Putnam Adult / Historical

The Fever Tree

by Jennifer McVeigh

Having drawn comparisons to Gone with the Wind and Out of Africa, The Fever Tree is a page-turner of the very first order.

In London she was caged by society.

In South Africa, she is dangerously free.

Frances...

Devil's Brood

Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #3

by Sharon Kay Penman

The long-awaited and highly anticipated final volume in Penman's trilogy of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine-a tumultuous conclusion to this timeless story of love, power, ambition, and betrayal.

Where the second...

Lionheart

by Sharon Kay Penman

From the New York Times-bestselling novelist, a stunning story of a great medieval warrior-king, the accomplished and controversial son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: Richard, Coeur de Lion.

They were...

Midnight Plague

by Gregg Keizer

A heart-pounding tale-part historical suspense, part medical thriller-set in the final months of World War II.

In 2004, Gregg Keizer put an unforgettable new spin on the World War II suspense novel with his...

Dragon's Lair

Justin de Quincy #3

by Sharon Kay Penman

The long-awaited third novel in Sharon Kay Penman's much-loved medieval mystery series.

July 1193: Richard Lionheart, eldest and most favored son of Dowager Queen Eleanor of Aquitane, languishes in an Austrian...

Time and Chance

Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2

by Sharon Kay Penman

The long-awaited sequel to Sharon Kay Penman's acclaimed novel When Christ and His Saints Slept, Time and Chance recounts the tempestuous marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II in a magnificent story...

The Other Typist

by Suzanne Rindell

"Take a dollop of Alfred Hitchcock, a dollop of Patricia Highsmith, throw in some Great Gatsby flourishes, and the result is Rindell's debut, a pitch-black comedy about a police stenographer accused of murder...

Above All Things

by Tanis Rideout

“Tell me the story of Everest,” she said, a fervent smile sweeping across her face, creasing the corners of her eyes. “Tell me about this mountain that’s stealing you away from me.” 

In 1924 George...