12 Best adventure books like The Erkeley Shadows: A novel by Michael Wyndham Thomas

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The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

By: Michael Wyndham Thomas

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his …

"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

If you liked the adventure plot in The Erkeley Shadows: A novel by Michael Wyndham Thomas , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

By: Sara Pascoe

4.30

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

When you’re fourteen and life has been nothing but hurt and disappointment, maybe it’s time to stri… read more

Similar categories in Sara Pascoe's Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For book and Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

  • novels
  • drama
  • fiction
  • adventure
"What’s “ague?"

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Like water around rocks, people streamed around them as though this sort of interaction, noisy and involving foreigners, was nothing unusual."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Oscar looked up from his plate, and if a cat could laugh, he would have. ‘Boy, that’s ugly, even for a jinn. Looks like a cross between a rat, a frog and a bottlebrush."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

Cover of Taming Flame by Therisa Peimer

2. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

Similar categories in Therisa Peimer's Taming Flame book and Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

  • novels
  • drama
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

Cover of Down in the Valley (The Netahs) by Lisa Kaniut Cobb

3. Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

By: Lisa Kaniut Cobb

4.37

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Josh waits anxiously while the Netah council decides his fate. Will he be accepted as a member of t… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Kaniut Cobb's Down in the Valley (The Netahs) book and Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

  • contemporary
  • novels
  • drama
"Ano snorted in a very unladylike and elkish way."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"If he could blush through his fur, he would have."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"We hunt as we've always done, part sport, part grocery shopping."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"Josh tasted the decaying leaves of autumn in the cold mountain air."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

Cover of Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2) by Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin

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

By: Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin

4.32

Format: 659 pages, Kindle Edition

AMID TREACHEROUS TRIALS AND UNYIELDING DESIRES IN THIS LOVE TRIANGLE, DOES ANYONE NEED TO BE SACRIF… read more

Similar categories in Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin's Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2) book and Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

  • contemporary
  • novels
  • drama
"A female’s right to choose must be sacrosanct!"

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

"When Cupid takes aim, the stupid of us don’t know to duck."

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

"Elizabeth felt as if every cell in her body was aflame with desire."

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

"Forgiveness heals the forgiver, though not necessarily the forgiven."

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

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5. 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

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  • contemporary
  • novels
  • drama
"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

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

6. 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 Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

  • novels
  • drama
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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7. On Her Watch (Bree Taggert, #8)

By: Melinda Leigh

4.54

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Sheriff Bree Taggert becomes a target when she follows the twisting trail of a serial killer in a b… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • drama
Cover of Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series) by Carolyn M. Bowen

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

By: Carolyn M. Bowen

4.36

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

None read more

Similar categories in Carolyn M. Bowen's Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series) book and Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

  • contemporary
  • novels
  • drama
"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)

Cover of Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven by William Kely McClung

9. Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

By: William Kely McClung

4.37

Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition

Heroes, Like Swords, Are Forged In Blood! From the steaming jungles of Southeast Asia, to the n… read more

Similar categories in William Kely McClung's Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven book and Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

  • contemporary
  • novels
  • drama
"Afraid to live, too cowardly to die."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"And supernatural? Only science not yet understood."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"Yeah, nerdship could be inherited as surely as any knighthood"

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"Of course it didn’t make sense… knowledge was finite, imagination was not."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

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10. A Compromising Position

By: Diane Merrill Wigginton

4.42

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

★This fated-lovers small-town romance features a handsome Australian Guy and a Beautiful American G… read more

Similar categories in Diane Merrill Wigginton's A Compromising Position book and Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

  • contemporary
  • novels
  • drama
"I’ll say, G’day to you, Mr. Ryan!"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"Let me ask you another question, if I may,"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"So, you do speak English. That makes sense now."

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"Crickey, love, what happened here? Are you hurt?"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

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11. The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

By: Michael Wyndham Thomas

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his … read more

Similar categories in Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel book and Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • drama
"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"As I reached the door, the constable said, “Good luck in Canada, son."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time. Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time.  Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

Cover of Victor's Blessing by Barbara Sontheimer

12. 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

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  • novels
  • drama
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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13. Found

By: Erin Kinsley

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

When 11 year old Evan vanishes without trace, his parents are plunged into their worst nightmare. … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • drama
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14. Dogs vs Bears

By: Austin Davis

4.30

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

Fourth-grader Austin Davis introduces a new way for kids to learn about diversity, appreciating dif… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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  • crime
  • drama
Cover of Wanted: An Honest Man (Lindsey Lark #1) by Cricket Rohman

15. Wanted: An Honest Man (Lindsey Lark #1)

By: Cricket Rohman

4.38

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

With a little mystery and a little romance, WANTED: AN HONEST MAN captures the bittersweet growth o… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • novels
  • drama
"I never meant for you to see that."

-Cricket Rohman, Wanted: An Honest Man (Lindsey Lark #1)

"Lindsey loved her job almost as much as she loved her husband."

-Cricket Rohman, Wanted: An Honest Man (Lindsey Lark #1)

"Every inch of me hurts, and we are making the progress of a snail."

-Cricket Rohman, Wanted: An Honest Man (Lindsey Lark #1)

"I may seem happy, but I’m still hurting. A nasty, adulterous divorce will do that."

-Cricket Rohman, Wanted: An Honest Man (Lindsey Lark #1)

Cover of Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett, #1) by Debra Webb

16. Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett, #1)

By: Debra Webb

4.07

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

Someone’s found the skeleton in the closet, and it’s not the only one. Wall Street Journal bestsell… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • drama
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17. Not What She Seems

By: Yasmin Angoe

3.86

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

She left home as the local pariah at twenty-two, but when a family tragedy brings her back, she mus… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • drama
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18. You Shouldn't Be Here

By: Lauren Thoman

3.73

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

Two strangers search for the truth behind bizarre occurrences no one else dares to discuss—only to … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • drama
Cover of Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, #1) by Daniel Aubrey

19. Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, #1)

By: Daniel Aubrey

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Midwinter in Orkney. Six hours of daylight. A race against time to catch a killer.Reporter Freya Si… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • drama
Cover of Last Vote (Emma Last FBI Mystery Series Book 10) by Mary Stone

20. Last Vote (Emma Last FBI Mystery Series Book 10)

By: Mary Stone

4.59

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

One, two, three. It’s a killing spree. With two team members in the hospital and another traumat… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • drama
Cover of Hello Little Girl (Hart's Ridge Book 10) by Kay Bratt

21. Hello Little Girl (Hart's Ridge Book 10)

By: Kay Bratt

4.59

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

In the picturesque town of Hart's Ridge, where secrets linger and shadows dance, Deputy Taylor Gray… read more

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  • mystery thriller
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  • crime
  • drama

15 must-read fiction books like The Erkeley Shadows: A novel by Michael Wyndham Thomas

Transform Your Habits

Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

Sara Pascoe

4.30

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Taming Flame

Therisa Peimer

4.30

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Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

K. Ritz

4.33

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On Her Watch (Bree Taggert, #8)

Melinda Leigh

4.54

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The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

J.B. Lion

4.32

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Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

Lisa Kaniut Cobb

4.37

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Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

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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