11 Top historical books like The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) by Lindsey Davis

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The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

By: Lindsey Davis

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Falco is a Roman informer who has a nose for trouble. In the Forum, where pretty Sosia flees for he…

If you liked the historical plot in The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) by Lindsey Davis , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Driving Force

By: Dick Francis

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Delightful...A tense, fast-paced new mystery...boasting a resolute, resourceful, and modest hero a… read more

Similar categories in Dick Francis's Driving Force book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"It isn't necessary to speculate about the driving force within us, it leaps out and reveals itself. Under pressure, it can't be hidden"

-Dick Francis, Driving Force

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2. The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

“A riveting debut…an original premise, an enigmatic heroine, and a compelling Highland setting…a bo… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1) book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"We all must deal with our shadows the best we can. No one can conquer them for us."

-Anna Lee Huber, The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)

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3. The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)

By: Colleen McCullough

3.67

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

In this great drama, Marius, the general who saved Rome from barbarian invasion and became consul a… read more

Similar categories in Colleen McCullough's The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • italy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1)

By: Ruth Downie

3.69

Format: 143 pages,

Gaius Petrius Ruso is a divorced and down-on his luck army doctor who has made the rash decision to… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Downie's Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1) book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of A Brief History of Montmaray (The Montmaray Journals, #1) by Michelle   Cooper

5. A Brief History of Montmaray (The Montmaray Journals, #1)

By: Michelle Cooper

3.59

Format: 320 pages,

"There's a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings." Sophie FitzOsbor… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Cooper's A Brief History of Montmaray (The Montmaray Journals, #1) book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Pericles Commission (The Athenian Mysteries, #1) by Gary Corby

6. The Pericles Commission (The Athenian Mysteries, #1)

By: Gary Corby

4.08

Format: 348 pages,

Athens, 461BC. A dead man falls from the sky, landing at the feet of a surprised Nicolaos. It doesn… read more

Similar categories in Gary Corby's The Pericles Commission (The Athenian Mysteries, #1) book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) by Lindsey Davis

7. The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

By: Lindsey Davis

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Falco is a Roman informer who has a nose for trouble. In the Forum, where pretty Sosia flees for he… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • italy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Terra Incognita (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #2) by Ruth Downie

8. Terra Incognita (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #2)

By: Ruth Downie

4.01

Format: 30 pages,

In this highly anticipated sequel to Ruth Downie's New York Timesbestselling debut, beloved army do… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Downie's Terra Incognita (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #2) book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The East Indiaman (Percival Merewether Book 1) by Ellis K. Meacham

9. The East Indiaman (Percival Merewether Book 1)

By: Ellis K. Meacham

4.01

Format: 511 pages,

In January, 1806, twenty-eight-year-old Percival Merewether was promoted from First Lieutenant to C… read more

Similar categories in Ellis K. Meacham's The East Indiaman (Percival Merewether Book 1) book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

10. Persona Non Grata (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #3)

By: Ruth Downie

3.92

Format: 358 pages,

The third novel in the acclaimed Gaius Petreius Ruso series by the New York Times bestselling Ruth … read more

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11. Roma (Roma, #1)

By: Steven Saylor

5.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Spanning a thousand years, and following the shifting fortunes of two families though the ages, thi… read more

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12. Arms of Nemesis (Roma Sub Rosa, #2)

By: Steven Saylor

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The hideously disfigured body was found in the atrium. The only clues are a blood-soaked cloak, and… read more

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13. Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466 (Royal Diaries #3)

By: Carolyn Meyer

3.90

Format: 150 pages, Hardcover

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14. Becoming Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette, #1)

By: Juliet Grey

3.81

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

This enthralling confection of a novel, the first in a new trilogy, follows the transformation of a… read more

Similar categories in Juliet Grey's Becoming Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette, #1) book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

15. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel

By: Louise Murphy

3.68

Format: 208 pages,

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16. A Murder on the Appian Way (Roma Sub Rosa, #5)

By: Steven Saylor

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is the fifth in Steven Saylor's "Roma Sub Rosa" series--murder mysteries set in classical Rome… read more

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17. His Forefathers and Mick

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more

Similar categories in Michael G. Kramer's His Forefathers and Mick book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has  been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

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18. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

Similar categories in K. Ritz's Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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19. Isabella Warrior Queen

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.30

Format: None pages, ebook

The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more

Similar categories in Michael G. Kramer's Isabella Warrior Queen book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • historical
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

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20. Victor's Blessing

By: Barbara Sontheimer

4.34

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Sontheimer's Victor's Blessing book and Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet,  wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid.  Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her.  He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go.  "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me!  What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

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21. Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain

By: Andy Burnham

4.37

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Picked as one of Waterstones' Non-Fiction 'Books You Need to Read in 2024' Gordon 'A path-bre… read more

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Anna Lee Huber

3.96

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Colleen McCullough

3.67

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Ruth Downie

3.69

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J.B. Lion

4.32

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Lisa Kaniut Cobb

4.37

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Susan Rowland

4.33

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Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin

4.32

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