26 must-read mystery books like The Strange Case of Harriet Hall by Moray Dalton

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The Strange Case of Harriet Hall

By: Moray Dalton

4.00

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

We’ve managed to head off the Press men so far. But that won’t last. We can’t escape publicity, and…

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

1. 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

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
"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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2. The Layton Court Mystery (Roger Sheringham Cases, #1)

By: Anthony Berkeley

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Roger Sheringham mysteryIn a typical English country house, a murder is committed. The wealthy Vi… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery

3. The Crime at the ‘Noah’s Ark’

By: Molly Thynne

3.47

Format: 1 pages,

"There'll be blue murder here before Christmas!" A number of parties heading for a luxurious holida… read more

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4. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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5. Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession

By: Søren Kierkegaard , Douglas V. Steere

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, the Danish writer Sore… read more

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6. Miss Silver Comes to Stay (Miss Silver, #16)

By: Patricia Wentworth

4.11

Format: 192 pages,

When James Lessiter returns to Lenton after many years to claim his family estate, his reappearance… read more

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7. Shroud of Darkness

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.24

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

One was brutally attacked in the choking black fog in Paddington Station. Attempted murder became b… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • british literature
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8. 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
  • fiction
  • british literature
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9. 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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10. The Tragedy at Freyne

By: Anthony Gilbert

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

When Sir Simon Chandos is found poisoned in his library, with a confession in front of him and a ph… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery by Anthony Berkeley

11. Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.90

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Ingenious’ Times Literary SupplementThe second of ten ‘Roger Sheringham’ detective novelsThis 2023… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Catt Out of the Bag (Inspector Harry Charlton, #4) by Clifford Witting

12. Catt Out of the Bag (Inspector Harry Charlton, #4)

By: Clifford Witting

4.15

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

This reissue of a classic mystery originally published in 1939 sparkles with wonderfully wry humour… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
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13. The Missing Link: A Golden Age Murder Mystery

By: George Varney

3.90

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Detective mystery in a sinister old mansion’ Daily Sketch‘Effortless telling of a good story’ The … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley

14. The Wintringham Mystery

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the fo… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
"For a minute or two they remained in complete silence--the silence of people who know each other so well that words are merely an accessory rather than a necessity."

-Anthony Berkeley, The Wintringham Mystery

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15. The House of Disappearance

By: J. Jefferson Farjeon

3.87

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Compelling… much mystery’ New York TimesThe much-revered crime writer J. Jefferson Farjeon’s count… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • classics
Cover of Post After Post-Mortem by E.C.R. Lorac

16. 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
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
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17. The Murder of Mrs Davenport: A Golden Age Mystery

By: Anthony Gilbert

4.01

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

‘An absorbing story’ Times Literary Supplement‘The plot is well-conceived… the characters are well … read more

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  • mystery
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18. The Man Who Was London: A Golden Age English Country House Murder Mystery

By: Anthony Gilbert

3.92

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Anthony Gilbert’s first ever detective novel (originally published under a different pen-name, ‘J. … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Crook o' Lune by E.C.R. Lorac

19. 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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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
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20. Case in the Clinic

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.05

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

The story begins with the sudden death of an elderly clergyman named Anderby, who drops dead while … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
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21. Tragedy at the Unicorn

By: John Rhode

4.26

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The best detective story of 1928’ Times Literary Supplement'A case of suicide, accident or murder?… read more

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  • mystery
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22. Beggar's Choice

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.77

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Car Fairfax had hit rock bottom. First, he was rejected for a job because his shoes were worn out. … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Fell Murder by E.C.R. Lorac

23. Fell Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.08

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

'...this crime is conditioned by the place. To understand the one you've got to study the other.' … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
"I set out this evening to learn something about the district, to study the roads and paths, and to get the hang of it, the feel of the land. It's no use rushing to ask questions when you're ignorant …"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder

"Far below him, the River Lune wound its serpentine curves across the wide flood plane: beneath the clear September sky the water shone blue, flowing out to Morecambe Bay, whose golden sands gleamed p…"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder

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24. The Mystery of the Ashes

By: Anthony Wynne

3.68

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

The Ashes is a grand and sombre country house perched on a headland on the Northumberland coast. It… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of I Could Murder Her by E.C.R. Lorac

25. I Could Murder Her

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.27

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

Muriel Farrington is a domineering woman who, unfortunately for them, has her entire family living … read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of The Strange Case of Harriet Hall by Moray Dalton

26. The Strange Case of Harriet Hall

By: Moray Dalton

4.00

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

We’ve managed to head off the Press men so far. But that won’t last. We can’t escape publicity, and… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Impact of Evidence by E. C. R. Lorac

27. 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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28. The Last Escape

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.04

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

In this final detective novel to feature Superintendent Robert MacDonald, we find the police office… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • british literature
Cover of The Verdict of You All by Henry Wade

29. The Verdict of You All

By: Henry Wade

3.93

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

‘An exceptionally well-constructed detective story’ Times Literary SupplementThe much-revered crime… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Draycott Murder Mystery by Molly Thynne

30. The Draycott Murder Mystery

By: Molly Thynne

3.99

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

There was something about those hands, with their strangely crisped fingers, as though they had bee… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
"She's never been an atom of good to that child since the day she she was born and, in her present mood, she'd cast a blight over a Bacchanalian orgy!"

-Molly Thynne, The Draycott Murder Mystery

Cover of Death Came Softly (Robert MacDonald #23) by E.C.R. Lorac

31. Death Came Softly (Robert MacDonald #23)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.17

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

This crime puzzle features Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald, who is a “London Scot” and an avowed b… read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • mystery

13 Best fiction books like The Strange Case of Harriet Hall by Moray Dalton

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Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

Dorothy L. Sayers

4.07

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Anthony Berkeley

4.60

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Carol Carnac

4.11

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Anthony Gilbert

4.11

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Christianna Brand

3.55

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Christianna Brand

3.69

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