22 Top crime books like Somebody at the Door by Raymond W. Postgate

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Somebody at the Door

By: Raymond W. Postgate

3.35

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

One bleak Friday evening in January, 1942, Councillor Henry Grayling boards an overcrowded train wi…

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Cover of The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Roger Sheringham Cases, #5) by Anthony Berkeley

1. The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Roger Sheringham Cases, #5)

By: Anthony Berkeley

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Reissue of one of the great puzzle mystery classics of England's Golden Age of crime fiction; plot … read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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2. Death in the Tunnel

By: Miles Burton

3.50

Format: 93 pages, Paperback

On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone in the 5 o'clock train from Can… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Secret of High Eldersham (Desmond Merrion, #1) by Miles Burton

3. The Secret of High Eldersham (Desmond Merrion, #1)

By: Miles Burton

4.06

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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4. Calamity in Kent

By: Martin Edwards , John Rowland

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the peaceful seaside town of Broadgate, an impossible crime occurs. The operator of the cliff ra… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • 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,

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6. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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7. A Scream in Soho

By: Martin Edwards , John G. Brandon

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

Soho during the blackouts of the Second World War. When a piercing scream rends the air and a blood… read more

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8. 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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9. Murder in Piccadilly

By: Charles Kingston

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

'Scores of men and women died daily in London, but on this day of days one of them had died in the … read more

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10. Murder Underground

By: Stephen Booth , Mavis Doriel Hay

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

If you were suddenly to be found murdered, would your friends have theories about who had done the … read more

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11. Death on the Cherwell

By: Mavis Doriel Hay

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

For Miss Cordell, principal of Persephone College, there are two great evils in the world: unladyli… read more

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12. Portrait of a Murderer

By: None

2.56

Format: 201 pages,

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13. The Murder of My Aunt

By: Richard Hull

3.85

Format: 238 pages,

In this darkly comic, quite immoral masterwork, Edward is an effete, poor young man who has somethi… read more

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14. Impact of Evidence

By: Carol Carnac

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
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15. 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

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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16. 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
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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17. 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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18. 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
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19. 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
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20. 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
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • crime
"...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

21. 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
  • historical
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"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)

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22. 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
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28) by E.C.R. Lorac

23. 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
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24. Surfeit of Suspects

By: George Bellairs

3.79

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"At 8 o'clock in the evening on the 8th of… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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25. Somebody at the Door

By: Raymond W. Postgate

3.35

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

One bleak Friday evening in January, 1942, Councillor Henry Grayling boards an overcrowded train wi… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • 20th century
  • crime
  • mystery
Cover of Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13) by E.C.R. Lorac

26. Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.74

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Bruce Attleton dazzled London's literary scene with his first two novels—but his early promise did … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
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27. Excellent Intentions

By: Richard Hull

3.42

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

Great Barwick’s least popular man is murdered on a train. Twelve jurors sit in court. Four suspects… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Fire in the Thatch (Robert MacDonald #27) by E.C.R. Lorac

28. 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
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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29. 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

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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30. Weekend at Thrackley

By: Alan Melville

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Jim Henderson is one of six guests summoned by the mysterious Edwin Carson, a collector of precious… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"No other person in the world laughed quite like Freddie Usher. Mercifully so....There were no half-hearted methods adopted when Freddie Usher became amused. No discreetness. No lack of abandon. No th…"

-Alan Melville, Weekend at Thrackley

"Edwin Carson is the greatest living authority on precious stones in the world. The only reason why he isn't acclaimed as such in public and in the Press is that his methods of collecting his jewels--…"

-Alan Melville, Weekend at Thrackley

Cover of The Spoilt Kill (Hedley Nicholson #1) by Mary  Kelly

31. The Spoilt Kill (Hedley Nicholson #1)

By: Mary Kelly

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Artistic temperaments and rivalries hinder Detective Nicholson in his investigation of industrial e… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

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Anthony Berkeley

4.00

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Miles Burton

3.50

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Miles Burton

4.06

Transform Your Habits

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Martin Edwards , John Rowland

4.30

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Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

Christianna Brand

3.55

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Christianna Brand

3.69

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The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2)

Martin Edwards , John Bude

4.72

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Anthony Berkeley

3.77

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