Chicago Literature Index — Historical Fiction

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 1.  Smiths, The
Janet Ayer Fairbank
Janet Ayer Fairbank link
1925 FNovHF
 2.  Years of Grace
Margaret Ayer Barnes
Margaret Ayer Barnes link
1930 FNovHF
 3.  Prairie Avenue
Arthur Meeker, Jr.
Arthur Meeker link
1949 FNovHF
 4.  Windy City
Sam Ross
Sam Ross link
1979 FNovHF
 5.  Saigon, Illinois
Paul Hoover
Paul Hoover link
1988 FNovHF
 6.  Wolf Whistle
Lewis Nordon 1993 NovHF
 7.  A Long Way from Chicago
Richard Peck
Richard Peck link
1998 FYAHF
 8.  A Year Down Yonder
Richard Peck
Richard Peck link
2000 FYAHF
 9.  Fair Weather
Richard Peck
Richard Peck link
2001 FYAHF
 10.  Great Chicago Fire Trilogy

The Hostage, The Mistress, and The Firebrand, Susan Wiggs, 2003, historical romance. A trilogy of romance books all released around the same time.

Susan Wiggs 2003 RomHF
 11.  Fort Dearborn: A Novel
Jerry Crimmins
Jerry Crimmins link
2006 FNovHF
 12.  To Love Mercy

Opening novel in Joseph's Chicago trilogy. 

Frank S. Joseph
Frank S. Joseph link
2006 FNovHF
 13.  Following Tommy
Bob Hartley
Bob Hartley link
2012 FNovHF
 14.  The Pursuit of Lucy Banning
Olivia Newport 2012 FNovHF
 15.  Dollface: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties
Renée Rosen
Renée Rosen link
2013 FNovMysHF
 16.  I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871

Juvenile historical fiction. New Chicago arrival Oscar Starling finds himself in the midst of the fire.

Lauren Tarshis 2015 HF
 17.  The Jazz Palace
Mary Morris
Mary Morris link
2015 FNovMysHF
 18.  Dead Man’s Blues
Ray Celestin 2016 FNovMysHF
 19.  Midnight Without a Moon
Linda Williams Jackson 2017 FNovYAHF
 20.  North and Central
Bob Hartley
Bob Hartley link
2017 FNovHF
 21.  The Hunting Accident: A True Story of Crime and Poetry
David L. Carson and Landis Blair 2017 FNovYAHFGN
 22.  Chicago
David Mamet
David Mamet link
2018 FNovHF
 23.  The Verdun Affair
Nick Dybek
Nick Dybek link
2018 FNovRomHF
 24.  Clark and Division
Naomi Hirahara 2021 FNovMysHF
 25.  Coyote Loop
Charles Fiore
Charles Fiore link
2021 FNovHF
 26.  Wild Women and the Blues
Denny S. Bryce
Denny S. Bryce link
2021 FNovMysHF
 27.  Woman on Fire
Lisa Barr
Lisa Barr link
2022 FNovHF
 28.  A Council of Dolls
Mona Susan Power
Mona Susan Power link
2023 FNovHF
 29.  The Davenports
Krystal Marquis 2023 FNovYAHF
 30.  Kingdom of No Tomorrow
Fabienne Josaphat 2024 FNovHF
 31.  The Davenports: More Than This
Krystal Marquis 2024 FNovYAHF
 32.  The Mayor of Maxwell Street
Avery Cunningham
Avery Cunningham link
2024 FNovHF
 33.  To Do Justice

Third part of Joseph's Chicago trilogy. 

Frank S. Joseph
Frank S. Joseph link
2024 FNovHF
 34.  Defiant Acts
James Stewart III
James Stewart III link
2025 FNovHF
 35.  People of Means
Nancy Johnson
Nancy Johnson link
2025 FNovHF
 36.  Silver Echoes
Rebecca Rosenberg 2025 FNovMysHF
 37.  To Walk Humbly

Part II of Joseph's Chicago trilogy. 

Frank S. Joseph
Frank S. Joseph link
2025 FNovHF
 38.  Missy
Raghav Rao
Raghav Rao link
2026 FNovHF