Fiction / Historical Best Sellers

New York Time Best sellers of Fiction / Historical: The Nightingale (2015), The English Spy (2015), All The Light We Cannot See (2014), The Invention Of Wings (2014), Written In My Own Heart's Blood (2014) and other 233 books.

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The Nightingale

released in: 2015
The Nightingale
Two sisters in World War II France: one struggling to survive in the countryside, the other joining the Resistance in Paris.

The English Spy

released in: 2015
The English Spy
Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and occasional spy for the Israeli secret service, helps British intelligence track down the killer of a beautiful former member of the royal family.

All The Light We Cannot See

released in: 2014
All The Light We Cannot See
The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and during World War II.

The Invention Of Wings

released in: 2014
The Invention Of Wings
The relationship between a wealthy Charleston girl, Sarah Grimké, who will grow up to become a prominent abolitionist, and the slave she is given for her 11th birthday.

Written In My Own Heart's Blood

released in: 2014
Written In My Own Heart's Blood
In the eighth Outlander time-traveling romance, Jamie Fraser and his family face challenges in the 18th and 20th centuries.

The Harlem Hellfighters

released in: 2014
The Harlem Hellfighters
The story of the U.S. Army\'s 369th infantry regiment — a unit of African American soldiers who fought on the front lines of World War I but faced continued discrimination at home — is told here.

Life After Life

released in: 2013
Life After Life
A woman appears in different versions of the same events, centered on World War II.

Dreams Of Joy

released in: 2013
Dreams Of Joy
A young woman angry at her mother and aunt over family secrets runs away to Shanghai in search of her birth father.

The Thief

released in: 2013

The Storyteller

released in: 2013
The Storyteller
A New Hampshire baker finds herself in the midst of two Holocaust stories: her grandmother\'s story of survival, and the confessions of an elderly German man, an SS officer.

The English Girl

released in: 2013
The English Girl
Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and occasional spy for the Israeli secret service, steps in to help the British prime minister, whose lover has been kidnapped.

Beautiful Ruins

released in: 2012
Beautiful Ruins
Ruins both emotional and architectural, in Italy, Hollywood and elsewhere, figure in this sweeping novel.

Winter Of The World

released in: 2012
Winter Of The World
n Book 2 of the Century trilogy, members of five interrelated families from five countries grapple with the tumultuous historical events of the years 1939-49.

Shadow Of Night

released in: 2012
Shadow Of Night
An Oxford scholar/witch and a vampire geneticist pursue history, secrets and each other in Elizabethan London; Book 2 of the All Souls trilogy.

Until The End Of Time

released in: 2012
Until The End Of Time
The stories of two relationships, at different times, intersect unexpectedly.

11/22/63

released in: 2011
11/22/63
An English teacher travels back to 1958 by way of a time portal in a Maine diner. His assignment is to stop Lee Harvey Oswald.

The Perfect Hope

released in: 2011
The Perfect Hope
The final volume of the Inn BoonsBoro trilogy sees sparks fly between Ryder Montgomery and the innkeeper.

The Land Of Painted Caves

released in: 2011
The Land Of Painted Caves
The latest volume in a series that began with “The Clan of the Cave Bear,” set during the ice age.

The Book Of Life

released in: 2011
The Book Of Life
In the conclusion to the All Souls trilogy, the Oxford scholar/witch Diana Bishop and the vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont return from Elizabethan London to the present.

The Inner Circle

released in: 2011
The Inner Circle
An archivist discovers a book that once belonged to George Washington and conceals a deadly secret.

Fall Of Giants

released in: 2010
Fall Of Giants
Five interrelated families from five countries are caught in the upheavals of World War I and the Russian Revolution.

The Help

released in: 2009

A Reliable Wife

released in: 2009
A Reliable Wife
Complications ensue when a wealthy Wisconsin widower in 1907 advertises for a spouse.

South Of Broad

released in: 2009
South Of Broad
An unlikely group\'s friendship from the \'60s to the \'80s, and from South Carolina to San Francisco; by the author of \"The Prince of Tides.\"

Hotel Vendome

released in: 2009
Hotel Vendome
Surrounded by fascinating guests, a woman grows up in the luxury hotel her father founded.

The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society

released in: 2008
The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society
After World War II, a journalist seeks out Guernsey residents who resisted the Nazi occupation.

The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle

released in: 2008
The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle
A young mute who can communicate with dogs his family raises takes refuge with three of them in the Wisconsin woods after his uncle murders his father.

A Thousand Splendid Suns

released in: 2007
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A friendship between two Afghan women — born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family — against the backdrop of 30 years of war.

The Secret Servant

released in: 2007
The Secret Servant
Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and an occasional spy for the Israeli secret service, uncovers a Russian arms sales plot.

World Without End

released in: 2007
World Without End
Love and intrigue in Kingsbridge, the medieval English cathedral town at the center of Follett\'s “Pillars of the Earth.”

The Thirteenth Tale

released in: 2006

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas

released in: 2006

The Mermaid Chair

released in: 2006

A Breath of Snow and Ashes

released in: 2006

The Historian

released in: 2005
The Historian
The story of a young woman's search for her father, who is an historian

Night Fall

released in: 2004
Night Fall
"Night Fall" by Nelson DeMille is a mystery thriller that follows detective John Corey as he investigates the crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of Long Island. The novel weaves together elements of suspense, conspiracy, and forensic investigation. DeMille's gripping narrative explores the complexities of the aviation disaster and the search for the truth.

The Jester

released in: 2003
The Jester
"The Jester" by James Patterson is a historical thriller set in the 12th century. The story follows a man named Hugh De Luc, who seeks justice and redemption during a tumultuous period. Patterson's novel combines elements of historical fiction, adventure, and suspense, offering readers a gripping narrative set against the backdrop of medieval Europe.

The Shelters of Stone

released in: 2002
The Shelters of Stone
The author tells the story of a woman who is taken in by a group of Neanderthals.

In This Mountain

released in: 2002
In This Mountain
In This Mountain is a 2002 novel by Jan Karon. It is the seventh book of the "Mitford Years" series. The novel was published on October 1, 2002, by Viking. It won the Christy Award for Fiction in 2003.

A Painted House

released in: 2001
A Painted House
A boy witnesses race relations and social changes in the cotton fields of Arkansas in the early 1950s
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