10 Top mystery books like Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

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Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22)

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

The murder of a personal fitness trainer draws DCI Bill Slider and his team into a baffling investi…

If you liked the mystery plot in Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Poison Makers

By: Jimmy Olsen

4.03

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

In Poison Makers , as in Things In Ditches , Jimmy Olsen once again turns the traditional mystery o… read more

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  • mystery
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2. Rule 34 (Halting State, #2)

By: Charles Stross

4.23

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

DI Liz Kavanaugh: You realise policing internet porn is your life and your career went down the pan… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Evil In Return (Mark Tartaglia, #3) by Elena Forbes

3. Evil In Return (Mark Tartaglia, #3)

By: Elena Forbes

4.00

Format: 10 pages, Paperback

Bestselling novelist Joe Logan walks out into a hot summer's evening in central London. The next da… read more

Similar categories in Elena Forbes's Evil In Return (Mark Tartaglia, #3) book and Cynthia Harrod-Eagles's Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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4. First Evidence

By: Ken Goddard

3.71

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

A down-to-earth forensics expert has just discovered a crime scene that is out of this world. In cr… read more

Similar categories in Ken Goddard's First Evidence book and Cynthia Harrod-Eagles's Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22)

  • mystery
  • fiction

5. Garden of Lamentations (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James #17)

By: Deborah Crombie

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James are drawn into separate investigations that… read more

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6. Downfall (Joanna Brady, #17)

By: J.A. Jance

3.12

Format: None pages, ebook

Arizona sheriff Joanna Brady returns in this outstanding new mystery set in the beautiful desert co… read more

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7. The Armada Boy (Wesley Peterson, #2)

By: Kate Ellis

4.00

Format: 100 pages, Hardcover

Norman Openheim is an American veteran of the D Day Landings on a sentimental journey with his old … read more

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8. Bryant & May and the Burning Man (Bryant & May, #12)

By: Christopher Fowler

4.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

No case is too curious for Arthur Bryant and John May, London's most ingenious detectives. But with… read more

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9. He Who Kills the Dragon (Evert Bäckström #2)

By: Leif G.W. Persson

4.29

Format: 144 pages, ebook

From a master of Scandinavian crime fiction--the first in a brilliant series of novels centered aro… read more

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10. The Blood-Dimmed Tide (John Madden, #2)

By: Rennie Airth

3.88

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

With the publication of the New York TimesNotable Book River of Darkness, Rennie Airth established … read more

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11. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's The Three Witches and The Master book and Cynthia Harrod-Eagles's Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22)

  • fiction
"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

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12. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

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  • fiction
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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13. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

Similar categories in Yvonne Korshak's Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece book and Cynthia Harrod-Eagles's Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22)

  • fiction
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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14. Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

By: Gabriel F.W. Koch

4.30

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Then comes the brutal announcement that his pregnant fiancée has committed suicide. Marlowe simply … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Death is the ultimate test of faith."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"You sound like you’re enjoying my suffering."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"The verdict got both the fish and me off the hook."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"Her growing possessiveness felt both good and bad."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

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15. Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.25

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

While enjoying his usual Friday night after dinner beer at a local restaurant, Jacques (Jack) Ludef… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Jack? It’s Margeaux."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Ludicrous? Seems like wherever you go, trouble follows you."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"What is it about being ill and wanting to go home? This time there was no Katy to boat sit, so I left Emma out on the deck where she had access to her Emma cage. I closed up as best I could and decid…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Darling,’ she said. ‘Darling, darling, Jack…,’ she repeated. It had an echo chamber quality. I felt dizzy and the room began turning. I grabbed the edge of the table thinking I needed to hold on to s…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

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16. O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

By: A.G. Russo

4.34

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

*Author "I have never used AI in my writing." A.G. RussoThe homefront, summer 1942, Brooklyn, New … read more

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  • mystery
"A uniformed cop around 6’4"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"You can use all the hundred dollar words you want,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"She’s a cop’s wife. She understands what her husband does for a living,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"When those we care about are weakest, that’s when we must be strong for them."

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

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17. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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18. Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.37

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A shocking murder has devastated the sacred walls of Kingsley University. A student discovers the b… read more

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"Swamp."

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"How was he murdered?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"Why was bail denied?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"Kowkosvki? You handling this?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

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19. Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22)

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

The murder of a personal fitness trainer draws DCI Bill Slider and his team into a baffling investi… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles's Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22) book and Cynthia Harrod-Eagles's Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Bury the Lead (Joe Gunther #29) by Archer Mayor

20. Bury the Lead (Joe Gunther #29)

By: Archer Mayor

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Joe Gunther and the VBI team are investigating a murder and an arson case--both potentially related… read more

Similar categories in Archer Mayor's Bury the Lead (Joe Gunther #29) book and Cynthia Harrod-Eagles's Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4) by Robert         Reid

21. The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4)

By: Robert Reid

4.39

Format: 923 pages, Kindle Edition

In the trilogy The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, a young man called Audun discovers that he is th… read more

Similar categories in Robert Reid's The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4) book and Cynthia Harrod-Eagles's Cruel as the Grave (Bill Slider, #22)

"Beware he whose reputation is burnished bright, oft times the darkness is hidden by the polished light."

-Robert Reid, The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4)

"From the surrounding oak trees it seemed as if a name was whispered. ‘He is of the trees, his name is Xylon."

-Robert Reid, The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4)

"The powerful win loyalty through fear, the humble win loyalty through love. Love’s loyalty will always last longer"

-Robert Reid, The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4)

"He that can milk the cow and plough the furrow before talking wisdom with the Lord is indeed a man of special gifts"

-Robert Reid, The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4)

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4.00

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3.71

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3.87

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