Historical Thriller Books

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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 27 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,547,575 ratings — published 2003
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The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
by (shelved 19 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.77 — 663,412 ratings — published 2009
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Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
by (shelved 18 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.91 — 601,068 ratings — published 2013
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Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,422,234 ratings — published 2000
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The Venetian Betrayal (Cotton Malone, #3) The Venetian Betrayal (Cotton Malone, #3)
by (shelved 15 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.97 — 29,087 ratings — published 2007
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The Templar Legacy (Cotton Malone, #1) The Templar Legacy (Cotton Malone, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.84 — 57,456 ratings — published 2006
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The Alexandria Link (Cotton Malone, #2) The Alexandria Link (Cotton Malone, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.94 — 44,154 ratings — published 2007
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Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.06 — 62,458 ratings — published 2003
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.06 — 182,537 ratings — published 1994
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The Charlemagne Pursuit (Cotton Malone, #4) The Charlemagne Pursuit (Cotton Malone, #4)
by (shelved 11 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.93 — 22,988 ratings — published 2008
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Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.26 — 33,393 ratings — published 2006
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The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone, #6) The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone, #6)
by (shelved 10 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.97 — 21,820 ratings — published 2010
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Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1) Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.83 — 15,466 ratings — published 2010
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The Jefferson Key (Cotton Malone, #7) The Jefferson Key (Cotton Malone, #7)
by (shelved 9 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.92 — 22,535 ratings — published 2011
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Origin (Robert Langdon, #5) Origin (Robert Langdon, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.90 — 371,994 ratings — published 2017
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Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.30 — 33,233 ratings — published 2004
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11/22/63 11/22/63 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.35 — 675,821 ratings — published 2011
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The Paris Vendetta (Cotton Malone, #5) The Paris Vendetta (Cotton Malone, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.94 — 20,254 ratings — published 2009
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The Romanov Prophecy The Romanov Prophecy (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.95 — 25,275 ratings — published 2004
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Fatherland Fatherland (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.03 — 57,717 ratings — published 1992
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Thirty-five days of the Eagles (prior to D-Day) (S.I.S (the Secret Intelligence Service) 1939-1945 Book 1) Thirty-five days of the Eagles (prior to D-Day) (S.I.S (the Secret Intelligence Service) 1939-1945 Book 1)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.77 — 26 ratings — published
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China Blues China Blues (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,636 ratings — published 1989
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Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.93 — 41,064 ratings — published 2007
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Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4) Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4)
by (shelved 7 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.37 — 27,838 ratings — published 2008
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The Bishop's Pawn (Cotton Malone, #13) The Bishop's Pawn (Cotton Malone, #13)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.03 — 10,778 ratings — published 2018
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The Terror The Terror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.09 — 76,021 ratings — published 2007
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The King's Deception (Cotton Malone, #8) The King's Deception (Cotton Malone, #8)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.00 — 15,396 ratings — published 2013
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Map of Bones (Sigma Force, #2) Map of Bones (Sigma Force, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.08 — 63,526 ratings — published 2005
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.35 — 841,458 ratings — published 1989
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The Last Templar (Templar, #1) The Last Templar (Templar, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.62 — 46,163 ratings — published 2005
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The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.14 — 399,828 ratings — published 1980
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Labyrinth (Languedoc, #1) Labyrinth (Languedoc, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.63 — 59,682 ratings — published 2005
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The Second Sleep The Second Sleep (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.50 — 22,354 ratings — published 2019
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The Doll Factory The Doll Factory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.77 — 26,363 ratings — published 2019
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The Devil Aspect The Devil Aspect (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.03 — 6,982 ratings — published 2019
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The Hangman's Daughter (The Hangman's Daughter, #1) The Hangman's Daughter (The Hangman's Daughter, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.75 — 79,219 ratings — published 2008
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The Taxidermist's Daughter The Taxidermist's Daughter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.75 — 13,637 ratings — published 2014
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The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1) The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.42 — 42,942 ratings — published 2003
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Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.36 — 23,217 ratings — published 2010
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Portrait of a Conspiracy (Da Vinci's Disciples #1) Portrait of a Conspiracy (Da Vinci's Disciples #1)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.80 — 285 ratings — published 2016
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The 14th Colony (Cotton Malone, #11) The 14th Colony (Cotton Malone, #11)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.07 — 13,082 ratings — published 2016
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Rebecca Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.25 — 738,055 ratings — published 1938
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.31 — 732,719 ratings — published 2001
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Black Order (Sigma Force, #3) Black Order (Sigma Force, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.16 — 37,553 ratings — published 2006
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The Devil's Gold (Cotton Malone, #6.5) The Devil's Gold (Cotton Malone, #6.5)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.90 — 4,710 ratings — published 2011
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The Third Secret The Third Secret (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.89 — 17,034 ratings — published 2005
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Pompeii Pompeii (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.88 — 54,587 ratings — published 2003
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The Amber Room The Amber Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.88 — 26,530 ratings — published 2003
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The Historian The Historian (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 3.80 — 278,350 ratings — published 2005
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The Briar Club The Briar Club (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as historical-thriller)
avg rating 4.28 — 289,413 ratings — published 2024
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Colin Falconer
“What a place, George thought. Greasy, grim and ripe for murder.”
Colin Falconer, Lord of the Atlas

Lucy Ashe
“Clearly it is simplest never to marry at all,’ I said, trying to keep my voice light. These stories, ridiculous fairy tales though they were, had tainted the evening. Like Vivian, I preferred to think of The Sleeping Princess as a magical spectacle of fairy godmothers and characters from folklore. But then we had both learned the hard way about heartbreak and loss.”
Lucy Ashe, The Sleeping Beauties

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