9 Best fiction books like Scandal at High Chimneys by John Dickson Carr

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Scandal at High Chimneys

By: John Dickson Carr

3.57

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A force, hidden, but malignant stirred silently behind the discreetly drawn curtains at High Chimne…

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Cover of The Bishop Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #4) by S.S. Van Dine, Willard Huntington Wright

1. The Bishop Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #4)

By: S.S. Van Dine , Willard Huntington Wright

3.62

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Quando um homem conhecido como Cock Robin aparece assassinado com uma flecha cravada no peito, John… read more

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
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2. The Dime Museum Murders

By: Daniel Stashower

3.49

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In 1897, New York City teems with hustlers and freshly made millionaires, fine artists and con arti… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
"Toleration is good for all or it is good for none."

-Daniel Stashower, The Dime Museum Murders

Cover of The Plague Court Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #1) by Carter Dickson

3. The Plague Court Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #1)

By: Carter Dickson

3.84

Format: 224 pages,

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3) by Dorothy L. Sayers

4. 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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  • detective
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical 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)

5. More Work for the Undertaker (Albert Campion Mystery, #13)

By: Margery Allingham

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Paperback

Elegant and engaging detective Albert Campion investigates two deaths in the eccentric Palinode hou… read more

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6. The Wall

By: John Hersey

3.50

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Riveting & compelling, The Walltells the inspiring story of forty men & women who escape the dehuma… read more

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7. The Greene Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #3)

By: S.S. Van Dine , Willard Huntington Wright

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

This carefully crafted ebook: "THE GREENE MURDER CASE (Mystery Classic)" is formatted for your eRea… read more

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8. Scales of Justice (Roderick Alleyn, #18)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.71

Format: 244 pages,

The quiet village of Swevenings seemed an English pastoral paradise, until the savagely beaten body… read more

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9. The Mystery of the Kneeling Woman

By: Moray Dalton

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

"Not another murder!" "You've said it." Kindly Reverend John Clare pays a social call upon the satu… read more

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  • mystery
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10. 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
Cover of Death in the Dark: A Golden Age Mystery by Moray Dalton

11. Death in the Dark: A Golden Age Mystery

By: Moray Dalton

4.39

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

"The truth can't hurt anyone," she said rather faintly. He did not speak for a minute. Then he said… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Canal Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #10) by J.R. Ellis

12. The Canal Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #10)

By: J.R. Ellis

4.28

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Life moves at a slower pace on the canals. But death always comes when you least expect it. The las… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3) by Colleen Cambridge

13. Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3)

By: Colleen Cambridge

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging historical mystery, Agatha Christie’s ever-capable housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, n… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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14. 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
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Case with Three Threads: An English Country House Murder Mystery by Anthony Lang

15. The Case with Three Threads: An English Country House Murder Mystery

By: Anthony Lang

3.84

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Effortless telling of a good story’ The Observer‘Murder most ingeniously contrived’ New York Times… read more

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16. A Novel Way to Kill: A 1920s Mystery Novella (Lord Edgington Investigates...)

By: Benedict Brown

4.36

Format: 93 pages, Kindle Edition

A grand house in the country, three rival sisters, and a dead man in the garden… It sounds like a c… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Impact of Evidence by E. C. R. Lorac

17. 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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18. Scandal at High Chimneys

By: John Dickson Carr

3.57

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A force, hidden, but malignant stirred silently behind the discreetly drawn curtains at High Chimne… read more

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  • detective
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Dinner Party at Bardolph's: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by R.A. J. Walling

19. The Dinner Party at Bardolph's: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A. J. Walling

4.25

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Edward Bardolph is an incredibly successful financier - he is also despised by many - with good rea… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Frozen Death: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by Anthony Weymouth

20. Frozen Death: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.72

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Ingenious’ MORNING POST‘An extremely skilful mystery’ THE DAILY EXPRESS‘An exceptionally good dete… read more

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Cover of History's Most Bizarrely Entertaining Facts Explained : Stories behind Fascinating Sagas, Curious Incidents and Weird Biographies by Gerald Burns

21. History's Most Bizarrely Entertaining Facts Explained : Stories behind Fascinating Sagas, Curious Incidents and Weird Biographies

By: Gerald Burns

3.68

Format: 87 pages, Kindle Edition

Read about stories behind fascinating sagas, curious incidents, and weird biographies.Here are thre… read more

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3.62

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Daniel Stashower

3.49

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3.84

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