Books like The Huntress
12 books with a reading profile close to The Huntress by Kate Quinn. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn
Also clear-cut · history, thriller
In 1940, three women from vastly different social circles converge at Bletchley Park to join the secret British codebreaking operation.
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Shadow Divers
Also clear-cut · history, thriller
In 1991, recreational divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler discovered an unidentified shipwreck sixty miles off the coast of New Jersey.
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The First Ladies
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
This historical novel centers on the real-world partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune.
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America's First Daughter
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph serves as the primary protector of Thomas Jefferson’s reputation and household throughout this narrative.
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Finding Dorothy
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
This novel follows Maud Gage Baum, the widow of L.
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
Also clear-cut · history, thriller
The narrative follows Oleg Gordievsky, a high-ranking KGB officer who spent over a decade providing Soviet state secrets to MI6.
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The Briar Club
by Kate Quinn
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1950s Washington, D.C., Grace March moves into Briarwood House, a female-only boarding establishment during the height of the Red Scare.
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The Librarian Spy
Also clear-cut · history, thriller
Ava Harper, a librarian from the Library of Congress, travels to neutral Lisbon during World War II to gather intelligence through international newspapers and microfilmed documents.
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American Dirt
Also clear-cut · thriller, narrative
Lydia Quixano Pérez, a bookstore owner in Acapulco, survives a mass shooting that kills sixteen members of her family, including her journalist husband.
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The Paris Architect
Also clear-cut · history, thriller
In Nazi-occupied Paris, Lucien Bernard is an architect who maintains a public facade of neutrality to secure commissions from German officers.
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The Spectacular
by Fiona Davis
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Set in 1950s Manhattan, the narrative follows Marion Brooks, a young woman who defies her father’s expectations by auditioning for the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.
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The Second Mrs. Astor
by Shana Abe
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Shana Abe reconstructs the life of Madeleine Force, the teenager who became the second wife of millionaire John Jacob Astor IV.
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