24 best-selling mystery books like The Body in the Dumb River (Thomas Littlejohn #35) by George Bellairs

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The Body in the Dumb River (Thomas Littlejohn #35)

By: George Bellairs

3.85

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

With an introduction by Martin Edwards ‘A decent, hardworking chap, with not an enemy anywhere. Pe…

If you liked the mystery plot in The Body in the Dumb River (Thomas Littlejohn #35) by George Bellairs , here is a list of 24 books like this:

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1. 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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2. Death in the Tunnel

By: Miles Burton

3.50

Format: 93 pages, Paperback

On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone in the 5 o'clock train from Can… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
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3. The Secret of High Eldersham (Desmond Merrion, #1)

By: Miles Burton

4.06

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

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  • detective
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

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

By: John Dickson Carr

4.75

Format: None pages,

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

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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6. The Cornish Coast Murder

By: John Bude

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature --himself in … read more

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7. The Lake District Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #1)

By: John Bude

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a body is found at an isolated garage, Inspector Meredith is drawn into a complex investigatio… read more

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8. The Man Who Didn't Fly

By: Margot Bennett

4.20

Format: 141 pages, Hardcover

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9. Seven Dead

By: J. Jefferson Farjeon

2.56

Format: 201 pages,

Ted Lyte, amateur thief, has chosen an isolated house by the coast for his first robbery. But Haven… read more

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10. It Walks by Night (Henri Bencolin, #1)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.86

Format: 157 pages, Hardcover

Ten minutes after the Duc de Saligny entered the card room, the police burst in - and found he had … read more

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11. 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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  • british literature
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
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12. 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
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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13. Murder In The Basement (Roger Sheringham Cases, #8)

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.57

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

A ROGER SHERINGHAM MYSTERY.Roger and Molly Dane have something of a surprise in their new house. Wh… read more

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  • detective
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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14. Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8)

By: Carol Carnac

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An atmospheric holiday novel from one of the most consistently popular authors in the series, Carol… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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15. The Seat of the Scornful

By: John Dickson Carr

3.85

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Judge Horace Ireton didn't care about the letter of the law. He was interested in administering abs… read more

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  • detective
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Smallbone Deceased

By: Michael Gilbert

4.05

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderHorniman, Birley and Craine is a highly re… read more

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  • detective
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapte…"

-Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased

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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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  • detective
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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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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  • detective
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. These Names Make Clues

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.66

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Should detectives go to parties? Was it consistent with the dignity of the Yard? The inspector tos… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.11

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

‘“Never make trouble in the village” is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Never make trouble in the village’ is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about your neighbours’ sins and shortcomings, but you must never name them aloud. It’d make trouble, and sm…"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)

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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
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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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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  • detective
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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23. Two-Way Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

'This is only a hill mist, not a real fog. You'll find it'll be perfectly clear when we run down in… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25) by E.C.R. Lorac

24. 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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  • detective
  • classics
  • british literature
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Mind the cat."

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

Cover of Murder's a Swine by Nap Lombard

25. Murder's a Swine

By: Nap Lombard

3.74

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

“I should imagine this was murder, too, because it would be very difficult to build yourself into a… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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26. 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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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13) by E.C.R. Lorac

27. Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.74

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Bruce Attleton dazzled London's literary scene with his first two novels—but his early promise did … read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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28. The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime

By: Martin Edwards

3.66

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Highlands to the borders, the bustling cities to the remote isles in cold seas, the unique… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Fire in the Thatch (Robert MacDonald #27) by E.C.R. Lorac

29. Fire in the Thatch (Robert MacDonald #27)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.08

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accid… read more

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  • detective
  • classics
  • british literature
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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30. 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
  • audiobook
Cover of The Body in the Dumb River (Thomas Littlejohn #35) by George Bellairs

31. The Body in the Dumb River (Thomas Littlejohn #35)

By: George Bellairs

3.85

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

With an introduction by Martin Edwards ‘A decent, hardworking chap, with not an enemy anywhere. Pe… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • 20th century
  • novels
  • crime
  • mystery
  • audiobook

24 best-selling fiction books like The Body in the Dumb River (Thomas Littlejohn #35) by George Bellairs

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Fear Stalks the Village

Ethel Lina White

4.12

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Death in the Tunnel

Miles Burton

3.50

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The Secret of High Eldersham (Desmond Merrion, #1)

Miles Burton

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Impact of Evidence

Carol Carnac

4.11

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Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

Christianna Brand

3.55

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Green for Danger

Christianna Brand

3.69

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The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2)

Martin Edwards , John Bude

4.72

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Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)

Anthony Berkeley

3.77

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