21 Top mystery books like The Fatal Garden by John Rhode

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The Fatal Garden

By: John Rhode

4.14

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

The Fatal Garden, first published in 1949, is book no. 49 in the series of mysteries featuring priv…

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Cover of Tether's End (Albert Campion Mystery, #16) by Margery Allingham

1. Tether's End (Albert Campion Mystery, #16)

By: Margery Allingham

3.96

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

In Hide My Eyes, private detective Albert Campion finds himself hunting down a serial killer in Lon… read more

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2. The Crooked Hinge (Dr. Gideon Fell, #8)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.01

Format: 217 pages,

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

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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4. Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession

By: Søren Kierkegaard , Douglas V. Steere

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, the Danish writer Sore… read more

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5. Puppet for a Corpse

By: Dorothy Simpson

3.06

Format: 405 pages,

A doctor's apparent suicide sets off alarm bells for Detective Inspector Thanet, "a shrewd yet comp… read more

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6. 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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7. 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

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8. 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

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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

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"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

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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

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11. 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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12. Death in the Dusk: A Golden Age Country House Murder Mystery

By: Virgil Markham

3.91

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A first-rate tale of mystery’ New York Times‘An extraordinary plot with lashings of Gothic atmosph… read more

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13. The Murder of Mrs Davenport: A Golden Age Mystery

By: Anthony Gilbert

4.01

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

‘An absorbing story’ Times Literary Supplement‘The plot is well-conceived… the characters are well … read more

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14. Murder at Little Minton (Miss Busby #1)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Miss Busby Murder at Little Minton. Book One in the Miss Busby Series. A picturesque Cotswolds v… read more

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15. 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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16. Death at Dyke's Corner

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Death at Dyke's Corner is a 1940 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British write… read more

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17. The Yorkshire Moorland Mystery

By: J.S. Fletcher

3.93

Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition

A famous American book collector is found dead, at the bottom of Herlesdem Scar on the lonley Yorsh… read more

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18. 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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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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20. The Fatal Garden

By: John Rhode

4.14

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

The Fatal Garden, first published in 1949, is book no. 49 in the series of mysteries featuring priv… read more

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21. Crossed Skis

By: E. C. R. Lorac

4.28

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

The investigation of a dead body in London's  Bloomsbury takes Rivers to the  Austrian Alps  to hun… read more

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22. A Bullet for Rhino (Inspector Harry Charlton, #9)

By: Clifford Witting

4.00

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

The ninth case of Inspector Charlton. As an Old Boy of Mereworth School, Charlton was luckily on… read more

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23. Enter Sir John

By: Clemence Dane

3.69

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Young actress Martella Baring is convicted of the murder of Edna Druce, the wife of the acting comp… read more

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24. The Crime

By: Anthony Lang

4.14

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A brilliantly-written detective story’ The Daily Mail‘A detective story of the first order’ Cassel… read more

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25. The Cartwright Gardens Murder

By: J.S. Fletcher

3.73

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

The Cartwright Gardens Murder is another one of those stories of crime which made Mr. Fletcher one … read more

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Cover of Death in the Forest: A Golden Age Mystery by Moray Dalton

26. Death in the Forest: A Golden Age Mystery

By: Moray Dalton

4.15

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

"The man's heart was dicky. It couldn't stand a shock. The question is-what shock?" Roger Frere is … read more

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Cover of Underground: A Golden Age Murder Mystery by J. Jefferson Farjeon

27. Underground: A Golden Age Murder Mystery

By: J. Jefferson Farjeon

3.98

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A pleasure’ The Daily Telegraph‘Not a dull moment in it’ New York TimesThe much-revered crime writ… read more

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28. Shot on the Downs

By: Victor L. Whitechurch

4.02

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

‘All Whitechurch’s stories have distinct merit’ Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime‘Whitechurch’s… read more

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Cover of Rope’s End, Rogue’s End by E.C.R. Lorac

29. Rope’s End, Rogue’s End

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.05

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From the dust jacket: Wulfstane Manor, a rambling old country house with many unused rooms, winding… read more

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Cover of The Crime at Diana’s Pool by Victor L. Whitechurch

30. The Crime at Diana’s Pool

By: Victor L. Whitechurch

4.19

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Quite charming… devotees of mystery yarns will enjoy this story’ New York Times‘A quintessentially… read more

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31. The Creeping Jenny Mystery (Anthony Bathurst Mystery)

By: Brian Flynn

4.13

Format: 208 pages, ebook

“So great was the force of the blow, it would have been impossible for the victim to have lived mor… read more

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11 Best mystery books like Death at Dyke's Corner by E.C.R. Lorac

Transform Your Habits

Impact of Evidence

Carol Carnac

4.11

Transform Your Habits

The Strong Room: A Golden Age Mystery

R.A.J. Walling

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Death of Mr. Dodsley (Francis McNab, #5)

John Ferguson

3.45

Transform Your Habits

The Mysterious Mr. Badman

W.F. Harvey

3.57

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