18 Best mystery books like Hue and Cry by Patricia Wentworth

Cover of Hue and Cry by Patricia Wentworth

Hue and Cry

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.97

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

An innocent English governess goes on the lam with a detective hot on her heels in this thrilling m…

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Cover of Cargo of Eagles (Albert Campion Mystery, #19) by Margery Allingham

1. Cargo of Eagles (Albert Campion Mystery, #19)

By: Margery Allingham

3.80

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

In this, Ms. Allingham's last novel, the action revolves around Saltey, for centuries a hidey-hole … read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Knocker on Death's Door (The Felse Investigations #10) by Ellis Peters

2. The Knocker on Death's Door (The Felse Investigations #10)

By: Ellis Peters

4.02

Format: 202 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The knocker hung on a very special door - oak, heavy, with a late-Gothic arch, and apparently a lat… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3) by Ngaio Marsh

3. The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Ngaio Marsh's bestselling and ingenious third novel remains one of the most popular pieces of crime… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
  • british literature
"Do you read crime fiction?"

-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

"They do a certain amount of mischief, they're an almighty nuisance, but as murderers I've no real faith in the British anarchist."

-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

"Nash, who carried in his head a sort of social ladder, had quietly decided that police officers of all ranks were to be graded with piano tuners."

-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

"... In our midst—in our very midst, Matron—are secret agents, secret societies, powers of evil known to the Yard but unsuspected by the general public. Mercifully so." He stopped short, folded his ar…"

-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

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4. The Ivy Tree

By: Mary Stewart

4.03

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

A TRICK OF COLORING... HER WALK... THE WAY SHE SMILED... An English June in the Roman Wall countrys… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey

5. Miss Pym Disposes

By: Josephine Tey

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

To Lucy Pym, author of a best-seller on Psychology, the atmosphere at the college where she is lect… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
  • british literature

6. A Fistful of Collars (A Chet and Bernie Mystery #5)

By: Spencer Quinn

4.26

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Everyone's favorite detective team returns in a new adventure as canine narrator Chet and his human… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne

7. The Red House Mystery

By: A.A. Milne

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

The creator of such beloved storybook characters for children as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyor… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2) by Josephine Tey, Robert Barnard

8. A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2)

By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a woman's body washes up on an isolated stretch of beach on the southern coast of England, Sco… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of To Fetch a Thief (A Chet and Bernie Mystery #3) by Spencer Quinn

9. To Fetch a Thief (A Chet and Bernie Mystery #3)

By: Spencer Quinn

3.80

Format: None pages,

In this third book in the brilliant mystery series, Chet and Bernie go under the big top to solve t… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction

10. The Wall

By: John Hersey

3.50

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Riveting & compelling, The Walltells the inspiring story of forty men & women who escape the dehuma… read more

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11. Immortality, Inc.

By: Robert Sheckley

3.36

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published in 1959 as a startling, revolutionary novel of the future, then pushed to new cinem… read more

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12. Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1)

By: Sarah Caudwell

3.88

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

When her personal copy of the current Finance Act is found a few metres away from a body, young bar… read more

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13. 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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14. The Yellow Room

By: Mary Roberts Rinehart

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a charred corpse is discovered in the linen closet of her family's Maine retreat, a woman must… read more

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15. 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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16. The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice

By: Wilkie Collins

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Is there no explanation of the mystery of The Haunted Hotel? Is The Haunted Hotel the tale of a hau… read more

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17. Thereby Hangs a Tail (A Chet and Bernie Mystery #2)

By: Spencer Quinn

0.00

Format: 152 pages,

In the irresistible second Chet and Bernie mystery, Chet gets a glimpse of the show dog world turne… read more

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18. The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15)

By: Ellis Peters

4.33

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Brother Cadfael is witness to a shocking near-death confession and accompanies a fellow Benedictine… read more

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Cover of Dear Enemy (Daddy-Long-Legs, #2) by Jean Webster

19. Dear Enemy (Daddy-Long-Legs, #2)

By: Jean Webster

3.93

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

Dear Enemy is the sequel to Jean Webster's novel Daddy-Long-Legs. First published in 1915, it was a… read more

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  • romance
  • classics
  • fiction
"ثمة جرف شديد الانحدار في حياة المرء دومًا، فإما أن يبحر منه أو يحطم نفسه فيه."

-Jean Webster, Dear Enemy (Daddy-Long-Legs, #2)

"He compuesto un poema a la victoria: ¡Quién lo hubiera creído! ¡El doctor MacRae ha sonreído! ¡Es verdad!"

-Jean Webster, Dear Enemy (Daddy-Long-Legs, #2)

"¡Qué graciosos son los hombres! Cuando quieren hacernos un cumplido dicen que tenemos una mentalidad masculina."

-Jean Webster, Dear Enemy (Daddy-Long-Legs, #2)

"The more I study men, the more I realize that they are nothing in the world but boys grown too big to be spankable."

-Jean Webster, Dear Enemy (Daddy-Long-Legs, #2)

20. Murder on the Oxford Canal (DI Hillary Greene #1)

By: Faith Martin

4.29

Format: 120 pages,

Looking for a brilliant murder mystery with a feisty female detective? MEET DI HILLARY GREENE, A PO… read more

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Cover of The Black Cat Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #2) by Karen Baugh Menuhin

21. The Black Cat Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #2)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.24

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie with a touch of Wodehouse and a dog of distinction. Who killed … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1) by Alison Goodman

22. The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

By: Alison Goodman

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as a… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery
  • fiction
"What makes you think he is trustworthy?’ ‘ He has a sense of humor,’ I said, and then added the final proof. ‘And he found my observations funny too."

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"If you need me, just yell,' he said. 'Ladies do not yell,' I replied over my shoulder. 'But renegades do.' I caught a glimpse of myself in one of the mirrors as I passed; my color was high and I had …"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"My brother pursed his lips. 'Love? Really, Augusta, this is an important decision. If you think love is essential to a good match it is no wonder you are still unmarried.' 'Duffy, that is unkind,' Ju…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"He took the offering and positioned it behind his head with a baleful look. 'If I recall, it is your fault I have lost a great deal of blood,' Undeniable, but then again, I had not started the encoun…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

Cover of Murder Book by Thomas Perry

23. Murder Book

By: Thomas Perry

3.87

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

An ex-cop takes on a widespread criminal organization targeting Midwestern towns in this "master cl… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6) by Ellis Peters

24. The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

By: Ellis Peters

4.17

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturb… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
"Love shared is no sin."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

"There never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

Cover of Case in the Clinic by E.C.R. Lorac

25. Case in the Clinic

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.05

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

The story begins with the sudden death of an elderly clergyman named Anderby, who drops dead while … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Death in Daylesford (Phryne Fisher, #21) by Kerry Greenwood

26. Death in Daylesford (Phryne Fisher, #21)

By: Kerry Greenwood

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Taking the waters has never been more delicious--or dangerous... When a mysterious invitation fo… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Hue and Cry by Patricia Wentworth

27. Hue and Cry

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.97

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

An innocent English governess goes on the lam with a detective hot on her heels in this thrilling m… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Wentworth's Hue and Cry book and Patricia Wentworth's Hue and Cry

  • romance
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of It's a Wonderful Woof (Chet and Bernie, #12) by Spencer Quinn

28. It's a Wonderful Woof (Chet and Bernie, #12)

By: Spencer Quinn

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Spencer Quinn's It's a Wonderful Woof presents a holiday adventure for Chet the dog, "the most lova… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Tender Is the Bite (Chet and Bernie, #11) by Spencer Quinn

29. Tender Is the Bite (Chet and Bernie, #11)

By: Spencer Quinn

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Chet and Bernie are contacted by a terribly scared young woman who seems to want their help. Before… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Lilac Ink: The Knocknashee Story by Jean Grainger

30. Lilac Ink: The Knocknashee Story

By: Jean Grainger

4.59

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

1937. Two lives. Thousands of miles apart. One in Dingle, Ireland, the other in Georgia, USA. G… read more

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  • fiction

21 Top fiction books like Hue and Cry by Patricia Wentworth

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Cargo of Eagles (Albert Campion Mystery, #19)

Margery Allingham

3.80

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The Knocker on Death's Door (The Felse Investigations #10)

Ellis Peters

4.02

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Barbara Pym

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The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

Ngaio Marsh

3.71

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15 must-read fiction books like Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey

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An Expert in Murder (Josephine Tey, #1)

Nicola Upson

3.52

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He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

John Dickson Carr

3.91

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Tether's End (Albert Campion Mystery, #16)

Margery Allingham

3.96

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Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

Christianna Brand

3.55

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