27 best-selling mystery books like The Widow of Bath by Margot Bennett

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The Widow of Bath

By: Margot Bennett

3.43

Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition

Hugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking in the second-rate hotel he found him…

"...hatred destroyed with the speed of a bonfire in a wooden house. [Hugh Everton]"

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

"The judge's manner would have made any man doubt the efficacy of lonely truth. Evidence would be demanded."

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

"...I...advise you that it is the duty of every citizen to expose and so help to destroy evil. [Judge Gregory Bath]"

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

"Life didn't stop, and a mind given too much to thoughts of death would create nothing but its own tomb. [Hugh Everton]"

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

If you liked the mystery plot in The Widow of Bath by Margot Bennett , here is a list of 27 books like this:

Cover of He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16) by John Dickson Carr

1. He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.91

Format: 165 pages, Paperback

At the edge of the woods by the river stands the tower. Once part of a chateau since burnt down, o… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"We don't fall in love with a woman because of her good character."

-John Dickson Carr, He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

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2. Green for Danger

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3) by Christianna Brand

3. Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

By: Christianna Brand

3.56

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In the height of an English summer, Grandfather is found dead in the little Grecian lodge among the… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The White Priory Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #2) by Carter Dickson

4. The White Priory Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #2)

By: Carter Dickson

3.66

Format: 176 pages,

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

5. The Problem of the Green Capsule (Dr. Gideon Fell, #10)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.75

Format: None pages,

read more

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6. The Cheltenham Square Murder

By: John Bude

3.19

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the diverse inhabitants of its ten … read more

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7. Quick Curtain

By: Alan Melville

3.74

Format: 168 pages,

'Don't talk bunk!' said Mr Douglas. 'You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Dr… read more

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8. The Cornish Coast Murder

By: John Bude

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature --himself in … read more

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Cover of Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9) by Anthony Berkeley

9. Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.77

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

When a murder is committed at a party given in honour of a famous writer-detective, the guests impe… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Till Death Do Us Part (Dr. Gideon Fell, #15) by John Dickson Carr

10. Till Death Do Us Part (Dr. Gideon Fell, #15)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.83

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Crime author Dick Markham is in love again; his fiancée the mysterious newcomer to the village, Les… read more

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  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mysterious Mr. Badman by W.F. Harvey

11. The Mysterious Mr. Badman

By: W.F. Harvey

3.57

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The note read: “Will the gentleman who took by mistake a copy of Bunyan’s Life and Death of Mr. Ba… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder In The Basement (Roger Sheringham Cases, #8) by Anthony Berkeley

12. Murder In The Basement (Roger Sheringham Cases, #8)

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.57

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

A ROGER SHERINGHAM MYSTERY.Roger and Molly Dane have something of a surprise in their new house. Wh… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8) by Carol Carnac

13. Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8)

By: Carol Carnac

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An atmospheric holiday novel from one of the most consistently popular authors in the series, Carol… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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14. Death of a Bookseller

By: Bernard J. Farmer

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A rare gem of the mystery genre makes its first return to print since 1956 An honest policeman, Se… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • crime
"Jack, I'm going to tell you a story. A runner took a book to a famous dealer and said: 'I've got something rare here.' 'Yes,' replied the dealer, 'but customers who want it are rarer.' Then my book i…"

-Bernard J. Farmer, Death of a Bookseller

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15. The Seat of the Scornful

By: John Dickson Carr

3.85

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Judge Horace Ireton didn't care about the letter of the law. He was interested in administering abs… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Murder After Christmas

By: Rupert Latimer

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An ingenious lost Christmas mystery returns to print for the first time since 1944 'Did you say … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Death of an Author by E.C.R. Lorac

17. Death of an Author

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.99

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

'I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the discovery of a bearded corpse would… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Post After Post-Mortem by E.C.R. Lorac

18. Post After Post-Mortem

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.00

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, revi… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. These Names Make Clues

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.66

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Should detectives go to parties? Was it consistent with the dignity of the Yard? The inspector tos… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Death on the Down Beat: An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection by Sebastian Farr

20. Death on the Down Beat: An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection

By: Sebastian Farr

3.24

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

This addition to the Crime Classics series is an immersive musical mystery, featuring diagrams of t… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles by Martin Edwards

21. Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles

By: Martin Edwards

3.91

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

‘If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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22. The Widow of Bath

By: Margot Bennett

3.43

Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition

Hugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking in the second-rate hotel he found him… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • womens
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"...hatred destroyed with the speed of a bonfire in a wooden house. [Hugh Everton]"

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

"The judge's manner would have made any man doubt the efficacy of lonely truth. Evidence would be demanded."

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

"...I...advise you that it is the duty of every citizen to expose and so help to destroy evil. [Judge Gregory Bath]"

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

"Life didn't stop, and a mind given too much to thoughts of death would create nothing but its own tomb. [Hugh Everton]"

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

Cover of Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37) by E.C.R. Lorac

23. Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.11

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

‘“Never make trouble in the village” is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Never make trouble in the village’ is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about your neighbours’ sins and shortcomings, but you must never name them aloud. It’d make trouble, and sm…"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)

Cover of Crook o' Lune by E.C.R. Lorac

24. Crook o' Lune

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.15

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

It all began up at High Gimmerdale with the sheep-stealing, a hateful act in the shepherding lands … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28) by E.C.R. Lorac

25. Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.07

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It's not long after the end of WWII, rationing is still in force in the UK, and Chief Inspector Mac… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac

26. Two-Way Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

'This is only a hill mist, not a real fog. You'll find it'll be perfectly clear when we run down in… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25) by E.C.R. Lorac

27. Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.97

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Who fired the fatal shot that snuffed out the life of miserly old Folliner during a London blackout… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Mind the cat."

-E.C.R. Lorac, Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)

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28. Fell Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.08

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

'...this crime is conditioned by the place. To understand the one you've got to study the other.' … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"I set out this evening to learn something about the district, to study the roads and paths, and to get the hang of it, the feel of the land. It's no use rushing to ask questions when you're ignorant …"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder

"Far below him, the River Lune wound its serpentine curves across the wide flood plane: beneath the clear September sky the water shone blue, flowing out to Morecambe Bay, whose golden sands gleamed p…"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder

Cover of Fire in the Thatch (Robert MacDonald #27) by E.C.R. Lorac

29. Fire in the Thatch (Robert MacDonald #27)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.08

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accid… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Twice Round the Clock by Billie  Houston

30. Twice Round the Clock

By: Billie Houston

3.79

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

“It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.” Horace Mannin… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Telegram from Le Touquet: With an introduction by Martin Edwards by John Bude

31. A Telegram from Le Touquet: With an introduction by Martin Edwards

By: John Bude

3.95

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

With some trepidation Nigel Derry approaches the country house of his enigmatic and unpredictable a… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction

27 Top fiction books like The Widow of Bath by Margot Bennett

Transform Your Habits

He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

John Dickson Carr

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Green for Danger

Christianna Brand

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

Christianna Brand

3.56

Transform Your Habits

The White Priory Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #2)

Carter Dickson

3.66

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17 best-selling fiction books like Post After Post-Mortem by E.C.R. Lorac

Transform Your Habits

Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

Christianna Brand

3.55

Transform Your Habits

Green for Danger

Christianna Brand

3.69

Transform Your Habits

The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2)

Martin Edwards , John Bude

4.72

Transform Your Habits

Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)

Anthony Berkeley

3.77

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