15 best-selling mystery books like Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5) by Laura Joh Rowland

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Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

By: Laura Joh Rowland

3.80

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

For fans of C. S. Harris comes Laura Joh Rowland's fifth Victorian mystery where Sarah must confron…

If you liked the mystery plot in Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5) by Laura Joh Rowland , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Embellished to Death (Faith Hunter Scrap This Mystery, #3) by Christina Freeburn

1. Embellished to Death (Faith Hunter Scrap This Mystery, #3)

By: Christina Freeburn

4.17

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

When Faith Hunter agrees to help PI Bob Roget find an identity thief at a local scrapbook retreat, … read more

Similar categories in Christina Freeburn's Embellished to Death (Faith Hunter Scrap This Mystery, #3) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Sayers Swindle (Book Collector Mystery #2) by Victoria Abbott

2. The Sayers Swindle (Book Collector Mystery #2)

By: Victoria Abbott

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jordan Kelly is delighted to make money tracking down rare and valuable mystery novels for her empl… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Abbott's The Sayers Swindle (Book Collector Mystery #2) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Llama of Death: A Gunn Zoo Mystery (A Gunn Zoo Mystery, #3) by Betty Webb

3. The Llama of Death: A Gunn Zoo Mystery (A Gunn Zoo Mystery, #3)

By: Betty Webb

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Zookeeper Theodora "Teddy" Bentley takes Alejandro, the Gunn Zoo llama, to a Monterey Bay-area Rena… read more

Similar categories in Betty Webb's The Llama of Death: A Gunn Zoo Mystery (A Gunn Zoo Mystery, #3) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. City of Light

By: Lauren Belfer

3.90

Format: 77 pages, Paperback

A New York Times bestseller, as well as a New York Times Notable Book, a Library Journal Best Book,… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Belfer's City of Light book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery

5. Dead and Berried (Gray Whale Inn Mystery, #2)

By: Karen MacInerney

4.04

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Developers have returned to Cranberry Island and are planning to wipe out a natural cranberry bog. … read more

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6. Murder on the Half Shelf (Booktown Mystery, #6)

By: Lorna Barrett

4.50

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

"If anyone has the formula for a frolicking fun mystery down pat, it's Lorna Barrett" (Roundtable R… read more

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7. Pirate Vishnu (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, #2)

By: Gigi Pandian

4.28

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

A century-old treasure map of San Francisco's Barbary Coast. Sacred riches from India. Two murders,… read more

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8. A Letter of Mary (Mary Russell, #3)

By: Laurie R. King

4.28

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

The year is 1923 and Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell receive a visit from Dorothy Ruskin, an amate… read more

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9. A Useful Woman (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #1)

By: Darcie Wilde

3.84

Format: 357 pages, Paperback

Inspired by the novels of Jane Austen, this new mystery series set in 19th-century London introduce… read more

Similar categories in Darcie Wilde's A Useful Woman (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #1) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook

10. Cruel Justice (Lorne Simpkins, #1)

By: M.A. Comley

3.00

Format: None pages,

The headless body of a wealthy widow is discovered decomposing in Chelling Forest. Detective Inspec… read more

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11. Murder in Morningside Heights (Gaslight Mystery, #19)

By: Victoria Thompson

3.00

Format: 9 pages,

In the latest from the bestselling author of Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue, former police sergeant … read more

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12. Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

By: Susan Rowland

4.33

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Who is killing off members of the Falconer family and why? Such is the challenge confronting highly… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"Falconers,"

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"Mary tried to look reassuring. “It’s a house party, he said,"

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"We’re so very sorry about this latest murder. Ignore Simon’s levity."

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"He says it was tourists being careless, where I see a fiendishly clever murder attempt."

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

Cover of A Lady Compromised (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #4) by Darcie Wilde

13. A Lady Compromised (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #4)

By: Darcie Wilde

3.98

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“Wilde's heroine is not only a useful woman but a highly entertaining one.” —Kirkus Reviews on And … read more

Similar categories in Darcie Wilde's A Lady Compromised (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #4) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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14. What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19)

By: C.S. Harris

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) by Anna Lee Huber

15. A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to h… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of And Dangerous to Know (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #3) by Darcie Wilde

16. And Dangerous to Know (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #3)

By: Darcie Wilde

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When the ladies of the ton of Regency London need discreet assistance, they turn to Rosalind Thorne… read more

Similar categories in Darcie Wilde's And Dangerous to Know (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #3) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit (Felicity Carrol Mystery #1) by Patricia Marcantonio

17. Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit (Felicity Carrol Mystery #1)

By: Patricia Marcantonio

3.70

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

Amidst the heraldry of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations, a string of brutal murders roc… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Marcantonio's Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit (Felicity Carrol Mystery #1) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Nefarious Engagement (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, #4) by Lynn Messina

18. A Nefarious Engagement (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, #4)

By: Lynn Messina

4.20

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Having long abandoned any hope of making a match, twenty-six-year-old Beatrice Hyde-Clare finds her… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Messina's A Nefarious Engagement (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, #4) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"I would offer to share my knowledge of locks, which, despite your mockery, is actually quite considerable, in a private tutorial, but I fear your aunt would insist on joining that as well,"

-Lynn Messina, A Nefarious Engagement (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, #4)

"When taking a suitor to task for not demonstrating sufficient impatience to declare himself so as to scale the wall outside your bedchamber and enter your room through the window, which, you will rec…"

-Lynn Messina, A Nefarious Engagement (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, #4)

"No, my love, if we miss our opportunity to break into [his] residence tonight, the consequences will be grave, for I’m convinced you would never let me forget it was my fault. Then you won’t invite m…"

-Lynn Messina, A Nefarious Engagement (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, #4)

Cover of Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5) by Laura Joh Rowland

19. Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

By: Laura Joh Rowland

3.80

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

For fans of C. S. Harris comes Laura Joh Rowland's fifth Victorian mystery where Sarah must confron… read more

Similar categories in Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Fresh Brewed Murder (A Ground Rules Mystery #1) by Emmeline Duncan

20. Fresh Brewed Murder (A Ground Rules Mystery #1)

By: Emmeline Duncan

3.56

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Master barista Sage Caplin is opening a new coffee cart in Portland, Oregon, but a killer is brewin… read more

Similar categories in Emmeline Duncan's Fresh Brewed Murder (A Ground Rules Mystery #1) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Marriage is Murder (Posie Parker Mystery #9) by L.B. Hathaway

21. Marriage is Murder (Posie Parker Mystery #9)

By: L.B. Hathaway

4.04

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

YOU’RE INVITED! Posie Parker is finally getting married in this stand-alone short mystery story by … read more

Similar categories in L.B. Hathaway's Marriage is Murder (Posie Parker Mystery #9) book and Laura Joh Rowland's Portrait of Peril (Victorian Mystery #5)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook

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4.17

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Susan Rowland

4.33

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Cara Devlin

4.54

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Sarah F. Noel

4.46

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Cara Devlin

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