7 must-read crime books like The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6) by Alan Bradley

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The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

By: Alan Bradley

4.18

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers …

"If stupidity were theoretical physics, then I would be Albert Einstein."

-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

"It’s things like this that really shake me: sudden terrifying glimpses into the world of being an adult, and they are sometimes things that I am not sure I really want to know."

-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

"I suddenly realized that there's something about singing hymns with a large group of people that sharpens the senses remarkably. I stored this observation away for later use; it was a jolly good thing to know for anyone practicing the art of detection."

-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

"Although it seems shocking to say so, grief is a funny thing. On the one hand, you're numb, yet on the other, something inside is trying desperately to claw its way back to normal: to pull a funny face, to leap out like a jack-in-the-box, to say "Smile, damn you, smile!"

-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

If you liked the crime plot in The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6) by Alan Bradley , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Language of Bees (Mary Russell, #9)

By: Laurie R. King

3.58

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

In a case that will push their relationship to the breaking point, Mary Russell must help reverse t… read more

Similar categories in Laurie R. King's The Language of Bees (Mary Russell, #9) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Fatal Fixer-Upper (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, #1) by Jenna Bennett, Jennie Bentley

2. Fatal Fixer-Upper (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, #1)

By: Jenna Bennett , Jennie Bentley

3.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

First in the new Do-It-Yourself mystery series! Avery Baker was once a New York designer, but inher… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Bennett's Fatal Fixer-Upper (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, #1) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Kilt Dead (A Liss MacCrimmon Mystery, #1) by Kaitlyn Dunnett

3. Kilt Dead (A Liss MacCrimmon Mystery, #1)

By: Kaitlyn Dunnett

3.64

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

As a professional Scottish dancer, Liss MacCrimmon has performed strathsprays and reels, jigs and H… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlyn Dunnett's Kilt Dead (A Liss MacCrimmon Mystery, #1) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
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4. Sinister Sprinkles (Donut Shop Mystery, #3)

By: Jessica Beck

4.21

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Just in time for the Winter Festival, a glistening layer of snow has covered the streets of April S… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Beck's Sinister Sprinkles (Donut Shop Mystery, #3) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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5. 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 Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook

6. Killer Image (Allison Campbell Mystery #1)

By: Wendy Tyson

3.38

Format: None pages,

As Philadelphia's premier image consultant, Allison Campbell helps others reinvent themselves, but … read more

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7. A Killer's Christmas in Wales (Penny Brannigan Mystery #3)

By: Elizabeth J. Duncan

5.00

Format: None pages,

As the townsfolk of the Welsh valley town of Llanelen settle in for the snowiest winter in twenty-f… read more

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8. Clobbered by Camembert (A Cheese Shop Mystery, #3)

By: Avery Aames

3.99

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

Cheese store owner Charlotte Bessette is setting up for the town's Winter Wonderland fair. Then, wh… read more

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9. Do not Disturb (Pennyfoot Hotel #2)

By: Kate Kingsbury

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Charged with keeping the London aristocracy entertained at Badger's End, a seaside resort, Cecily S… read more

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10. The Eleventh Victim (Hailey Dean #1)

By: Nancy Grace

4.07

Format: 154 pages, Hardcover

"Seconds passed; minutes. She could hear movement now in the waiting room she had just left...it wa… read more

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11. 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

Similar categories in Susan Rowland's Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • 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)

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12. The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

By: Susan Rowland

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Former Archivist Mary Wandwalker hates bringing bad news. Nevertheless, she confirms to her alma ma… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
"The fire on the mountain."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"The Alchemy Scroll works on the heart,"

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"You can’t set fires, Anna. Never again. Promise."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"She stabbed the earth with her big fork as if she could make Cookie Mac’s blood sprout from it."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

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13. Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

By: Carolyn M. Bowen

4.36

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

None read more

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"He wanted a stiff drink to get through the evening, for he knew they’d be wailing, and her family coming unglued."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

"Elpidio sensed that David had more to say but was holding back due to their friendship. He wondered why David had gone along with Emiliana's seemingly impulsive ideas."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

"He didn't want to give the cartel any time to persuade Emiliana into accepting a more enticing offer. He had reservations about her loyalty and feared she might make a deal without Elpidio's consent."

-Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller (The Family Legacy Series)

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14. The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

By: Michael Wyndham Thomas

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his … read more

Similar categories in Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"As I reached the door, the constable said, “Good luck in Canada, son."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time. Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time.  Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

Cover of A Chain of Pearls (Martha's Vineyard Murders Book 1) by Raemi A. Ray

15. A Chain of Pearls (Martha's Vineyard Murders Book 1)

By: Raemi A. Ray

4.23

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

The last thing she wants is to dig up the past… When the body of a celebrated journalist is fished… read more

Similar categories in Raemi A. Ray's A Chain of Pearls (Martha's Vineyard Murders Book 1) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Diner Impossible  (Rose Strickland Mystery, #3) by Terri L. Austin

16. Diner Impossible (Rose Strickland Mystery, #3)

By: Terri L. Austin

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

After shunning her overbearing parents' wealthy lifestyle, waitress and part-time college student, … read more

Similar categories in Terri L. Austin's Diner Impossible (Rose Strickland Mystery, #3) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6) by Alan Bradley

17. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

By: Alan Bradley

4.18

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers … read more

Similar categories in Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"If stupidity were theoretical physics, then I would be Albert Einstein."

-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

"It’s things like this that really shake me: sudden terrifying glimpses into the world of being an adult, and they are sometimes things that I am not sure I really want to know."

-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

"I suddenly realized that there's something about singing hymns with a large group of people that sharpens the senses remarkably. I stored this observation away for later use; it was a jolly good thin…"

-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

"Although it seems shocking to say so, grief is a funny thing. On the one hand, you're numb, yet on the other, something inside is trying desperately to claw its way back to normal: to pull a funny fa…"

-Alan Bradley, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

Cover of Ocean Bliss and Grisly Bits (Molly Grey Cozy #7) by Donna Doyle

18. Ocean Bliss and Grisly Bits (Molly Grey Cozy #7)

By: Donna Doyle

4.07

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s been a while since Miss Molly Gertrude Grey and Dora Brightside had a mystery to solve and it … read more

Similar categories in Donna Doyle's Ocean Bliss and Grisly Bits (Molly Grey Cozy #7) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Bird, Bath, and Beyond (Agent to the Paws #2) by E.J. Copperman

19. Bird, Bath, and Beyond (Agent to the Paws #2)

By: E.J. Copperman

3.66

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

Kay Powell, theatrical agent to non-human animals, is babysitting—that is, birdsitting—her client, … read more

Similar categories in E.J. Copperman's Bird, Bath, and Beyond (Agent to the Paws #2) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Derailed (A Kelly Pruett Mystery, #1) by Mary Keliikoa

20. Derailed (A Kelly Pruett Mystery, #1)

By: Mary Keliikoa

4.13

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

A dying wish. A secret world. Can this grieving investigator stay on the right track? PI Kelly … read more

Similar categories in Mary Keliikoa's Derailed (A Kelly Pruett Mystery, #1) book and Alan Bradley's The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of A Man Who Seemed Real: A Story of Love, Lies, Fear and Kindness by Elizabeth Tebby Germaine

21. A Man Who Seemed Real: A Story of Love, Lies, Fear and Kindness

By: Elizabeth Tebby Germaine

4.41

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL - a story of love, lies, fear and kindness Jonathan has lost something huge … read more

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"This sounds admirable! I do so much admire what you are doing. Using this wonderful old house."

-Elizabeth Tebby Germaine, A Man Who Seemed Real: A Story of Love, Lies, Fear and Kindness

"Alisha was now sitting in a shabby armchair with her face buried in a tissue. ‘It’s when someone is kind,’ she whispered, ‘You can keep going until someone is kind."

-Elizabeth Tebby Germaine, A Man Who Seemed Real: A Story of Love, Lies, Fear and Kindness

"…the painting was now all finished, she would leave the masking tape on till it dried. It was satisfying to do this. A job with a beginning, middle and end, and people to have dinner with. Don’t thin…"

-Elizabeth Tebby Germaine, A Man Who Seemed Real: A Story of Love, Lies, Fear and Kindness

"Hi Hazel Well here I am in the office and it’s dead quiet. What I’ll do is email pics of some of the stuff in the files and the comments with them. This is exactly what you wanted – stuff about the G…"

-Elizabeth Tebby Germaine, A Man Who Seemed Real: A Story of Love, Lies, Fear and Kindness

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