Most Popular Historical Fiction Books of the 2010s

The Age of Ice

J. M. Sidorova

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

July 22, 2013

Diary of a Dead Man on Leave

David Downing

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

April 2, 2019

Bernie Gunther #14

Metropolis

Philip Kerr

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

April 9, 2019

Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries #4

Death in the East

Abir Mukherjee

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 14, 2019

Alexander Vasin #1

Black Sun

Owen Matthews

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

July 23, 2019

We All Fall Down

Daniel Kalla

Science Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

March 26, 2019

Your House Will Pay

Steph Cha

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

October 15, 2019

An Inspector Redfyre Mystery #2

Invitation to Die

Barbara Cleverly

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

August 6, 2019

An Inspector Redfyre Mystery #1

Fall of Angels

Barbara Cleverly

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 2, 2019

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes: The Vanishing Man

Philip Purser-Hallard

Fantasy · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Occult Detective · Sherlock Holmes

June 11, 2019

The Sorcerers of WWI #2

A Company of Monsters

Shami Stovall

Fantasy · Historical Fiction

November 19, 2019

Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers #5

The Waxwork Corpse

Simon Michael

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

December 23, 2019

Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers #2

An Honest Man

Simon Michael

Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

July 15, 2019

The Poisoner of Kingfountain #5

The Poisoner’s Revenge

Jeff Wheeler

Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction

May 27, 2019

Brighton Mysteries #5

Now You See Them

Elly Griffiths

Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

October 3, 2019

Railway Detective #18

Fear on the Phantom Special

Edward Marston

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

2019

Celtic Queens Collection #1

The Celtic Queen

L.D. Goffigan

Historical Fiction

January 26, 2019

Mina Murray #2

Fortress of Blood

L.D. Goffigan

Fantasy · Horror · Paranormal Fantasy · Vampires · Historical Fiction

September 24, 2019

13 Miller's Court

Alan M. Clark, John Linwood Grant

Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Thriller

April 17, 2019

The Accomplice

Joseph Kanon

Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 5, 2019

DCI Frank Merlin #4

A Death in Mayfair/Merlin Noir

Mark Ellis

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction

November 21, 2019

Second L. A. #2

This Storm

James Ellroy

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

June 4, 2019

Boady Sanden #1

Nothing More Dangerous

Allen Eskens

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

November 12, 2019

Night Soldiers #14

Under Occupation

Alan Furst

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

November 26, 2019

The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols

Nicholas Meyer

Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Thriller

October 2019

The Assassin's Coin

John Linwood Grant

Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Thriller

April 8, 2019

Once Upon a Western

Blizzard at Three Bears Lake

Rachel Kovaciny

Fairy Tale Retellings · Young Adult · Historical Fiction · Retellings · Romance

January 9, 2019

Regency Mage #4

Mary Bennet and the Shades of Pemberley

Joyce Harmon

Fantasy · Ghosts · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Paranormal Fantasy

December 22, 2019

Regency Mage #3

Mary Bennet and the Beast of Rosings Park

Joyce Harmon

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Paranormal Fantasy · Regency

October 20, 2019

Regency Mage #2

Mary Bennet and the Wickham Artifact

Joyce Harmon

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Paranormal Fantasy · Regency

August 5, 2019

Regency Mage #1

Mary Bennet and the Bingley Codex

Joyce Harmon

Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Paranormal Fantasy · Regency

June 2, 2019

Once Upon a Regency #4

Beauty's Rose

Rebecca J. Greenwood

Fairy Tale Retellings · Regency · Historical Fiction · Retellings · Romance

May 18, 2019

Pendragon's Heir #2

The Quest for Carbonek

Suzannah Rowntree

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Medieval

July 16, 2019

Pendragon's Heir #3

The Heir of Logres

Suzannah Rowntree

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Medieval

July 16, 2019

Pendragon's Heir #1

The Door to Camelot

Suzannah Rowntree

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Medieval

March 16, 2019

Mythic Maidens

Marian, Princess Thief

C.K. Brooke

Fairy Tale Retellings · Medieval · Young Adult · Historical Fiction · Retellings

August 19, 2019