21 Best mystery books like Tragedy on the Line (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories) by John Rhode

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Tragedy on the Line (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories)

By: John Rhode

3.81

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

A body on the tracks and a pair of missing wills have Dr. Priestley puzzled . . . Gervase Wickende…

If you liked the mystery plot in Tragedy on the Line (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories) by John Rhode , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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

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

By: Carter Dickson

3.84

Format: 224 pages,

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2. The Cask

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

3.71

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

Paris. Shipping business, police techniques, investigative procedures, feature in this alibi puzzle… read more

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3. Hag's Nook (Dr. Gideon Fell, #1)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.24

Format: 384 pages,

In his detecting debut, larger than life lexicographer Dr. Gideon Fell is entertaining young Americ… read more

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

By: John Dickson Carr

4.01

Format: 217 pages,

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5. The Charing Cross Mystery

By: J.S. Fletcher

4.02

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and crime fiction writer. This novel was… read more

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6. The Judas Window (Sir Henry Merrivale, #8)

By: Carter Dickson

4.00

Format: None pages,

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7. The Red Widow Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #3)

By: Carter Dickson

4.00

Format: None pages,

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8. The Dead Shall be Raised and Murder of a Quack

By: George Bellairs

3.87

Format: 288 pages,

Two classic cases featuring Detective-Inspector Littlejohn. In the winter of 1940, the Home Guard u… read more

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9. The Eight of Swords (Dr. Gideon Fell, #3)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.03

Format: 288 pages,

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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. The Seat of the Scornful

By: John Dickson Carr

3.85

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Judge Horace Ireton didn't care about the letter of the law. He was interested in administering abs… read more

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Cover of The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by R.A.J. Walling

15. The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.19

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

First serialised in newspapers in 1917.Never published in book form beforeA classic mystery by R.A.… read more

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16. Post After Post-Mortem

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.00

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, revi… read more

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Cover of Death in the Dusk: A Golden Age Country House Murder Mystery by Virgil Markham

17. 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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Cover of The Murder of Mrs Davenport: A Golden Age Mystery by Anthony Gilbert

18. 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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19. These Names Make Clues

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.66

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Should detectives go to parties? Was it consistent with the dignity of the Yard? The inspector tos… read more

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20. Mr Priestley’s Problem

By: Anthony Berkeley

4.00

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

The much-revered crime writer Anthony Berkeley’s murder mystery back in print for the first time in… read more

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Cover of Crook o' Lune by E.C.R. Lorac

21. Crook o' Lune

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.15

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

It all began up at High Gimmerdale with the sheep-stealing, a hateful act in the shepherding lands … read more

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22. 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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23. Accident by Design

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.24

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Accident by Design was honestly a really well done classic British mystery. I was surprised, expect… read more

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Cover of The Perfect Cornish Murder (The Nosey Parker Mysteries #3) by Fiona Leitch

24. The Perfect Cornish Murder (The Nosey Parker Mysteries #3)

By: Fiona Leitch

4.23

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

A film company is coming to the Cornish village of Penstowan, and the whole community turn up to be… read more

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25. 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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26. 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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Cover of Tragedy on the Line (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories) by John Rhode

27. Tragedy on the Line (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories)

By: John Rhode

3.81

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

A body on the tracks and a pair of missing wills have Dr. Priestley puzzled . . . Gervase Wickende… read more

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28. Murder in Vienna

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.85

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Superintendent Macdonald, CID, studied his fellow-passengers on the Vienna plane simply because he … read more

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Cover of Three Christmas Mysteries: Three Noel Pinson Mystery stories by R.A.J. Walling

29. Three Christmas Mysteries: Three Noel Pinson Mystery stories

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.11

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

Noel Pinson is an accomplished barrister and gifted amateur detective and features in three novels … read more

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

30. 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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Cover of Cornish Crime: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by Anthony Weymouth

31. Cornish Crime: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.76

Format: 165 pages, Kindle Edition

A motley group of guests arrive at Philleigh House in Cornwell for the weekend at the invitation of… read more

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