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  • Lynn Morrison The best mysteries to read after you binge-watch Bridgerton Book cover of The Hanover Square Affair Book cover of Murder at the Seven Dials Book cover of A Killer in the Crystal Palace Book cover of Lady Violet Investigates Book cover of The Anatomist's Wife
  • Erica Vetsch The best books to satisfy your desire for historical whodunnits Book cover of Lady of Milkweed Manor Book cover of Lost in Darkness Book cover of Some Danger Involved Book cover of Crocodile on the Sandbank Book cover of The Face of a Stranger
  • Diana Rosie The best books that happen to be set in history Book cover of Hamnet Book cover of Guernica Book cover of The Painted Veil Book cover of A Gentleman in Moscow Book cover of The Power and the Glory
  • Andrew Hudgins The best historical novels that I love to recommend Book cover of Julian Book cover of Aztec Book cover of The Long Ships Book cover of Circe Book cover of Hannibal
  • Michelle Coles The best historical fiction novels about surviving the African American experience Book cover of Homegoing Book cover of Kindred Book cover of Ghost Boys Book cover of Wench Book cover of Angel of Greenwood
  • Pamela Redford Russell The best portrayals of real people in historical fiction Book cover of The Winds of War Book cover of March Book cover of The Alienist Book cover of Wolf Hall Book cover of Booth
  • Greta van der Rol The best historical fiction books that carry you away to another time and place Book cover of The Crown in the Heather Book cover of The Crystal Cave Book cover of May 1812 Book cover of The Year-god's Daughter Book cover of Tulagi Hotel: A World War II Romance
  • Katherine Marsh The best historical fiction to read together as a family with middle schoolers Book cover of Amber and Clay Book cover of The Night Diary Book cover of The Parker Inheritance Book cover of Code Name Verity Book cover of The War That Saved My Life
  • Linda Ulleseit The best historical women’s fiction about the San Francisco 1906 earthquake Book cover of A Splendid Ruin Book cover of A Race to Splendor Book cover of Vera Book cover of The Nature of Fragile Things Book cover of Outrun the Moon
  • Ellen Gable The best military romance novels for learning about history Book cover of Gone With the Wind Book cover of A Farewell to Arms Book cover of A Freedom Such as Heaven Intended Book cover of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Book cover of A High and Hidden Place
  • Nicola Pryce The best historical books set in Cornwall Book cover of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Book cover of Avalon Book cover of Frenchman's Creek Book cover of Ross Poldark Book cover of The Shell Seekers
  • Margaret Brownley The best clean historical western novels that combine humor, quirky characters, a sense of community, and romance Book cover of A Tailor-Made Bride Book cover of A Bride for Keeps Book cover of The Accidental Guardian Book cover of Courting Miss Amsel Book cover of The Lady's Mine
  • Stephanie Marie Thornton The best books on forgotten women in history Book cover of America's First Daughter Book cover of The Memoirs of Cleopatra Book cover of The Serpent and the Pearl Book cover of The Invisible Woman Book cover of Becoming Josephine: A Novel
  • Naching T. Kassa The best books featuring extraordinary Sherlock Holmes stories Book cover of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Book cover of Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon Book cover of The Beekeeper's Apprentice Book cover of Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage Book cover of Sherlock Holmes and Count Dracula
  • Mario Acevedo The best books for illuminating historical truths through fiction Book cover of The Man Who Loved Dogs Book cover of A Ballad of Love and Glory Book cover of Woe to Live On Book cover of Beautiful Ruins Book cover of The City of Palaces
  • Ken Yoder Reed The best time travel novels that transport you to another time and place Book cover of War and Peace Book cover of Silence Book cover of A Tale of Two Cities Book cover of Hawaii Book cover of Beloved
  • Susan Vaughan The best historical mystery novels with women sleuths and a touch of romance Book cover of Mistress of the Art of Death Book cover of A Useful Woman Book cover of Maisie Dobbs Book cover of The Girl Who Knew Too Much Book cover of The Rose Code
  • Jeannie Mobley The best historical fiction about art and the artists behind it Book cover of Girl with a Pearl Earring Book cover of The Last Painting of Sara De Vos Book cover of Midnight Blue Book cover of All the Light We Cannot See Book cover of The Marriage Portrait
  • E.L. Daniel The best historical fiction books where the damsel is not always the one in distress Book cover of The First Princess of Wales: A Novel Book cover of World Without End Book cover of The Lady of the Rivers Book cover of The Locksmith's Daughter: A Novel Book cover of Here Be Dragons
  • Karen Charlton The best Georgian and Regency mystery books Book cover of The Scent of Death Book cover of The Devil in the Marshalsea Book cover of What Angels Fear Book cover of Murder on Black Swan Lane Book cover of An Appetite for Violets: A Novel
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