13 Best historical mystery books like The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

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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…

"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 were considered easy to control. They would do as they were told and not fight back."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

If you liked the historical mystery plot in The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) by Laurie R. King

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

By: Laurie R. King

4.41

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caugh… read more

Similar categories in Laurie R. King's The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19) by Deborah Crombie

2. 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 Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3) by Ashley Weaver

3. Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

As the Blitz continues to ravage London, Ellie McDonnell—formerly a safecracking thief, but current… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Weaver's Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of All that Is Hidden (Molly Murphy, #19) by Rhys Bowen

4. All that Is Hidden (Molly Murphy, #19)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

"Retired" detective and police captain's wife Molly Murphy Sullivan tangles with Tammany Hall in th… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's All that Is Hidden (Molly Murphy, #19) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3) by Ann Cleeves

5. 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 Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) by Elly Griffiths

6. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17) by Rhys Bowen

7. The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lady Georgiana Rannoch is looking forward to her first ever turn as hostess for her very own house … read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's The Proof of the Pudding (Her Royal Spyness #17) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20) by Rhys Bowen

8. In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.22

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is back with In Sunshine or in Shadow, the latest book in t… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) by Tana French

9. The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

By: Tana French

4.12

Format: 467 pages, Hardcover

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is… read more

Similar categories in Tana French's The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"She'll bake bread and make jam, because she likes those made her way, but she says she cooked a good meal from scratch every night of her marriage, and now if she wants to live mainly off toasted san…"

-Tana French, The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

"Trey has a bone-deep mistrust of marriage or anything resembling it. She knows that Lena sometimes stays the night at Cal's place, but Lena also has a place of her own, which she can go back to whene…"

-Tana French, The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

Cover of The Last Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal

10. The Last Hope

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

All will be revealed in the no-holds-barred finale of the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Awar… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Last Hope book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Word by Elly Griffiths

11. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Word book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

12. 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 Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"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 To Track a Traitor (Lane Winslow #10) by Iona Whishaw

13. To Track a Traitor (Lane Winslow #10)

By: Iona Whishaw

4.27

Format: 473 pages, Paperback

With events spanning both world wars, the tenth installment in the Lane Winslow mystery series is a… read more

Similar categories in Iona Whishaw's To Track a Traitor (Lane Winslow #10) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) by Richard Osman

14. The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

By: Richard Osman

4.49

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been … read more

Similar categories in Richard Osman's The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"His authentic indifference seems to delight them."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"I think Psychopaths wear lipstick too,' says Joyce."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"I love you,' he says. Because what else is there to say?"

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"Sure,' says Ron. 'She wants to kill me. Bake her some scones."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

Cover of So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon

15. So Shall You Reap

By: Donna Leon

4.07

Format: 262 pages, ebook

In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti… read more

Similar categories in Donna Leon's So Shall You Reap book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Given Loreti's position in society, the press had followed, panting. But they were to be disappointed by the police's failure to find any sign of what the English call "foul play," and so the investi…"

-Donna Leon, So Shall You Reap

"Brunetti, no fan of television, did occasionally watch nature documentaries, and so he was familiar with the pose cobras took when they were preparing to attack. They somehow managed to raise their h…"

-Donna Leon, So Shall You Reap

Cover of A Traitor in Whitehall (Parisian Orphan, #1) by Julia  Kelly

16. A Traitor in Whitehall (Parisian Orphan, #1)

By: Julia Kelly

3.93

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Julia Kelly, internationally bestselling author of The Last Dance of the Debutante, comes the … read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's A Traitor in Whitehall (Parisian Orphan, #1) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Fourth Enemy (Daniel Pitt #6) by Anne Perry

17. The Fourth Enemy (Daniel Pitt #6)

By: Anne Perry

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Daniel Pitt prosecutes a beloved philanthropist whose good deeds may hide dark--and dangerous--secr… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's The Fourth Enemy (Daniel Pitt #6) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18) by Louise Penny

18. A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18)

By: Louise Penny

4.46

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louis… read more

Similar categories in Louise Penny's A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"They didn’t need proof. All a woman had to be was alive. Just being a woman was, in the church’s eyes, evil."

-Louise Penny, A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18)

"He look at the canvas and saw bold swirls of reds and greens and yellows and bright blues all intermingled. They formed no image, and he got no feeling. He closed his eyes and paused. When he open th…"

-Louise Penny, A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18)

Cover of The Cliff's Edge (Bess Crawford, #13) by Charles Todd

19. The Cliff's Edge (Bess Crawford, #13)

By: Charles Todd

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the aftermath of World War I, nurse Bess Crawford is caught in a deadly feud between two familie… read more

Similar categories in Charles Todd's The Cliff's Edge (Bess Crawford, #13) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Traitor Among Us (Elena Standish #5) by Anne Perry

20. A Traitor Among Us (Elena Standish #5)

By: Anne Perry

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Elena Standish investigates the murder of a fellow MI6 agent near the country estate of one of Engl… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's A Traitor Among Us (Elena Standish #5) book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • historical mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Rose Arbor by Rhys Bowen

21. The Rose Arbor

By: Rhys Bowen

4.30

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

An investigation into a girl’s disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a ha… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's The Rose Arbor book and Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady

  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

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