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Top authors writing 20th century action-adventure
Heather Morris
127 ratings 4.34 ·
violent-conflict · historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · war · 20th-century · book · survival · audiobook · literary-fiction · drama · realistic · young-adult · family · action-adventure · death · sad · friendship · abuse
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Sarah Sundin
220 ratings 4.31 ·
20th-century · historical · spirituality · christian · historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · romance · book · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure · military · audiobook · womens-fiction · adult · young-adult · suspense · mystery · drama
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Ruta Sepetys
165 ratings 4.28 ·
historical · book · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · violent-conflict · 20th-century · realistic · coming-of-age · war · audiobook · friendship · action-adventure · young-adult · family · romance · drama · high-school · female-author · literary-fiction
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Margaret Mayhew
165 ratings 4.27 ·- The Lifeline by Margaret Mayhew
- Bitter Poison by Margaret Mayhew
- Bluebirds: An uplifting and heart-warming wartime saga, full of friendship, courage and determination by Margaret Mayhew
- Dry Bones by Margaret Mayhew
- The Crew: A perfectly heart-warming, moving and uplifting wartime drama that will capture your heart by Margaret Mayhew
adult · fiction · book · historical-fiction · historical · war · ww2 · violent-conflict · action-adventure · 20th-century · epic · military · mystery · family · amateur-sleuth · animals · cozy · culinary · romance · female-mc
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Martha Hall Kelly
121 ratings 4.20 ·
fiction · war · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · ww2 · historical · family · 20th-century · female-mc · audiobook · book · urban · adult · womens-fiction · friendship · action-adventure · female-author · drama · survival
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W.E.B. Griffin
809 ratings 4.19 ·
fiction · war · adult · military · violent-conflict · book · historical-fiction · action-adventure · historical · audiobook · mystery · thriller · suspense · 20th-century · espionage · political-intrigue · ww2 · crime · male-mc · politics
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Nadia Hashimi
116 ratings 4.13 ·
book · realistic · poc-author · action-adventure · family · audiobook · historical-fiction · journey · female-mc · fiction · coming-of-age · poc-mc · historical · violent-conflict · female-author · literary-fiction · drama · adult · war · feminism
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Nancy E. Turner
102 ratings 4.12 ·
book · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · family · 20th-century · romance · audiobook · action-adventure · industrial-era · western · drama · literary-fiction · adult · womens-fiction · literary · young-adult · epistolary · classics · coming-of-age
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Kristy Cambron
134 ratings 4.09 ·
christian · historical · spirituality · historical-fiction · fiction · book · 20th-century · audiobook · romance · ww2 · action-adventure · womens-fiction · adult · mystery · violent-conflict · war · drama · religion · family · literary-fiction
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Jacqueline Winspear
488 ratings 4.05 ·
fiction · law-enforcement · mystery · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · cozy · book · 20th-century · female-mc · war · adult · suspense · crime · violent-conflict · female-author · murder · whodunit · action-adventure · investigator
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William E. Butterworth IV
166 ratings 4.04 ·
violent-conflict · audiobook · fiction · war · adult · military · book · espionage · historical-fiction · historical · political-intrigue · thriller · action-adventure · mystery · 20th-century · suspense · ww2 · politics · male-mc · crime
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Viet Thanh Nguyen
144 ratings 4.04 ·- A Man of Two Faces: a Memoir, a History, a Memorial by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Pangs of Love and Other Writings by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War by Viet Thanh Nguyen
fiction · 20th-century · war · politics · action-adventure · poc-author · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · male-author · historical · audiobook · poc-mc · 21st-century · literary-fiction · adult · book · colonization · family · anthologies · cold-war
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Edward Rutherfurd
214 ratings 4.03 ·
action-adventure · family · book · literary-fiction · war · adult · epic · audiobook · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · early-modern · 20th-century · drama · journey · religion · medieval · spirituality · classics
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Nevil Shute
218 ratings 4.03 ·
literary · classics · fiction · adult · historical-fiction · historical · action-adventure · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · 20th-century · violent-conflict · war · ww2 · mystery · romance · military · sci-fi · drama · survival
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Mary Stewart
466 ratings 4.00 ·
fiction · book · mystery · historical · historical-fiction · action-adventure · literary · classics · young-adult · 20th-century · female-author · romance · audiobook · suspense · gothic · literary-fiction · cozy · crime · fantasy · womens-fiction
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · gothic · fantasy · audiobook · drama · horror · dark · 20th-century · book · literary-fiction · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · paranormal
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Ellen Marie Wiseman
150 ratings 3.99 ·
book · family · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · fiction · coming-of-age · drama · literary-fiction · 20th-century · suspense · action-adventure · young-adult · mystery · psychological · female-author · abuse · womens-fiction · crime · adult
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Hazel Gaynor
189 ratings 3.98 ·
fiction · historical-fiction · drama · historical · 20th-century · book · audiobook · womens-fiction · adult · family · romance · coming-of-age · female-mc · friendship · action-adventure · literary-fiction · ww2 · female-author · war · mystery
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Mary Doria Russell
206 ratings 3.97 ·
literary-fiction · book · audiobook · historical-fiction · adult · fiction · female-author · action-adventure · 20th-century · historical · epic · spirituality · religion · 21st-century · christian · violent-conflict · politics · friendship · survival · war
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Alan Bradley
329 ratings 3.97 ·
historical-fiction · law-enforcement · fiction · murder · suspense · action-adventure · historical · cozy · crime · mystery · whodunit · audiobook · killer · children · young-adult · thriller · humor · book · 20th-century · female-mc
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Jennifer Robson
139 ratings 3.93 ·
fiction · adult · historical-fiction · historical · 20th-century · war · violent-conflict · family · book · romance · ww2 · audiobook · womens-fiction · military · action-adventure · epic · drama · female-author · literary-fiction · ww1
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Eva Ibbotson
376 ratings 3.91 ·
fiction · book · young-adult · middle-grade · children · action-adventure · audiobook · humor · 20th-century · fantasy · classics · literary · children-books · paranormal · female-author · magic · historical · friendship · supernatural · family
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Susan Elia MacNeal
208 ratings 3.89 ·
fiction · mystery · female-mc · war · adult · violent-conflict · ww2 · espionage · historical · political-intrigue · historical-fiction · book · 20th-century · law-enforcement · cozy · action-adventure · female-author · thriller · audiobook · suspense
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Pam Jenoff
272 ratings 3.89 ·
historical-fiction · war · fiction · 20th-century · historical · ww2 · violent-conflict · adult · book · womens-fiction · audiobook · action-adventure · literary-fiction · drama · mystery · suspense · family · romance · female-mc · friendship
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Kate Furnivall
174 ratings 3.86 ·
book · 20th-century · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · romance · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure · ww2 · adult · drama · mystery · suspense · womens-fiction · audiobook · female-author · politics · literary-fiction · female-mc
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Maurice Leblanc
109 ratings 3.79 ·
mystery · fiction · crime · historical · adult · action-adventure · 20th-century · classics · literary · law-enforcement · book · audiobook · suspense · historical-fiction · cozy · outlaws · literary-fiction · anthologies · heist · humor
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Ian Fleming
402 ratings 3.73 ·
fiction · literary · classics · action-adventure · adult · crime · espionage · political-intrigue · audiobook · 20th-century · thriller · suspense · cold-war · pulp · law-enforcement · historical-fiction · book · male-author · mystery · historical
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Joseph Kanon
156 ratings 3.71 ·
thriller · adult · fiction · political-intrigue · espionage · historical-fiction · suspense · book · 20th-century · crime · mystery · audiobook · historical · war · ww2 · cold-war · violent-conflict · politics · action-adventure · europe
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