Secret Society Historical Fiction Books
28 historical fiction books that use the secret society trope — a hidden organisation pulls strings behind the scenes. Top picks: The Lost Symbol (2009), The Free Fishers (1934) and The Third Circle:(Arcane Society, #4) (2008).
28 books

The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown

The Free Fishers
John Buchan

The Third Circle:(Arcane Society, #4)
Jayne Ann Krentz

El último Catón
Matilde Asensi

El enigma de París
Pablo de Santis

Black Order
James Rollins

Assassin's Creed
Christie Golden, Paz Pruneda Gonzalvez

The Technologists
Matthew Pearl

Unholy Alliance
Peter Levenda

The Widow's Son
Robert Anton Wilson

Cruel Music
Beverle Graves Myers

Legacy of the Clockwork Key
Kristin Bailey

Snake Stone
Jason Goodwin

The Covenant of the Flame
David Morrell

Operation Red Jericho
Joshua Mowll

Nature's God - Historical Illuminatus Chronicles - Volume III
Robert Anton Wilson

The Way
Kristen Wolf

The 14th Colony
Steve Berry

Rise of the Arcane Fire
Kristin Bailey

Black Opera
Mary Gentle

Elements of Mind
Walter H. Hunt

A passage to Shambhala
Jonathan Baird

More Miracle Than Bird
Alice Miller

The Brotherhood of Book Hunters
Raphael Jerusalmy

Katabasis
Joseph Brassey, Cooper Moo

Diamond Conspiracy
Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris

The Rabbit Back Literature Society
Pasi Ilmari Jaaskelainen

The Embers of Heaven
Alma Alexander