Historical Fiction

A legally-minded sleuth takes to the streets of 1920s Bombay in a fascinating new mystery. Introducing Perveen Mistry, a courageous young lawyer-turned-sleuth in a stunning murder mystery. Armed with a...

Water for Elephants meets Moulin Rouge in this spellbinding tale of a beautiful carousel that causes people to inexplicably vanish into thin air . . . Paris, 1900 Carousel-maker Gilbert...

"The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre is, shockingly, little more than a footnote in history . . . Miller's book, thankfully, reverses that egregious oversight . . . we viscerally learn...

From award-winning author Desideria Mesa comes the glittering sequel to Bindle Punk Bruja in which Earth witch Rose (Luna) Lane’s secret life comes to a breaking point as outside threats lurk—perfect for fans of Trouble the Saints by...

One will lose his mind. One will pay. One will agonise. And one will die. Duy, Phong, Minh, and Edmond have been best friends since childhood. Now, as young men...

Bombay’s only female solicitor, Perveen Mistry, grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex family dynamics as she seeks justice for a mistreated young woman in this thrilling fourth installment in...

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When a rich Black debutante enlists the help of a low-level speakeasy manager to identify the head of an underground crime syndicate, the two are thrust into the dangerous world...

BY THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF BELOVED Winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow award for achievement in American fiction Joe Trace - in his fifties, door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products,...

With a new afterword from the author reflecting on the 100th anniversary of one of the most heinous tragedies in American history — the 1921 burning of Greenwood, an affluent...

The redoubtable Perveen Mistry makes her triumphant return to solve a shocking murder on the streets of 1920s Bombay November, 1921. Edward VIII, Prince of Wales and future ruler of...

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021, a thrilling and heartbreaking story of love, family, survival and betrayal from the prize-winning author of The Year of the Runaways Mehar, a young...

Winner of the 2019 Mary Higgins Clark AwardWinner of the 2019 Lefty Award for Best Historical NovelWinner of the the 2018 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel 'Perveen Mistry is...

An epic story of love, war and redemption, set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement In 1917, deep in the snowy mountains of occupied Korea, an impoverished local...

The delightfully clever Perveen Mistry, Bombay's first female lawyer, returns in an adventure of treacherous intrigues and suspicious deaths.India, 1922: It is rainy season in the lush, remote Sahyadri Mountains...

The brilliantly imaginative New York Times bestselling fantasy retelling of Romeo and Juliet set against the immersive backdrop of 1920s Shanghai. In glittering Shanghai, a monster awakens . . ....

Award-winning writer Abir Mukherjee is back with another brilliant Wyndham and Banerjee mystery novel set in 1920s Colonial India. Calcutta, 1923. When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his...

The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution. The heartstopping follow up to These Violent Delights, an imaginative, alluring retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in...

'A beautiful exploration of family, love and loss across the generations. Fresh, fun... I didn't want it to end.' Gemma ChanHow far would you travel to find a love lost...

The third novel from the Booker-shortlisted author exploring love, betrayal and morality in 1920s Penang It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn...

Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Trust is a sweeping, unpredictable novel about power, wealth and truth, set against the backdrop of turbulent 1920s New York. Perfect for...

An evocative novel set in 1930s Indochine about an American who journeys there in the name of family fortune, the glamorous world she finds herself in — and the truth...

Edinburgh, 1923. Evelyn Hazard is a young woman living a comfortable and unremarkable middle-class life. One day, her quiet existence is shattered when her steady, reliable husband Robert makes a...

Boardwalk Empire meets The Vanishing Half with a touch of earth magic in this sexy and action-packed historical fantasy set in the luminous Golden Twenties from debut author Desideria Mesa,...