Books like The Familiars
12 books with a reading profile close to The Familiars by Stacey Halls. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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The Address
by Fiona Davis
history, narrative
The Address follows two women connected by the Dakota apartment building in Manhattan across different centuries.
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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
by Casey Cep
history, narrative
In the 1970s, Reverend Willie Maxwell was accused of murdering five family members for insurance payouts in rural Alabama.
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
history, narrative
In 1860, the brutal murder of three-year-old Saville Kent at Road Hill House shocked mid-Victorian England.
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The Night Tiger
by Yangsze Choo
history, narrative
In 1930s colonial Malaya, an eleven-year-old houseboy, Ren, is tasked with finding his dead master's missing finger and burying it with the body within forty-nine days.
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The Phoenix Crown
by Kate Quinn
history, narrative
Set in 1906 San Francisco, the narrative follows soprano Gemma Bastion and artist Saffron Everleigh, two women whose lives intersect through their connection to a wealthy, mysterious benefactor named Henry Thornton.
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Zodiac
history, narrative
Robert Graysmith provides a chronological reconstruction of the unidentified serial killer who terrorized Northern California beginning in the late 1960s.
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Weyward
by Emilia Hart
history, narrative
Weyward tracks the interconnected lives of three women from the same bloodline across five centuries.
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The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
history, narrative
In 1789 Maine, Martha Ballard is a midwife and healer tasked with investigating a body found trapped in the Kennebec River.
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The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
history, narrative
In 1791 London, Nella operates a hidden apothecary shop, preparing toxic tinctures for women to use against abusive or unfaithful men.
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The Clockmaker's Daughter
by Kate Morton
narrative, mystery
In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by Edward Radcliffe arrives at Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Thames.
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The Atomic City Girls
by Janet Beard
history, narrative
In 1943, the Army transforms Oak Ridge, Tennessee, into a secret city of thousands of workers building the weapon that will end the war, though almost none of them know what they are making.
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