Books like The book of unholy mischief by Elle Newmark

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

In the unforgettable Le Cirque des Rêves, two young magicians, Celia and Marco, are locked in a nocturnal duel of wonder and will—an impossible game where love and magic collide on a stage of breathtaking spectacle.

Set in 1855 England, this historical crime tale follows Edward Pierce, a daring rogue who plots the Great Train Robbery, targeting a monthly gold shipment to the Channel—an audacious heist that promises to shock the Victorian era.

Dan Simmons’ historical thriller follows Charles Dickens after a train accident in 1865, reexamining his life, London society, and the unresolved mystery of his final unfinished novel.

An American college girl in 1947 discovers her belated quest to uncover the fate of her vanished French cousin during WWI, leading her to the shadowy Alice Network where a former spy haunted by betrayal seeks vengeance.

When a prostitute is murdered on decrepit Pentecost Alley, Superintendent Thomas Pitt traces a Hellfire Club badge to the wealthy Finlay Fitzjames, but the investigation forces him to confront powerful family and political pressures while his wife Charlotte aids the pursuit of justice.

Simon Watson, a young librarian on Long Island, confronts a mysterious family curse revealed in an antique book while his sister Enola returns after six years.

Monsieur Perdu, a literary apothecary aboard a Seine barge, prescribes novels to heal broken hearts. When his own love remains a mystery, he journeys south of France to find closure and prove stories can mend souls.

A New York City police typist in 1923 becomes entangled with a glamorous new recruit, leading her from the precinct’s interrogation rooms into the glittering speakeasy underworld, where obsession threatens her life.

Detective William Monk investigates the murder of arms dealer Daniel Alberton while a romantic entanglement between Alberton’s daughter and the American Lyman Breeland threatens to eclipse the crime.

Hugh De Luc's quest to find Sophie, kidnapped during the Crusades, is fraught with danger and historical intrigue.

Mary Russell, a detective and associate of Sherlock Holmes, investigates the murder of an archaeologist after he returns to England with a controversial letter claiming to be from an apostle of Christ.

Mary Russell, a young detective in the post‑World War I era, partners with Sherlock Holmes to uncover the sinister underpinnings of a feminist‑Christian sect known as the New Temple of God.

In London, 1888, former adventuress Veronica Speedwell and naturalist Stoker Templeton‑Vane investigate the mysterious disappearance of archaeological photographer John de Morgan, unraveling a deadly curse tied to an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus.

In 1911, orphaned ten‑year‑old Inge moves to Bornholm, Denmark, where a stern grandmother and a remote island village await her. Her arrival brings laughter and a sense of family, helping everyone heal from loss.

After the 1527 sack of Rome, courtesan Fiammetta Bianchini and dwarf companion Bucino flee to Venice, where they navigate power, love, and danger in the city’s glittering, cutthroat society.

In 1872 Wigan, England, coal miners endure harsh lives beside lavish owners. Detective Jonathan Blair searches for a missing man, only to find himself drawn to Rose, a fiery pit girl defying Victorian expectations.

Adam Miller's love affair with a Jewish woman in post-war Venice is threatened by the dark underbelly of the Occupation and the murky past of the city itself.

In seventeenth‑century France, actress‑turned‑nun Juliette seeks refuge in a remote abbey during witch trials, regicide, and religious upheaval.

INCORRIGIBLE! Spoiled, sassy and enticingly lovely, Heather Blair-Burns rightfully belongs among Boston's high society -- certainly NOT in a Dodge City saloon. But had the haughty, high-spirited debutante remained back East, she would have missed a daring train robbery, a reunion with her presumed-dead father ... AND the handsome, rough and rugged rogue who calls himself Morgan Stone. It's bad enough that evidence has linked Wells Fargo agent Stone to a string of robberies. Now he has to work undercover behind a bar and deal with the saloonkeeper's beautiful brat of a daughter -- an exasperating minx who would serve the customers lemonade and give the local soiled doves lessons in decorum. But love has a way of ambushing even the most mismatched of hearts. All it takes is a hint of passion -- and a touch of ... Mischief.

Historic London police thriller as Thomas Pitt confronts a cunning anarchist plot that masks a powerful press‑manipulated crime syndicate, forcing him to ally with former foes and his wife to protect the empire.

During the Civil War, Alice Bullock tends her Iowa farm alone while her husband serves in the Union Army. When she is accused of murder, her quilting talent and hidden resolve are put to the test amid small‑town intrigue.