Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Paris Architect | 2013 | Charles Belfoure | Buy |
| 2 | House of Thieves | 2015 | Charles Belfoure | Buy |
| 3 | The Fallen Architect | 2019 | Charles Belfoure | Buy |
| 4 | The Fabergé Secret | 2020 | Charles Belfoure | Buy |
| 5 | Monsters With Human Faces | 2022 | Charles Belfoure | Buy |
Charles Belfoure’s standalone novels draw on his background as an architect to create fiction where buildings, design, and physical spaces play central roles. The Paris Architect, his 2013 debut novel, is set in Nazi-occupied Paris and follows an architect who creates secret hiding places for Jews. It became a New York Times bestseller and won praise from critics, including Malcolm Gladwell, who named it his favorite book of that year.
His later novels move across different historical periods and settings. House of Thieves (2015) is set in Gilded Age New York and involves a prominent family drawn into the criminal underworld. The Fallen Architect (2019) centers on a theater collapse in Edwardian England. The Faberge Secret (2020) takes readers into the world of Faberge eggs and Russian history, while Monsters With Human Faces (2022) adds another entry to his catalog of historically grounded fiction. Throughout his work, Belfoure’s architectural expertise gives his writing a distinctive perspective on how physical spaces shape human lives and choices.