Helen Bryan, The River, Lake Union (final chapter in the epic historical trilogy of love, loyalty, and family in the heart of Virginia) Briggs, The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires, Sapere (London 1851 – Charles Dickens and Superintendent Jones unravel two eerie mysteries)Ĭamilla Bruce, In the Garden of Spite, Berkley (novel of feminine rage about one of the most prolific female serial killers, (Hell’s Belle) in American history) Simon Brett, Blotto, Twinks and the Maharajah’s Jewel, Constable (book 10 of the brother and sister sleuthing team mysteries set in 1920s) Block, A Woman’s Courage, Bonnier Zaffre (in the depths of war, the members of one village’s Women’s Institute fight harder than ever to help the war effort) Mara Faye Lethem), Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary and Admirable Joan Orpí, Open Letter (faux-historical romp about a real-life conquistador who founded New Catalonia in the wilds of Venezuela)Ĭharlotte Betts, The Fading of the Light, Piatkus (historical saga) Melanie Benjamin, The Children’s Blizzard, Delacorte (a story of courage on the prairie, inspired by the devastating storm that struck the Great Plains in 1888) Marie Benedict, The Mystery of Mrs Christie, Sourcebooks Landmark (1920s – explores one strong woman’s successful endeavor to write her own narrative and take her history into her own hands) Beller, Faith’s Mountain Home, Bethany House (3 rd in Hearts of Montana romance series) Jenny Ashcroft, Meet Me in Bombay, SMP (romance set in Bombay, India, 1913)Ĭharles Belfoure, The Fabergé Secret, Severn House (historical adventure journeying from the gilded ballrooms of Imperial Russia to the grim violence of the pogroms) Clarissa Botsford), The Children’s Train, HarperVia (based on true events – about poor children from the south sent to live with families in the north to survive deprivation and the harsh winters) Gina Apostol, The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata, Soho Press (story of a visually impaired member of a 19th-c anti-Spanish Philippine revolutionary society) Susan Andersen, The Ballad of Hattie Taylor, Berkley (coming-of-age Western) Rose Alexander, Along the Endless River, Canelo (1890 – when her husband dies suddenly on the treacherous waters of the Amazon, a pregnant Katharine must decide whether or not to continue his dream, alone) Last update Septem(June-December) January 2021Īnita Abriel, Lana’s War, Atria (story of a young woman recruited to be a spy for the resistance on the French Riviera during World War II) Other than short excerpts, please link to this page rather than copying the entries – thank you! Details are compiled by Fiona Sheppard (US, CAN, UK, AUS) and are based on publisher descriptions.
The Historical Novel Society lists mainstream and small press historical titles for books set in eras up to the early 1970s.
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