13 Best crime books like Foreign Bodies by Martin Edwards

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Foreign Bodies

By: Martin Edwards

3.57

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Today, translated crime fiction is in vogue - but this was not always the case. A century before Sc…

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1. 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
  • detective
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"We don't fall in love with a woman because of her good character."

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

Cover of Ask A Policeman by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gladys Mitchell, The Detection Club, Anthony Berkeley, Milward Kennedy, John Rhode, Helen de Guerry Simpson

2. Ask A Policeman

By: Dorothy L. Sayers , Gladys Mitchell , The Detection Club , Anthony Berkeley , Milward Kennedy , John Rhode , Helen de Guerry Simpson

3.23

Format: 311 pages, Mass Market Paperback

News tycoon Lord Comstock is greedy, ruthless, scandal-mongering, and dead by Archbishop, MP, Scotl… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Floating Admiral by Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton, Freeman Wills Crofts, Clemence Dane, Victor L. Whitechurch, The Detection Club, Anthony Berkeley, Ronald Knox, Edgar Jepson, Henry Wade, Milward Kennedy, John Rhode, G.D.H. Cole, Margaret Cole

3. The Floating Admiral

By: Agatha Christie , Dorothy L. Sayers , G.K. Chesterton , Freeman Wills Crofts , Clemence Dane , Victor L. Whitechurch , The Detection Club , Anthony Berkeley , Ronald Knox , Edgar Jepson , Henry Wade , Milward Kennedy , John Rhode , G.D.H. Cole , Margaret Cole

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspector Rudge does not encounter many cases of murder in the sleepy seaside town of Whynmouth. Bu… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"We judge one another by our outward actions, but in the motive underlying those actions our judgment may be widely at fault. Preoccupied by our own private interpretation of the matter, we can see on…"

-Agatha Christie, The Floating Admiral

Cover of The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6) by John Dickson Carr

4. The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.04

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Professor Charles Grimaud was explaining to some friends the natural causes behind an ancient super… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

5. In Spite of Thunder (Dr. Gideon Fell, #20)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

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

By: John Dickson Carr

4.75

Format: None pages,

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7. The Problem of the Wire Cage (Dr. Gideon Fell, #11)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

The corpse of Frank Dorrance is discovered in the center of a tennis court and Dr. Gideon Fell sear… read more

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8. The Chronicles of Solar Pons

By: August Derleth , None

3.86

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

Solar Pons draws thoughtfully at his pipe, his keen eyes fixed on the door to his quarters at No. 7… read more

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9. The Club of Queer Trades

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.22

Format: 224 pages,

The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G.K. Chesterton first published in 1905. Eac… read more

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10. The House at Satan's Elbow (Dr. Gideon Fell, #21)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.46

Format: 170 pages,

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11. Quick Curtain

By: Alan Melville

3.74

Format: 168 pages,

'Don't talk bunk!' said Mr Douglas. 'You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Dr… read more

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12. Death-Watch (Dr. Gideon Fell, #5)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

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13. 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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14. Picture Imperfect and Other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries

By: Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay

3.87

Format: 334 pages,

Classic tales of crime detection featuring Byomkesh Bakshi, the master inquisitor Written long befo… read more

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15. Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

By: Naomi Alderman

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery’s legendary detective Jane M… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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16. 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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  • mystery
  • historical
  • crime
  • fiction
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17. Death on the Down Beat: An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection

By: Sebastian Farr

3.24

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

This addition to the Crime Classics series is an immersive musical mystery, featuring diagrams of t… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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18. The Ginza Ghost

By: Keikichi Ōsaka

3.68

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The Japanese form of Golden Age detective fiction was re-launched in the early 1980s as shin honkak… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Case with Three Threads: An English Country House Murder Mystery by Anthony Lang

19. The Case with Three Threads: An English Country House Murder Mystery

By: Anthony Lang

3.84

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Effortless telling of a good story’ The Observer‘Murder most ingeniously contrived’ New York Times… read more

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Cover of Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1) by Tom   Mead

20. Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

By: Tom Mead

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magician-turned-sleuth in pre-war London solves three impossible crimes. In 1930s London, cele… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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21. Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose

By: Peter Lovesey

3.94

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Be cautious; reading too many of Peter Lovesey's stories at once could have unexpected results. "Pa… read more

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  • mystery
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • short story collection
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22. Foreign Bodies

By: Martin Edwards

3.57

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Today, translated crime fiction is in vogue - but this was not always the case. A century before Sc… read more

Similar categories in Martin Edwards's Foreign Bodies book and Martin Edwards's Foreign Bodies

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • short story collection
  • historical
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of A Bullet for Rhino (Inspector Harry Charlton, #9) by Clifford Witting

23. A Bullet for Rhino (Inspector Harry Charlton, #9)

By: Clifford Witting

4.00

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

The ninth case of Inspector Charlton. As an Old Boy of Mereworth School, Charlton was luckily on… read more

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Cover of The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries by Michael Sims

24. The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries

By: Michael Sims

3.46

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

For classic murder mystery readers, a scintillating anthology of lost treasures to read alongside E… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Death in White Pyjamas / Death Knows No Calendar by John Bude

25. Death in White Pyjamas / Death Knows No Calendar

By: John Bude

3.75

Format: 536 pages, Paperback

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder Two mysteries of the kind John Bude does… read more

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  • detective
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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26. The Crime

By: Anthony Lang

4.14

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A brilliantly-written detective story’ The Daily Mail‘A detective story of the first order’ Cassel… read more

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Cover of Cornish Crime: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by Anthony Weymouth

27. Cornish Crime: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.76

Format: 165 pages, Kindle Edition

A motley group of guests arrive at Philleigh House in Cornwell for the weekend at the invitation of… read more

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28. No, Sir Jeremy: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.86

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Very puzzling’ THE TIMES‘skilfully built up. . .’ EVENING CHRONICLE‘A very neat murder. . .’ BRIST… read more

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Cover of Inspector Treadgold Investigates: An inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by Anthony Weymouth

29. Inspector Treadgold Investigates: An inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.18

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

INSPECTOR TREADGOLD INVESTIGATES is a collection of short stories featuring Anthony Weymouth's curi… read more

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30. Tour de Force

By: Christianna Brand

3.63

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspector Cockrill has finally booked a holiday, destined for a Mediterranean tour with a motley cr… read more

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Cover of Final Proof; Or, the Value of Evidence by Rodrigues Ottolengui

31. Final Proof; Or, the Value of Evidence

By: Rodrigues Ottolengui

3.14

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • short stories

11 Best mystery thriller books like Foreign Bodies by Martin Edwards

Transform Your Habits

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

John Dickson Carr

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Ask A Policeman

Dorothy L. Sayers , Gladys Mitchell , The Detection Club , Anthony Berkeley , Milward Kennedy , John Rhode , Helen de Guerry Simpson

3.23

Transform Your Habits

The Floating Admiral

Agatha Christie , Dorothy L. Sayers , G.K. Chesterton , Freeman Wills Crofts , Clemence Dane , Victor L. Whitechurch , The Detection Club , Anthony Berkeley , Ronald Knox , Edgar Jepson , Henry Wade , Milward Kennedy , John Rhode , G.D.H. Cole , Margaret Cole

3.78

Transform Your Habits

The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6)

John Dickson Carr

4.04

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20 must-read fiction books like Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1) by Tom Mead

Transform Your Habits

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

John Dickson Carr

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #5)

Sophie Hannah

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

Anthony Horowitz

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

Robert Thorogood

3.92

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