18 must-read mystery books like The Widow Of Pale Harbor by Hester Fox

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The Widow Of Pale Harbor

By: Hester Fox

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Maine, 1846. Gabriel Stone is desperate to escape the ghosts that haunt him in Massachusetts after …

"Maybe it was time to stop listening to her brain and start listening to her heart. But even so, the most confident soldier did not go into battle without armor."

-Hester Fox, The Widow Of Pale Harbor

If you liked the mystery plot in The Widow Of Pale Harbor by Hester Fox , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. An Inquiry Into Love and Death

By: Simone St. James

3.90

Format: 368 pages, ebook

After her ghost-hunting uncle Toby dies, Oxford student Jillian must drive to the seaside village o… read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's An Inquiry Into Love and Death book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • romance
  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook

2. The Night Sister

By: Jennifer McMahon

4.00

Format: 139 pages,

Once the thriving attraction of rural Vermont, the Tower Motel now stands in disrepair, alive only … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer McMahon's The Night Sister book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction

3. Cat With a Clue (A Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #5)

By: Laurie Cass

3.73

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

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4. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

By: Katie Lumsden

3.67

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Vic… read more

Similar categories in Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"But I did not want the future he had planned for me. I did not want a future chosen by anyone but myself."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

"I said nothing. Too many reasons, too many sins. But he was right. It did not feel wrong. It felt less wrong than anything had in a long time."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

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5. Weyward

By: Emilia Hart

4.07

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

I am a Weyward, and wild inside. 2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackl… read more

Similar categories in Emilia Hart's Weyward book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
" Altha . A strange name. Soft and yet powerful. Like an incantation."

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"It took skill, Violet thought, to make even your handwriting look angry"

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"She named me Altha, after all. Not Alice, meaning noble woman, nor Agnes, lamb of God. Altha. Healer."

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"I thought he loved me for myself. But you were right. To him I am but an animal, like those he hunts and puts on display"

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

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6. The Haunting of Maddy Clare

By: Simone St. James

3.86

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

A woman of limited means and even less experience must confront a vengeful spirit in this haunting … read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's The Haunting of Maddy Clare book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • romance
  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"There are large moments in life; but sometimes it is the small moments - the casual moments - that change everything. The second's absent wandering of attention before an accident. The choice to take…"

-Simone St. James, The Haunting of Maddy Clare

"I was struck again by the deep quiet of the countryside, the absence of any human sounds; my mind still expected the clamor of cars, voices, all the clatter of nonstop human movement. Here was only t…"

-Simone St. James, The Haunting of Maddy Clare

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7. The Untitled Books (Glass Library, #3)

By: C.J. Archer

4.12

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

A curated collection of magic…and murder.When a set of bound manuscripts written on magician-made p… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Archer's The Untitled Books (Glass Library, #3) book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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8. The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

By: Jess Armstrong

3.56

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Arms… read more

Similar categories in Jess Armstrong's The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The only creatures in my whole dismal life who never once failed me were an overly fluffy black house cat and an eccentric Scottish bookseller."

-Jess Armstrong, The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

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9. The Widow of Rose House

By: Diana Biller

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A young widow restores a dilapidated mansion with the assistance of a charming, eccentric genius, o… read more

Similar categories in Diana Biller's The Widow of Rose House book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • romance
  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
"I believe in things I can measure. I also believe that what most people take for granted as reality is simply t he top layer of a much more interesting truth. It's like looking at a lake and thinking…"

-Diana Biller, The Widow of Rose House

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10. The Woman in the Mirror

By: Rebecca James

3.77

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Rebecca James unveils a chilling modern gothic novel of a family consumed by the shadows and secret… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca James's The Woman in the Mirror book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

11. The London Séance Society

By: Sarah Penner

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding tale about two daring women who hunt for truth and justice in the perilous art of co… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Penner's The London Séance Society book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel: A Story of Sleepy Hollow by Alyssa Palombo

12. The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel: A Story of Sleepy Hollow

By: Alyssa Palombo

3.65

Format: 418 pages, Paperback

When Ichabod Crane arrives in the spooky little village of Sleepy Hollow as the new schoolmaster, K… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Palombo's The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel: A Story of Sleepy Hollow book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Haunting of Whitehall Manor (Towry, #1) by L.V. Pires

13. The Haunting of Whitehall Manor (Towry, #1)

By: L.V. Pires

3.91

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

From bestselling horror author L.V. Pires comes a Gothic suspense story that tells the terrifying t… read more

Similar categories in L.V. Pires's The Haunting of Whitehall Manor (Towry, #1) book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Curse of Morton Abbey by Clarissa Harwood

14. The Curse of Morton Abbey

By: Clarissa Harwood

4.22

Format: 397 pages, ebook

Jane Eyre meets The Secret Garden in a gothic novel of romantic suspense set in 1890s Yorkshire. … read more

Similar categories in Clarissa Harwood's The Curse of Morton Abbey book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Widow Of Pale Harbor by Hester Fox

15. The Widow Of Pale Harbor

By: Hester Fox

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Maine, 1846. Gabriel Stone is desperate to escape the ghosts that haunt him in Massachusetts after … read more

Similar categories in Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Maybe it was time to stop listening to her brain and start listening to her heart. But even so, the most confident soldier did not go into battle without armor."

-Hester Fox, The Widow Of Pale Harbor

Cover of An Intrigue of Witches (Secret Society Mystery, #1) by Esme  Addison

16. An Intrigue of Witches (Secret Society Mystery, #1)

By: Esme Addison

3.61

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Introducing the Secret Society mystery series, and kick-ass red-headed heroine Sidney, a Black his… read more

Similar categories in Esme Addison's An Intrigue of Witches (Secret Society Mystery, #1) book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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17. Where Ivy Dares to Grow

By: Marielle Thompson

3.33

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Mexican Gothic meets Outlander in this spellbinding, atmospheric timeslip debut novel, as a woman s… read more

Similar categories in Marielle Thompson's Where Ivy Dares to Grow book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • romance
  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Widow on Dwyer Court by Lisa Kusel

18. The Widow on Dwyer Court

By: Lisa Kusel

3.60

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Kiersten Modglin’s The Arrangement, The Widow on Dwyer Court is a sexy psycholo… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Kusel's The Widow on Dwyer Court book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia by Juliet Grames

19. The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia

By: Juliet Grames

3.67

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

One unidentified skeleton. Three missing men. A village full of secrets. The bestselling author of … read more

Similar categories in Juliet Grames's The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Spectral City (Spectral City, #1) by Leanna Renee Hieber

20. The Spectral City (Spectral City, #1)

By: Leanna Renee Hieber

3.52

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Solving crime isn’t only for the living.   In turn-of-the century New York City, the police have an… read more

Similar categories in Leanna Renee Hieber's The Spectral City (Spectral City, #1) book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"When one followed a calling, passion was often a driving force greater than self-assuredness."

-Leanna Renee Hieber, The Spectral City (Spectral City, #1)

"Gran had always called the space between life and death "the two walks", a corridor where souls came and went from between worlds."

-Leanna Renee Hieber, The Spectral City (Spectral City, #1)

"A career in divination either meant one weathered the fits and starts, or fashioned fail-safes for consistent results and became a fraud."

-Leanna Renee Hieber, The Spectral City (Spectral City, #1)

"It was best not to spend too much time in the Corridors. Nightmares lurked there, forces and energies that the living and the dead could not quite explain."

-Leanna Renee Hieber, The Spectral City (Spectral City, #1)

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21. Storybook Ending

By: Poppy Alexander

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Littlest Library —a heartwarming novel about a widowed children’s book autho… read more

Similar categories in Poppy Alexander's Storybook Ending book and Hester Fox's The Widow Of Pale Harbor

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook

20 Top fiction books like The Widow Of Pale Harbor by Hester Fox

Transform Your Habits

An Inquiry Into Love and Death

Simone St. James

3.90

The Night Sister

Jennifer McMahon

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

Katie Lumsden

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Weyward

Emilia Hart

4.07

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21 Top fiction books like The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) by Jess Armstrong

Transform Your Habits

A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

Deanna Raybourn

4.19

Transform Your Habits

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Mystery Writer

Sulari Gentill

3.42

Transform Your Habits

How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

Kristen Perrin

3.80

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