Best Novels Set in 20th-century Britain

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Exit Wound (Nick Stone #12)
Exit Wound (Nick Stone #12) 4.04 avg rating — 1,789 ratings
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The Greatcoat
The Greatcoat 3.15 avg rating — 3,347 ratings
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De omweg
De omweg 3.51 avg rating — 1,980 ratings
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On the Black Hill
On the Black Hill really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,153 ratings
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What's Become of Waring
What's Become of Waring 3.59 avg rating — 171 ratings
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Skin Lane
Skin Lane 4.05 avg rating — 373 ratings
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A Girl's Best Friend
A Girl's Best Friend 3.72 avg rating — 2,170 ratings
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Brute Force (Nick Stone, #11)
Brute Force (Nick Stone, #11) 4.05 avg rating — 2,011 ratings
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The Paying Guests
The Paying Guests 3.45 avg rating — 82,660 ratings
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The Child in Time
The Child in Time 3.59 avg rating — 14,642 ratings
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Sisters by a River
Sisters by a River 3.80 avg rating — 765 ratings
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He Died With His Eyes Open
He Died With His Eyes Open 3.74 avg rating — 2,511 ratings
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The Second Curtain
The Second Curtain 3.50 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Making Mischief
Making Mischief 3.65 avg rating — 649 ratings
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Crossfire (Nick Stone #10)
Crossfire (Nick Stone #10) 4.03 avg rating — 1,952 ratings
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The Second-Last Woman in England
The Second-Last Woman in England 3.40 avg rating — 302 ratings
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The Secret Scripture
The Secret Scripture 3.84 avg rating — 22,631 ratings
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The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #6)
The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 18,020 ratings
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Wise Children
Wise Children 3.90 avg rating — 9,435 ratings
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Bird's Eye View
Bird's Eye View 4.38 avg rating — 479 ratings
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Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About
Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About 3.67 avg rating — 3,213 ratings
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Recoil (Nick Stone, #9)
Recoil (Nick Stone, #9) 3.99 avg rating — 1,726 ratings
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The Lie
The Lie 3.64 avg rating — 4,239 ratings
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Letters to the Lost
Letters to the Lost
by: Iona Grey
4.17 avg rating — 10,550 ratings
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Eva Trout
Eva Trout 3.42 avg rating — 643 ratings
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A Suspension of Mercy
A Suspension of Mercy 3.82 avg rating — 2,767 ratings
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Love and Other Near-Death Experiences
Love and Other Near-Death Experiences 3.61 avg rating — 1,252 ratings
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Aggressor (Nick Stone #8)
Aggressor (Nick Stone #8) 3.94 avg rating — 2,628 ratings
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Anita and Me
Anita and Me 3.70 avg rating — 3,168 ratings
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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (Reginald Perrin, #1)
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (Reginald Perrin, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 1,125 ratings
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Deep Black (Nick Stone, #7)
Deep Black (Nick Stone, #7) 3.95 avg rating — 2,470 ratings
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Wake
Wake
by: Anna Hope
3.86 avg rating — 5,524 ratings
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The Bridesmaid
The Bridesmaid 3.63 avg rating — 2,406 ratings
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Dark Winter (Nick Stone #6)
Dark Winter (Nick Stone #6) 4.02 avg rating — 2,562 ratings
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The War I Finally Won (The War That Saved My Life, #2)
The War I Finally Won (The War That Saved My Life, #2) 4.48 avg rating — 45,499 ratings
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Seven Troop
Seven Troop 4.08 avg rating — 1,662 ratings
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An Episode of Sparrows
An Episode of Sparrows 4.23 avg rating — 1,620 ratings
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Any Human Heart
Any Human Heart 4.27 avg rating — 26,011 ratings
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The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 111,817 ratings
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Liberation Day (Nick Stone, #5)
Liberation Day (Nick Stone, #5) 3.95 avg rating — 2,727 ratings
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Funny Girl
Funny Girl 3.41 avg rating — 31,905 ratings
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My Family for the War
My Family for the War 4.27 avg rating — 2,377 ratings
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The Island of Sheep
The Island of Sheep 3.77 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
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The Valley of Bones (A Dance to the Music of Time, #7)
The Valley of Bones (A Dance to the Music of Time, #7) 4.10 avg rating — 963 ratings
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Last Light (Nick Stone, #4)
Last Light (Nick Stone, #4) 3.87 avg rating — 2,988 ratings
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The Widow of Ratchets
The Widow of Ratchets 4.19 avg rating — 53 ratings
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Back
Back 3.73 avg rating — 411 ratings
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The Soldier's Art (A Dance to the Music of Time, #8)
The Soldier's Art (A Dance to the Music of Time, #8) 4.20 avg rating — 928 ratings
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Firewall (Nick Stone, #3)
Firewall (Nick Stone, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 3,682 ratings
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Kelly Park
Kelly Park 3.89 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 40,101 ratings
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Crisis Four: (Nick Stone Book 2)
Crisis Four: (Nick Stone Book 2) 3.90 avg rating — 3,973 ratings
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Body and Soul
Body and Soul 3.80 avg rating — 87 ratings
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In Farleigh Field
In Farleigh Field 4.01 avg rating — 70,783 ratings
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Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding 3.32 avg rating — 1,820 ratings
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Put Out More Flags
Put Out More Flags 3.80 avg rating — 2,537 ratings
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Books Do Furnish a Room (A Dance to the Music of Time, #10)
Books Do Furnish a Room (A Dance to the Music of Time, #10) 4.10 avg rating — 906 ratings
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Remote Control
Remote Control 3.90 avg rating — 6,390 ratings
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The Beautiful American
The Beautiful American 3.84 avg rating — 2,938 ratings
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A Question of Upbringing (A Dance to the Music of Time, #1)
A Question of Upbringing (A Dance to the Music of Time, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,809 ratings
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The Nutmeg Tree
The Nutmeg Tree 3.76 avg rating — 885 ratings
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The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating — 593,052 ratings
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The Kennedy Debutante
The Kennedy Debutante 3.88 avg rating — 7,266 ratings
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Casanova's Chinese Restaurant (A Dance to the Music of Time - 05)
Casanova's Chinese Restaurant (A Dance to the Music of Time - 05) 4.09 avg rating — 1,106 ratings
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Madeleine's War
Madeleine's War 3.77 avg rating — 351 ratings
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Sword of Honour
Sword of Honour 4.21 avg rating — 2,073 ratings
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River of Darkness (John Madden, #1)
River of Darkness (John Madden, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 8,770 ratings
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Offshore
Offshore 3.59 avg rating — 7,636 ratings
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The Crime Writer
The Crime Writer 3.43 avg rating — 802 ratings
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At Lady Molly's (A Dance to the Music of Time, #4)
At Lady Molly's (A Dance to the Music of Time, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 1,161 ratings
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FAG
FAG 4.07 avg rating — 101 ratings
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Once There Was a War
Once There Was a War 3.84 avg rating — 3,937 ratings
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The Camomile Lawn
The Camomile Lawn 3.86 avg rating — 5,124 ratings
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The African Queen
The African Queen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,132 ratings
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The Gown
The Gown 4.14 avg rating — 58,371 ratings
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Sweet Danger (Albert Campion Mystery #5)
Sweet Danger (Albert Campion Mystery #5) 4.01 avg rating — 3,892 ratings
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The Acceptance World (A Dance to the Music of Time, #3)
The Acceptance World (A Dance to the Music of Time, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 1,328 ratings
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The Poppy Factory
The Poppy Factory 3.94 avg rating — 1,315 ratings
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The Virgin and the Gipsy
The Virgin and the Gipsy 3.44 avg rating — 3,730 ratings
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The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil 3.97 avg rating — 50,328 ratings
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The Stranger
The Stranger 3.55 avg rating — 477 ratings
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The History Man
The History Man 3.61 avg rating — 1,959 ratings
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The Nights of London
The Nights of London 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Poor Cow
Poor Cow
by: Nell Dunn
3.58 avg rating — 669 ratings
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The Bookshop
The Bookshop 3.27 avg rating — 25,956 ratings
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The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1)
The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 32,183 ratings
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The Call of England
The Call of England 3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Piece of Cake
Piece of Cake 4.40 avg rating — 1,075 ratings
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The Librarian
The Librarian 3.37 avg rating — 6,458 ratings
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Dance on My Grave
Dance on My Grave 3.90 avg rating — 3,359 ratings
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The Angry Island: Hunting the English
The Angry Island: Hunting the English
by: A.A. Gill
3.48 avg rating — 493 ratings
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The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
by: Eva Rice
3.97 avg rating — 8,259 ratings
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Hot Money
Hot Money 4.14 avg rating — 6,476 ratings
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Collected Poems
Collected Poems 4.21 avg rating — 8,947 ratings
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The Girl in a Swing
The Girl in a Swing 3.53 avg rating — 2,113 ratings
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On the Blue Train
On the Blue Train 3.08 avg rating — 139 ratings
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How Late It Was, How Late
How Late It Was, How Late 3.60 avg rating — 4,633 ratings
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The Rector's Wife
The Rector's Wife 3.75 avg rating — 3,740 ratings
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The Magic Toyshop
The Magic Toyshop 3.79 avg rating — 13,385 ratings
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A Single Thread
A Single Thread 3.75 avg rating — 32,353 ratings
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