14 must-read classics books like The Night of Fear by Moray Dalton

Cover of The Night of Fear by Moray Dalton

The Night of Fear

By: Moray Dalton

3.91

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

Together they looked down at the inert sprawling figure of a man fantastically dressed in red-and-w…

If you liked the classics plot in The Night of Fear by Moray Dalton , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2) by Agatha Christie

1. Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so when they are asked to take over Blunt'… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2) book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"And you do dance so nicely, Tommy dear." "Gently with the butter, Tuppence."

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

"You do think you know about everything," said her husband. I do," said Tuppence."

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

"Tommy, why did they put Maldon Surrey on the telegram?" "Because Maldon is in Surrey, idiot."

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

"As the visitor left the office, Tuppence grabbed the violin and putting it in the cupboard turned the key in the lock. "If you must be Sherlock Holmes," she observed, "I'll get you a nice little syri…"

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

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

2. 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 Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • 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)

Cover of A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2) by Josephine Tey, Robert Barnard

3. A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2)

By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a woman's body washes up on an isolated stretch of beach on the southern coast of England, Sco… read more

Similar categories in Josephine Tey's A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2) book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Shroud of Darkness by E.C.R. Lorac

4. 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

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's Shroud of Darkness book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • british literature
Cover of Murder in Blue by Clifford Witting

5. Murder in Blue

By: Clifford Witting

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

No ISBN The author's first novel. The story concerns John Rutherford, proprietor of an Englis… read more

Similar categories in Clifford Witting's Murder in Blue book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Tragedy at Freyne by Anthony Gilbert

6. 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

Similar categories in Anthony Gilbert's The Tragedy at Freyne book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

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

7. 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

Similar categories in Anthony Berkeley's Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Missing Link: A Golden Age Murder Mystery by George Varney

8. 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

Similar categories in George Varney's The Missing Link: A Golden Age Murder Mystery book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery
Cover of The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley

9. 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

Similar categories in Anthony Berkeley's The Wintringham Mystery book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"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

Cover of The House of Disappearance by J. Jefferson Farjeon

10. 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

Similar categories in J. Jefferson Farjeon's The House of Disappearance book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • classics
Cover of Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer

11. 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

Similar categories in Rupert Latimer's Murder After Christmas book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Post After Post-Mortem by E.C.R. Lorac

12. 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

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's Post After Post-Mortem book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Murders in Praed Street (Dr Priestley #4) by John Rhode

13. The Murders in Praed Street (Dr Priestley #4)

By: John Rhode

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

‘An absorbing murder mystery’ New York Times‘A very ingenious tale’ Times Literary Supplement‘The f… read more

Similar categories in John Rhode's The Murders in Praed Street (Dr Priestley #4) book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

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

14. 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

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's Crook o' Lune book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Curiosity Killed The Cat by Joan Cockin

15. Curiosity Killed The Cat

By: Joan Cockin

4.22

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

Little a village that had been taken over by The Ministry of Scientific Research during the Second… read more

Similar categories in Joan Cockin's Curiosity Killed The Cat book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

Cover of The Dying of the Year (DCI Tom Raven, #3) by M.S. Morris

16. The Dying of the Year (DCI Tom Raven, #3)

By: M.S. Morris

4.47

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

A hit and run. A suspicious death. A vendetta. Sam Earnshaw’s recovery from a year-long coma sho… read more

Similar categories in M.S. Morris's The Dying of the Year (DCI Tom Raven, #3) book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
Cover of Days Like Shadows Pass (DCI Tom Raven #5) by M.S. Morris

17. Days Like Shadows Pass (DCI Tom Raven #5)

By: M.S. Morris

4.49

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

DCI Tom Raven’s hopes for a few quiet days with his daughter, Hannah, are shattered when a shocking… read more

Similar categories in M.S. Morris's Days Like Shadows Pass (DCI Tom Raven #5) book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

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

18. 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

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's I Could Murder Her book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery
  • crime
  • british literature
Cover of The Night of Fear by Moray Dalton

19. The Night of Fear

By: Moray Dalton

3.91

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

Together they looked down at the inert sprawling figure of a man fantastically dressed in red-and-w… read more

Similar categories in Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Draycott Murder Mystery by Molly Thynne

20. 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

Similar categories in Molly Thynne's The Draycott Murder Mystery book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"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 Last Will and Testament by E.X. Ferrars

21. Last Will and Testament

By: E.X. Ferrars

3.59

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The death of an elderly friend was posing problems for Virginia, for there was something suspicious… read more

Similar categories in E.X. Ferrars's Last Will and Testament book and Moray Dalton's The Night of Fear

  • mystery
  • fiction

14 Best fiction books like The Night of Fear by Moray Dalton

Transform Your Habits

Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

Agatha Christie

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

Dorothy L. Sayers

4.07

Transform Your Habits

A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2)

Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Murder in Blue

Clifford Witting

4.13

View all the books

17 best-selling fiction books like Post After Post-Mortem by E.C.R. Lorac

Transform Your Habits

Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

Christianna Brand

3.55

Transform Your Habits

Green for Danger

Christianna Brand

3.69

Transform Your Habits

The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2)

Martin Edwards , John Bude

4.72

Transform Your Habits

Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)

Anthony Berkeley

3.77

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.