Browsing: Historical Fiction

In this richly textured novel set against the Bangladesh War of Independence, a young Pakistani widow, Rehana, strives to keep her family safe from the chaos that surrounds her. “An immersive, wrenching narrative” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

With over 3,400 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Who murdered an elderly English priest — and could the local pub hide the answer to the mystery? Mark Easterbrook and his companion, Ginger Corrigan, search for the truth in this satisfying whodunit from the Queen of Crime!

The Queen of Crime presents a classic mystery with a devilishly inventive conclusion! When the powerful head of the Leonides family is fatally poisoned, every inhabitant of his ramshackle mansion becomes a suspect. “Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure… It is one of my best” (Agatha Christie).

“The Great Gatsby of my time” (Kurt Vonnegut): Frank and April Wheeler seem to have everything a couple could want — but their lives are about to change forever in this “remarkable” classic (The New York Times).

“A big, blowzy romp through the rainbow eccentricities of three generations of crazy bayou debutantes.”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution“A very entertaining and, ultimately,…

When a nuclear holocaust devastates the United States, one small town in Florida is miraculously spared… A gripping struggle for survival ensues in this classic with over 14,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sparrow comes a novel that “will challenge and sometimes shred the reader’s preconceptions” (Kirkus Reviews): After a devastating experience, a priest embarks on a high-stakes return mission to Rakhat — a planet ravaged by war between two alien races.

A “flat-out marvelous” Southwestern mystery (USA Today) from a New York Times bestselling author: When an anthropologist goes missing and two bodies are found at an ancient Indian burial site, Navajo tribal policemen Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee must unravel the deadly crime.

Alone among the young girls taught by nuns at a convent school in nineteenth-century France, orphaned Herculine has neither wealth…

The fifth novel in The Cousins’ War series tells the story of Elizabeth, daughter of Elizabeth Woodville, The White Queen.