15 must-read mystery books like The Sea Gate by Jane Johnson

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The Sea Gate

By: Jane Johnson

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A broken family, a house of secrets—an entrancing tale of love and courage set during the Second Wo…

If you liked the mystery plot in The Sea Gate by Jane Johnson , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. The House Between Tides

By: Sarah Maine

3.78

Format: 387 pages, Paperback

An atmospheric debut novel about a woman who discovers the century-old remains of a murder victim o… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Maine's The House Between Tides book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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2. The Forgotten Garden

By: Kate Morton

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

A foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denie… read more

Similar categories in Kate Morton's The Forgotten Garden book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult

3. A Swarming of Bees

By: Theresa Tomlinson

3.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

"A herbwife on a mule may go where warriors cannot - she may see what warriors cannot see and hear … read more

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4. Black Rabbit Hall

By: Eve Chase

3.53

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For fans of Kate Morton and Sarah Waters, here's a magnetic debut novel of wrenching family secrets… read more

Similar categories in Eve Chase's Black Rabbit Hall book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

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5. Homecoming

By: Kate Morton

4.07

Format: 547 pages, Hardcover

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the groun… read more

Similar categories in Kate Morton's Homecoming book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
"Stress can make even the most loving mother lose control."

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

"What is the truth anyway?" Jess had once been asked by a curious friend. "It's what happened." "According to whom?"

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

"There's other ways to travel." She was right. He had books, and there was no barrier to the places he could visit in his own mind."

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

"Bad things happen to the best of people, and we cannot let them overwhelm us. Life doesn’t always work out the way we plan, but it does work out in the end."

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

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6. The Midnight House

By: Amanda Geard

4.17

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A Richard & Judy Bookclub pick of war, love and sacrifice. People disappear. Secrets remain... … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Geard's The Midnight House book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more

Similar categories in Janet Skeslien Charles's Miss Morgan's Book Brigade book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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8. The Lost English Girl

By: Julia Kelly

4.08

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed author of The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's The Lost English Girl book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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9. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.07

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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10. Bellewether

By: Susanna Kearsley

3.96

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

Some houses seem to want to hold their secrets. It’s 1759 and the world is at war, pulling the N… read more

Similar categories in Susanna Kearsley's Bellewether book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"And while the walls in all the other rooms were filled with artwork, here there was a single painting hung with care- a path through a forest with shadows and soft morning sunlight on fallen trees, e…"

-Susanna Kearsley, Bellewether

"He had always liked to put a name to what he wanted. It was not a name with which he was familiar. In fact he would have missed the times they'd spoken it before because it would have sounded as if t…"

-Susanna Kearsley, Bellewether

"To be fair, no one yet had complained of the dinner. Since the uncommon hour made it too late for breakfast and still a few hours too early for dinner, it had been a scramble for Violet to make them …"

-Susanna Kearsley, Bellewether

"You love her." Jean-Philippe did not- would not- deny it. Pierre sighed. "You're like the sheep, Marine, so stupid. Always you look back at where you've come from, what you've been, what you believe …"

-Susanna Kearsley, Bellewether

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11. A Traitor in Whitehall (Parisian Orphan, #1)

By: Julia Kelly

3.93

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Julia Kelly, internationally bestselling author of The Last Dance of the Debutante, comes the … read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's A Traitor in Whitehall (Parisian Orphan, #1) book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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12. The Lost Bookshop

By: Evie Woods

4.09

Format: 448 pages, ebook

The Keeper of Stories meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of myster… read more

Similar categories in Evie Woods's The Lost Bookshop book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Sea Gate by Jane Johnson

13. The Sea Gate

By: Jane Johnson

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A broken family, a house of secrets—an entrancing tale of love and courage set during the Second Wo… read more

Similar categories in Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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14. The Seeing Garden: A Novel

By: Ginny Kubitz Moyer

4.31

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

It’s 1910, and Catherine Ogden is aching to live a creative and meaningful life. That’s not easy to… read more

Similar categories in Ginny Kubitz Moyer's The Seeing Garden: A Novel book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Phoenix Crown book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
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16. The Last Garden in England

By: Julia Kelly

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the international bestseller The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's The Last Garden in England book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"Each new garden is like an unread book, its pages brimming with possibility."

-Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

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17. The Phoenix Ballroom

By: Ruth Hogan

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things: a heartfelt and inspiring … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Hogan's The Phoenix Ballroom book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. The Royal Librarian

By: Daisy Wood

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations… Windsor, 1940: Sec… read more

Similar categories in Daisy Wood's The Royal Librarian book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
"The room smelt exactly as a library should: of old paper, leather and sweet, sticky glue, overlaid with furniture polish and the smoke from a thousand dead fires."

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

"She loved the calm regularity of librarianship; each book a treasure trove of information or experience that would be categorised, labelled and stored in its rightful place. And she could think of no…"

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

"Most walls of the family's apartment were lined with bookshelves, and more volumes were stacked in boxes under every bed and table. Her mother often threatened to throw them out with the rubbish, and…"

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

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19. The Moon Gate

By: Amanda Geard

4.42

Format: 503 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the Richard & Judy pick The Midnight House. A wartime secret. An abandoned hous… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Geard's The Moon Gate book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. The Cottage on Winter Moss

By: Allie Cresswell

4.48

Format: 555 pages, Kindle Edition

Burned-out author Dee needs fresh inspiration. Impetuously, she abandons London and her good-for-no… read more

Similar categories in Allie Cresswell's The Cottage on Winter Moss book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • romance
  • fiction
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21. Druid's Oak Farm

By: Susanna Scott

4.33

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

When Maeve McQuaid loses her boyfriend and her gardening job in one fell swoop, fate intervenes in … read more

Similar categories in Susanna Scott's Druid's Oak Farm book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • romance
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22. The Gypsy Caravan

By: Susanna Scott

4.37

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

From city life to country life. What would you do if your old family cottage - home to generations … read more

Similar categories in Susanna Scott's The Gypsy Caravan book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

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23. The Black Crescent

By: Jane Johnson

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A captivating historical novel set in post-war Casablanca about a young man marked by djinns who mu… read more

Similar categories in Jane Johnson's The Black Crescent book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. The Secret History of Audrey James

By: Heather Marshall

4.46

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

The #1 bestselling author of Looking for Jane returns with a poignant, gripping novel about a piani… read more

Similar categories in Heather Marshall's The Secret History of Audrey James book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. Iris is More than Okay

By: Natalie Cooper

3.64

Format: 10 pages, Audible Audio

Iris Nightingale is more than okay. She has her life planned out to a perfect schedule. Work, run, … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Cooper's Iris is More than Okay book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • romance
  • contemporary
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26. Reasons to Go Outside

By: Esme King

4.28

Format: 343 pages, ebook

Pearl Winter hasn't been outside in forty-three years. Since she arrived on Dartmoor as a girl, … read more

Similar categories in Esme King's Reasons to Go Outside book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

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28. A Secret Cornish Wish

By: Ali McNamara

4.50

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

What if one summer could change your life? For Frankie and her five best friends growing up on the … read more

Similar categories in Ali McNamara's A Secret Cornish Wish book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • fiction
Cover of The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish (Hecate Cavendish #1) by Paula Brackston

29. The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish (Hecate Cavendish #1)

By: Paula Brackston

3.76

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston returns with a new, magic-infused series about He… read more

Similar categories in Paula Brackston's The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish (Hecate Cavendish #1) book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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30. The Butterfly Garden

By: Rachel Burton

4.38

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping and beautiful tale of love, loss and secrets. Perfect for fans of Rachel Hore, Lorna Coo… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Burton's The Butterfly Garden book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • historical fiction
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31. Hell's Bells (Eustacia Rose #2)

By: Jill Johnson

4.12

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Eustacia Rose's life is beginning to return to normal: she is back teaching at UCL and her relation… read more

Similar categories in Jill Johnson's Hell's Bells (Eustacia Rose #2) book and Jane Johnson's The Sea Gate

  • mystery

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Sarah Maine

3.78

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The Forgotten Garden

Kate Morton

3.50

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Homecoming

Kate Morton

4.07

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The Midnight House

Amanda Geard

4.17

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The Room on Rue Amelie

Kristin Harmel

4.20

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Kristin Hannah

4.64

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Kate Morton

4.07

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K. Ritz

4.33

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