14 best-selling historical books like The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland

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The Owl Killers

By: Karen Maitland

3.81

Format: 336 pages,

From the author of Company of Liars, hailed as "a jewel of a medieval mystery"* and "an atmospheric…

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Cover of Corpus (Tom Wilde #1) by Rory Clements

1. Corpus (Tom Wilde #1)

By: Rory Clements

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

1936: Eine Mordserie erschüttert Cambridge. Internationale Kräfte kämpfen um Einfluss. Der nächste … read more

Similar categories in Rory Clements's Corpus (Tom Wilde #1) book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Falconer's Crusade (William Falconer, #1) by Ian Morson

2. Falconer's Crusade (William Falconer, #1)

By: Ian Morson

3.77

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

Oxford University, in 1264, the savage murder of a young girl kindles a frenzy of suspicion between… read more

Similar categories in Ian Morson's Falconer's Crusade (William Falconer, #1) book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • medieval
  • fantasy
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3. The Outcasts of Time

By: Ian Mortimer

4.35

Format: 104 pages,

The year is 1348 and brothers John and William have been infected by the plague. Their fate is seal… read more

Similar categories in Ian Mortimer's The Outcasts of Time book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (Miss Temple, Doctor Svenson, and Cardinal Chang, #1)

By: Gordon Dahlquist

4.12

Format: 428 pages, Hardcover

It began with a simple note: a letter of rejection from Miss Temple's fiance, written on crisp Mini… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Dahlquist's The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (Miss Temple, Doctor Svenson, and Cardinal Chang, #1) book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The Owl Killers

By: Karen Maitland

3.81

Format: 336 pages,

From the author of Company of Liars, hailed as "a jewel of a medieval mystery"* and "an atmospheric… read more

Similar categories in Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • medieval
  • fantasy

6. The Dark Monk (The Hangman's Daughter, #2)

By: Oliver Pötzsch , Lee Chadeayne

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

1660: Winter has settled thick over a sleepy village in the Bavarian Alps, ensuring every farmer an… read more

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7. The Horse, the Wheel and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

By: None

3.67

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known … read more

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8. The Wise Woman (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels Series, #11)

By: Philippa Gregory

4.20

Format: 251 pages,

Alys joins a nunnery to escape the poverty of her life on the moor with her foster mother, Morach, … read more

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9. The Traveling Vampire Show

By: Richard Laymon

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Though gloomy with clouds, it is a hot, August morning in the summer of 1963. All over the rural to… read more

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10. The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15)

By: Ellis Peters

4.33

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Brother Cadfael is witness to a shocking near-death confession and accompanies a fellow Benedictine… read more

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11. The Darkest Secret

By: Alex Marwood

3.26

Format: None pages,

Taut, emotive and utterly compelling, an unputdownable 'ripped from headlines' read from Alex Marwo… read more

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12. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. Now She is Witch

By: Kirsty Logan

3.54

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

She dug her mother's grave in the poison garden so it would stay hidden... From the snowy winter… read more

Similar categories in Kirsty Logan's Now She is Witch book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Nemesis (Tom Wilde, #3) by Rory Clements

14. Nemesis (Tom Wilde, #3)

By: Rory Clements

4.15

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

'A masterpiece of spies, intrigue and political shenanigans' Sunday ExpressCan a ruthless spy ring … read more

Similar categories in Rory Clements's Nemesis (Tom Wilde, #3) book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Nucleus (Tom Wilde #2) by Rory Clements

15. Nucleus (Tom Wilde #2)

By: Rory Clements

4.14

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

From the award-winning Sunday Times bestselling author of CORPUS The eve of war: a secret so dea… read more

Similar categories in Rory Clements's Nucleus (Tom Wilde #2) book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Book of Gothel: Memoir of a Witch

By: Mary McMyne

3.84

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel in her tower, but do you know the story of the witch who put h… read more

Similar categories in Mary McMyne's The Book of Gothel: Memoir of a Witch book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Prince and a Spy (Tom Wilde #5) by Rory Clements

17. 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

Similar categories in Rory Clements's A Prince and a Spy (Tom Wilde #5) book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Le Loup des Cordeliers by Henri Lœvenbruck

18. Le Loup des Cordeliers

By: Henri Lœvenbruck

3.95

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

Mai 1789, un vent de révolte souffle sur Paris. Gabriel Joly, jeune provincial ambitieux, monte à l… read more

Similar categories in Henri Lœvenbruck's Le Loup des Cordeliers book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Words of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song, #2) by Shauna Lawless

19. The Words of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song, #2)

By: Shauna Lawless

4.54

Format: 476 pages, Kindle Edition

The sequel to the critically acclaimed The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, The Words of Kings an… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Lawless's The Words of Kings and Prophets (Gael Song, #2) book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Cunning Women : When Women are Cast Out, They Must Find Their Own Power by Elizabeth  Lee

20. Cunning Women : When Women are Cast Out, They Must Find Their Own Power

By: Elizabeth Lee

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Lee is a magnetic new voice in historical fiction and CUNNING WOMEN is sure to be loved by fans of … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lee's Cunning Women : When Women are Cast Out, They Must Find Their Own Power book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Chatelaine by Kate Heartfield

21. The Chatelaine

By: Kate Heartfield

3.74

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel Hell is empty and all the devils are here. The Chat… read more

Similar categories in Kate Heartfield's The Chatelaine book and Karen Maitland's The Owl Killers

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

14 best-selling fiction books like The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland

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Corpus (Tom Wilde #1)

Rory Clements

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The Outcasts of Time

Ian Mortimer

4.35

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (Miss Temple, Doctor Svenson, and Cardinal Chang, #1)

Gordon Dahlquist

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Owl Killers

Karen Maitland

3.81

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21 Top fiction books like Cunning Women : When Women are Cast Out, They Must Find Their Own Power by Elizabeth Lee

Transform Your Habits

A Pocketful of Crows

Joanne Harris , Bonnie Helen Hawkins , Joanne M. Harris

3.83

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The Dance Tree

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

3.90

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The Household

Stacey Halls

3.94

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The Maiden

Kate Foster

4.05

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