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N.S. Wikarski

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Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Travel

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N. S. Wikarski is an award-winning historical fiction author known for archaeology-based thrillers that blend ancient mystery, secret societies, and strong women protagonists. Her books are frequently compared to the novels of Dan Brown, Kate Quinn, and Diana Gabaldon. She writes two archaeology thriller series: the Arkana Archaeology Thrillers and its Trove Chronicles spin-off. She also writes The Gilded Age Chicago Mysteries, featuring an amateur female sleuth and her reporter sidekick. More Trove Chronicles thrillers and Gilded Age mysteries are currently in the works.

The author began her writing career as a fugitive from academia. After earning her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, she worked in corporate America for two decades bef ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 2,689 ratings · 241 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Granite Key 3.78 avg rating — 826 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fall Of White City (Victorian Chicago Mystery #1) 4.18 avg rating — 458 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mountain Mother Cipher 4.28 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon's Wing Enigma 4.33 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riddle of the Diamond Dove 4.30 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sage Stone Prophecy 4.53 avg rating — 162 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Jaws of the Lion 4.21 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of the Serpent's Heart 4.44 avg rating — 142 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shrouded In Thought (Victorian Chicago Mystery #2) 4.27 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Widow's Prey (Gilded Age Chicago Mystery #3) 4.53 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Arkana Archaeology Thrillers (8 books)
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N.S. Wikarski made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Missing Series topic " My book The Crone's Legacy is the first title in my new series: The Trove Chronicles. The series needs to be added to my Author Profile books. Thanks! ...more "
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“Until the lions have their own historians”
― N.S. Wikarski, The Granite Key

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“That kind of leader usually manages to show up whenever there’s a culture in crisis. People get scared stupid, and they listen to anybody who sounds like he has a plan to get them out of the jam they’re in.”
― N.S. Wikarski, The Mountain Mother Cipher

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