11 Best mystery thriller books like The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3) by Brian Flynn

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The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

By: Brian Flynn

3.98

Format: 203 pages, Paperback

“Anonymity is such a terribly strong position in which to entrench one’s self. To you I am Sheila D…

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3) by Brian Flynn , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Case of the Constant Suicides (Dr. Gideon Fell, #13) by John Dickson Carr

1. The Case of the Constant Suicides (Dr. Gideon Fell, #13)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.77

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Having lost all his money in hare-brained get-rich-quick schemes, old Angus Campbell has nothing to… read more

Similar categories in John Dickson Carr's The Case of the Constant Suicides (Dr. Gideon Fell, #13) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • crime
"Alan Campbell opened one eye. From somewhere in remote distances, muffled beyond sight or sound, his soul crawled back painfully, through subterranean corridors, up into his body again. Toward the la…"

-John Dickson Carr, The Case of the Constant Suicides (Dr. Gideon Fell, #13)

Cover of Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2) by Ngaio Marsh

2. Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.82

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

A classic Ngaio Marsh novel reissued - the second Roderick Alleyn Mystery. The crime scene was the … read more

Similar categories in Ngaio Marsh's Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • crime
Cover of Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) by Agatha Christie

3. Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)

By: Agatha Christie

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Murder at the Vicaragemarks the debut of Agatha Christie's unflappable and much beloved female dete… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • crime
Cover of Sweet Danger (Albert Campion Mystery #5) by Margery Allingham

4. Sweet Danger (Albert Campion Mystery #5)

By: Margery Allingham

3.57

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The impoverished Fitton family inhabit a run-down mill in a Suffolk village, and suspect their brot… read more

Similar categories in Margery Allingham's Sweet Danger (Albert Campion Mystery #5) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime

5. Death of a Ghost (Albert Campion Mystery #6)

By: Margery Allingham

4.03

Format: 246 pages,

The first killing took place at a crowded art show, in full view of the cream of London society. Fo… read more

Similar categories in Margery Allingham's Death of a Ghost (Albert Campion Mystery #6) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
Cover of Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3) by Dorothy L. Sayers

6. Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.07

Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs o… read more

Similar categories in Dorothy L. Sayers's Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • crime
"It doesn't do for people, especially doctors, to go about 'thinking' things. They may get into frightful trouble."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"…After all, it isn't really difficult to write books. Especially if you either write a rotten story in good English or a good story in rotten English, which is as far as most people seem to get nowad…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"I sleuth, you know. For a hobby. Harmless outlet for natural inquisitiveness, don't you see, which might otherwise strike inward and produce introspection an' suicide. Very natural, healthy pursuit -…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"Miss Climpson," said Lord Peter, "is a manifestation of the wasteful way in which this country is run. Look at electricity, Look at water-power. Look at the tides. Look at the sun. Millions of power …"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

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7. The French Powder Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #2)

By: Ellery Queen

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

French's department store was famous for the rare merchandise it offered its elite clientele. But n… read more

Similar categories in Ellery Queen's The French Powder Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #2) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • crime
Cover of Murder Must Advertise  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) by Dorothy L. Sayers

8. Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.17

Format: 356 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable Lond… read more

Similar categories in Dorothy L. Sayers's Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • crime
"How do you do?"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

"Bredon shuddered. “I think this is an awfully immoral job of ours. I do, really. Think how we spoil the digestions of the public."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

"It's a curious thing, but people cannot resist anonymous letters. It's like free sample offers. They appeal to all one's lower instincts."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

"The interview with the cat had been particularly full of appeal. The animal was, it seemed, an illustrious rat-catcher, with many famous deeds to her credit. Not only that, but she had been the first…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

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9. The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1)

By: Edmund Crispin

3.51

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

Theatre companies are notorious hotbeds of intrigue, and few are more intriguing than the company c… read more

Similar categories in Edmund Crispin's The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • crime
"la pobre virgencita rústica que espera que su caballero deje de hacer el tonto con la princesa malvada"

-Edmund Crispin, The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1)

"bruscas sacudidas del tren abofetean a los viajeros hasta dejarlos sumidos en un estado de abyecta sumisión"

-Edmund Crispin, The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1)

10. Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race, #4)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Six people reunite to remember beautiful Rosemary Barton, who died nearly a year before. The loving… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race, #4) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

11. She Died a Lady (Sir Henry Merrivale, #14)

By: Carter Dickson

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Dr. Luke," said Rita Wainright, "I'm terribly, horribly in love with Barry Sullivan." "What about … read more

Similar categories in Carter Dickson's She Died a Lady (Sir Henry Merrivale, #14) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

Cover of Till Death Do Us Part (Dr. Gideon Fell, #15) by John Dickson Carr

12. Till Death Do Us Part (Dr. Gideon Fell, #15)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.83

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Crime author Dick Markham is in love again; his fiancée the mysterious newcomer to the village, Les… read more

Similar categories in John Dickson Carr's Till Death Do Us Part (Dr. Gideon Fell, #15) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime

13. Death in a White Tie (Roderick Alleyn, #7)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.46

Format: None pages, Paperback

A body in the back of a taxi begins an elegantly constructed mystery, perhaps the finest of Marsh's… read more

Similar categories in Ngaio Marsh's Death in a White Tie (Roderick Alleyn, #7) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

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14. Solutions and Other Problems

By: Allie Brosh

4.21

Format: 519 pages, Hardcover

Allie Brosh returns with a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and illustrated essays. … read more

Similar categories in Allie Brosh's Solutions and Other Problems book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

"If you can't win, start playing a different game and score just as many points."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

"Death can take away your friends and pets, but it can't take away the weird shit they did."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

"That's the scary thing about decisions: you don't know what they are when you're making them."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

"Woah there, Scooter...looks like you might be starting to veer towards nihilism...anyway, it's sand time now."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

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15. Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

By: Maggie Smith

3.89

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Marie Claire’s The 2020 Books You Should Pre-Order Now The Washington Post’s What to Read in 2020 B… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Smith's Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

"Do not be ashamed of the intensity of your emotion. That's your humanity. Grief can be feral, wild, frightening. Give it a safe place to live."

-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

"Everything is temporary. You can't keep a white-knuckled hold on what you love or on what has hurt you. Loosen your grip on your grief today, if only a bit."

-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

"Stop calling your heart broken; your heart works just fine. If you are feeling--love, anger, gratitude, grief--it is because your heart is doing its work. Let it."

-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

"It is not your job to make other people comfortable with who you are. Be wary of those who don't want you to change or grow. Grow anyway--there is no alternative."

-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

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16. The Bones of the Story

By: Carol Goodman

3.68

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

A locked-room mystery about a group of former classmates trapped on their college campus—with a mur… read more

Similar categories in Carol Goodman's The Bones of the Story book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
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17. Beastly Beauty

By: Jennifer Donnelly

3.69

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Jennifer Donnelly comes a revolutionary, gend… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Donnelly's Beastly Beauty book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

"If you want to know a person, don't ask to hear their truth. Listen to their lies."

-Jennifer Donnelly, Beastly Beauty

"You must do one thing and one thing only--become the person you were meant to be. No matter how daunting that task may be. Otherwise, your life is not a life; it is merely a long, protracted death."

-Jennifer Donnelly, Beastly Beauty

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18. The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

By: Brian Flynn

3.98

Format: 203 pages, Paperback

“Anonymity is such a terribly strong position in which to entrench one’s self. To you I am Sheila D… read more

Similar categories in Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3) book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • crime
Cover of There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish by Anna Akbari

19. There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

By: Anna Akbari

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of th… read more

Similar categories in Anna Akbari's There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd

20. The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby

By: Ellery Lloyd

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Some women won't be painted out of history . . . Everybody knows that in 1938, runaway heiress a… read more

Similar categories in Ellery Lloyd's The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby book and Brian Flynn's The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller

14 Top mystery books like The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries #3) by Brian Flynn

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The Case of the Constant Suicides (Dr. Gideon Fell, #13)

John Dickson Carr

3.77

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Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2)

Ngaio Marsh

3.82

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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)

Agatha Christie

4.18

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Sweet Danger (Albert Campion Mystery #5)

Margery Allingham

3.57

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The Engagement Party

Darby Kane

3.29

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The New Couple in 5B

Lisa Unger

3.63

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Gilly Macmillan

3.71

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Jillian Cantor

3.19

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