-published stories from Stephen King. 1922 The story opens wit… read more

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2. While My Eyes Were Closed

By: Linda Green

4.18

Format: None pages,

One, two, three . . . Lisa Dale shuts her eyes and counts to one hundred during a game of hide-and… read more

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3. Treachery (Giordano Bruno, #4)

By: S.J. Parris

3.87

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Summer, 1585: As English ships are held captive in Spain, fear mounts of an Invincible Armada, buil… read more

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4. Prophecy (Giordano Bruno, #2)

By: S.J. Parris

3.62

Format: 186 pages,

S. J. Parris returns with the next Giordano Bruno mystery, set inside Queen Elizabeth's palace and … read more

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5. Eye of the Red Tsar (Inspector Pekkala, #1)

By: Sam Eastland

3.44

Format: 330 pages,

One July, 1918, the imprisoned family of Tsar Nicholas Romanov was awakened and led down to the bas… read more

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6. A Reluctant Assassin (Will Revill Thrillers #1)

By: John Pilkington

4.09

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

'A captivating tale alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of a bygone age. Historical storytell… read more

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  • historical fiction
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7. 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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  • 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

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8. Dead of Night (A Berlin Wartime Thriller)

By: Simon Scarrow

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Germany, 1940. The world holds its breath and hopes for peace. At home, the Nazi Party’s grip on po… read more

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  • historical fiction
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9. Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7)

By: Val McDermid

4.26

Format: 452 pages, Hardcover

Val McDermid returns with DCI Karen Pirie in a new thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against th… read more

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10. A Winter Grave

By: Peter May

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the year 2051. Warnings of climate catastrophe have been ignored, and vast areas of the plane… read more

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11. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

By: Dan Jones

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more

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  • historical fiction
"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"

-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

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12. King (Richard the Lionheart, #3)

By: Ben Kane

4.51

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling adventure story about history's greatest Richard the Lionheart Autumn 1192. At the e… read more

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  • historical fiction
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13. The Politician (DS Cross Mysteries, #4)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.49

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

A ransacked room. A dead politician. A burglary gone wrong – or a staged murder? THE DETECTIVE … read more

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14. Munich Wolf

By: Rory Clements

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more

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  • historical fiction
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15. The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)

By: Ken Follett

4.39

Format: 913 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a ne… read more

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  • historical fiction
"the enlightenment of mankind."

-Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)

"La tormenta que había estallado en su corazón amainó ligeramente. La penumbra y el frescor del interior, entre los imponentes muros de piedra, le hicieron sentir la trascendencia de la eternidad. Los…"

-Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)

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16. Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

THE COMMUNISTS RULE HUNGARY, BUT WHO RULES THE COMMUNISTS?Alex Kovacs, an ordinary man and an extra… read more

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  • historical fiction
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17. Lord of the Atlas

By: Colin Falconer

4.35

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

‘A proper adventure. Brutal and captivating.’ Marrakesh, 1893: His military career in disgrace, … read more

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  • historical fiction
"What a place, George thought. Greasy, grim and ripe for murder."

-Colin Falconer, Lord of the Atlas

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18. The Russian (Lance Spector, #2)

By: Saul Herzog

4.44

Format: 574 pages, Kindle Edition

Moscow, Russia The Kremlin activates a deadly assassin. Across the city, a massive bombing kills h… read more

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19. The English Führer (Tom Wilde #7)

By: Rory Clements

4.11

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

Autumn 1945 - Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo,… read more

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  • historical fiction
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20. The Man in the Bunker (Tom Wilde #6)

By: Rory Clements

4.15

Format: 453 pages, Kindle Edition

WHAT IF HITLER HAD SURVIVED? In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling … read more

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  • historical fiction
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21. Hitler's Secret (Tom Wilde, #4)

By: Rory Clements

4.12

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Autumn of 1941, the war is going badly for Britain and its allies. If the tide is going to … read more

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  • historical fiction
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22. A Prince and a Spy (Tom Wilde #5)

By: Rory Clements

4.18

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret, a Cam… read more

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  • historical fiction
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23. A Reluctant Hero (Will Revill Thrillers #3)

By: John Pilkington

4.45

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

"I was gripped from the first page to the last." Roger Morris, author of the Porfiry Petrovich Myst… read more

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  • historical fiction
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24. The Vanishing of Class 3B

By: Jackie Kabler

3.92

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

One spring morning, a bus full of children and their teachers from a Cotswolds primary school head … read more

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25. The Cyclist (DS Cross #2)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.24

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

To solve any murder, you must first know your victim . . . THE DETECTIVE DS George Cross has … read more

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26. The Spirit of the Dragon (The Dragon #3)

By: William Andrews

4.58

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Daughters of the Dragon comes an epic novel of a star-crossed couple… read more

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  • historical fiction
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27. The Patient (DS Cross Mysteries, #3)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.56

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Bristol detective DS George Cross investigates the suspicious suicide of a young woman. DS Georg… read more

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28. Oath Bound (The Wolf of Kings #1)

By: Richard Cullen

4.25

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE 2022. An action-packed historical advent… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Sailor of Liberty (Philippe Kermorvant #1) by J.D. Davies

29. Sailor of Liberty (Philippe Kermorvant #1)

By: J.D. Davies

4.16

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

1793 . The infant French republic is assailed on all sides, by enemies within and the combined migh… read more

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  • historical fiction
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30. Shield Breaker (The Wolf of Kings #2)

By: Richard Cullen

4.33

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

Styrkar the warrior sails to dangerous lands in this thrilling new historical adventure from Richar… read more

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  • historical fiction
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31. Leviathan

By: Gordon John Thomson

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Autumn of 1857, and the East End of London is preparing for the launch of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s… read more

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  • historical fiction

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Matt Brolly

3.95

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Wes Markin

4.36

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Andrew Raymond

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