12 must-read historical mystery books like Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) by Charles Todd

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Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

By: Charles Todd

3.60

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

In Charles Todd's Wings of Fire, Inspector Ian Rutledge is quickly sent to investigate the sudden d…

If you liked the historical mystery plot in Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) by Charles Todd , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Blind Justice (William Monk, #19) by Anne Perry

1. Blind Justice (William Monk, #19)

By: Anne Perry

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Historical Novel 2014 Oliver Rathb… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's Blind Justice (William Monk, #19) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury, #4) by Martha Grimes

2. The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury, #4)

By: Martha Grimes

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Nothing ever happens in Stratford," insisted Superintendent Richard Jury of Scotland Yard. Unfortu… read more

Similar categories in Martha Grimes's The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury, #4) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury, #5) by Martha Grimes

3. Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury, #5)

By: Martha Grimes

3.96

Format: 295 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A white Christmas couldn't make Newcastle any less dreary for Scotland Yard's Superintendent Richar… read more

Similar categories in Martha Grimes's Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury, #5) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
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4. A Sudden, Fearful Death (William Monk, #4)

By: Anne Perry

3.98

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Prudence Barrymore, a talented nurse who had worked with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea, is fou… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's A Sudden, Fearful Death (William Monk, #4) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"It was not something you could call friendship; it was at once less and more. The sharing of such experiences created a bond and set them apart from all others. It was not something that could be tol…"

-Anne Perry, A Sudden, Fearful Death (William Monk, #4)

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5. The Silent Cry (William Monk, #8)

By: Anne Perry

4.38

Format: 613 pages, Paperback

Deep in London's filthy, dangerous slums, Victorians transacted their most secret and shameful busi… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's The Silent Cry (William Monk, #8) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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6. Death of a Stranger (William Monk, #13)

By: Anne Perry

4.38

Format: 613 pages, Paperback

Few authors have written more mesmerizingly about Victorian London than Anne Perry. Readers enter h… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's Death of a Stranger (William Monk, #13) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery

7. Execution Dock (William Monk, #16)

By: Anne Perry

3.63

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Buckingham Palace Gardens and Dark Assassin comes a deftly plotted V… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's Execution Dock (William Monk, #16) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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8. Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

By: Charles Todd

3.60

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

In Charles Todd's Wings of Fire, Inspector Ian Rutledge is quickly sent to investigate the sudden d… read more

Similar categories in Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery

9. Weighed in the Balance (William Monk, #7)

By: Anne Perry

3.82

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

When Countess Zorah Rostova asks London barrister Sir Oliver Rathbone to defend her against a charg… read more

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10. The Old Fox Deceiv'd (Richard Jury, #2)

By: Martha Grimes

5.00

Format: 120 pages,

When Gemma Temple is found dead on Twelfth Night it is a murder so bizarre that, to the irritation … read more

Similar categories in Martha Grimes's The Old Fox Deceiv'd (Richard Jury, #2) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

11. The Twisted Root (William Monk, #10)

By: Anne Perry

4.60

Format: None pages,

A young groom enlists private investigator William Monk to track down his fiance e, Miriam Gardiner… read more

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12. A Breach of Promise (William Monk, #9)

By: Anne Perry

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a brilliant young architect suddenly ends his engagement to a socially prominent woman, her ou… read more

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Cover of A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19) by Deborah Crombie

13. A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19)

By: Deborah Crombie

4.25

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Deborah Crombie returns with a new novel focusing on Scotland Yard detect… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Crombie's A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
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14. Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.13

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight … read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit."

-Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

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15. The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.01

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Ann Cleeves― New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, b… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18) by Jacqueline Winspear

16. The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.46

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! Psychologist and… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"You've go to get on with it, my boy. Stop feeling sorry for yourselft, because what's done is done. You can't change it, so you've got to stiffen your backbone. You've a good job, a very nice roof ov…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

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17. The White Lady

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.07

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine/sleuth from Jacqueline Winspear, creato… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Give me strong young womenfolk with sharp elbows, Charlotte, my dear, and they will make a good account of themselves in this world."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

"And then there's that double-barreled name a lot of them toffs have, like they have to drag their ancestors up from the grave so we all know who they're related to."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

". . . it was known German soldiers would go door-to-door to take males of working age, or boys on the cusp of manhood. They always took the men, leaving only the women, children and elderly. Women we…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

Cover of One-way Tickets (A Case For Willows And Lane #2) by Peter Grainger

18. One-way Tickets (A Case For Willows And Lane #2)

By: Peter Grainger

4.21

Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition

When a local man, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, goes missing, his parents have good reason t… read more

Similar categories in Peter Grainger's One-way Tickets (A Case For Willows And Lane #2) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Penny for Your Secrets (Verity Kent, #3) by Anna Lee Huber

19. Penny for Your Secrets (Verity Kent, #3)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

England, 1919. In Anna Lee Huber’s latest mystery, former Secret Service agent Verity Kent is findi… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's Penny for Your Secrets (Verity Kent, #3) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Pretty Deceit (Verity Kent, #4) by Anna Lee Huber

20. A Pretty Deceit (Verity Kent, #4)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.05

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

In the aftermath of the Great War, the line between friend and foe may be hard to discern, even for… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Pretty Deceit (Verity Kent, #4) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Treacherous Is the Night (Verity Kent, #2) by Anna Lee Huber

21. Treacherous Is the Night (Verity Kent, #2)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.99

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In 1919 England, in the shadow of The Great War, many look to the spirit world for answers. But it … read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's Treacherous Is the Night (Verity Kent, #2) book and Charles Todd's Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery

17 Best fiction books like Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) by Charles Todd

Transform Your Habits

Blind Justice (William Monk, #19)

Anne Perry

3.99

Transform Your Habits

The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury, #4)

Martha Grimes

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury, #5)

Martha Grimes

3.96

Transform Your Habits

A Sudden, Fearful Death (William Monk, #4)

Anne Perry

3.98

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21 Top fiction books like The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

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The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)

Laurie R. King

4.41

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A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19)

Deborah Crombie

4.25

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Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3)

Ashley Weaver

4.18

Transform Your Habits

All that Is Hidden (Molly Murphy, #19)

Rhys Bowen

4.25

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