Most Popular Historical Fiction Books of the 1990s

Discover popular Historical Fiction books from the 1990s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Badge Of Honor #4

The Witness

W.E.B. Griffin

Crime Fiction · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1992

Corps #5

Line of Fire

W.E.B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 16, 1992

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #19

The Holy Thief

Ellis Peters

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

August 1, 1992

The Nature of the Game

James Grady

Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1992

The Border Trilogy #1

All the Pretty Horses

Cormac McCarthy

Historical Fiction · Western

January 1, 1992

Sean Dillon #1

Eye of the Storm

Jack Higgins

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

June 5, 1992

Easy Rawlins #3

White Butterfly

Walter Mosley

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1992

The Noble Path

Peter May

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 31, 1992

L. A. Quartet #4

White Jazz

James Ellroy

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 1992

City of Gold

Len Deighton

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1992

Inspector Lestrade #12

Lestrade and the Sign of Nine

M. J. Trow

19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1992

Inspector Lestrade #11

Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand

M. J. Trow

19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1992

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Whitechapel Horrors

Edward B. Hanna

Horror · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 23, 1992

The Sharpe Series #21

Sharpe's Devil

Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction

1992

People of the Mesa

Ardath Mayhar

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1992

Badge Of Honor #3

The Victim

W.E.B. Griffin

Crime Fiction · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1991

Corps #4

Battleground

W.E.B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 16, 1991

Vortex

Larry Bond

War & Military · Adventure · Alternate History · Historical Fiction · Mystery

June 1, 1991

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #18

The Summer of the Danes

Ellis Peters

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 1, 1991

Bernie Gunther #3

A German Requiem

Philip Kerr

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 28, 1991

Liam Devlin #4

The Eagle Has Flown

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adult · Adventure · Historical Fiction

March 7, 1991

Easy Rawlins #2

A Red Death

Walter Mosley

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1991

As the Crow Flies

Jeffrey Archer

Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 1, 1991

MAMista

Len Deighton

Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1991

Night Soldiers #2

Dark Star

Alan Furst

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1991

Inspector Lestrade #10

Lestrade and the Magpie

M. J. Trow

Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1991

Inspector Lestrade #9

Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince

M. J. Trow

19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1991

Maybe You Will Survive

Graham Diamond, Aron Goldfarb

Historical Fiction · Non-fiction

1991

Bronze Mirror

Jeanne Larsen

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

1991

Old Nathan

David Drake

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

1991

Corps #3

Counterattack

W.E.B. Griffin

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

January 2, 1990

Bernie Gunther #2

The Pale Criminal

Philip Kerr

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

May 4, 1990

Brazzaville Beach

William Boyd

Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

September 2, 1990

The Dougal Munro and Jack Carter Novels #2

Cold Harbour

Jack Higgins

War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

January 28, 1990

Dan Lenson Novels #2

The Gulf

David Poyer

War & Military · Adult · Historical Fiction · Thriller

September 1, 1990

L. A. Quartet #3

L.A. Confidential

James Ellroy

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 1, 1990