5 must-read crime books like Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood

Cover of Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood

Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

By: Kerry Greenwood

3.84

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

The London season is in full fling at the end of the 1920s, but the Honorable Phryne Fisher (she of…

"Had she been at all used to blushing, she would have blushed, but she wasn't, so she didn't."

-Kerry Greenwood, Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

"In here, Phryne, is the nursery. Do you like babies? Phryne laughed. No, not at all. they are not aesthetic like a puppy or a kitten. In fact, they always look drunk to me. look at that one---you'd swear he had been hitting the gin."

-Kerry Greenwood, Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

If you liked the crime plot in Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Death on Telegraph Hill (Sarah Woolson, #5) by Shirley Tallman

1. Death on Telegraph Hill (Sarah Woolson, #5)

By: Shirley Tallman

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"Bringing Victorian San Francisco to colorful life, Tallman offers an entertaining mystery…that wil… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Tallman's Death on Telegraph Hill (Sarah Woolson, #5) book and Kerry Greenwood's Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

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

2. Bright Young Things (Bright Young Things, #1)

By: Anna Godbersen

4.43

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The year is 1929. New York is ruled by the Bright Young Things: Flappers and socialites seeking thr… read more

Similar categories in Anna Godbersen's Bright Young Things (Bright Young Things, #1) book and Kerry Greenwood's Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Blood Country (Claire Watkins, #1) by Mary Logue

3. Blood Country (Claire Watkins, #1)

By: Mary Logue

3.83

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Police officer Clare Watkins moves with her young daughter to Wisconsin to get away from the past a… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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4. Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)

By: Rhys Bowen

3.42

Format: 320 pages,

London 1932. Narrator Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, 34th in line for the throne, is fl… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1) book and Kerry Greenwood's Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

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

5. Vices of My Blood (Detective Murdoch, #6)

By: Maureen Jennings

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

The compelling new novel by Canada's answer to Anne Perry. In his forties, the Reverend Charles How… read more

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6. Three Can Keep a Secret (Stella Crown Mystery, #2)

By: Judy Clemens

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Stella Crown hires a new farmhand to help run her Pennsylvania dairy business, she gets more t… read more

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7. A Journeyman to Grief (Detective Murdoch, #7)

By: Maureen Jennings

2.00

Format: 28 pages, Paperback

The abduction of a young woman in 1858 ends in Toronto thirty-eight years later -- in murder. In 18… read more

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8. 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
  • 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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9. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

Similar categories in K. Ritz's Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master book and Kerry Greenwood's Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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10. 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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11. Isabella Warrior Queen

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.30

Format: None pages, ebook

The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more

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  • historical
  • australia
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

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

12. 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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13. 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 Kerry Greenwood's Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

  • 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

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14. Victor's Blessing

By: Barbara Sontheimer

4.34

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet,  wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid.  Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her.  He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go.  "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me!  What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

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

15. 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 Kerry Greenwood's Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood

16. Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

By: Kerry Greenwood

3.84

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

The London season is in full fling at the end of the 1920s, but the Honorable Phryne Fisher (she of… read more

Similar categories in Kerry Greenwood's Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) book and Kerry Greenwood's Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • australia
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Had she been at all used to blushing, she would have blushed, but she wasn't, so she didn't."

-Kerry Greenwood, Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

"In here, Phryne, is the nursery. Do you like babies? Phryne laughed. No, not at all. they are not aesthetic like a puppy or a kitten. In fact, they always look drunk to me. look at that one---you'd s…"

-Kerry Greenwood, Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)

Cover of Retreat from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 14) by Harriet Steel

17. Retreat from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 14)

By: Harriet Steel

4.27

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

Shanti and Jane de Silva’s peaceful retreat at a mountain monastery rapidly turns into something fa… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Last Note of Warning (Nightingale Mysteries #3) by Katharine Schellman

18. The Last Note of Warning (Nightingale Mysteries #3)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Last Note of Warning is the third in the luscious, mysterious, and queer Nightingale mystery se… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Edinburgh Murders: A compelling murder mystery set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s (The Camille Divine Murder Mysteries, #10) by Andrea Hicks

19. The Edinburgh Murders: A compelling murder mystery set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s (The Camille Divine Murder Mysteries, #10)

By: Andrea Hicks

4.44

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

When Camille Divine inherits her late husband's estate, including a mysterious house in Edinburgh, … read more

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20. MURDER IN CAIRO: In the Shadow of Sekhmet - A Camille Divine Murder Mystery set in exotic Cairo in the 1920s (The Camille Divine Murder Mysteries Book 11)

By: Andrea Hicks

4.55

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

CAIRO - OCTOBER 1925When Richard and Camille arrive in the bustling city of Cairo, they find themse… read more

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21. Summer Races (Lady Gayle Summer Mystery #4)

By: Cassie Rush

4.46

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Lady Gayle is off for a day at the races!When old friends Lord and Lady Ridgewell venture into the … read more

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