October 2026 list by Bonnie Bradford |
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Chelsea Girls
by Catherine Lloyd
Post-war London is a city in flux. But beneath the scars is a sense of resurging optimism. Chrissie Walker, a new student at Goldsmiths arts college, makes friends with classmate Mary Quant,. And witnesses her friend make history with the miniskirt and slashed hemlines, transforming more than just fashion.
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Crescendo
by Robert J. Harris
Hollywood, 1959. When a struggling mystery writer is hired by Alfred Hitchcock to work on the script for his new film, a swirling maelstrom of madness and murder is his reward.
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Death at King's Cross
by Rosanne Limoncelli
1941, London. When DCI Lilian Wyles is confronted by a troubling case, only the four queens of crime—Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, and Ngaio Marsh—can solve it amidst the ongoing war efforts. Four Queens of Crime Mystery series.
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The Great Game
by Arvind Ethan David
London, 1905: Law student Balvinder dev Singh has found an extralegal way to fund his studies helping the infamous gentleman thief AJ Raffles. But thenl their next mark is grotesquely murdered, and Bal and Raffles find themselves implicated in a series of killings that soon attracts the attention of the aging Sherlock Holmes himself.
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An Infinite Love Story
by Chanel Cleeton
When Joe Mitchell launches into space, the world is watching. It’s 1968, and the country and Joe's wife, Vivian, waits with anticipation and excitement for another successful mission. And then comes the knock at the Mitchell's front door.
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A Life So True
by Tracie Peterson
Evie Turner is determined to work at her father's hospital but dreads her future nursing career. When she meets businessman Max Garrison, who fears his father plans to commit a crime, they share their secrets.
Minnesota Legacy series.
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The Light of Stars
by Jenelle Hovde
As Kitty navigates her first London season, her opinion of Sebastian begins to change. And when he’s abruptly called back to India by the East India Company, Kitty stuns everyone by marrying him and going with him. But the challenges that await in India are greater than they imagined.
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The Malice of Fortune
by Michael Ennis
Against a teeming canvas of Borgia politics, Niccolo Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci come together to unmask an enigmatic serial killer, and reveal the secret history behind one of the most controversial works in western literature: The Prince.
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Men Like Us
by Carson Markland
Bobby Kennedy was never meant to matter. The seventh of nine children, he’s long been overlooked by his father. But when the burden shifts to Jack, the next in line, Bobby is forced to step up and evolve into the ruthless operative behind the scenes. Yet at what personal cost?
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The Paris Chase
by David Lewis
London, 1942. Caitrin Colline, the sharp-witted Welsh spy who has become one of Winston Churchill’s most trusted agents, is dropped into France to retrieve vital Nazi documents. Secret Churchill Files series.
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The Secret Society of Librarians
by Kate Thompson
When WWII starts, Joyce and Dorothea take their libraries underground, creating a roaming underground library. But when one of them is taken to Poland and a concentration camp, they believe there is no chance of meeting again...
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Song for Another Home
by Bora Lee Reed
When news arrives in 1950 that the Americans have entered the war between North and South Korea, Oksoon and her family believe the conflict will soon end. But they decide to flee their home, journeying from the barren, war-torn streets of the North to the seedy back alleys of Seoul, seeking safety and a place to call home.
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The Stargazer of Nantucket
by Julie Gerstenblatt
Massachusetts, 1851. Winifred Starbuck wants only one thing: to join her parents on their final merchant voyage. Yet the Starbucks have forbidden their daughter from coming aboard on the adventure of a lifetime. So Winnie does what any strong-willed 18-year-old would do: she stows away.
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Where the Sky Begins
by Cindy Dees & Mary Wine
In 1929, twenty daredevil women take to the skies in the most dangerous race of their lives, flying solo across 2,800 miles of treacherous terrain in National Women's Air Derby.
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The Windsor Affair
by Melanie Benjamin
A scandalous affair. A power struggle for the throne. A sensational rivalry between an English queen and an American social climber. This electrifying novel tells the story of the Abdication of Edward VIII--and the two women at the center of it all.
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