Picked by Emma Knightley Mysteries fans

Here are 2 books that Emma Knightley Mysteries fans have personally recommended once you finish the Emma Knightley Mysteries series. Book DNA is a community of authors and super-readers sharing their favorite books with the world.

The Frozen River

By Ariel Lawhon ,

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From Alicia's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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I love stories based on real events/real people.

The Frozen River

By Ariel Lawhon ,

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43 authors picked The Frozen River as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.

"Fans of Outlander’s Claire Fraser will enjoy Lawhon’s Martha, who is brave and outspoken when it comes to protecting the innocent. . . impressive."—The Washington Post

"Once again, Lawhon works storytelling magic with a real-life heroine." —People Magazine

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The Wife of Martin Guerre

By Janet Lewis ,

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From Patrice's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Patrice McDonough Why Patrice loves this book

I caught up with a short novel on my long “to-be-read” list: “The Wife of Martin Guerre” by Janet Lewis. Since its publication in 1941, the book has garnered extravagant praise as one of the greatest short novels of the twentieth century. Lewis’s French source is a sixteenth-century court case about the mysterious disappearance and return of Martin Guerre and the contested question of his identity.
I love that the book belongs to Bertrande de Rols Guerre, not her husband, Martin. She is the enigma that Janet Lewis unpacks. We meet eleven-year-old Bertrande on her wedding day, although the marriage won’t be consummated until she matures. She is an observing child—not wise beyond her years but watching everything around her—and you sense she will grow into a thoughtful woman. Bertrande’s marriage to Martin seals their families’ alliance, resolving old disputes that had divided the village. Martin’s disappearance disrupts the order…

The Wife of Martin Guerre

By Janet Lewis ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Wife of Martin Guerre as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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In this new edition of Janet Lewis's classic short novel, The Wife of Martin Guerre, Swallow Press executive editor Kevin Haworth writes that Lewis's story is "a short novel of astonishing depth and resonance, a sharply drawn historical tale that asks contemporary questions about identity and belonging, about men and women, and about an individual's capacity to act within an inflexible system." Originally published in 1941, The Wife of Martin Guerre has earned the respect and admiration of critics and readers for over sixty years.
Based on a notorious trial in sixteenth-century France, this story of Bertrande de Rols is…

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