Historical Fiction Bargain Book Box
Historical Fiction Bargain Book Box — 16 Books
Sixteen brand-new historical novels spanning three thousand years of storytelling — from the myths of ancient Greece to the jazz clubs of 1950s Hollywood, from Cromwell's England to Revolutionary Russia, from Gainsborough's studio to a couture house in Nazi-occupied Paris. This is a box for readers who want their history vivid, their characters unforgettable, and their fiction doing the kind of work that only novels can. It includes the Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club selection, two instalments of one of the most beloved cozy mystery series of recent years, and a combined RRP of nearly $586 — serious value for serious readers.
1. Black Drop — Leonora Nattrass Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month. A government clerk in Georgian London stumbles into a web of political murder that reaches far higher than he ever expected. Nattrass writes with wit, precision, and a feel for period atmosphere that makes every page crackle.
2. The Winter List — S.G. MacLean Charles II has returned to the throne, but the Restoration has teeth — and not everyone who served the old order is prepared to lie down quietly. MacLean is one of the finest writers working in historical thriller territory, and this gripping instalment shows exactly why.
3. Comrade Koba — Robert Littell A bold, brilliantly imagined novel about the young Josef Stalin — before the paranoia, before the purges, before the terror, when he was simply a dangerous young man with dangerous ideas. Littell (The Company) brings the same meticulous intelligence to this as he brought to his Cold War masterworks.
4. The Heir of Venus — Laura Shepperson The story of Aeneas as it has never been told before — from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines. Shepperson retells classical myth from the perspectives history overlooked, and the results are as fresh and fierce as anything in the current wave of mythological fiction.
5. The Painter's Daughters — Emily Howes The award-winning debut selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club — a novel about the daughters of Thomas Gainsborough, their extraordinary father, and the lives women were permitted to lead in the shadow of genius. A book that announces a major new voice in historical fiction.
6. Psyche and Eros — Luna McNamara The love story at the heart of Greek mythology, retold with heat, depth, and genuine emotional complexity. McNamara has been one of the most anticipated voices in the mythological fiction space, and this spellbinding novel delivers everything its reputation promised.
7. The Royal Show — Anton Du Beke A brand new series from the nation's favourite entertainer — a warm, glamorous, thoroughly enjoyable novel set in the world of a travelling variety show in 1950s Britain. Du Beke writes about performance, community, and the magic of live entertainment with the authority of someone who has spent a lifetime in it.
8. The Dark Heart of Florence — Tasha Alexander Lady Emily returns — this time to the labyrinthine beauty of Florence, where a murder investigation leads deep into the city's Renaissance past. Alexander's Victorian mysteries are beautifully researched and compulsively readable, and Florence is one of her finest settings yet.
9. Ridgeline — Michael Punke From the author of The Revenant — the story of the Fetterman Fight of 1866, one of the most devastating military defeats in American frontier history. Punke writes the American West with the same raw power and moral complexity that made his debut a phenomenon.
10. The Last Fashion House in Paris — Renee Ryan Nazi-occupied Paris, a couture house with secrets stitched into its walls, and the women who risk everything to protect what they love. Ryan brings the glamour and the terror of wartime Paris to life in a novel that is both beautifully crafted and genuinely tense.
11. The Woman on the Bridge — Sheila O'Flanagan A poignant, romantic historical novel about the lengths people will go to for the people they love — from one of Irish fiction's most trusted and beloved voices. O'Flanagan writes about emotion with a lightness that makes the feeling hit harder.
12. Strangers in the Night — Heather Webb Frank Sinatra. Ava Gardner. One of the most combustible love affairs of the twentieth century, rendered in all its glamour, passion, and self-destruction. Webb brings the full heat of their relationship to the page in a novel that feels as alive as a live performance.
13. The Mystery Guest — Nita Prose (Molly the Maid, Book 2) Molly the Maid returns to the Regency Grand Hotel — and to another murder that only she is perfectly placed to solve. Prose's Molly is one of the most original and loveable protagonists in contemporary crime fiction, and this second instalment is every bit as warm and clever as the first.
14. The Maid's Secret — Nita Prose (Molly the Maid, Book 3) The third Molly the Maid mystery — and with both Books 2 and 3 in this box, readers get to sink into two full adventures with one of fiction's most delightful detectives. New to the series? Start with Book 2 and you'll be reaching for Book 3 before you've finished your tea.
15. The Beholders — Hester Musson A dark and atmospheric Victorian novel that draws on the gothic tradition without being consumed by it — strange, original, and utterly gripping. Musson announces herself as a writer with a genuinely distinctive vision and the skill to execute it.
16. The Countess of the Revolution — Lana Kortchik Russia, 1917 — the world is ending for some and beginning for others, and a countess finds herself caught between everything she was raised to be and everything the revolution demands. Kortchik writes about this pivotal moment in history with passion and precision.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction Bargain Book Box — 16 Books
Sixteen brand-new historical novels spanning three thousand years of storytelling — from the myths of ancient Greece to the jazz clubs of 1950s Hollywood, from Cromwell's England to Revolutionary Russia, from Gainsborough's studio to a couture house in Nazi-occupied Paris. This is a box for readers who want their history vivid, their characters unforgettable, and their fiction doing the kind of work that only novels can. It includes the Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club selection, two instalments of one of the most beloved cozy mystery series of recent years, and a combined RRP of nearly $586 — serious value for serious readers.
1. Black Drop — Leonora Nattrass Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month. A government clerk in Georgian London stumbles into a web of political murder that reaches far higher than he ever expected. Nattrass writes with wit, precision, and a feel for period atmosphere that makes every page crackle.
2. The Winter List — S.G. MacLean Charles II has returned to the throne, but the Restoration has teeth — and not everyone who served the old order is prepared to lie down quietly. MacLean is one of the finest writers working in historical thriller territory, and this gripping instalment shows exactly why.
3. Comrade Koba — Robert Littell A bold, brilliantly imagined novel about the young Josef Stalin — before the paranoia, before the purges, before the terror, when he was simply a dangerous young man with dangerous ideas. Littell (The Company) brings the same meticulous intelligence to this as he brought to his Cold War masterworks.
4. The Heir of Venus — Laura Shepperson The story of Aeneas as it has never been told before — from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines. Shepperson retells classical myth from the perspectives history overlooked, and the results are as fresh and fierce as anything in the current wave of mythological fiction.
5. The Painter's Daughters — Emily Howes The award-winning debut selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club — a novel about the daughters of Thomas Gainsborough, their extraordinary father, and the lives women were permitted to lead in the shadow of genius. A book that announces a major new voice in historical fiction.
6. Psyche and Eros — Luna McNamara The love story at the heart of Greek mythology, retold with heat, depth, and genuine emotional complexity. McNamara has been one of the most anticipated voices in the mythological fiction space, and this spellbinding novel delivers everything its reputation promised.
7. The Royal Show — Anton Du Beke A brand new series from the nation's favourite entertainer — a warm, glamorous, thoroughly enjoyable novel set in the world of a travelling variety show in 1950s Britain. Du Beke writes about performance, community, and the magic of live entertainment with the authority of someone who has spent a lifetime in it.
8. The Dark Heart of Florence — Tasha Alexander Lady Emily returns — this time to the labyrinthine beauty of Florence, where a murder investigation leads deep into the city's Renaissance past. Alexander's Victorian mysteries are beautifully researched and compulsively readable, and Florence is one of her finest settings yet.
9. Ridgeline — Michael Punke From the author of The Revenant — the story of the Fetterman Fight of 1866, one of the most devastating military defeats in American frontier history. Punke writes the American West with the same raw power and moral complexity that made his debut a phenomenon.
10. The Last Fashion House in Paris — Renee Ryan Nazi-occupied Paris, a couture house with secrets stitched into its walls, and the women who risk everything to protect what they love. Ryan brings the glamour and the terror of wartime Paris to life in a novel that is both beautifully crafted and genuinely tense.
11. The Woman on the Bridge — Sheila O'Flanagan A poignant, romantic historical novel about the lengths people will go to for the people they love — from one of Irish fiction's most trusted and beloved voices. O'Flanagan writes about emotion with a lightness that makes the feeling hit harder.
12. Strangers in the Night — Heather Webb Frank Sinatra. Ava Gardner. One of the most combustible love affairs of the twentieth century, rendered in all its glamour, passion, and self-destruction. Webb brings the full heat of their relationship to the page in a novel that feels as alive as a live performance.
13. The Mystery Guest — Nita Prose (Molly the Maid, Book 2) Molly the Maid returns to the Regency Grand Hotel — and to another murder that only she is perfectly placed to solve. Prose's Molly is one of the most original and loveable protagonists in contemporary crime fiction, and this second instalment is every bit as warm and clever as the first.
14. The Maid's Secret — Nita Prose (Molly the Maid, Book 3) The third Molly the Maid mystery — and with both Books 2 and 3 in this box, readers get to sink into two full adventures with one of fiction's most delightful detectives. New to the series? Start with Book 2 and you'll be reaching for Book 3 before you've finished your tea.
15. The Beholders — Hester Musson A dark and atmospheric Victorian novel that draws on the gothic tradition without being consumed by it — strange, original, and utterly gripping. Musson announces herself as a writer with a genuinely distinctive vision and the skill to execute it.
16. The Countess of the Revolution — Lana Kortchik Russia, 1917 — the world is ending for some and beginning for others, and a countess finds herself caught between everything she was raised to be and everything the revolution demands. Kortchik writes about this pivotal moment in history with passion and precision.