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The Art Spy Summary
The Art Spy
The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland
by Michelle Young 2025 390 pages
4.1
1.8K ratings
History
Art
Biography
The Devil's Concubine Summary
The Devil's Concubine
by Ángeles Goyanes 2011 460 pages
3.81
470 ratings
Historical Fiction
Paranormal
Fantasy
Ordinary Monsters Summary
Ordinary Monsters
by J.M. Miro 2022 672 pages
3.78
21.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
The Secret Summary
The Secret
by Kathryn Hughes 2016 358 pages
4.16
16.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Romance
The Songbook of Benny Lament Summary
The Songbook of Benny Lament
by Amy Harmon 2021 444 pages
4.45
9.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Stolen Queen Summary
The Stolen Queen
by Fiona Davis 2025 352 pages
3.91
53.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Beyond the Bright Sea Summary
Beyond the Bright Sea
by Lauren Wolk 2017 304 pages
4.08
16.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Mystery
The Texan's Wager Summary
The Texan's Wager
by Jodi Thomas 2002 336 pages
3.89
7.8K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Blood on Her Tongue Summary
Blood on Her Tongue
by Johanna van Veen 2025 368 pages
3.8
13.9K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Segu Summary
Segu
by Maryse Condé 1998 493 pages
4.1
2.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Mali
Spectacle Summary
Spectacle
The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga
by Pamela Newkirk 2015 336 pages
3.63
920 ratings
History
Biography
Race
Abundance Summary
Abundance
by Sena Jeter Naslund 2006 556 pages
3.75
10.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Historical
The Valley of Horses Summary
The Valley of Horses
by Jean M. Auel 2002 564 pages
4.04
95.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Anatomy of a Lynching Summary
Anatomy of a Lynching
The Killing of Claude Neal
by James R. McGovern 1982 184 pages
4.38
45 ratings
History
True Crime
Crime
The Mammoth Hunters Summary
The Mammoth Hunters
by Jean M. Auel 2002 688 pages
3.96
77.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
White Lies Summary
White Lies
The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret
by A.J. Baime 2022 384 pages
4.47
635 ratings
History
Biography
Race
Florenzer Summary
Florenzer
by Phil Melanson 2025 368 pages
3.94
607 ratings
Historical Fiction
Queer
LGBT
The Land of Painted Caves Summary
The Land of Painted Caves
by Jean M. Auel 2011 828 pages
3.46
37.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
Slavery by Another Name Summary
Slavery by Another Name
The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
by Douglas A. Blackmon 2008 480 pages
4.38
7.1K ratings
History
Race
Politics
The Shelters of Stone Summary
The Shelters of Stone
by Jean M. Auel 2004 891 pages
3.88
51.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Behind Every Good Man Summary
Behind Every Good Man
by Sara Goodman Confino 2024 339 pages
4.28
21.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Lost Order Summary
The Lost Order
by Steve Berry 2017 493 pages
4.09
11.0K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Alexandria Link Summary
The Alexandria Link
by Steve Berry 2007 462 pages
3.94
43.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Bringer of Dust Summary
Bringer of Dust
by J.M. Miro 2024 608 pages
4.16
2.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
The Warsaw Protocol Summary
The Warsaw Protocol
by Steve Berry 2020 368 pages
4
9.1K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Once and Future King Summary
The Once and Future King
by T.H. White 1987 639 pages
4.07
117.5K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Historical Fiction
Master of His Fate Summary
Master of His Fate
by Barbara Taylor Bradford 2018 400 pages
3.75
3.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Titanic Sisters Summary
The Titanic Sisters
by Patricia Falvey 2021 368 pages
3.94
7.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The South Was Right! Summary
The South Was Right!
by James Ronald Kennedy 1994 431 pages
3.95
474 ratings
History
Civil War
American History
Asperger's Children Summary
Asperger's Children
The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
by Edith Sheffer 2018 320 pages
3.82
2.0K ratings
History
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Phantom Waltz Summary
Phantom Waltz
by Catherine Anderson 2007 418 pages
4.16
6.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
The Kaiser's Web Summary
The Kaiser's Web
by Steve Berry 2021 426 pages
4.18
8.9K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The King's Deception Summary
The King's Deception
by Steve Berry 2013 612 pages
4
15.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Lincoln Myth Summary
The Lincoln Myth
by Steve Berry 2014 429 pages
3.89
14.6K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Plains of Passage Summary
The Plains of Passage
by Jean M. Auel 2002 784 pages
3.86
61.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Bishop's Pawn Summary
The Bishop's Pawn
by Steve Berry 2018 352 pages
4.03
10.6K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Canticle Summary
Canticle
by Janet Rich Edwards 2025 368 pages
4.06
608 ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Comanche Empire Summary
The Comanche Empire
by Pekka Hämäläinen 2008 500 pages
4.17
1.9K ratings
History
Native American
American History
Dodger Summary
Dodger
by Terry Pratchett 2012 360 pages
3.94
27.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Jefferson Key Summary
The Jefferson Key
by Steve Berry 2011 456 pages
3.92
22.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
At the Hands of Persons Unknown Summary
At the Hands of Persons Unknown
The Lynching of Black America
by Philip Dray 2003 560 pages
4.45
672 ratings
History
Race
American History
The Last Year of the War Summary
The Last Year of the War
by Susan Meissner 2019 389 pages
4.21
22.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
The Patriot Threat Summary
The Patriot Threat
by Steve Berry 2015 386 pages
3.98
11.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Brotherless Night Summary
Brotherless Night
by V.V. Ganeshananthan 2023 348 pages
4.45
16.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Goddess of the Hunt Summary
Goddess of the Hunt
by Tessa Dare 2009 374 pages
3.77
12.2K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
The Wallflower Wager Summary
The Wallflower Wager
by Tessa Dare 2019 369 pages
3.96
34.2K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris Summary
The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris
by Daisy Wood 2022 367 pages
4.31
22.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
Nightmare Obscura Summary
Nightmare Obscura
A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind
by Michelle Carr 2025 272 pages
3.84
135 ratings
Science
Psychology
Self Help
A Duke to Die for Summary
A Duke to Die for
by Amelia Grey 2009 335 pages
3.38
979 ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
The Companion Summary
The Companion
by E.E. Ottoman 2021 168 pages
3.65
2.2K ratings
Romance
Queer
Historical Fiction
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