21 must-read audiobook books like The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin

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The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A moving novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II.Ava thought …

"I don't think I take compliments very well, Ava admitted sheepishly. "Most women don't. We always think we're not good enough." She lifted her shoulder, and the resignation behind it told Ava that even gorgeous, confident, say-whatever-came-to-mind Peggy was also plagued by the same monsters as Ava. "Do me a favor," Peggy said. "when someone tells you that you look beautiful tonight—and they will—don't you dare bring my name up or offer any self-deprecating remarks. You look them dead in the eye and all you say is 'thank you."

-Madeline Martin, The Librarian Spy

If you liked the audiobook plot in The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Paris Agent

By: Kelly Rimmer

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

1970—In the aftermath of his war-ravaged past, Noah Ainsworth is still haunted by memories of his t… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"To truly love someone, we must accept the real version of them, scars and all."

-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent

"And whatever we do with the freedom we have been gifted, whether our achievements and our struggles are big or small, we will do it in honor of those who gave so much so that we could live in a bette…"

-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent

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2. The Golden Doves

By: Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Two former female spies, bound together by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Naz… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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4. The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict

4.04

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. The Underground Library

By: Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighti… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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6. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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7. Switchboard Soldiers

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.07

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of … read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. The Librarian of Burned Books

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.93

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Paris Library, The Librarian of Burned Books is a captivating WWI… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"p. 364 Do you want to be the ones handing out the gasoline cans? Or the ones trying to put out the fire?"

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"The men who sough violence didn't understand that while swords could destroy bodies, a pen could destroy a nation."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"The men who sought violence didn't understand that while swords could destroy bodies, a pen could destroy a nation."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

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9. The Air Raid Book Club

By: Annie Lyons

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

London, 1938: The bookstore just doesn’t feel the same to Gertie Bingham ever since the death of he… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Quite. But Hedy has inherited her mother's skills as a seamstress. Very good. Tell her to come and see me. If you can't sew, can you knit? A little. Although I made my father a pair of socks once and…"

-Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

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10. Code Name Sapphire

By: Pam Jenoff

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of b… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A moving novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II.Ava thought … read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Librarian Spy book and Madeline Martin's The Librarian Spy

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"I don't think I take compliments very well, Ava admitted sheepishly. "Most women don't. We always think we're not good enough." She lifted her shoulder, and the resignation behind it told Ava that ev…"

-Madeline Martin, The Librarian Spy

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12. Canary Girls

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Paperback

Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in New York Times bestselling novelist Jennifer Chiav… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Canary Girls book and Madeline Martin's The Librarian Spy

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. Angels of the Resistance

By: Noelle Salazar

4.32

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

“ Angels of the Resistance brings to life a deadly-effective and deeply moving sisterhood.” —Kate Q… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Phoenix Crown book and Madeline Martin's The Librarian Spy

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. One Woman's War

By: Christine Wells

3.78

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

World War II London: When Victoire "Paddy" Bennett first walks into the Admiralty's Room 39, home t… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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16. The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

By: Natasha Lester

4.01

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A compelling and lavish novel from the NYT bestselling author about a young woman striving to forge… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"For four years we spied and we worked damn hard and we saved people's lives and we made a difference and nobody cared too much that we were women. And then it all ended. Went backward, even."

-Natasha Lester, The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

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17. When We Had Wings

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses station… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. The Codebreaker's Secret

By: Sara Ackerman

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A brilliant female codebreaker. An “unbreakable” Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret missi… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The German Wife

By: Kelly Rimmer

4.37

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The  New York Times  bestselling author of  The Warsaw Orphan  returns with a gripping novel inspir… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. The War Librarian

By: Addison Armstrong

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The Paris Library meets The Flight Girls in this captivating historical novel about the sacrifice a… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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21. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

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