7 Top historical books like Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1) by Tom Mead

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Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

By: Tom Mead

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magician-turned-sleuth in pre-war London solves three impossible crimes. In 1930s London, cele…

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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

Similar categories in John Dickson Carr's He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • 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)

2. Headed for a Hearse (Bill Crane #2)

By: Jonathan Latimer

3.84

Format: 467 pages,

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3. Hercule Poirot's Silent Night (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #5)

By: Sophie Hannah

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot – legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Hannah's Hercule Poirot's Silent Night (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #5) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5) by Anthony Horowitz

4. Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.18

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

In New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunit in the Ha… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2) by Robert Thorogood

5. Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

By: Robert Thorogood

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Clu… read more

Similar categories in Robert Thorogood's Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"... Feynman's technique was simple. And he claimed that it was always successful. But it' not currently working for me. Not yet. What was it? Well, when he was building the first atomic bomb, he obse…"

-Robert Thorogood, Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

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6. Death of Mr. Dodsley (Francis McNab, #5)

By: John Ferguson

3.45

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

A bookshop is a first-rate place for unobtrusive observation,’ he continued. ‘One can remain in it … read more

Similar categories in John Ferguson's Death of Mr. Dodsley (Francis McNab, #5) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. 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
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

By: Kristen Perrin

3.80

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

Frances Adams always said she'd be murdered. She was right. It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams … read more

Similar categories in Kristen Perrin's How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"My favourite chess saying is very simple: You can play without a plan, but you’ll probably lose.’ - Rutherford Gravesdown"

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

"You stupid b*tch, you think you're so worthy? You deserve nothing but a hole in the ground. You're a wh*re and a liar, and I swear if you don't stop this I'll snap your scrawny neck like a twig."

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

"Don’t worry, Annie, I’m not going to murder you.’ ‘I appreciate that, Saxon,’ I reply. ‘I’m not going to murder you either.’ And then we both smile, because this is such a strange thing to say ten mi…"

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

"You little b*tch, you think you can stand in my way? You're so used to getting what you want, with your perfect pretty face. If you don't stop I swear I'll ruin that face. I'll put your bones in a bo…"

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

Cover of The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

9. The Last Murder at the End of the World

By: Stuart Turton

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Wat… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Turton's The Last Murder at the End of the World book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1) by John Shen Yen Nee

10. The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1)

By: John Shen Yen Nee

3.62

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, this stunning, swashbuckling series opener by a po… read more

Similar categories in John Shen Yen Nee's The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"The British are oddly vulnerable to charm. I've found that in England it's often the easiest path to one's objective. And hurts none along the way."

-John Shen Yen Nee, The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1)

Cover of Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham, #2) by Benjamin   Stevenson

11. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham, #2)

By: Benjamin Stevenson

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When the Australian Mystery Writers’ Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the … read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham, #2) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

By: Tom Mead

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magician-turned-sleuth in pre-war London solves three impossible crimes. In 1930s London, cele… read more

Similar categories in Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • historical fiction
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13. The Noh Mask Murder

By: Akimitsu Takagi

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A bewildering locked-room murder occurs as an amateur crime writer investigates strange events in t… read more

Similar categories in Akimitsu Takagi's The Noh Mask Murder book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge (Rachel Savernake #3) by Martin Edwards

14. The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge (Rachel Savernake #3)

By: Martin Edwards

3.64

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge is a complexly layered mystery perfect for fans of impossible myster… read more

Similar categories in Martin Edwards's The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge (Rachel Savernake #3) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • murder mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. The Second Murderer: A Philip Marlowe Novel

By: Denise Mina

3.61

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Philip Marlowe is on the hunt for a missing heiress in L.A. —and up against a rival PI—in this smar… read more

Similar categories in Denise Mina's The Second Murderer: A Philip Marlowe Novel book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • historical fiction
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16. Someone from the Past

By: Margot Bennett

3.39

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Nancy Graham's friend from the past -- a former roommate -- appeals to her for help when she receiv… read more

Similar categories in Margot Bennett's Someone from the Past book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Cat's Paw (An American Mystery Classic) by Roger Scarlett

17. Cat's Paw (An American Mystery Classic)

By: Roger Scarlett

3.72

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Martin Greenough’s walled-off mansion is the last remaining holdout in the Boston parkland known as… read more

Similar categories in Roger Scarlett's Cat's Paw (An American Mystery Classic) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Helle & Death (Helle & Death, #1) by Oskar Jensen

18. Helle & Death (Helle & Death, #1)

By: Oskar Jensen

3.51

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

A snowstorm. A country house. Old friends reunited. It's going to be murder... Torben Helle - ar… read more

Similar categories in Oskar Jensen's Helle & Death (Helle & Death, #1) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Murder at Lord's Station (London Underground Station Mysteries #3) by Jim Eldridge

19. Murder at Lord's Station (London Underground Station Mysteries #3)

By: Jim Eldridge

4.38

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

March, 1941. World War Two is well underway and the Blitz is taking its toll on Central London with… read more

Similar categories in Jim Eldridge's Murder at Lord's Station (London Underground Station Mysteries #3) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • historical mystery
  • fiction
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20. Wordhunter

By: Stella Sands

3.71

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

An utterly original and compulsively readable detective story about a woman who uses her uncanny ab… read more

Similar categories in Stella Sands's Wordhunter book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The House on Graveyard Lane (Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mysteries, #4) by Martin Edwards

21. The House on Graveyard Lane (Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mysteries, #4)

By: Martin Edwards

3.65

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

"I want you to solve my murder," said the woman in white. Rachel Savernake gave a sardonic smile… read more

Similar categories in Martin Edwards's The House on Graveyard Lane (Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mysteries, #4) book and Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • historical fiction

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3.75

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4.18

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Amy Tintera

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Alex Michaelides

3.38

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Lisa Unger

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