Fiction - Thrillers - Historical

Amelia Earhart is back, but the world isn't ready for her return.After vanishing in 1937, Amelia Earhart reemerges in 1939, having survived in the shadows with a singular purpose: revenge. Fueled by dark secrets and a relentless vendetta, she embarks on a covert, cross-country...

An urgent, immersive alternate history set in an imperial Russia on the brink of disaster, following a surprising cast of characters seeking a better future as Saint Petersburg struggles in the wake of Napoleon's failed invasion. Saint Petersburg, 1812. Sasha, a captain in Russia's...

A gripping blend of psychological suspense and historical true crime, this riveting novel--inspired by a sensational real-life murder from the 1800s--by critically acclaimed author Emily Arsenault delivers a heart-stopping mystery linking two young mothers from different centuries.Frances Barnett and Abby Bernacki are two haunted...

An adventure tale with murder, intrigue, treasure and romance-amid intimations of a past where Phoenician triremes sailed the Mediterranean Sea-set in 1957 strife-ridden Lebanon. It follows freelance journalist Matthew Thorne from Montreal, Paris, and Beirut to Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, in pursuit of the murder...

How far would you go to keep a secret?Former KGB officer Olga Lubova has nothing to live for anymore. Her family is long dead. Her wife has been murdered. She is in hiding from an enemy she didn't expect. A pandemic rages around the...

From the internationally bestselling author twice recognized by the Booker Prize, William Boyd's most exhilarating novel yet travels from the vibrant streets of sixties London to the sun-soaked cobbles of Cadiz and the frosty squares of Warsaw, as a reluctant spy is drawn into...

The author of the Sin Eater returns with a rousing and propulsive novel based on the astonishing true story of the first female Pinkerton detective whose next assignment could end the Civil War in this "must-read" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) for Amy Stewart and...

From the greatest western storytellers of our time comes a new twist on the legend of notorious outlaw Jesse James--who just might not have died on that fateful April 3, 1882. 1942--Granbury, Texas. A ninety-five-year-old man walks into a recruiting office with the crazy...

A riveting 1920s Hollywood thriller about the making of the most terrifying silent film ever made, and a deadly search for the single copy rumored still to exist, from the internationally acclaimed author of The Devil Aspect. "An excellent, engrossing historical horror novel."--New York...

"A solid series starter that never flags in its sprint to a sinister climax." - Kirkus Reviews "OUR VERDICT: GET IT" "An insurance investigator is the only thing standing between a high-powered law firm and its billion-dollar payday in Hemming's thriller."- Kirkus Reviews_____________________________Alex reviewed...

Late one night in the summer of 1897, Morris Massimo Levy, nearly sixteen, of mixed Italian-Catholic and East-European Jewish background, watches as the father of the girl he loves is dropped from the Brooklyn Bridge by the notorious Jewish gang leader (and actual historical...

Queen Elizabeth's fabulous pearls gleam softly in the candlelight, tempting those who wish Anne harm.In her quest to save her family from disaster thirteen-year old Anne must outwit thugs and highwaymen, hide a cartload of gold, turn the tables on a manipulating nobleman and...

England 1604. At a remote palace in the dead of winter, William Shakespeare and his acting company are invited to perform for King James. When a killer tries to assassinate the king, a priest is murdered by mistake. Feeling he can trust no one...

"A tremendous talent."--Boston Globe"Restoration is an elegantly constructed work of fiction, seamlessly moving between the past and the present."--Ron Rash, bestselling author of SerenaAcclaimed novelist Olaf Olafsson brings us Restoration, a sweeping story of love tested by human frailty and the terrors and tragedies...

Author: Ray SprouleISBN-10: 103831609XISBN-13: 9781038316097Publisher: FriesenPressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/08/2024Pages: 534Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.06lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d

In the beautiful port city of Thessaloniki, young father Alexandros lives with his wife and son as he studies philology at the University of Thessaloniki. Alexandros and his wife could be content with their lives - but it's 1940 and World War II rages...

In the beautiful port city of Thessaloniki, young father Alexandros lives with his wife and son as he studies philology at the University of Thessaloniki. Alexandros and his wife could be content with their lives - but it's 1940 and World War II rages...

American settlers face a series of brutal reprisals after outlaws murder a group of Shawnee Indians on the Virginia frontier in 1774. During the calamitous events that follow, British colonists, Shawnee warriors, a young slave girl, and an Irish indentured servant must find a...

This novel unfolds in the homeland of the Haisla people during the 1940s, where a disturbing mystery begins to unfold. Without explanation, children of the Haisla community start to vanish, plunging the people into fear and confusion. In response to their plight, the R.C.M.P....

Assigned to the Union Army's Southern headquarters on Hilton Head Island, Clara Barton soon finds herself propelled toward a confrontation with a sociopath possessed of a mind as brilliant as it is depraved.Author: Ava Dianne DayISBN-10: 0553585592ISBN-13: 9780553585599Publisher: Bantam DellLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2003Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight:...

The second novel in the Drieborg Chronicles Series In the summer of 1862, the United States is torn by Civil War, and what was supposed to be a short conflict has turned into a bloody campaign on both sides. Teenage farm boy Michael Drieborg...

'A rollicking adventure [with] the inventive twists and turns of a satisfyingly bustling plot.' New York Times 'Fantastic... Gerard Fox could be Jack Reacher's ancestor, 700 years ago. Highly recommended!' Lee ChildFirst in a fast-paced historical adventure series from New York Times bestselling author...

Author: Andrew GlennISBN-10: 1664155236ISBN-13: 9781664155237Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/12/2021Pages: 326Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d

In the Massachusetts Colony, political upheaval turns murderous?a new series featuring First Lady Abigail Adams. 1773: The Massachusetts colony is torn between patriots who want independence from British rule and loyalists who support the King. At the center is the educated and beautiful Abigail...

Perhaps Harrison Hamblin should have known when that body hit the Land Rover's hood. With a huge, unexpected thump. As it slid hesitantly off the hood, next hitting the road's feeble rock barrier, and tumbling into the ravine.Maybe he should have known what his...

Author: Randy B. BattenISBN-13: 9798227882240Publisher: Randy B. BattenLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/14/2024Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.36d

THE MUCH ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE KEEPER IN THE CORNER OF HER EYE SERIES."If you fail...much worse things will happen...much worse things, will come for you."Charlie White thought this was the end. She thought once she accepted her fate as a Keeper of Purgatory,...

Set in the buried streets of Georgian London and the outrageous underworld of the molly houses, a carpenter hiding a double life searches for a traitor who is betraying the secrets of the mollies. The visceral, raucous, tender and enchanting historical thriller by the...

Author: Bernard RappaISBN-13: 9798218441401Publisher: Bernard RappaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/08/2024Pages: 226Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d

COLORADO, 1882. When his best friend's fianc?e is kidnapped, an unlikely hero must battle robber barons, bandit gangs, the US Cavalry, and Cheyenne warriors to bring her home. Along the way he will also have to foil a plot to steal a country.Civil war...

Georgian England, mid-eighteenth century. As a foundling the young Em Smith is brought to the Cheshire country home of the ambitious Waterland family, where she serves as a companion to their daughter, Eliza. But as they grow up, Em's position becomes uncertain and she...

In the bitter cold of a Minnesota winter, a struggling writer named David accepts a caretaker position at the iconic Split Rock Lighthouse, hoping the isolation and solitude will rekindle his creativity. However, as the snow piles high and Lake Superior becomes an icy...

1967. The Cold War drags on. A hot war becomes even hotter, trusting it to the patriotism of American youth. But Harrison Hamblin answers a different call. To honor his ideals, he joins the Peace Corps as a teacher. He's the one who thinks...

With five gorgeous older sisters, what's an "ugly sister" to do? Pursue and win the handsomest man in town But joy is short-lived as the Nazi death machine roars down to destroy everything they value and everyone they love. The sisters turn to politics,...

The cataclysmic conclusion to the international bestselling Brethren trilogy 1295 A. D. The Christian empire in the Holy Land lies in ruins. Returning to Paris, Knight Templar Will Campbell is at a crossroads. He has sworn to uphold the principles of the Anima Templi,...

An international bestseller certain to appeal to fans of The Last Templar--the thrilling first book in a sweeping medieval trilogy On the eve of the last Crusade, two men's destinies will come together as two great civilizations go to war. Amidst conspiracy and intrigue...

Are we the survivors of a highly evolved vanished civilization? One that preserved the essence of its high technology in a Hall of Records located under the Giza plateau?Professor Allan Parker, an American Egyptologist, makes an incredible discovery in Giza, and he's not afraid...

It is 1913, and the plutocrats of the New York Yacht Club have amassed more power and wealth than the US Treasury itself. Davey and Jacob Haskell, brothers from a poor lobster fishing community in Maine, have a single shot at greatness when they...

It is 1913, and the plutocrats of the New York Yacht Club have amassed more power and wealth than the US Treasury itself. Davey and Jacob Haskell, brothers from a poor lobster fishing community in Maine, have a single shot at greatness when they...

Pauline only wanted love and happiness in her marriage. Instead, she and her six, soon to be seven, children suffered abuse. The choice she's about to make may free them from death-but will it cost her everything else?In the rural South in the mid-twentieth...

The year is 1900, and newly crowned US Open Champion, Harry Vardon makes his way to Denver, Colorado. While he works promoting the game of golf, he also aims to bring slasher Jack the Ripper to justice.After the 1900 US Open Championship, the newly...

The chill of winter has descended on London. But for Sebastian Bell and Gemma Tate, there will be little cheer this season... Gemma Tate has a new job and a new address. She is putting her past - her memories of nursing in the...

Can Saigon survive the communist onslaught?Helicopters swarm as sporadic explosions and gunfire reverberate throughout the capital. Panic engulfs the streets filled with civilians. A desperate dash to flee before the fall. The South Vietnamese military is hanging on by a thread, buying time for...

In Deep and Far Out is the second book in the trilogy about Mona Oakheart, a self-taught businesswoman who owns a downtown bar and an X-rated film production company. In 1973, Mona follows one of her starlets to Guam to bring her home and...

"If the fort at Niagara falls, Canada falls."It's 1759, and the French are at war with the British over the Great Lakes Region. When the British besiege Fort Niagara, three reluctant allies-a French marine deserter, the wife of a British Army translator, and the...

A brand-new Ancient Egyptian epic from the number 1 bestselling author. Global bestselling author of River God and The New Kingdom, Wilbur Smith, returns with the next epic book in his brand-new Ancient Egyptian series. FROM THE RUINS OF BATTLE A HERO MUST RISE...

In the seventeenth century, witchfinders rule and paranoia thrives in a chilling novel about unrequited love, persecution, and betrayal by the bestselling author of The Road Beyond Ruin and Broken Angels.In 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach has been plagued by disease, famine, heinous...

In a powerful and poignant novel, an artist unravels her mysterious family history and its generations of women who depended on each other to survive.Tig Costello has arrived in Darren, Kentucky, commissioned to paint a portrait honoring her grandfather Benjamin. His contributions to the...

A TEMPLAR CURSEAN ANCIENT PROPHECYA PULSE-POUNDING RACE AGAINST TIMEIn 1314, Jacques de Molay, the last Templar Grand Master uttered a curse as he burned at the stake. Within months, both men responsible for his downfall, the King of France, and the Pope, lay dead.Centuries...

From celebrated New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest installment in his wildly popular Cotton Malone series --- an adventure that takes Cotton to Italy and Tuscany to solve a five hundred year old mystery. Cotton Malone is on the hunt...