Browsing: Historical Fiction

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Astonishing . . . one of those hard-to-put-down-until-four-in-the morning books . . . a story with characters…

A New York Times bestselling author delivers “a natural for book club discussions” (Booklist). After the influenza epidemic of 1919, schoolteacher Agnes travels to Egypt — where she forms unexpected friendships with Winston Churchill and Lawrence of Arabia. “Will keep readers hooked to the end” (Publishers Weekly).

A New York Times bestseller from the author of The Shadow of the Wind: Bookseller Daniel and his friend Fermín embark on a dangerous adventure that takes them into the past… A masterful historical novel “with the blissful narrative drive of a high-class mystery” (The Guardian).

In this suspenseful New York Times bestseller, alienist Laszlo Kreizler and his allies investigate a shocking child abduction that reveals the dark side of Gilded Age New York. “Absorbing… An enormously entertaining and satisfying reading experience” (Kirkus Reviews).

“Fans of Tom Clancy and Agent Jack Bauer should find a lot to like here” (Publishers Weekly): In this “rousing” alternate history (Booklist) for readers who enjoyed The Man in the High Castle, Japan occupies Hawaii after a second attack on Pearl Harbor, but Colonel Jimmy Doolittle has a plan…

With nearly 2,400 five-star Goodreads ratings: Francis Crawford of Lymond embarks on a frenzied search across the Ottoman Empire to find his missing son — and is soon drawn into a world of betrayal and murder… “Dunnett is a master of suspense and misdirection” (The New York Times).

A #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of The Prince of Tides: Over two decades in Charleston, South Carolina, Leopold and his eclectic group of friends navigate their rapidly changing lives. “Beautifully written… A great pleasure” (Kirkus Reviews).

A masterful novel set in 1920s Louisiana, The Missing is the story of Sam Simoneaux, a floorwalker at a New…