28 must-read mystery books like The Mimosa Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #4) by Ovidia Yu

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The Mimosa Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #4)

By: Ovidia Yu

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Mirza, a secretive neighbour of the Chens in Japanese Occupied Singapore, is a known collaborator a…

"I knew the women were searching for something more precious than watches or coins. They were peering into the faces of the dead, hoping to be disappointed."

-Ovidia Yu, The Mimosa Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #4)

"I knew the women were searching for something more precious than watches or coins. They were peering into the faces of the dead, hoping to be disappointed."

-Ovidia Yu, The Mimosa Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #4)

If you liked the mystery plot in The Mimosa Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #4) by Ovidia Yu , here is a list of 28 books like this:

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1. The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.05

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

The second book in the heartwarming and charming Baby Ganesh series. For centuries the Koh-i-Noo… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • asia
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Ganesha: a riddle inside an enigma wrapped inside an elephant. Often, when he looked into Ganesha’s gentle brown eyes, he would think he saw his Uncle Bansi staring back at him."

-Vaseem Khan, The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

"No one seemed to know how Ganesha had escaped from Kondvilkar’s clutches or, for that matter, how he had ended up with Irfan. From the boy there came only a simple explanation. ‘Ganesha found me and …"

-Vaseem Khan, The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

"Ganesha turned to admire himself in the mirror. The elephant calf wore a ridiculously coloured caparison across his back, with a Keralan-style nettipattam headdress tied over his forehead. The nettip…"

-Vaseem Khan, The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

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2. The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

By: Vaseem Khan

3.70

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra inherits two unexpected mysteries. The first is the … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • asia
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of A Curious Indian Cadaver (Inspector Singh Investigates #5) by Shamini Flint

3. A Curious Indian Cadaver (Inspector Singh Investigates #5)

By: Shamini Flint

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

Inspector Singh is sick of sick leave, so when Mrs Singh suggests they attend a family wedding in M… read more

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  • mystery
  • asia
  • crime
  • fiction
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4. The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star

By: Vaseem Khan

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Mumbai is a city that thrives on extravagant spectacles and larger-than-life characters. But as Cho… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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5. Kingdom Lost

By: Patricia Wentworth

4.22

Format: 72 pages,

read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

6. A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul (Inspector Singh Investigates #2)

By: Shamini Flint

3.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

read more

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7. A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Inspector Singh Investigates #1)

By: Shamini Flint

3.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Inspector Singh is in a bad mood. He's been sent from his home in Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to solv… read more

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8. A Nest of Vipers (Bangalore Detectives Club #3)

By: Harini Nagendra

3.79

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

This latest novel in the Bangalore Detectives Club mystery series takes the reader deep into the hi… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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9. Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.02

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Pe… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • asia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
"Just because a cow stands in a field all day doesn’t make it a philosopher"

-Vaseem Khan, Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

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10. Evil in Emerald (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #3)

By: A.M. Stuart

4.27

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Craving a change of pace, Harriet Gordon, joins a local musical theatre production but when a fello… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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11. Terror in Topaz (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #4)

By: A.M. Stuart

4.37

Format: 373 pages, ebook

The next instalment in the riveting HARRIET GORDON MYSTERIES. The chance to pursue a new opportu… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder at the Grand Raj Palace (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #4) by Vaseem Khan

12. Murder at the Grand Raj Palace (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #4)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.16

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

In the enchanting new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick go under… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House, #4) by Vaseem Khan

13. Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House, #4)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.25

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

*** SHORTLISTED FOR HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR at the FINGERPRINT AWARDS ***In the fourth rip-roa… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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14. The Lost Man of Bombay (Malabar House #3)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.26

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

THE THRILLING NEW MYSTERY FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSEBombay, 1950Whe… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1) by John Shen Yen Nee

15. The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1)

By: John Shen Yen Nee

3.62

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, this stunning, swashbuckling series opener by a po… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"The British are oddly vulnerable to charm. I've found that in England it's often the easiest path to one's objective. And hurts none along the way."

-John Shen Yen Nee, The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1)

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16. Chasing the Dragon: BY NEW BLOOD DAGGER AND SCOTTISH CRIME DEBUT SHORTLISTED AUTHOR (Betancourt Mystery Series Book 2)

By: Mark Wightman

4.25

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

The much-awaited follow up to Waking the Tiger, shortlisted for the 2022 Crime Writers’ Association… read more

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  • crime
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder Under a Red Moon (Bangalore Detectives Club, #2) by Harini Nagendra

17. Murder Under a Red Moon (Bangalore Detectives Club, #2)

By: Harini Nagendra

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

The latest novel in the acclaimed Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murt… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Long Odds in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 13) by Harriet Steel

18. Long Odds in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 13)

By: Harriet Steel

4.39

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

When Nuala’s premier race meeting ends in controversy and a tragic death, Inspector Shanti de Silva… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Mumbai Murder Mystery  (Temple Hill Mystery #1) by Meeti Shroff-Shah

19. A Mumbai Murder Mystery (Temple Hill Mystery #1)

By: Meeti Shroff-Shah

4.06

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Among the rarefied circles of Mumbai’s posh Temple Hill, there is nothing more tragic than the loss… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4) by Sujata Massey

20. The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4)

By: Sujata Massey

4.02

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Bombay’s only female solicitor, Perveen Mistry, grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • asia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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21. Waking the Tiger

By: Mark Wightman

4.35

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

Shortlisted for a Crime Writers' Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2022.Finalist for the … read more

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  • historical
  • asia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Singapore Sapphire (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #1) by A.M.   Stuart

22. Singapore Sapphire (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #1)

By: A.M. Stuart

4.04

Format: 367 pages, Paperback

Harriet Gordon stumbles into a murderous web of stolen gems and cutthroat thieves as she runs from … read more

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  • historical
  • asia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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23. The Dying Day (Malabar House #2)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.Bombay, 1950For over a century, one o… read more

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  • historical
  • asia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
"His hair gushed up in Brylcreemed fountains and an ill-advised pencil moustache lingered in embarrassment above his upper lip."

-Vaseem Khan, The Dying Day (Malabar House #2)

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24. Revenge in Rubies (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #2)

By: A.M. Stuart

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

When Harriet Gordon receives word from a friend about a tragic death, she and Inspector Curran are … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • asia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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25. A Disappearance in Fiji

By: Nilima Rao

3.89

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

A charming and atmospheric debut mystery featuring a 25-year-old Indian police sergeant investigati… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Bad Day at the Vulture Club (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #5) by Vaseem Khan

26. Bad Day at the Vulture Club (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #5)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.20

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigat… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • asia
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Retreat from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 14) by Harriet Steel

27. Retreat from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 14)

By: Harriet Steel

4.27

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

Shanti and Jane de Silva’s peaceful retreat at a mountain monastery rapidly turns into something fa… read more

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  • mystery
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28. The Mimosa Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #4)

By: Ovidia Yu

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Mirza, a secretive neighbour of the Chens in Japanese Occupied Singapore, is a known collaborator a… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • asia
  • world war ii
  • fiction
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  • asian literature
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"I knew the women were searching for something more precious than watches or coins. They were peering into the faces of the dead, hoping to be disappointed."

-Ovidia Yu, The Mimosa Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #4)

Cover of Stardust in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 12) by Harriet Steel

29. Stardust in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 12)

By: Harriet Steel

4.41

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

A celebrated Indian film company comes to Nuala, sprinkling its stardust over the quiet little town… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Matrimonial Murder (Temple Hill Mystery #2) by Meeti Shroff-Shah

30. A Matrimonial Murder (Temple Hill Mystery #2)

By: Meeti Shroff-Shah

4.06

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Some people will kill for the perfect match. Radhi has a new crime to solve. The body of the ass… read more

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  • mystery thriller
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Cover of Break from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 11) by Harriet Steel

31. Break from Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 11)

By: Harriet Steel

4.38

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

It is autumn 1940, and Inspector de Silva and his wife Jane are looking forward to a well-earned ho… read more

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