Browsing: Historical Fiction

On the brink of World War II, young Ella travels from Scotland to a French island, where an unexpected connection transforms her world. Decades later, her granddaughter agrees to record Ella’s story — and finds herself swept up in the secrets of the past.

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“A feast for lovers of historical crime” (Laurie R. King): After writing his first novel starring Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle steps away from his medical practice to help the police hunt down Jack the Ripper… “Worthy of Conan Doyle himself” (Library Journal starred review).

Based on a true story: Despite her parents’ disapproval, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy falls for Billy Hartington, the future Duke of Devonshire. And when World War II begins, Kick must choose between family and love… A “well-paced and engaging novel” that will “appeal to fans of TV’s Downton Abbey” (USA Today).

Aboard the Mayflower, Mary Elizabeth and William are headed to the New World for very different reasons, but their fates — and hearts — soon intertwine! “Kimberley Woodhouse is an amazing author… A heartwarming novel” (RT Book Reviews).

An Edgar Award–winning novel and a New York Times bestseller: In 1961, tragedy strikes Frank’s family as he stands on the cusp of adulthood. Four decades after that fateful summer, he looks back on the forces that ushered him irrevocably out of innocence.

In this “exceptional” novel (Stephen King) from an Edgar Award–winning author, a fugitive and a runaway housewife meet on the road in the aftermath of JFK’s assassination. An “unforgettable reading experience… You will recommend it to friends. You will read it again” (Don Winslow).

When newly widowed Chloe moves to an isolated cottage in rural Cornwall, she finds solace in the forgotten story of a young poet’s forbidden romance in the shadow of World War I… A stirring novel with over 2,300 five-star Goodreads ratings.

An NPR Best Book of 2018 and Edgar Award nominee: Sipping margaritas during his long-awaited retirement, PI Philip Marlowe is suddenly tasked with investigating the drowning death of wealthy Donald Zinn. “A fresh perspective on one of the classic hard-boiled detectives” (Library Journal).