10 best-selling crime books like A Six-Letter Word for Death by Patricia Moyes

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A Six-Letter Word for Death

By: Patricia Moyes

4.00

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

245p hardback, dustjacket in very good condition, a fresh copy, clean pages, firm, a well preserved…

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Cover of Colour Scheme (Roderick Alleyn, #12) by Ngaio Marsh

1. Colour Scheme (Roderick Alleyn, #12)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.80

Format: None pages,

A spa-goer resorts to murder. Even down in New Zealand, war-fueled spy fever is running wild. Near … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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2. Fog of Doubt

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

Rosie, the naughty little nymphet around whom Christianna Brand weaves her witty and mysterious web… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Died in the Wool (Roderick Alleyn, #13) by Ngaio Marsh

3. Died in the Wool (Roderick Alleyn, #13)

By: Ngaio Marsh

4.09

Format: 129 pages,

One summer evening in 1942, Flossie Rubrick, goes to her husband's wool shed to rehearse a patrioti… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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4. Summer of the Dragon

By: Elizabeth Peters

4.10

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

A good salary and an all-expenses-paid summer spent a sprawling Arizona ranch is too good a deal fo… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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5. The Dead Sea Cipher

By: Elizabeth Peters

4.18

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

It was the start of a grand adventure in a land of antiquity, a rare opportunity to visit biblical … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8) by Ngaio Marsh

6. Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.96

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

It was planned as an act of a new piano for the parish hall, an amusing play to finance the gift. … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
"It's like one of those affairs in books," said Bailey disgustedly."Someone trying to think up a new way to do a murder. Silly, I call it." "What do you say, Roper?" said Alleyn. "To my way of thinkin…"

-Ngaio Marsh, Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8)

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7. Murder on a Mystery Tour

By: Marian Babson

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

They had explored every avenue and it seemed that murder was their only salvation. Reggie and Midge… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

8. The Daughters of Cain (Inspector Morse, #11)

By: Colin Dexter

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"AUDACIOUS AND AMUSING. . . MAY BE THE BEST BOOK YET IN THIS DESERVEDLY CELEBRATED SERIES." --The W… read more

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9. Hand of Evil (Ali Reynolds, #3)

By: J.A. Jance

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

With his hand trapped in the door of a speeding car, a man struggles to remain upright as he's drag… read more

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10. Clutch of Constables (Roderick Alleyn, #25)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.72

Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Five Days Out of Time ... that was how the ad had described the Zodiaccruise on the "weirdly misted… read more

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11. Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession

By: Søren Kierkegaard , Douglas V. Steere

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, the Danish writer Sore… read more

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12. Nil (Nil, #1)

By: Lynne Matson

4.32

Format: 224 pages, ebook

On the mysterious island of Nil, the rules are set. You have one year. Exactly 365 days--to escape,… read more

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13. Dead Water (Roderick Alleyn, #23)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.53

Format: None pages,

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14. The Singing Sands (Inspector Alan Grant, #6)

By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard

4.01

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

On sick leave from Scotland Yard, Inspector Alan Grant is planning a quiet holiday with an old scho… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
"It would do her good to have some demons to fight, to be swung out in space and held over some bottomless pit now and then."

-Josephine Tey, The Singing Sands (Inspector Alan Grant, #6)

"Wee Archie was wielding a shepherd's crook that, as Tommy remarked later, no shepherd would be found dead with, and he was wearing a kilt that no Highlander would dream of being found alive in."

-Josephine Tey, The Singing Sands (Inspector Alan Grant, #6)

15. Death in a White Tie (Roderick Alleyn, #7)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.46

Format: None pages, Paperback

A body in the back of a taxi begins an elegantly constructed mystery, perhaps the finest of Marsh's… read more

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Cover of The Murders in Praed Street (Dr Priestley #4) by John Rhode

16. The Murders in Praed Street (Dr Priestley #4)

By: John Rhode

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

‘An absorbing murder mystery’ New York Times‘A very ingenious tale’ Times Literary Supplement‘The f… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder at Morrington Hall (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery, #1) by Clara McKenna

17. Murder at Morrington Hall (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery, #1)

By: Clara McKenna

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Stella Kendrick is an all-American heiress who can’t be tamed. But when the lively aspiring equine … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Dead to Rights (Mackenzie Owens Book 1) by Jasmine Webb

18. Dead to Rights (Mackenzie Owens Book 1)

By: Jasmine Webb

4.17

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Mackenzie—Mack—Owens was supposed to live out every millennial’s dream, but instead it turned into … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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19. An American in Scotland

By: Lucy Connelly

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The small idyllic town of Sea Isle, Scotland, harbors some dark secrets, and Dr. Emilia McRoy is de… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Secrets of a Scottish Isle (Jane Wunderly, #5) by Erica Ruth Neubauer

20. Secrets of a Scottish Isle (Jane Wunderly, #5)

By: Erica Ruth Neubauer

3.65

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

On an isolated isle off the western coast of Scotland, spirited American Jane Wunderly must investi… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Tragedy at the Unicorn by John Rhode

21. Tragedy at the Unicorn

By: John Rhode

4.26

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The best detective story of 1928’ Times Literary Supplement'A case of suicide, accident or murder?… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of A Six-Letter Word for Death by Patricia Moyes

22. A Six-Letter Word for Death

By: Patricia Moyes

4.00

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

245p hardback, dustjacket in very good condition, a fresh copy, clean pages, firm, a well preserved… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Murder at the Matterhorn (Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery #5) by T.A.   Williams

23. Murder at the Matterhorn (Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery #5)

By: T.A. Williams

4.30

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

A brand-new cozy crime series set in gorgeous Tuscany...It's murder in paradise! An old friend in n… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Death at Lovers' Leap (Martha Miller #3) by Catherine Coles

24. Death at Lovers' Leap (Martha Miller #3)

By: Catherine Coles

4.33

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Westleham Village 1948 As Valentine's Day rolls around, Martha Miller finds herself unusually me… read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of Murder at Merewood Hospital by Michelle Salter

25. Murder at Merewood Hospital

By: Michelle Salter

4.09

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

The patients survived the Great War only to face a new danger… In 1916, Sister Helen Hopgood was… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Antique Tragedy (A Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery Book 5) by Victoria Tait

26. Antique Tragedy (A Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery Book 5)

By: Victoria Tait

4.07

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

A British Cozy Murder Mystery with a Female Amateur Sleuth An antique fair. A dead stallholder. … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Fog Ladies: Date with Death (A San Francisco Cozy Murder Mystery Book 4) by Susan  McCormick

27. The Fog Ladies: Date with Death (A San Francisco Cozy Murder Mystery Book 4)

By: Susan McCormick

3.93

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The Fog Ladies are at it again, spunky senior sleuths and an overstressed young medical resident so… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Paddington Mystery (Dr. Priestly #1) by John Rhode

28. The Paddington Mystery (Dr. Priestly #1)

By: John Rhode

3.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A special release of the very first crime novel by John Rhode, introducing Dr Priestley, the genius… read more

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  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Good Liars by Anita Frank

29. The Good Liars

By: Anita Frank

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Six years ago, at the very start of World War One, a local boy went missing and was never found. So… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Murder on a Cornish Isle (The Edge of the World Detective Agency #2) by Jo Silva

30. Murder on a Cornish Isle (The Edge of the World Detective Agency #2)

By: Jo Silva

3.99

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Seven high profile guests An island cut off by a storm Will there be a murder before the weekend … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Gone Guest (The Murder Mystery Book Club 6) by C.A. Larmer

31. Gone Guest (The Murder Mystery Book Club 6)

By: C.A. Larmer

4.22

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

When a guest goes missing at an isolated Gothic mansion, bang in the middle of a glamorous birthday… read more

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