A story that includes a secret plan or place, or hidden secrets from the past can create a suspenseful reading experience. The books in this list display the courage and resourcefulness of ordinary people in history who find themselves in uncertain circumstances knowing that the discovery of their secret can have grave consequences.
A young woman engages in discreet resistance activities, baking contraband loaves of bread for the hungry using surplus ingredients taken from occupying forces during WWII.
A young woman engages in discreet resistance activities, baking contraband loaves of bread for the hungry using surplus ingredients taken from occupying forces during WWII.
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A young woman engages in discreet resistance activities, baking contraband loaves of bread for the hungry using surplus ingredients taken from occupying forces during WWII.
A young woman engages in discreet resistance activities, baking contraband loaves of bread for the hungry using surplus ingredients taken from occupying forces during WWII.
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In this moving novel, a young apprentice works secretly for the Austrian resistance to send underground messages and forge papers in World War II.
In this moving novel, a young apprentice works secretly for the Austrian resistance to send underground messages and forge papers in World War II.
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In this moving novel, a young apprentice works secretly for the Austrian resistance to send underground messages and forge papers in World War II.
In this moving novel, a young apprentice works secretly for the Austrian resistance to send underground messages and forge papers in World War II.
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Two very different women are thrown together during World War II, and each hides a secret from the Nazi regime.
Two very different women are thrown together during World War II, and each hides a secret from the Nazi regime.
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Two very different women are thrown together during World War II, and each hides a secret from the Nazi regime.
Two very different women are thrown together during World War II, and each hides a secret from the Nazi regime.
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In this fast-paced and suspenseful novel, a Parisian architect is offered a large sum of money to devise secret hiding spaces for Jews in his Nazi-occupied country.
In this fast-paced and suspenseful novel, a Parisian architect is offered a large sum of money to devise secret hiding spaces for Jews in his Nazi-occupied country.
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In this fast-paced and suspenseful novel, a Parisian architect is offered a large sum of money to devise secret hiding spaces for Jews in his Nazi-occupied country.
In this fast-paced and suspenseful novel, a Parisian architect is offered a large sum of money to devise secret hiding spaces for Jews in his Nazi-occupied country.
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This story is inspired by the life of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Quaker-educated aristocrat living in Richmond, Virginia, who risked everything to care for Union prisoners of war and steal Confederate secrets.
This story is inspired by the life of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Quaker-educated aristocrat living in Richmond, Virginia, who risked everything to care for Union prisoners of war and steal Confederate secrets.
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This story is inspired by the life of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Quaker-educated aristocrat living in Richmond, Virginia, who risked everything to care for Union prisoners of war and steal Confederate secrets.
This story is inspired by the life of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Quaker-educated aristocrat living in Richmond, Virginia, who risked everything to care for Union prisoners of war and steal Confederate secrets.
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The women behind the men who built the atomic bomb created a life for themselves, in spite of the challenges of living in a makeshift town where everything was a secret.
The women behind the men who built the atomic bomb created a life for themselves, in spite of the challenges of living in a makeshift town where everything was a secret.
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The women behind the men who built the atomic bomb created a life for themselves, in spite of the challenges of living in a makeshift town where everything was a secret.
The women behind the men who built the atomic bomb created a life for themselves, in spite of the challenges of living in a makeshift town where everything was a secret.
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Fictional writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, who tells her about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a secret book club formed during the German occupation.
Fictional writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, who tells her about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a secret book club formed during the German occupation.
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Fictional writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, who tells her about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a secret book club formed during the German occupation.
Fictional writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, who tells her about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a secret book club formed during the German occupation.
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