8 Historical Fiction Books to Read in 2022

If you love historical fiction, you will love these brand new book releases coming up in early 2022.

The Diamond Eye

Kate Quinn

Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever as history's deadliest female sniper.

Publication Date: 3/29/22

The Christie Affair

Nina de Gramont

A stunning new novel that reimagines the unexplained 11-day disappearance of Agatha Christie that captivated the world.

"A long time ago, in another country, I nearly killed a woman..." So begins The Christie Affair, told from the point of view of Miss Nan O'Dea, a fictional character but based on someone real.

Publication Date: 2/1/22

An Unlikely Spy

Rebecca Starford

A twisting, sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of MI5—in chasing the secrets of others, how much will she lose of herself?

Publication Date: 4/12/22

The Stars We Share

Rafe Posey

Spanning forty years and shifting from bustling Indian ports to vibrant gardens in Edinburgh to a horse farm in Kenya, The Stars We Share is a poignant, heart-wrenching novel about the decisions and concessions that make a life and a love worth having.

Publication Date: 5/17/22

The Lost Apothecary (Paperback Release)

Sarah Penner

In this addictive and spectacularly imagined debut, a female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them—setting three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course.

Publication Date: 2/22/22

The Mad Girls of New York

Maya Rodale

An exciting novel based on the fearless reporter Nellie Bly, who would stop at nothing to expose injustices against women in early 19th century New York, even at the risk of her own life and freedom.

Publication Date: 4/26/22

Atomic Anna

Rachel Barenbaum

An epic adventure as three generations of women work together and travel through time to prevent the Chernobyl disaster and right their past wrongs.

Publication Date: 4/5/22

Sisters of Night and Fog

Erika Robuck

A heart-stopping new novel, based on the extraordinary true stories of an American socialite and a British secret agent whose stunning acts of courage collide in the darkest hours of WWII, from the bestselling author of The Invisible Woman.

Two women, two countries. Nothing in common but a call to resist.

Publication Date: 3/1/22