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When a papal conclave vanishes behind sealed doors, faith collides with fear and secrecy.
The Last Conclave
Mystery · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller
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When a papal conclave vanishes behind sealed doors, faith collides with fear and secrecy. The Last Conclave follows journalist Cal Donovan as the disappearance of the Church’s most powerful figures exposes a conspiracy rooted in centuries of hidden doctrine and violence. As history, belief, and ambition converge, this is a Vatican thriller driven by institutional secrecy, moral reckoning, and the danger of truths long suppressed.
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A vanished conclave. An empty Sistine Chapel. And a secret buried for eight centuries.
From internationally bestselling author Glenn Cooper comes a gripping Vatican conspiracy thriller that has already topped the charts in Italy.
When Pope John XXIV is found dead in his bed just two years after his election, the world braces for a new conclave. But as the cardinal electors are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel, something unthinkable happens.
Hours pass. No smoke rises. No vote is announced.
And when Vatican Secretary of State Elisabetta Celestino breaks protocol to open the doors—she finds the chapel empty. The cardinals have vanished without a trace.
CNN religion expert Cal Donovan is on-site to cover the conclave, but soon finds himself swept into a global investigation. As panic spreads and theories abound, Cal uncovers a chilling trail leading back to a centuries-old order—one that has waited in the shadows to cleanse the sins of the Church... with blood.
Ancient secrets. Ruthless power. And a final reckoning that will shake the foundations of faith.
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A Nazi spy carrying atomic secrets and a British double agent collide in a lethal contest of deception.
A Gathering of Spies
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller · World War 2
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A Nazi spy carrying atomic secrets and a British double agent collide in a lethal contest of deception. As their pursuit spans America and Europe, every double cross raises the stakes of World War II in this fast-paced espionage thriller. Rated 4.0 stars on Amazon with over 900 Goodreads ratings.
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A beautiful Nazi spy and a British double agent match wits in this classic World War II thriller "full of action, suspense, and wheels within wheels" (Stephen Coonts).
Gorgeous, cunning, and lethal, Katarina Heinrich is America's worst nightmare. For years, the German spy has been deep undercover, posing as the happy wife of a Princeton scientist. Now she is rushing home with key intelligence pertaining to the atomic bomb. If she reaches her destination, the war will be lost.
To stop her, the Allies turn to Professor Harry Winterbotham, an MI5 agent whose brilliance is matched only by his inscrutability. As Winterbotham hatches his own secret plan—one with the potential to deliver the world's greatest weapon into the hands of the Nazis—the two spies play a deadly game of cat and mouse across the United States and Europe.
From one breathtaking double cross to the next, A Gathering of Spies builds to a stunning climax among the best in espionage fiction. Lightning-paced, atmospheric, and irresistible, it is a classic story of World War II that thrills from first page to last.
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Boston after World War I is a city on the brink.
The Given Day
Historical Fiction · Detective Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Romance · World War 1
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Boston after World War I is a city on the brink. Two families, one Black and one white, are swept into labor unrest, political violence, and shifting power. The Given Day is a sweeping historical epic of survival and ambition, earning 4.4 stars on Amazon and more than 28,000 Goodreads ratings.
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"Gut-wrenching force...A majestic, fiery epic. The Given Day is a huge, impassioned, intensively researched book that brings history alive." - The New York Times
Dennis Lehane, the New York Times bestselling author of Live by Night—now a Warner Bros. movie starring Ben Affleck—offers an unflinching family epic that captures the political unrest of a nation caught between a well-patterned past and an unpredictable future. This beautifully written novel of American history tells the story of two families—one black, one white—swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power at the end of World War I.
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After fighting for the Confederacy, Paul Cable returns to Arizona hoping to rebuild his life—only to find Union brothers have taken over his land.
Last Stand at Saber River
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery · Historical Romance · Noir · Western
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After fighting for the Confederacy, Paul Cable returns to Arizona hoping to rebuild his life—only to find Union brothers have taken over his land. With no home for his family and no faith left in the law, Cable is forced into a final, deadly conflict. Elmore Leonard delivers a taut Western about justice, survival, and a man who refuses to surrender twice.
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A quiet haunted man, Paul Cable walked away from a lost cause hoping to pick up where he left off. But things have changed in Arizona since he first rode out to go fight for the Confederacy. Two brothers—Union men—have claimed his spread and they're not about to give it back, leaving Cable and his family no place to settle in peace. It seems this war is not yet over for Paul Cable. But no one's going to take away his land and his future—not with their laws, their lies, or their guns.
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A sharp fit for readers who like humorous Golden Age-style mysteries, upstairs-downstairs secrets, and country house murder plots.
Loch Down Abbey
Mystery · Historical Mystery
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Loch Down Abbey is a 1930s Scottish cozy mystery about a locked-down country house, a suspicious death, and Mrs MacBain, the head housekeeper who starts digging when the inspector calls it an accident, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 1,700 Amazon reviewers. A sharp fit for readers who like humorous Golden Age-style mysteries, upstairs-downstairs secrets, and country house murder plots.
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'A sharp and absolutely hilarious spoof of the country house murder mystery... The whodunnit is a fun one... Such a fantastic read. I laughed out loud reading this many times, never more so than at the very end of the epilogue. Terrific stuff' Reader review
It's the 1930s and a mysterious illness is spreading over Scotland. But the noble and ancient family of Inverkillen, residents of Loch Down Abbey, are much more concerned with dwindling toilet roll supplies and who will look after the children now that Nanny has regretfully (and most inconveniently) departed this life.
Then Lord Inverkillen, Earl and head of the family, is found dead in mysterious circumstances.
The inspector declares it an accident but Mrs MacBain, the head housekeeper, isn't so convinced. As no one is allowed in or out because of the illness, the residents of the house - both upstairs and downstairs - are the only suspects. With the Earl's own family too busy doing what can only be described as nothing, she decides to do some digging - in between chores, of course - and in doing so uncovers a whole host of long-hidden secrets, lies and betrayals that will alter the dynamics of the household for ever.
Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, Loch Down Abbey is a playful, humorous mystery that will keep you glued to the page!
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Archaeologist Libby Snow returns to Scotland’s rugged Ullaness headland, hoping to uncover the truth behind an eighth-century legend passed down through her family.
Women of the Dunes
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller
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Archaeologist Libby Snow returns to Scotland’s rugged Ullaness headland, hoping to uncover the truth behind an eighth-century legend passed down through her family. When storms expose a century-old body, her excavation reveals echoes of a maid named Ellen, a Norsewoman named Ulla, and a cycle of love and violence that still shapes the Sturrock estate. A haunting mystery from Sarah Maine.
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A beautifully told and intriguing mystery about two generations of Scottish women united by blood, an obsession with the past, and a long-hidden body, from the author of The House Between Tides.
Libby Snow has always felt the pull of Ullaness, a headland on Scotland’s sea-lashed western coast where a legend has taken root. At its center is Ulla, an eighth-century Norsewoman whose uncertain fate was entangled with two warring brothers and a man who sought to save her. Libby first heard the stories from her grandmother, who had learned it from her own forebear, Ellen, a maid at Sturrock House.
The Sturrocks have owned the land where Ulla dwelled for generations, and now Libby, an archaeologist, has their permission to excavate a mysterious mound, which she hopes will cast light on the legend’s truth. But before she can begin, storms reveal the unexpected: the century-old bones of an unidentified man. The discovery triggers Libby’s memories of family stories about Ellen, of her strange obsession with Ulla, and of her violent past at Sturrock House.
As Libby digs deeper, she unravels a recurring story of love, tragedy, and threads that bind the past to the present. And as she learns more of Rodri Sturrock, the landowner’s brother, she realizes these forces are still at work, and that she has her own role to play in Ulla’s dark legend.
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In Sackett’s Land, Barnabas Sackett’s plan to build a new life in America is derailed when a powerful nobleman orders his death.
Sackett’s Land
Mystery · Thriller · Historical Mystery · Suspense
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In Sackett’s Land, Barnabas Sackett’s plan to build a new life in America is derailed when a powerful nobleman orders his death. Surviving kidnapping and pirates, he reaches the Carolina coast but must return to England to uncover his father’s secret. With 4.6 stars on Amazon, this classic adventure begins the legendary Sackett series.
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A discovery in the English marshes sets a young man on a perilous journey across continents in Sackett’s Land. When Barnabas Sackett unearths six ancient Roman coins, he uses his unexpected fortune to prepare for a new life in America. But the promise of opportunity quickly turns dangerous. Rupert Genester, an ambitious nobleman whose inheritance is threatened by a vow made to Sackett’s father, orders Barnabas’s death before he can sail.
Kidnapped and cast into the hold of a pirate ship, Barnabas survives through grit and determination, eventually reaching the wild Carolina coast. The untamed land offers hope, yet the shadow of England and the mystery of his father’s legacy demand resolution.
With 4.6 stars on Amazon and strong Goodreads ratings, this classic frontier adventure launches the iconic Sackett family saga.
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After her father’s death, Joanna discovers a letter linking him to a woman in wartime Tuscany.
The Tuscan Child
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery · World War 2
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After her father’s death, Joanna discovers a letter linking him to a woman in wartime Tuscany. Seeking answers, she travels to Italy and uncovers a hidden chapter of his life marked by love, danger, and betrayal. The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen is a sweeping dual-timeline story about healing, heritage, and the secrets that shape a family.
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Some secrets lie buried for decades, waiting for the right person to uncover them.
In 1944 Tuscany, wounded bomber pilot Hugo Langley hides in a ruined monastery and forms a quiet, tender bond with Sofia Bartoli, a local woman living under occupation. Their connection is tested by fear, danger, and a betrayal that shatters the fragile world they built.
Almost thirty years later, Hugo’s daughter Joanna returns home after his death and finds an unopened letter addressed to Sofia. Drawn to the mystery, she travels to Tuscany hoping to understand the man she never truly knew. Among sunlit hills and guarded villages, she unravels a story others would prefer to keep buried.
The Tuscan Child is a moving tale of love, loss, and the search for truth across generations.
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In postwar Hollywood, returning soldier Ben Collier investigates his brother’s mysterious death and finds a world of secrets, politics, and lies.
Stardust
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery · Noir
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In postwar Hollywood, returning soldier Ben Collier investigates his brother’s mysterious death and finds a world of secrets, politics, and lies. As he searches for the truth, he uncovers a darkness that threatens everything he loves. Joseph Kanon’s Stardust is a gripping historical thriller of intrigue, betrayal, and moral reckoning.
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Hollywood, 1945. A city of secrets, where glamour hides betrayal and every shadow tells a lie.
Ben Collier returns from war-torn Europe to discover that his brother, a decorated filmmaker, has died in what appears to be suicide. But the story doesn’t add up. Drawn into the world of studio politics and postwar paranoia, Ben uncovers a tangle of ambition, corruption, and buried truth that reaches far beyond Hollywood’s glittering facade.
As he searches for answers, he’s forced to confront his own family’s past and the moral compromises of a country still haunted by war.
Joseph Kanon’s Stardust is a haunting historical thriller about love, loyalty, and the dangerous illusions that define both movies and men.
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A good pick for readers who like emotional historical mysteries, family secrets, missing children, and dual-timeline suspense.
A Child in the Storm
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery
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'Gunnis skilfully recreates the atmosphere of the 80s and uses it as the starting point for a mystery that upends lives in the present day' The Times, A Child in the Storm follows three women connected by a hidden secret: a young mother whose baby was taken in 1983, a woman haunted by a tragic accident, and a mother searching for her missing daughter, with a 4.1-star rating from more than 900 Amazon reviewers. A good pick for readers who like emotional historical mysteries, family secrets, missing children, and dual-timeline suspense.
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A cry in the dark. A mother betrayed. A lifetime's search for the truth...
The gripping new novel from the bestselling author of The Girl in the Letter is a moving story of cruel separation and the triumph of love. Inspired by real historical events.
'Gunnis skilfully recreates the atmosphere of the 80s and uses it as the starting point for a mystery that upends lives in the present day' The Times
1983. Pregnant at seventeen and turned out by her parents, Felicity finds refuge at the women's peace camp at Greenham Common. But when the camp is raided by police and Felicity goes into labour, her newborn baby is taken away.
2024. Emma is haunted by the night her careless actions caused a tragic accident and left her alone in the world. When a stranger shows her kindness, Emma doesn't think twice about sharing all her secrets, but who can she trust?
Adele steps into a nightmare when her daughter vanishes on her way home from school. When the police start to ask questions about her family, Adele is shocked to discover a hidden trail of lies. But can she unravel the secret that will lead to her missing daughter - before it's too late...
Three different women bound by a secret. Can the truth be found, and an old wrong made right?
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In 1660 England, the monarchy is restored and former republicans are marked for death.
The Winter List
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller
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In 1660 England, the monarchy is restored and former republicans are marked for death. When Damian Seeker appears on a secret list of traitors, his daughter Manon becomes a dangerous link between hunted men and royal spies. This tense Restoration thriller holds 4.4 stars on Amazon and is praised for its vivid historical detail.
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Summer, 1660. Cromwell is dead and Charles Stuart has been restored to the throne. Men who supported the Protectorate are being hunted down as traitors.
'S. G. MacLean can make any historical period sing with life' Antonia Hodgson
By the summer of 1660 the last remnants of the Republic have been swept away and the Stuarts have been restored under their king, Charles II. A list of regicides believed to be involved in the death of Charles I is drawn up. Gruesome executions begin to take place and the hunt intensifies for those who have gone into hiding at home or abroad.
Although not a regicide, staunch Republican Damian Seeker is on a list of traitors to the king. Royalist spy, Lady Anne Winter, is employed to find evidence of guilt or innocence among the names on this Winter List. Seeker has fled England but his beloved daughter Manon remains, married to Seeker's friend, the lawyer Lawrence Ingolby, and living in York.
As the conduit to her father and to others on the Winter List and surrounded by spies and watchers, Manon lives in constant danger and fear of discovery. One of those spies is closer than even she could have imagined.
Perfect for fans of Robert Harris and Andrew Taylor.
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Ken Follett’s Triple is a masterclass in international suspense, as Mossad’s best agent races to stop Egypt from building a nuclear bomb.
Triple
Mystery · Thriller · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller · Spy Thriller
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Ken Follett’s Triple is a masterclass in international suspense, as Mossad’s best agent races to stop Egypt from building a nuclear bomb. With spies, terrorists, and the KGB in play, every wrong step could ignite catastrophe. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth, this 4.4 out of 5 stars thriller delivers nonstop tension.
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In Triple, the Cold War is anything but cold.
Egypt races toward building a nuclear bomb, and the world teeters on the edge of catastrophe. Mossad’s top agent is handed an impossible mission: steal two hundred tons of uranium before it falls into enemy hands. Success means survival. Failure means nuclear devastation.
The mission is a razor’s edge of danger. Every move is shadowed by the KGB, stalked by Egyptian intelligence, and hunted by deadly Fedayeen terrorists. Each player is ruthless, and each mistake could set off global disaster.
As deception, betrayal, and high-stakes espionage collide, one man must outthink them all to stop a world-shattering war.
The question isn’t just if he can succeed. It’s whether anyone will make it out alive.
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