18 best-selling mystery books like Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13) by E.C.R. Lorac

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Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.74

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Bruce Attleton dazzled London's literary scene with his first two novels—but his early promise did …

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1. Mystery in White

By: Martin Edwards , J. Jefferson Farjeon

3.38

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

On Christmas Eve, heavy snowfall brings a train to a halt near the village of Hemmersby. Several pa… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
"That is why any general, however wrong he may be--take Napoleon, to avoid the politics of mere contemporary examples--must believe in himself to be successful, or dupe himself into such a belief. Ind…"

-Martin Edwards, Mystery in White

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2. 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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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
"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)

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3. 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 thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3) by Christianna Brand

4. 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 thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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5. The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Roger Sheringham Cases, #5)

By: Anthony Berkeley

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Reissue of one of the great puzzle mystery classics of England's Golden Age of crime fiction; plot … read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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6. The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2)

By: Martin Edwards , John Bude

4.72

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

'Already it looked as if the police were up against a carefully planned and cleverly executed murde… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

7. The Cornish Coast Murder

By: John Bude

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature --himself in … read more

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8. The Lake District Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #1)

By: John Bude

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a body is found at an isolated garage, Inspector Meredith is drawn into a complex investigatio… read more

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Cover of Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9) by Anthony Berkeley

9. 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 thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
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10. Murder in Blue

By: Clifford Witting

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

No ISBN The author's first novel. The story concerns John Rutherford, proprietor of an Englis… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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11. Impact of Evidence

By: Carol Carnac

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
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12. The Strong Room: A Golden Age Mystery

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.05

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Golden Age of Crime writer R.A.J. Walling’s first-ever crime novel, republished here for the first … read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
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13. Death of Mr. Dodsley (Francis McNab, #5)

By: John Ferguson

3.45

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

A bookshop is a first-rate place for unobtrusive observation,’ he continued. ‘One can remain in it … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murder In The Basement (Roger Sheringham Cases, #8) by Anthony Berkeley

14. Murder In The Basement (Roger Sheringham Cases, #8)

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.57

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

A ROGER SHERINGHAM MYSTERY.Roger and Molly Dane have something of a surprise in their new house. Wh… read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8) by Carol Carnac

15. Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8)

By: Carol Carnac

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An atmospheric holiday novel from one of the most consistently popular authors in the series, Carol… read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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16. Death of a Bookseller

By: Bernard J. Farmer

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A rare gem of the mystery genre makes its first return to print since 1956 An honest policeman, Se… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Jack, I'm going to tell you a story. A runner took a book to a famous dealer and said: 'I've got something rare here.' 'Yes,' replied the dealer, 'but customers who want it are rarer.' Then my book i…"

-Bernard J. Farmer, Death of a Bookseller

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17. Murder After Christmas

By: Rupert Latimer

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An ingenious lost Christmas mystery returns to print for the first time since 1944 'Did you say … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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18. Smallbone Deceased

By: Michael Gilbert

4.05

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderHorniman, Birley and Craine is a highly re… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapte…"

-Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased

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19. Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles

By: Martin Edwards

3.91

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

‘If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a… read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13) by E.C.R. Lorac

20. Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.74

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Bruce Attleton dazzled London's literary scene with his first two novels—but his early promise did … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • 20th century
  • crime
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21. Impact of Evidence

By: E. C. R. Lorac

4.32

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

AMONG THE hills of the Welsh borders a little group of farmsteads is isolated by snow and ice, then… read more

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17 must-read fiction books like Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13) by E.C.R. Lorac

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Mystery in White

Martin Edwards , J. Jefferson Farjeon

3.38

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Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

Christianna Brand

3.55

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Green for Danger

Christianna Brand

3.69

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Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

Christianna Brand

3.56

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20 Top fiction books like Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9) by Anthony Berkeley

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Christianna Brand

3.55

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Christianna Brand

3.69

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The White Priory Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #2)

Carter Dickson

3.66

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Anthony Berkeley

3.77

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