19 must-read historical fiction books like Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1) by Rhys Bowen

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Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)

By: Rhys Bowen

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Murphy's Lawis the captivating first entry of Rhys Bowen's New York Times bestselling Molly Murphy …

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1) by Rhys Bowen , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Prime Minister's Secret Agent (Maggie Hope, #4)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.90

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

For fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Charles Todd, and Anne Perry, The Prime Minister’s Secret Agent is… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Prime Minister's Secret Agent (Maggie Hope, #4) book and Rhys Bowen's Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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2. Murder on St. Mark's Place (Gaslight Mystery, #2)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

As a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen suffering… read more

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  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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3. Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)

By: Rhys Bowen

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Murphy's Lawis the captivating first entry of Rhys Bowen's New York Times bestselling Molly Murphy … read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1) book and Rhys Bowen's Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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4. This Side of Murder (Verity Kent, #1)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Great War is over, but in this captivating new series from award-winning author Anna Lee Huber,… read more

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

5. Murder on Gramercy Park (Gaslight Mystery, #3)

By: Victoria Thompson

3.60

Format: 208 pages,

As a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen her share… read more

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6. Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

By: Carolyn M. Bowen

4.36

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

None read more

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"He wanted a stiff drink to get through the evening, for he knew they’d be wailing, and her family coming unglued."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

"Elpidio sensed that David had more to say but was holding back due to their friendship. He wondered why David had gone along with Emiliana's seemingly impulsive ideas."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

"He didn't want to give the cartel any time to persuade Emiliana into accepting a more enticing offer. He had reservations about her loyalty and feared she might make a deal without Elpidio's consent."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

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7. The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

By: Jean Grainger

4.44

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

My twelve-year-old daughter frequently moans that Ballycarrick is the most boring town in Ireland. … read more

Similar categories in Jean Grainger's The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe book and Rhys Bowen's Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. 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

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  • 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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9. A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs, #17)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.27

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Yet the alternative he had suggested smacked of privilege, and wasn't privilege always bolstered by a discrimination of sorts?"

-Jacqueline Winspear, A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs, #17)

"...places leave their mark in the same way that a human being can touch us. We have to make our peace with place, with the locations where we have spent time. We consider how we've been affected by b…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs, #17)

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10. 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

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  • 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

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11. An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

By: T.E. Kinsey

4.53

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

They’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder. July 1… read more

Similar categories in T.E. Kinsey's An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11) book and Rhys Bowen's Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Chap's been shot in the Tramway Centre." "Nasty place to be shot," I said. "I wouldn't want to be shot in the Tramway Centre."

-T.E. Kinsey, An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

"Hello Sim, dear," said Lady Hardcastle. "We've come to see your body." Dr. Gosling laughed. "I say, that's rather forward of you, Em. I had no idea you felt that way."

-T.E. Kinsey, An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

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12. Murder at the Olympics (Ginger Gold Mystery #23)

By: Lee Strauss

4.57

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Chapters 1 + 2 Excerpt: Chapter 1 Clive Pippins stood at the window of his attic bedroom in … read more

Similar categories in Lee Strauss's Murder at the Olympics (Ginger Gold Mystery #23) book and Rhys Bowen's Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)

  • mystery
  • historical fiction
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13. The Trouble With Secrets (The Kilteegan Bridge Story, #1)

By: Jean Grainger

4.44

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Kilteegan Bridge, County Cork 1958 For eighteen year old Lena Mullery, life is predictable and d… read more

Similar categories in Jean Grainger's The Trouble With Secrets (The Kilteegan Bridge Story, #1) book and Rhys Bowen's Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder in Rose Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #27) by Victoria Thompson

14. Murder in Rose Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #27)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private detective husband Frank discover that the cure is worse than t… read more

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  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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15. Murder on Bedford Street (Gaslight Mystery, #26)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private investigator husband, Frank, must stop a killer lurking among … read more

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  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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16. Murder on Trinity Place (Gaslight Mystery, #22)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.08

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

The devil's in the details when a man is found murdered near Trinity Church in the latest installme… read more

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  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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17. More Harm Than Good (The Kilteegan Bridge Story, #3)

By: Jean Grainger

4.58

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

Kilteegan Bridge, Ireland 1974For each member of the O’Sullivan family there are turbulent times ah… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. What Divides Us (The Kilteegan Bridge Story, #2)

By: Jean Grainger

4.56

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

Kilteegan Bridge, Ireland 1963.On the face of it, life is idyllic for Eli and Lena Kogan. Living in… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. A Beautiful Ferocity (Cullen's Celtic Cabaret #2)

By: Jean Grainger

4.43

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

The Great War is over, and the Roaring Twenties are promising a bright new future. Young people hav… read more

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  • historical fiction
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20. The Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #1)

By: Sandy Taylor

4.15

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

24 Merrion Square. The house stands empty, the old stone steps overgrown with thorny rose bushes. B… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. Roaring Liberty (Queenstown #4)

By: Jean Grainger

4.55

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

New York City, 1922 Harp Devereaux is torn. Part of her desperately wants to return to Ireland t… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction

17 Top fiction books like Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1) by Rhys Bowen

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The Prime Minister's Secret Agent (Maggie Hope, #4)

Susan Elia MacNeal

3.90

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Murder on St. Mark's Place (Gaslight Mystery, #2)

Victoria Thompson

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)

Rhys Bowen

3.42

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This Side of Murder (Verity Kent, #1)

Anna Lee Huber

3.78

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14 Top fiction books like More Harm Than Good (The Kilteegan Bridge Story, #3) by Jean Grainger

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The Girls from See Saw Lane (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #2)

Sandy Taylor

4.32

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When We Danced at the End of the Pier (Brighton Girls Trilogy #1)

Sandy Taylor

4.43

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Counting Chimneys (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #3)

Sandy Taylor

4.42

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Christmas in the Little Irish Village (The Little Irish Village, #1)

Michelle Vernal

4.34

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