Tag search:1940s

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr
Ebook, 2014
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, 20th century, 1940s, France, Germany, World War II, kid-jep
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2015
Status
Available
Call number
813/.6

Death on the Nile

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2018
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, Egypt, Hercule Poirot, messing about with boats, murder, inheritances
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2018
Series
Colonel Race (3), Hercule Poirot (15)
Status
Available
Call number
823.912

Mother Night

by Kurt Vonnegut
Paper Book, 1966
Tags
classics, 20th century, 1940s, 1950s, Germany, Berlin, America, New York, New York City, World War II, Nazis — 2 more, banality of evil, pseudo memoir
Collections
Your library, eBooks, 5-star books, Read in 2021
Status
Available
Call number
813/.5/4

The Murder At the Vicarage

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2011
Tags
mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Miss Marple, murder
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2020
Series
Miss Marple (1), Miss Marple: Chronological (6)
Status
Available
Call number
823.912

Orphan Train

by Christina Baker Kline
Ebook, 2013
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, 20th century, 21st century, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 2011, New York City, American Midwest, Minnesota — 5 more, Maine, orphans, adoption, exploitation, teenagers
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2018
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2007
Tags
mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Miss Marple, murder
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2020
Series
Miss Marple (2)
Status
Available
Call number
823.912

The Little Stranger

by Sarah Waters
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
fiction, 20th century, 1940s, England, Warwickshire, poltergeists, family saga, things that go bump in the night, British Authors Challenge Feb2015, TIOLI Feb2015, Joplin 2014
Collections
Your library, Read in 2015
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Code Name Verity

by Elizabeth Wein
Ebook, 2012
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, 20th century, 1940s, England, France, World War II, espionage, badass women, undercover heroes, aviators
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2016
Series
Code Name Verity (1), Young Pilots (1)
Status
Available
Call number
[Fic]

A Murder Is Announced

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2006
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Miss Marple, murder, mistaken identity, impersonation
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2015
Series
Miss Marple (4), Miss Marple: Chronological (12)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.912

4:50 From Paddington

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2007
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Miss Marple, murder
Collections
Your library, eBooks
Series
Miss Marple (7), Miss Marple: Chronological (17)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.912

Five Little Pigs

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2004
Tags
mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Hercule Poirot, murder, poison, dysfunctional families, wives who misbehave
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2020
Series
Hercule Poirot (21)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.912

Sleeping Murder

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2009
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Miss Marple, murder
Collections
Your library, eBooks
Series
Miss Marple (12), Miss Marple: Chronological (11)
Status
Available
Call number
823.912

The Alice Network

by Kate Quinn
Ebook, 2017
Tags
historical fiction, 1910s, 1940s, 1950s, England, France, World War I, World War II, espionage
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2020
Status
Available
Call number
813/.6

The Moving Finger

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2011
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Miss Marple, murder, poison-pen letters, Where's Jane?
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2015
Series
Miss Marple (3), Miss Marple: Chronological (10)
Status
Available
Call number
823.912

At Bertram's Hotel

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2011
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Miss Marple, hotels that are too good to be true, criminal masterminds, criminal gangs, doppelgängers
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2016
Series
Miss Marple (10), Miss Marple: Chronological (19)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.912

A Pocket Full of Rye

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 1953
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Miss Marple, murder, family business, dysfunctional families, poison
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2015
Series
Miss Marple (6), Miss Marple: Chronological (15)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.912

The Hollow

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2006
Tags
mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Hercule Poirot, staged crimes, actual murder
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2020
Series
Hercule Poirot (22)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.912

They Do It with Mirrors

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2011
Tags
20th century, 1940s, England, Miss Marple, murder, the old switcheroo
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2015
Series
Miss Marple (5), Miss Marple: Chronological (13)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.914

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

by Agatha Christie
Ebook, 2004
Tags
mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Hercule Poirot, murder, international intrigue
Collections
Read but unowned, eBooks, Read in 2020
Series
Hercule Poirot (19)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.912

The Splendid and the Vile: A saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz

by Erik Larson
Ebook, 2020
Tags
history, narrative nonfiction, 20th century, 1940s, England, Winston Churchill, World War II, the Blitz, Battle of Britain
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2020
Status
Available
Call number
940.54/2121

The Member of the Wedding

by Carson McCullers
Ebook, 1997
Tags
fiction, 20th century, 1940s, American South, adolescence, girls named Frankie, American Author Challenge Jan2015, TIOLI Jan2015
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2015
Status
Available
Call number
812.54

Manhattan Beach

by Jennifer Egan
Ebook, 2017
Tags
fiction, 20th century, 1930s, 1940s, New York City, Brooklyn, Great Depression, longshoreman, unions, corruption, criminal gangs — 2 more, fathers and daughters, messing about with boats
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2018
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

A Thread of Grace

by Mary Doria Russell
Ebook, 2005
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, 20th century, 1940s, Italy, World War II, Jews, refugees, too sad to re-read
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2016
Status
Available
Call number
813/.54

The Huntress

by Kate Quinn
Ebook, 2019
Tags
historical fiction, 20th century, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Russia, Austria, Poland, United States, World War II, Nazis — 2 more, Nazi hunters, Russian Night Witches
Collections
Read but unowned, eBooks, Read in 2020
Status
Available
Call number
813/.6

Montana 1948

by Larry Watson
Ebook, 2007
Tags
fiction, 20th century, 1940s, 1948, American West, Montana, sexual assault, Native Americans, siblings, criminal justice system, family saga — 1 more, troublesome brothers
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2018, Read in 2015
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Farthing

by Jo Walton
Ebook, 2013
Tags
fiction, alternate reality, 1940s, 1949, England, murder, police procedural, politics, fascism, Hitler, Jews
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2015
Series
Small Change (1)
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Rose Under Fire

by Elizabeth Wein
Ebook, 2013
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, 20th century, 1940s, England, France, World War II, espionage, badass women, undercover heroes, aviators — 2 more, Holocaust, concentration camps
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2017
Series
Code Name Verity (2), Young Pilots (2)
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Dear Mrs. Bird

by A. J Pearce
Ebook, 2018
Tags
fiction, 20th century, 1940s, England, London, World War II, homefront, journalists, good intentions, meddling
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2019
Series
Emmeline Lake (1)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.92

The Second Confession

by Rex Stout
Ebook, 1995
Tags
mystery, 20th century, 1940s, New York City, Archie Goodwin, Nero Wolfe, Arnold Zeck, communism, fathers and daughters, family dynamics
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2021
Series
Nero Wolfe (15), Nero Wolfe: Arnold Zeck Trilogy (2)
Status
Available
Call number
EBOOK OVERDRIVE

Marking Time

by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Ebook, 2016
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, 20th century, 1940s, England, World War II, family saga, secrets, coming of age, adolescence, marriage
Collections
eBooks, Read in 2018
Series
Cazalet Chronicles (2)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

War Brides

by Helen Bryan
Ebook, 2007
Tags
historical fiction, 20th century, 1940s, England, American South, Louisiana, World War II, homefront, family secrets, espionage
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2020
Status
Available
Call number
813/.6

Ha'penny

by Jo. Walton
Ebook, 2007
Tags
fiction, alternate reality, 1940s, 1949, England, murder, police procedural, politics, assassination, fascism, Hitler — 1 more, Jews
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2015
Series
Small Change (2)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.914

Confusion

by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Ebook, 2016
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, 20th century, 1940s, England, World War II, Cazalets, family saga, secrets, coming of age, adolescence
Collections
eBooks, Read in 2019
Series
Cazalet Chronicles (3)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Too Many Women

by Rex Stout
Ebook, 1955
Tags
mystery, 20th century, 1940s, New York City, Archie Goodwin, Nero Wolfe, undercover detectives, accidents that aren't accidental, shady business shenanigans
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2020
Series
Nero Wolfe (12)
Status
Available
Call number
813/.52

Casting Off

by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Ebook, 1995
Tags
historical fiction, 20th century, 1940s, England, World War II, family saga, secrets, coming of age, adolescence, marriage
Collections
eBooks, Read in 2020
Series
Cazalet Chronicles (4)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.914

Curtains for Three

by Rex Stout
Ebook, 2010
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, New York City, Archie Goodwin, Nero Wolfe, suicide that isn't, nefarious disguises, murder on horseback, murder in the brownstone
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Short form works, Read in 2019
Series
Nero Wolfe (18)
Status
Available
Call number
813/.52

Austerity Britain, 1945-51

by David Kynaston
Ebook, 2013
Tags
nonfiction, history, 20th century, 1940s, 1950s, Britain, social history, post-war society
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2018
Series
Tales of a New Jerusalem (1)
Status
Available
Call number
941.0854

Half a crown

by Jo Walton
Ebook, 2013
Tags
fiction, alternate reality, 1940s, 1949, England, murder, police procedural, politics, assassination, fascism, Hitler — 1 more, Jews
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2015
Series
Small Change (3)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.914

The Clock Strikes Twelve

by Patricia Wentworth
Ebook, 2011
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, 1940, England, London, Miss Silver, murder, family business, family secrets — 1 more, star-crossed lovers
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2017
Series
Miss Silver (7)
Status
Available
Call number
823.912

Dark Threat

by Patricia Wentworth
Ebook, 2011
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, London, Miss Silver, inheritances, family business, family secrets, murder — 1 more, World War II
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2018
Series
Miss Silver (10)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.912

Eleanor and Hick: The love affair that shaped a First Lady

by Susan Quinn
Ebook, 2016
Tags
nonfiction, biography, 20th century, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, New York, Washington D.C., Eleanor Roosevelt, Lorena Hickok — 3 more, CATWoman Challenge April 2017: Biography, Autobiography, Memoir
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2017
Status
Available
Call number
973.9170924

The Case of William Smith

by Patricia Wentworth
Ebook, 2011
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, 1948, London, Miss Silver, World War II, amnesia, family business, poison
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2018
Series
Miss Silver (13)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.912

The Catherine Wheel

by Patricia Wentworth
Ebook, 2011
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, Ledshire, Miss Silver, smuggling, murder, family secrets
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2019
Series
Inspector Lamb (10, supporting character), Miss Silver (16)
Status
Available
Call number
823/.912

Latter End

by Patricia Wentworth
Ebook, 2011
Tags
fiction, mystery, 20th century, 1940s, England, London, Miss Silver
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2018
Series
Inspector Lamb (7), Miss Silver (11)
Status
Available
Call number
813

When the Men Were Gone

by Marjorie Herrera Lewis
Ebook, 2018
Tags
fiction, 20th century, 1940s, Texas, high school football, World War II, badass women
Collections
Read but unowned, Read in 2019
Status
Available
Call number
813/.6

Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball

by Scott Simon
Ebook, 2002
Tags
nonfiction, biography, history, 20th century, 1940s, sports, baseball, race relations
Collections
Your library, eBooks, Read in 2021
Series
Turning Points in History
Status
Available
Call number
796.357/092B

The Cazalet Chronicles

by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Ebook, 2016
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, 20th century, 1930s, 1940s, England, World War II, family saga, secrets, coming of age, adolescence — 1 more, marriage
Collections
Your library, eBooks
Series
Cazalet Chronicles (omnibus 1-5)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914
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