Books like The Paris Architect
12 books with a reading profile close to The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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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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Pompeii
Also escapist · history, thriller
Set in the final days before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, the narrative follows Marcus Attilius Primus, a young engineer sent to repair the Augusta, the world’s largest aqueduct.
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An Officer and a Spy
Also clear-cut · history, thriller
Set in late nineteenth-century Paris, this narrative reconstructs the Dreyfus Affair through the perspective of Georges Picquart, an ambitious military intelligence officer.
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The Huntress
by Kate Quinn
Also clear-cut · history, thriller
Set against the aftermath of World War II, the narrative follows Ian Graham, a former war correspondent turned Nazi hunter, and Nina Markova, a fierce Soviet pilot from the Night Witches regiment.
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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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Eaters of the Dead
Also escapist · history, thriller
Ahmad ibn Fadlan, a tenth-century Arab diplomat, is forced to accompany a group of Vikings on a journey to the northern lands.
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The Atomic City Girls
by Janet Beard
Also practical and clear-cut · 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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The Women of Chateau Lafayette
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
This novel follows the history of the Chateau de Chavaniac, the birthplace of the Marquis de Lafayette, across three distinct centuries.
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Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1887, journalist Nellie Bly feigned insanity to secure a commitment to the Women’s Medical College on Blackwell’s Island.
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Code Name Hélène
by Ariel Lawhon
thriller, narrative
Code Name Hélène follows the real-life activities of Nancy Wake, an Australian expat living in France during the 1930s and 40s.
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The Eagle has Landed
Also practical and clear-cut · history, thriller
In 1943, Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Steiner leads a small unit of German paratroopers on a mission to kidnap Winston Churchill from a remote Norfolk village.
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