Most Popular Historical Fiction Books of the 20th century
Discover popular Historical Fiction books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Night Soldiers #5
Red Gold
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery
1999
The Sherlock Mysteries #16
The Torment of Sherlock Holmes
Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
1999
The Sherlock Mysteries #14
Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties
Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery
1999
Sherlock Holmes on the Western Front
Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
1999
The Sherlock Mysteries #12
Sherlock Holmes and the Tomb of Terror
19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Adventure · Historical Fiction
1999
Mycroft Holmes (Quinn Fawcett) #3
The Flying Scotsman
19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery
October 1999
The Sharpe Series #3
Sharpe's Fortress
Historical Fiction
1999
The Lay Lines Trilogy #2
The Lady of the Flowers
Fantasy · Historical Fiction
1999
Golden Prince
Young Adult · Historical Fiction
1999
Lords of the Two Lands #2
The Oasis
Historical Fiction · Mainstream
1999
Lords of the Two Lands #1
The Hippopotamus Marsh
Historical Fiction · Mainstream
1999
Gilgamesh
Fantasy · Historical Fiction
1999
Badge Of Honor #7
The Investigators
Crime Fiction · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 12, 1998
Corps #8
In Danger's Path
War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller
January 11, 1998
The Border Trilogy #3
Cities of the Plain
Historical Fiction · Western
May 12, 1998
Tipping the Velvet
LGBTQ+ · Adult · Historical Fiction · Romance
February 5, 1998
The Dougal Munro and Jack Carter Novels #3
Flight of Eagles
Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller
May 11, 1998
Blue Light
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1998
Inspector Troy #3
A Little White Death
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 26, 1998
Shadow dancer
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Thriller
January 1, 1998
DC Quartet #3
The Sweet Forever
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1998
The Sherlock Mysteries #9
Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery
19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Adventure · Historical Fiction
1998
Mycroft Holmes (Quinn Fawcett) #2
Embassy Row
19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery
October 1998
Gates of Fire
War & Military · Historical Fiction
October 20, 1998
The Poisonwood Bible
Historical Fiction
September 24, 1998
The Sharpe Series #2
Sharpe's Triumph
Historical Fiction
1998
Flanders
Historical Fiction · Mainstream
1998
An Arrow's Flight
Fantasy · Historical Fiction
1998
The Lay Lines Trilogy #1
The Knight by the Pool
Fantasy · Historical Fiction
1998
Robin Hood
In a Dark Wood
Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction
1998
The Rose Demon
Horror · Historical Fiction
1998
The Haunting
Horror · Historical Fiction
1998
Firesong
Historical Fiction
March 17, 1997
Los Alamos
Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
May 5, 1997
Easy Rawlins #6
Gone Fishin'
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1997
The Alphabet House
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
November 18, 1997