6 must-read historical mystery books like Who Killed Father Christmas?: And Other Seasonal Mysteries by Martin Edwards

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Who Killed Father Christmas?: And Other Seasonal Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

3.88

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

The murder of Father Christmas in the grotto of London’s busiest toy shop is just one of many Yulet…

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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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  • classics
  • british literature
  • 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)

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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
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • historical 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
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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4. Tour de Force

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

The vacationing Inspector Cockrill is on the job again when a fellow tourist is stabbed to death on… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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5. Fog of Doubt

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

Rosie, the naughty little nymphet around whom Christianna Brand weaves her witty and mysterious web… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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6. 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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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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7. Fear Stalks the Village

By: Ethel Lina White

4.12

Format: 207 pages, Paperback

It was a model English village, filled with flowers, Tudor cottages, and cobbled streets. Joan Broo… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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8. Long Shadow

By: Celia Fremlin

3.86

Format: 240 pages, Unknown Binding

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  • british literature
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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9. The White Priory Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #2)

By: Carter Dickson

3.66

Format: 176 pages,

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

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

By: John Dickson Carr

4.75

Format: None pages,

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11. The Lady Vanishes

By: Ethel Lina White

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

THE WORLD-FAMOUS SUSPENSE NOVEL FROM WHICH ALFRED HITCHCOCK CREATED HIS MOVIE MASTERPIECE, REDISCOV… read more

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

By: Sophie Hannah

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot – legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the … read more

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  • christmas
  • crime
  • fiction
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13. 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
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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14. 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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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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15. The Mysterious Mr. Badman

By: W.F. Harvey

3.57

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The note read: “Will the gentleman who took by mistake a copy of Bunyan’s Life and Death of Mr. Ba… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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16. 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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  • classics
  • british literature
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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17. Death of an Author

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.99

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

'I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the discovery of a bearded corpse would… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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18. Post After Post-Mortem

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.00

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, revi… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Belvedere Murders (Heathcliff Lennox #11) by Karen Baugh Menuhin

19. The Belvedere Murders (Heathcliff Lennox #11)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.60

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, Mystery and a dog, and cat, of distinction A dazzling ball in a rooftop ballroom in one … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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20. 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
  • classics
  • crime
  • fiction
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21. Crook o' Lune

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.15

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

It all began up at High Gimmerdale with the sheep-stealing, a hateful act in the shepherding lands … read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28) by E.C.R. Lorac

22. Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.07

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It's not long after the end of WWII, rationing is still in force in the UK, and Chief Inspector Mac… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25) by E.C.R. Lorac

23. Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.97

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Who fired the fatal shot that snuffed out the life of miserly old Folliner during a London blackout… read more

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  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Mind the cat."

-E.C.R. Lorac, Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)

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24. Murder at Maybridge Castle (Christmas Mystery, #3)

By: Ada Moncrieff

3.37

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A harmless game of Murder in the Dark? Or an invitation to die for? It's Christmas 1936 and an e… read more

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  • christmas
  • crime
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25. Who Killed Father Christmas?: And Other Seasonal Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

3.88

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

The murder of Father Christmas in the grotto of London’s busiest toy shop is just one of many Yulet… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • anthologies
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Dead of Winter: Ten Classic Tales for Chilling Nights (Vintage Murders) by Various

26. The Dead of Winter: Ten Classic Tales for Chilling Nights (Vintage Murders)

By: Various

3.34

Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition

Not everything that goes bump in the night brings gifts ...As the nights draw in, the veil between … read more

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  • anthologies
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
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27. Someone from the Past

By: Margot Bennett

3.39

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Nancy Graham's friend from the past -- a former roommate -- appeals to her for help when she receiv… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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28. Twice Round the Clock

By: Billie Houston

3.79

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

“It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.” Horace Mannin… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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29. Big Ben Strikes Eleven

By: David Magarshack

3.34

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

The discovery of Sir Robert Boniface's body on the floor of his limousine was made quite accidental… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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30. Murder in the Falling Snow

By: Cecily Gayford

3.23

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

It's only the afternoon, but dusk is already falling and a log fire burning in the grate. Outside, … read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • anthologies
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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31. A Telegram from Le Touquet: With an introduction by Martin Edwards

By: John Bude

3.95

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

With some trepidation Nigel Derry approaches the country house of his enigmatic and unpredictable a… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction

29 Top fiction books like Who Killed Father Christmas?: And Other Seasonal Mysteries by Martin Edwards

Transform Your Habits

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

John Dickson Carr

3.91

Transform Your Habits

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Christianna Brand

3.55

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Green for Danger

Christianna Brand

3.69

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Christianna Brand

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3.55

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Christianna Brand

3.69

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Anthony Berkeley

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