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Books Like Kane and Abel

by Jeffrey Archer · about this book

Loved Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer? If its male lead, rags to riches and historical fiction hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Pillars of the Earth, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Way of the Dragon. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Kane and Abel: Male Lead · Rags to Riches · Historical Fiction · Wealthy Families · Friendship and Betrayal

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   The Pillars of the Earth

   Ken Follett

   Multigenerational Family · Plot-Driven · Underdog · Rags to Riches · Revenge Plot

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   The Count of Monte Cristo

   Alexandre Dumas

   Rags to Riches · Friendship and Betrayal · Plot-Driven · Historical Fiction · Male Lead

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   The Way of the Dragon

   Chris Bradford

   Immigrant Protagonist · Underdog · Plot-Driven · Historical Fiction · Male Lead

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   The Grace of Kings

   Ken Liu

   Friendship and Betrayal · Rags to Riches · Underdog · Sprawling Epic · Male Lead

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   Cutting for Stone

   Abraham Verghese

   Immigrant Protagonist · Multigenerational Family · Friendship and Betrayal · Historical Fiction · Sprawling Epic

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   Pachinko

   Min Jin Lee

   Immigrant Protagonist · Classism · Multigenerational Family · Historical Fiction · Sprawling Epic

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   The Kite Runner

   Khaled Hosseini

   Immigrant Protagonist · Friendship and Betrayal · Classism · Historical Fiction · Male Lead

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   The Seamstress

   Frances de Pontes Peebles

   Classism · Sprawling Epic · Historical Fiction · Wealthy Families · Rags to Riches

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   The Last Mrs Parrish

   Liv Constantine

   Wealthy Families · Revenge Plot · Friendship and Betrayal · Plot-Driven · Classism

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    Red Rising

    Pierce Brown

    Friendship and Betrayal · Revenge Plot · Underdog · Classism · Male Lead

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11. 

    Great Expectations

    Charles Dickens

    Rags to Riches · Revenge Plot · Wealthy Families · Classism · Male Lead

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    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Rags to Riches · Wealthy Families · Classism · Historical Fiction · Male Lead

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    The 6:20 Man

    David Baldacci

    Finance Industry · Plot-Driven · Male Lead · Wealthy Families · Series

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    City on Fire

    Don Winslow

    Friendship and Betrayal · Revenge Plot · Plot-Driven · Male Lead · Historical Fiction

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    An Offer From a Gentleman

    Julia Quinn

    Rags to Riches · Classism · Wealthy Families · Historical Fiction · Male Lead

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    Wolf Hall

    Hilary Mantel

    Rags to Riches · Historical Fiction · Male Lead · Sprawling Epic · Classism

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    Memoirs of a Geisha

    Arthur Golden

    Rags to Riches · Classism · Historical Fiction · Friendship and Betrayal · Sprawling Epic

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    Foundryside

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Underdog · Classism · Plot-Driven · Multiple POV · Series

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    Jade Legacy

    Fonda Lee

    Multigenerational Family · Sprawling Epic · Wealthy Families · Revenge Plot · Immigration

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    Engines of Empire

    Richard S. Ford

    Wealthy Families · Classism · Plot-Driven · Sprawling Epic · Series

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