22 Best historical fiction books like Shadow of the Axe (The Queen's Intelligencer Book 1) by Peter Tonkin

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Shadow of the Axe (The Queen's Intelligencer Book 1)

By: Peter Tonkin

4.04

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

'A fast paced, intrigue-laden romp through Elizabeth’s twilight years. Written with wit, pathos, an…

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1. Prophecy (Giordano Bruno, #2)

By: S.J. Parris

3.62

Format: 186 pages,

S. J. Parris returns with the next Giordano Bruno mystery, set inside Queen Elizabeth's palace and … read more

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2. Bag of Bones (Stephen Attebrook Mysteries #13)

By: Jason Vail

4.53

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

The Ludlow beggar One-eye Dick finds the scattered bones of two dead men on a hillside north of the… read more

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  • historical fiction
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3. The Hidden Dead (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery #3)

By: David Penny

4.42

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

A mysterious relic. Bones that do not belong. A Church in chaos. Settling into life near Ludlow,… read more

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4. A Reluctant Assassin (Will Revill Thrillers #1)

By: John Pilkington

4.09

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

'A captivating tale alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of a bygone age. Historical storytell… read more

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  • historical fiction
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5. Men of Bone (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery #1)

By: David Penny

4.44

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

1501: London, England Can a man turn his back on all hope to protect those he loves? Returnin… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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6. The Winter List (Damian Seeker #6)

By: S.G. MacLean

4.38

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

Summer, 1660. Cromwell is dead and Charles Stuart has been restored to the throne. Men who supporte… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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7. Munich Wolf

By: Rory Clements

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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8. Shadow of the Axe (The Queen's Intelligencer Book 1)

By: Peter Tonkin

4.04

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

'A fast paced, intrigue-laden romp through Elizabeth’s twilight years. Written with wit, pathos, an… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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9. A Reluctant Traitor (Will Revill Thrillers #2)

By: John Pilkington

4.38

Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition

'A rollicking tale of adventure, intrigue, deceit and danger, rich in period texture and with a won… read more

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10. Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7)

By: S.J. Parris

4.28

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

Prague, 1588 A COURT IN TURMOIL The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundari… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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11. The Rebel's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #5)

By: S.W. Perry

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

Elizabeth's reign is reaching its winter and England's old adversaries are fading. But in a world o… read more

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  • historical fiction
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12. A Reluctant Hero (Will Revill Thrillers #3)

By: John Pilkington

4.45

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

"I was gripped from the first page to the last." Roger Morris, author of the Porfiry Petrovich Myst… read more

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  • historical fiction
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13. Marbeck and the Double Dealer (Martin Marbeck Mysteries Book 1)

By: John Pilkington

4.02

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the successful Thomas the Falconer mysteries comes a new historical series featu… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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14. The Castle Abductions (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #1)

By: David Field

4.13

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

Lose yourself in this exciting new series of Tudor thrillers! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Ro… read more

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  • historical fiction
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15. The Sinner's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #6)

By: S.W. Perry

4.54

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

Treason, heresy and revolt in Queen Elizabeth's England . . . The year is 1600. With a dying queen… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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16. Legacy: A Justice Belstrang Mystery (Justice Belstrang Mysteries Book 1)

By: John Pilkington

4.25

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

England 1616 Robert Belstrang, ex-magistrate bored with country life, comes to London to … read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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17. Rags of Time (Thomas Tallant, #1)

By: Michael Ward

4.05

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

London. 1639. Thomas Tallant, a young and ambitious Spice Merchant, returns from India to fin… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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18. A Death of Promise (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery #2)

By: David Penny

4.52

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Ludlow, England, 1502 When Thomas Berrington finds the bones of a human hand in his room at Ludl… read more

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19. The Heretic's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #4)

By: S.W. Perry

4.25

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

The Elizabethan world is in flux. Radical new ideas are challenging the old. But the quest for know… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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20. The Road to Murder: A Tudor espionage thriller packed full of intrigue (Tom Walsingham Mysteries #1)

By: C.P. Giuliani

3.86

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Will Tom Walsingham’s first mission be his last…? England, 1581 Nineteen-year-old Thomas Wals… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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21. Marbeck and the Gunpowder Plot (Martin Marbeck Mysteries Book #4)

By: John Pilkington

4.43

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1605. Discontent with King James’s reign is growing, with the country still fiercely … read more

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  • historical fiction
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22. Marbeck and the Privateers (Martin Marbeck Mysteries Book 3)

By: John Pilkington

4.31

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

Summer 1604: England is on edge, as a high-powered Spanish delegation arrives in London to start vi… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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23. The Traitor Queen (Kit Scarlett Tudor Mysteries #5)

By: Adele Jordan

4.57

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

Kit Scarlett is once more spying for Elizabeth Tudor! For fans of S J Parris, Andrew Taylor, S W Pe… read more

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24. An Invisible Betrayal: A Myles Devereux Tudor Murder Mystery Set in London (Myles Devereux Murder Mysteries Book 1)

By: Sam Burnell

4.32

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Someone is murdering Myles Devereux's debtors. Will he find the killer before he is charged with th… read more

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25. The Queen's Jewel (Christopher Marlowe Spy Thriller #2)

By: Steven Veerapen

4.33

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1587 In the wake of Mary Queen of Scots’s execution, England’s capital rejoices at Queen… read more

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26. Deliverance: A Justice Belstrang Mystery (Justice Belstrang Mysteries Book 3)

By: John Pilkington

4.51

Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition

'A wonderfully humane, and all-too human, central character.' Roger Morris England, 1618. … read more

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  • historical fiction
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27. The Gentlewoman Spy (Kit Scarlett Tudor Mysteries #1)

By: Adele Jordan

4.00

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when the spymaster’s right-hand man turns out to be a woman…? 1584, London Sir F… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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28. The Cuckold's Bride (Dr William Gilbert #1)

By: Leonard Tourney

4.43

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

As Elizabethan England reels from the clash of religious and renaissance ideas, a young pregnant wo… read more

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  • historical fiction
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29. The Lost Highlander (Kit Scarlett Tudor Mysteries #4)

By: Adele Jordan

4.49

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Follow Kit in another enthralling Tudor adventure! For fans of S J Parris, Andrew Taylor, S W Perry… read more

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30. The Drums of War (Thomas Tallant, #3)

By: Michael Ward

4.35

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

London 1642. The King has fled London with the drums of war ringing in his ears. Across the coun… read more

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  • historical fiction
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31. A Treasonous Path: Murder and double-dealings in Elizabethan England (Tom Walsingham Mysteries #2)

By: C.P. Giuliani

3.98

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Another thrilling foray into the intrigues of Tudor Europe! For fans of Rory Clements, S J Parris, … read more

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