14 must-read mystery books like An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1) by

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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1)

By: None

3.50

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick o…

If you liked the mystery plot in An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1) by None , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Simisola (Inspector Wexford, #16) by Ruth Rendell

1. Simisola (Inspector Wexford, #16)

By: Ruth Rendell

4.32

Format: 632 pages, Hardcover

In the quiet Sussex country town of Kingsmarkham, the daughter of Nigerian physician Raymond Akande… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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2. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1)

By: None

3.50

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick o… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

3. 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

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

4. Winter And Night (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith, #8)

By: S.J. Rozan

4.60

Format: 431 pages, Paperback

Private detective Bill Smith is hurtled headlong into the most provocative-and personal-case of his… read more

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5. A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)

By: Elizabeth George

4.04

Format: 413 pages, Mass Market Paperback

To this day, the low, thin wail of an infant can be heard in Keldale's lush green valleys. Three hu… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

6. The Girl Next Door

By: Ruth Rendell

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this psychologically explosive story from "one of the most remarkable novelists of her generatio… read more

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7. Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

"Gaudy Nightstands out even among Miss Sayers's novels. And Miss Sayers has long stood in a class b… read more

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8. Scavenger Hunt

By: Chad Boudreaux

4.30

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

WHEN JUSTICE IS BLIND, SCAVENGERS DO THE HUNTING Blake Hudson just wants to serve his country we… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"What other problems do American soldiers face when hunting down these fanat­ical killers?"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"As Blake turned around to continue his walk back to Main Justice, he spotted one of the tourists taking his picture. “Don’t waste your film!"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"Home was the one place he wanted to forget, the place from which he’d run away but never could escape. And, yes, home was the place he’d been instructed to leave—the place where the trouble began and…"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"While waiting for her accomplice to gather his equipment, Hensley couldn’t help but think ahead to her next mission. She hadn’t told him. It wasn’t a mission for which she’d volunteered, nor a missio…"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

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9. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

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  • fiction
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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10. 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 thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"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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11. The Sacred Well Murders

By: Susan Rowland

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A simple job turns deadly when Mary Wandwalker, novice detective, is hired to chaperone a young Ame… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"Take it away,"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"I EAT THE DARK"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"So, Mr. Jeffreys,"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"Wife of Lir eat horse."

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

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12. Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

By: Gabriel F.W. Koch

4.30

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Then comes the brutal announcement that his pregnant fiancée has committed suicide. Marlowe simply … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Death is the ultimate test of faith."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"You sound like you’re enjoying my suffering."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"Her growing possessiveness felt both good and bad."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"The verdict got both the fish and me off the hook."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

Cover of Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1) by Behcet Kaya

13. Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.25

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

While enjoying his usual Friday night after dinner beer at a local restaurant, Jacques (Jack) Ludef… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Jack? It’s Margeaux."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Ludicrous? Seems like wherever you go, trouble follows you."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"What is it about being ill and wanting to go home? This time there was no Katy to boat sit, so I left Emma out on the deck where she had access to her Emma cage. I closed up as best I could and decid…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Darling,’ she said. ‘Darling, darling, Jack…,’ she repeated. It had an echo chamber quality. I felt dizzy and the room began turning. I grabbed the edge of the table thinking I needed to hold on to s…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

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14. Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.18

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

In New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunit in the Ha… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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15. 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 thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"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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16. O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

By: A.G. Russo

4.34

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

*Author "I have never used AI in my writing." A.G. RussoThe homefront, summer 1942, Brooklyn, New … read more

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  • mystery
"A uniformed cop around 6’4"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"You can use all the hundred dollar words you want,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"She’s a cop’s wife. She understands what her husband does for a living,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"When those we care about are weakest, that’s when we must be strong for them."

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

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

By: Carolyn M. Bowen

4.36

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

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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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18. 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

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"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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19. The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

By: Trevor Alan Foris

4.04

Format: 520 pages, None

Publishers note: The Octunnumi does not exist. Fosbit and any files relating to a Fosbit do n… read more

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  • fiction
"He licked my face, sir."

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

"That’s Vegan not Vulcan!"

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

"Veebeebe ve ve – Beeeeb..."

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

"Hey, I didn’t come here to lose,"

-Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

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20. The Dead Tell Lies

By: J.F. Kirwan

4.36

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

If you want to catch a serial killer, you need to think like one. Greg Adams, a criminal psychol… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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21. Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1)

By: Karl Braungart

4.28

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Paul Remmich sweated while he slept. His subconscious mind spun traitorous thoughts to control his … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"I must tell you, however, that if you refuse us, you face death."

-Karl Braungart, Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1)

"I was told you are carrying around a USB. Is there classified information on it?"

-Karl Braungart, Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1)

"I know this will be a shock as you’ve just arrived, but I have decided to resign. It seems our timing is off."

-Karl Braungart, Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1)

"Captain Miller, we know that you are connected with military intelligence, and can obtain classified documents."

-Karl Braungart, Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1)

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