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Top authors writing 20th century action-adventure
Sarah Sundin
4.31 · 230 ratings
romance · 20th-century · historical · christian · historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · spirituality · book · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure · military · audiobook · adult · womens-fiction · suspense · young-adult · mystery · drama
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Heather Morris
4.29 · 198 ratings
violent-conflict · historical · 20th-century · historical-fiction · fiction · war · ww2 · book · action-adventure · audiobook · family · drama · survival · realistic · adult · friendship · young-adult · literary-fiction · death · journey
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Margaret Mayhew
4.27 · 165 ratings- 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
book · adult · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · 20th-century · violent-conflict · war · ww2 · action-adventure · epic · military · family · mystery · cozy · culinary · amateur-sleuth · animals · female-mc · murder
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Barry Hughart
4.22 · 101 ratings
crime · fantasy · action-adventure · humor · fiction · alternate-history · mystery · comedy · 20th-century · retellings · ancient-china · epic · male-author · adult · historical · magic · historical-fiction · law-enforcement · book · ancient-civilization
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Winston Graham
4.21 · 279 ratings
fiction · adult · book · action-adventure · literary · family · industrial-era · historical · historical-fiction · classics · romance · literary-fiction · audiobook · 20th-century · politics · drama · violent-conflict · war · epic · regency
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Nancy E. Turner
4.12 · 102 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · historical · book · family · 20th-century · romance · audiobook · action-adventure · womens-fiction · drama · industrial-era · adult · western · literary-fiction · female-mc · mystery · war · female-author · epic
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Mandy Robotham
4.12 · 107 ratings
romance · book · audiobook · fiction · 20th-century · historical-fiction · military · adult · historical · violent-conflict · ww2 · war · family · female-mc · spirituality · action-adventure · literary-fiction · drama · urban · holidays
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Kristy Cambron
4.09 · 134 ratings
fiction · spirituality · christian · historical-fiction · historical · 20th-century · book · romance · audiobook · action-adventure · ww2 · mystery · womens-fiction · adult · drama · war · violent-conflict · religion · religious · family
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4.06 · 456 ratings
fiction · mystery · historical-fiction · fantasy · suspense · action-adventure · magical-realism · book · historical · gothic · drama · horror · audiobook · crime · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · adult · urban-fantasy
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Edward Eager
4.06 · 215 ratings
action-adventure · children-books · fantasy · literary · middle-grade · book · classics · young-adult · children · 20th-century · historical · magic · fiction · time-travel · urban-fantasy · magical-realism · low-fantasy · humor · family · paranormal
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Eowyn Ivey
4.05 · 106 ratings
paranormal · literary-fiction · book · female-author · historical-fiction · magical-realism · fantasy · action-adventure · mystery · fiction · season-winter · family · myths · audiobook · 21st-century · survival · marriage · fairy-tale · outdoors · adult
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Jacqueline Winspear
4.05 · 488 ratings
fiction · law-enforcement · mystery · audiobook · historical-fiction · historical · book · 20th-century · cozy · war · female-mc · adult · crime · violent-conflict · suspense · female-author · murder · whodunit · action-adventure · ww2
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David Dukes
4.04 · 120 ratings
politics · book · adult · fiction · suspense · audiobook · thriller · crime · action-adventure · mystery · political-intrigue · 20th-century · historical-fiction · law-enforcement · espionage · murder · contemporary · violent-conflict · military · drama
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Edward Rutherfurd
4.04 · 266 ratings
war · family · audiobook · fiction · action-adventure · epic · adult · historical · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · book · 20th-century · early-modern · drama · journey · spirituality · medieval · religion · urban
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Nevil Shute
4.03 · 232 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · historical · adult · classics · literary · action-adventure · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · 20th-century · violent-conflict · war · ww2 · mystery · military · romance · sci-fi · drama · survival
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Mary Stewart
4.01 · 478 ratings
fiction · book · mystery · historical · historical-fiction · action-adventure · literary · classics · 20th-century · young-adult · female-author · romance · gothic · audiobook · suspense · literary-fiction · cozy · fantasy · crime · magic
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Mary Doria Russell
3.99 · 236 ratings
book · adult · historical-fiction · fiction · audiobook · literary-fiction · female-author · action-adventure · 20th-century · spirituality · religion · historical · epic · survival · politics · friendship · war · 21st-century · violent-conflict · christian
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Sara Ackerman
3.97 · 102 ratings
fiction · female-mc · audiobook · book · romance · historical · adult · historical-fiction · 20th-century · action-adventure · family · violent-conflict · war · ww2 · military · mystery · friendship · womens-fiction · drama · travel
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Alan Bradley
3.96 · 397 ratings
murder · cozy · historical · crime · mystery · historical-fiction · law-enforcement · fiction · action-adventure · suspense · audiobook · young-adult · thriller · whodunit · book · children · killer · middle-grade · 20th-century · amateur-sleuth
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Jennifer Robson
3.93 · 139 ratings
fiction · 20th-century · historical-fiction · adult · historical · family · war · violent-conflict · book · ww2 · romance · audiobook · womens-fiction · action-adventure · military · ww1 · drama · epic · female-author · literary-fiction
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Eva Ibbotson
3.91 · 418 ratings
fiction · book · young-adult · children · middle-grade · action-adventure · audiobook · fantasy · humor · 20th-century · children-books · paranormal · female-author · literary · classics · magic · friendship · supernatural · historical · family
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Susan Elia MacNeal
3.90 · 210 ratings
war · political-intrigue · book · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · adult · historical · 20th-century · female-mc · fiction · mystery · espionage · ww2 · cozy · law-enforcement · action-adventure · audiobook · suspense · thriller · female-author
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Pam Jenoff
3.90 · 275 ratings
ww2 · historical · 20th-century · fiction · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · war · adult · book · womens-fiction · audiobook · mystery · literary-fiction · drama · action-adventure · romance · family · suspense · female-mc · crime
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Tom Robbins
3.89 · 387 ratings
fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · comedy · humor · book · adult · magical-realism · satire · philosophy · literary · classics · action-adventure · 20th-century · postmodernism · audiobook · spirituality · absurdism · religion · fantasy
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Kate Furnivall
3.87 · 198 ratings
historical · historical-fiction · 20th-century · fiction · book · romance · violent-conflict · adult · war · ww2 · action-adventure · mystery · suspense · drama · womens-fiction · audiobook · female-author · military · crime · politics
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Maurice Leblanc
3.79 · 140 ratings
crime · fiction · mystery · adult · historical · action-adventure · 20th-century · literary · classics · law-enforcement · book · suspense · audiobook · historical-fiction · cozy · outlaws · literary-fiction · anthologies · thriller · heist
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Ian Fleming
3.75 · 546 ratings
fiction · classics · literary · crime · action-adventure · adult · thriller · 20th-century · audiobook · political-intrigue · espionage · suspense · pulp · cold-war · historical-fiction · law-enforcement · book · mystery · male-author · historical
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Ismail Kadare
3.75 · 203 ratings
historical-fiction · fiction · literary-fiction · adult · journey · action-adventure · book · historical · 20th-century · literary · politics · classics · mystery · violent-conflict · war · 21st-century · ww2 · male-author · satire · magical-realism
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