* _Éva: A Novel of the Life and Death of Eva Peron_ (1996)
* _The Body in the Thames: A Detective Novel_ (1998)
* _The Opium Generals_ (2000)
* _The French Seaman's Wife_ (2003)
* _The Woman from Marseille_ (2006)
* _The Girl on the Bridge_ (2008)
* _The Night Portrait: A Novel of the Borgias_ (2011)
* _The Secret of Sainte-Marie_ (2014)
* _The Pearl of St. Petersburg_ (2017)
* _The Lost Queen of Marrakesh_ (2020)
Nonfiction:
* _The Other Life of a Writer_ (2010)
* _The Making of a Writer: A Memoir_ (2018)
Short Stories:
* "The French Seaman's Wife" (2003)
* "The Girl on the Bridge" (2008)
* "The Night Portrait" (2011)
Awards:
* American Book Award for Best Historical Novel (2006)
* Independent Publishers Book Award for Best Historical Fiction (2011)
* National Book Club Award for Best Historical Fiction (2014)