Historical adventure books

The gripping sequel to the dazzling first book in the Pentecost and Parker mystery series, set in 1940s New York....  Read More >>

‘A brutal, brilliant tale, told with verve and pace’ Bernard Cornwell...  Read More >>

After years of war, Paul Haydn was on his way home to New York at last, but he would never forget the tormented...  Read More >>

Pre-order THE LOST PASSENGER, the astonishing new novel by Frances Quinn, coming February 2025. ‘What a heroine...  Read More >>

he twenty-two stories in this collection, set mostly in Eastern Europe during World War Two, depict a world fraught...  Read More >>

The world of Colonial America comes vibrantly to life in this masterful historical thriller by Robert McCammon....  Read More >>

New York Times bestselling author of Escaping Dreamland When small-town librarian Patton Harcourt comes under fire...  Read More >>

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"It is the early 1980s. The most sensitive clandestine document on the planet is missing, and to find it, the free...  Read More >>

It is February 1927 and Schenectady, New York, proud home of General Electric is booming with prosperity. Rodney...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of Fatherland, The Ghostwriter, Munich, and Conclave comes this spellbinding historical...  Read More >>

Accused of witchcraft, an herbalist and midwife of Jewish descent is desperate, until her unlikely alliance with...  Read More >>

The Normandy Privateer is a thrilling naval adventure charting the ups and downs of Lieutenant Anson's life at sea....  Read More >>

Two sisters become embroiled in the burgeoning Cold War in this spellbinding novel of espionage, secrets and betrayals...  Read More >>

A young girl’s disappearance hints at a disturbing truth...When novice Emma Thorgold goes missing from Godstow Abbey...  Read More >>

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Norse villagers struggle to survive the endless cold in 1400s Greenland, but an unholy creature from the arctic...  Read More >>

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A fictional retelling of the Cain and Abel story from Genesis 4 in the Bible. Experience the ancient tale like never...  Read More >>

A truly delightful and escapist coming-of-age story, for fans of Lev Grossman and Terry Pratchett; the third novel...  Read More >>

The gripping new historical novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl from Bletchley Park and The...  Read More >>

The fifth novel in Tim Hodkinson's Whale Road Chronicles featuring Viking lord Einar and the Wolf Coats, his shipmates....  Read More >>

To what lengths will the British go to smuggle a secret weapon into Nazi Germany? An unmissable Second World War...  Read More >>

Judah the Foundling chose freedom over betrayal when she leaped from the top of the castle tower. But Judah isn't...  Read More >>