8 must-read gothic books like The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman

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The Shadow Key

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or…

If you liked the gothic plot in The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of The Two Deaths of Ruth Lyle (Detective Jan Talantire #1) by Nick Louth

1. The Two Deaths of Ruth Lyle (Detective Jan Talantire #1)

By: Nick Louth

3.94

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

She must solve the ultimate riddle… DI Jan Talantire is called to a cottage in Ilfracombe, where th… read more

Similar categories in Nick Louth's The Two Deaths of Ruth Lyle (Detective Jan Talantire #1) book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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2. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of A Bitter Remedy (The Oxford Mysteries, #1) by Alis Hawkins

3. A Bitter Remedy (The Oxford Mysteries, #1)

By: Alis Hawkins

3.92

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Amongst the scholars, secrets and soporifics of Victorian Oxford, the truth can be a bitter pill to… read more

Similar categories in Alis Hawkins's A Bitter Remedy (The Oxford Mysteries, #1) book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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4. Fyneshade

By: Kate Griffin

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Many would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and sil… read more

Similar categories in Kate Griffin's Fyneshade book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
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5. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's The Burial Plot book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • gothic
  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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6. The Potting Shed Murder (Hill House Vintage Murder Mystery #1)

By: Paula Sutton

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to the sleepy village of Pudding Corner, a quintessentially English haven of golden cornfie… read more

Similar categories in Paula Sutton's The Potting Shed Murder (Hill House Vintage Murder Mystery #1) book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • mystery
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7. The Book of Secrets

By: Anna Mazzola

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Months after the plague ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it t… read more

Similar categories in Anna Mazzola's The Book of Secrets book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • historical mystery
  • fantasy
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8. The Silence Factory

By: Bridget Collins

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of got… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Collins's The Silence Factory book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman

9. The Shadow Key

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or… read more

Similar categories in Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • gothic
  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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10. The Puzzle Wood

By: Rosie Andrews

3.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Deep in the woods, something is stirring. When Miss Catherine Symonds arrives to take up a posit… read more

Similar categories in Rosie Andrews's The Puzzle Wood book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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11. What We Did In the Storm

By: Tina Baker

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Everyone brings their secrets to the island... On the beautiful and windswept island of Tresco, tw… read more

Similar categories in Tina Baker's What We Did In the Storm book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • mystery
  • thriller
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12. Dark Road Home

By: Sheila Bugler

4.11

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

In a small town, it’s impossible to hide... Two decades after she left Ireland, Leah Ryan is back. … read more

Similar categories in Sheila Bugler's Dark Road Home book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

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13. The Scandalous Life of Ruby Devereaux

By: Mandy Robotham

3.78

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone knows Ruby Devereaux's books. But no one knows her story… until now. From a teenager in… read more

Similar categories in Mandy Robotham's The Scandalous Life of Ruby Devereaux book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. The King's Witches

By: Kate Foster

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The King's Witches book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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15. The King’s Mother

By: Annie Garthwaite

4.49

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

1461. Through blood and battle Edward has gained England’s throne – king by right and conquest – ei… read more

Similar categories in Annie Garthwaite's The King’s Mother book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Nightingale's Castle

By: Sonia Velton

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In the vein of riveting historical novels such as Hamnet and Circe—with a touch of Dracula—a propul… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Betrayal of Thomas True by A.J.  West

17. The Betrayal of Thomas True

By: A.J. West

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It is the year 1710, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One … read more

Similar categories in A.J. West's The Betrayal of Thomas True book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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18. Babylonia

By: Costanza Casati

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient h… read more

Similar categories in Costanza Casati's Babylonia book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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19. The Echoes of Us

By: Emma Steele

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

A captivating love story on an epic scale, for fans of The Time Traveler's Wife and The Man Who Did… read more

Similar categories in Emma Steele's The Echoes of Us book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • fiction
Cover of Estella's Revenge by Barbara Havelocke

20. Estella's Revenge

By: Barbara Havelocke

4.23

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

'Loved it from the very first page - Estella is a superbly well-drawn character and absolutely unfo… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Havelocke's Estella's Revenge book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. The Story Spinner

By: Barbara Erskine

4.42

Format: 513 pages, Kindle Edition

The land of the Silures, 382 AD Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Erskine's The Story Spinner book and Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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Nick Louth

3.94

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3.94

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A Bitter Remedy (The Oxford Mysteries, #1)

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3.92

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Rebecca Netley

4.00

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Katie Lumsden

3.67

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