Great Historical Thrillers

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Bleeding Heart Square
1.  Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor
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  "Atmosphere soaked Gothic set in 1930s london with a Hardyian (a la Thomas Hardy) downfall..."
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The Thin Man (Essential Penguin)
2.  The Thin Man (Essential Penguin) by Dashiell Hammett
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  "Nick and Nora, plus Aster  - a great martini soaked crime caper!"
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Noho
3.  Noho by James Davis
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  "Nick Valentine gets on the wrong side of just about everyone before putting things right in 1930s Soho"
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The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Pocket Penguin Classics)
4.  The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Pocket Penguin Classics) by Erskine Childers
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  "Tension builds in Europe in the build up to WW1 and spies mingle on the seemingly placid inland waterways of Europe."
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Stratton's War
5.  Stratton's War by Laura Wilson
The list author says:
  "Murder and espionage mingle in London"
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Berlin Noir ('March Violets', 'The Pale Criminal' and 'A German Requiem') (Penguin Crime/Mystery)
6.  Berlin Noir ('March Violets', 'The Pale Criminal' and 'A German Requiem') (Penguin Crime/Mystery) by Philip Kerr
The list author says:
  "Great sense of time, place, pace and drama."
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Full Dark House (Bryant & May 1)
7.  Full Dark House (Bryant & May 1) by Christopher Fowler
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  "Blitz detectives in a thrilling read"
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The Thirty-Nine Steps (Pocket Penguin Classics)
8.  The Thirty-Nine Steps (Pocket Penguin Classics) by John Buchan
The list author says:
  "Britain pre WW11 and the tension of the time is captured brilliantly."
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The Information Officer
9.  The Information Officer by Mark Mills
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  "Great book set in the claustrophobia of the Malta siege of WW2."
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Uncommon Danger (Penguin Modern Classics)
10.  Uncommon Danger (Penguin Modern Classics) by Eric Ambler
The list author says:
  "Another brilliant book from Ambler, a journalist smuggles an envelope over the Austrian border with dire consequences."
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