22 Best fiction books like The Red Lacquer Case: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

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The Red Lacquer Case: A Golden Age Mystery

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.83

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

There was a hand pressed against the window, a large hand that looked unnaturally white, the blood …

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1. The Grand Sophy

By: Georgette Heyer

4.17

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

When the redoubtable Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on business, he leaves his… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"You are shameless!"

-Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy

"Mr. Rivenhall said to Sophy, “If this is your doing—!"

-Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy

"Do you like pets better than toys and books? I always did, so I thought very likely you would too."

-Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy

"I never indulge commonplace thoughts," said Sir Vincent... "Not, at all events, in relation to the Grand Sophy."

-Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy

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2. The Napoleon of Notting Hill

By: G.K. Chesterton

3.84

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In a London of the future, the drudgery of capitalism and bureaucracy have worn the human spirit do… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"Giacché, che cosa è mai uno stato dove non si sogni?"

-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill

"Nijedan čovjek koji je zaljubljen, ne misli da je itko prije njega bio zaljubljen."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill

"Be careful how you suggest things to me. For there is in me a madness which goes beyond martyrdom, the madness of an utterly idle man."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill

"Pojedinačno, ljudi mogu ostavljati više ili manje racionalan dojam, jedući, spavajući, i planirajući. Ali ljudski je rod kao cjelina varljiv, mističan, nestalan, zanosan. Ljudi su ljudi, ali čovječan…"

-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill

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

By: John Dickson Carr

3.91

Format: 165 pages, Paperback

At the edge of the woods by the river stands the tower. Once part of a chateau since burnt down, o… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
"We don't fall in love with a woman because of her good character."

-John Dickson Carr, He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

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4. Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

By: Christianna Brand

3.55

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

At a medieval pageant, Inspector Cockrill investigates a dramatic death Ever since she drove her… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"But now the streets were not like the streets she knew. They were so silent: and so empty. On the doorsteps, little groups of milk bottles huddled with their dirty white collars, waiting for the roun…"

-Christianna Brand, Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

Cover of Murder in the Mews: a Hercule Poirot Short Story (Hercule Poirot, #SS-36) by Agatha Christie

5. Murder in the Mews: a Hercule Poirot Short Story (Hercule Poirot, #SS-36)

By: Agatha Christie

3.88

Format: 78 pages, Kindle Edition

In this interesting short story, a young woman appears to have committed suicide while her roommate… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Murder at the University (DI Hillary Greene #2)

By: Faith Martin

0.00

Format: 798 pages,

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

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Green for Danger

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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8. Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

By: Christianna Brand

3.56

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In the height of an English summer, Grandfather is found dead in the little Grecian lodge among the… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1) by Ngaio Marsh

9. A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.80

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

At Sir Hubert Handesley's country house party, five guests have gathered for the uproarious parlor … read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction

10. The Case of Sir Adam Braid: A Golden Age Mystery

By: Molly Thynne

4.26

Format: 112 pages,

"The blood's coming from a cut at the back of his neck," she said slowly. "He couldn't have done th… read more

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11. The Problem of the Green Capsule (Dr. Gideon Fell, #10)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.75

Format: None pages,

read more

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12. 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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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. 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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15. Murder for Christmas (Mordecai Tremaine Mystery #1)

By: Francis Duncan

4.33

Format: None pages,

A festive mystery for the holiday season: mulled wine, mince pies... and murder When Mordecai Trema… read more

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16. Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.77

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

When a murder is committed at a party given in honour of a famous writer-detective, the guests impe… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction

17. Touch Not the Cat

By: Mary Stewart

3.06

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

Bryony Ashley knows that Ashley Court, the grand estate, is both hell and paradise -- once elegant … read more

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18. 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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19. 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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  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"...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 Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28) by E.C.R. Lorac

20. 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
  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Baker Street Murders (Augusta Peel, #7) by Emily Organ

21. The Baker Street Murders (Augusta Peel, #7)

By: Emily Organ

4.53

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

When Augusta Peel discovers a mysterious message in a book she’s repairing, her enquiries take her … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of A Nice Class of Corpse (Mrs Pargeter, #1) by Simon Brett

22. A Nice Class of Corpse (Mrs Pargeter, #1)

By: Simon Brett

4.00

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Mrs Melita Pargeter, a vivacious widow whose mystery-solving talents come in handy when a murd… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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23. The Red Lacquer Case: A Golden Age Mystery

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.83

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

There was a hand pressed against the window, a large hand that looked unnaturally white, the blood … read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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24. Murder While You Work

By: Susan Scarlett

3.73

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Judy sat staring out of the railway carriage window. Of course there was a war on, but could any tr… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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25. Call Mr. Fortune

By: H.C. Bailey

3.68

Format: 164 pages, Kindle Edition

In the suburbs of London, a remarkable detective fights for the underdog When father is away, Regg… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
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26. Twice Round the Clock

By: Billie Houston

3.79

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

“It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.” Horace Mannin… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Telegram from Le Touquet: With an introduction by Martin Edwards by John Bude

27. A Telegram from Le Touquet: With an introduction by Martin Edwards

By: John Bude

3.95

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

With some trepidation Nigel Derry approaches the country house of his enigmatic and unpredictable a… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Draycott Murder Mystery by Molly Thynne

28. The Draycott Murder Mystery

By: Molly Thynne

3.99

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

There was something about those hands, with their strangely crisped fingers, as though they had bee… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
"She's never been an atom of good to that child since the day she she was born and, in her present mood, she'd cast a blight over a Bacchanalian orgy!"

-Molly Thynne, The Draycott Murder Mystery

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29. The Candlelit Coffin (Lady Fan Mystery, #4)

By: Elizabeth Bailey

4.28

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

A thrilling mix of mystery and romance! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine a… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Death of an Earl (Catherine Tregowyn Mysteries #5) by G.G. Vandagriff

30. Death of an Earl (Catherine Tregowyn Mysteries #5)

By: G.G. Vandagriff

4.27

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

Oxford, 1935 When the Earl of Severn is murdered, the police focus on Anne Bascombe, his most vo… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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31. Welcome Death

By: Glyn Daniel

3.25

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Cambridge Don, Sir Richard Cherrington is invited by his aunt to her small sleepy village in the Va… read more

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4.17

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3.55

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3.88

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Irina Shapiro

4.35

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