Real Court Cases in Historical Fiction

1.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,519 ratings
2.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,005 ratings
3.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,256 ratings
4.
The Unquiet Grave (Ballad, #12)
The Unquiet Grave (Ballad, #12) 3.76 avg rating — 3,065 ratings
4.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,347 ratings
6.
The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander
The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander 3.84 avg rating — 727 ratings
6.
The Long Drop
The Long Drop 3.39 avg rating — 4,480 ratings
6.
The Sealed Letter
The Sealed Letter 3.36 avg rating — 6,777 ratings
9.
No Perfect Mothers: A Novel
No Perfect Mothers: A Novel 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings
9.
The Good People
The Good People 3.82 avg rating — 22,588 ratings
11.
Take My Hand
Take My Hand 4.36 avg rating — 102,711 ratings
11.
A Seditious Affair (Society of Gentlemen, #2)
A Seditious Affair (Society of Gentlemen, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 5,964 ratings
13.
See What I Have Done
See What I Have Done 3.19 avg rating — 15,678 ratings
14.
The Fraud
The Fraud 3.27 avg rating — 32,154 ratings
15.
Veil of Doubt
Veil of Doubt 4.12 avg rating — 505 ratings
16.
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case 4.30 avg rating — 4,740 ratings
17.
Scottsboro
Scottsboro 3.91 avg rating — 741 ratings
18.
Amistad
Amistad 3.85 avg rating — 357 ratings
19.
Amistad
Amistad 3.82 avg rating — 598 ratings
20.
Black Was the Ink
Black Was the Ink 4.37 avg rating — 238 ratings
21.
I, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott
I, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott 3.94 avg rating — 106 ratings
22.
I, Fatty
I, Fatty 3.90 avg rating — 1,268 ratings
23.
The Anarchist's Wife
The Anarchist's Wife 3.86 avg rating — 95 ratings
24.
The Man Who Avenged Bhagat Singh
The Man Who Avenged Bhagat Singh 4.73 avg rating — 67 ratings
25.
Bury Me Deep
Bury Me Deep 3.67 avg rating — 1,971 ratings
26.
Hear No Evil
Hear No Evil 3.98 avg rating — 864 ratings