17 best-selling historical books like In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P.C. James

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In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

By: P.C. James

3.77

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

A secret liaison. A baffling murder. Can one woman solve the crime without joining the body count? …

If you liked the historical plot in In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P.C. James , here is a list of 17 books like this:

1. Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour (Mrs. Pargeter, #6)

By: Simon Brett

3.83

Format: 373 pages,

The gang that couldn't shoot straight. While the activities of her dearly departed husband often to… read more

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2. The Picture House Murders (Miss Clara Vale #1)

By: Fiona Veitch Smith

4.06

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Murder is no occupation for a lady... or is it? 1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead of her ti… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Veitch Smith's The Picture House Murders (Miss Clara Vale #1) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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3. Murder at Everham Hall (Marius Quin Mystery #1)

By: Benedict Brown

4.01

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A mystery novelist with writer’s block, a lavish party to ring in the new year, and a film star wit… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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4. Murder at the Charity Ball (Miss Underhay #11)

By: Helena Dixon

4.41

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

Kitty Underhay is dancing… with death. Winter 1934. Kitty Underhay is enjoying a night off from … read more

Similar categories in Helena Dixon's Murder at the Charity Ball (Miss Underhay #11) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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5. The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency (The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)

By: Lydia Travers

3.97

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

When Maud McIntyre sets up her own private detective agency, she never imagines her first case will… read more

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  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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6. A False Charity (Abbott Agency #1)

By: Veronica Heley

4.05

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

A deliciously quirky cozy mystery full of twists and turns. Meet sixty-something widow Bea Abbot… read more

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  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • mystery
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7. 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
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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8. A Murder in Long Island (Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries, #1)

By: Colette Clark

4.32

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

A death in a locked room and a house full of suspects… New York, 1925 Penelope “Pen” Banks has … read more

Similar categories in Colette Clark's A Murder in Long Island (Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries, #1) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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9. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery, #2)

By: Raquel V. Reyes

3.78

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It’s time for a savory soirée—but something sinister is stewing—in Raquel V. Reyes’s second delight… read more

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  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Killing Cassidy (Dorothy Martin #6)

By: Jeanne M. Dams

4.14

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

Killing Cassidy by Jeanne M. Dams released on Oct 25, 2001 is available now for purchase. read more

Similar categories in Jeanne M. Dams's Killing Cassidy (Dorothy Martin #6) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • british literature
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11. Too Far to Fall (The Edie Doyle Mysteries #1)

By: Shane Sawyer

4.08

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

A pretty little town An inheritance A break-in A body Edie Doyle may be new in town, but she’… read more

Similar categories in Shane Sawyer's Too Far to Fall (The Edie Doyle Mysteries #1) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
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12. Death of a Penniless Poet

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.43

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

DEATH of a PENNILESS POET Gabriel Travis – a poet and book binder – has lived and worked above the… read more

Similar categories in Karen Baugh Menuhin's Death of a Penniless Poet book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • mystery
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder, I Spy (Dora and Rex 1920s Mysteries #1) by Lynn Morrison

13. Murder, I Spy (Dora and Rex 1920s Mysteries #1)

By: Lynn Morrison

4.28

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

When a bright young man teams up with a glamorous femme fatale, the identity of a murderer won't be… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Morrison's Murder, I Spy (Dora and Rex 1920s Mysteries #1) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder at Farrington Hall (A Dodo Dorchester Mystery, #1) by Ann Sutton

14. Murder at Farrington Hall (A Dodo Dorchester Mystery, #1)

By: Ann Sutton

4.17

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

The Honorable Lady Dorothea Dorchester - Dodo to her friends - has a nose for crime and fashion. Un… read more

Similar categories in Ann Sutton's Murder at Farrington Hall (A Dodo Dorchester Mystery, #1) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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15. Murder At The Mill

By: T.A. Belshaw

4.28

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

Introducing Twenty-one-year-old Amy Rowlings, a vivacious, quick-witted collector of imported Ameri… read more

Similar categories in T.A. Belshaw's Murder At The Mill book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • mystery
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
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16. Summers Slain (Lady Gayle Summer Mystery #1)

By: Cassie Rush

4.21

Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition

When a dear friend is murdered in what may have been a case of mistaken identity, Lady Gayle embark… read more

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  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Death at Crookham Hall (Iris Woodmore Mysteries #1) by Michelle Salter

17. Death at Crookham Hall (Iris Woodmore Mysteries #1)

By: Michelle Salter

4.05

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1920. For the first time ever, two women are competing against each other to become an MP. … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Salter's Death at Crookham Hall (Iris Woodmore Mysteries #1) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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18. In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

By: P.C. James

3.77

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

A secret liaison. A baffling murder. Can one woman solve the crime without joining the body count? … read more

Similar categories in P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • christian fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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19. Strawberries and Strangers (Pelican Cove #1)

By: Leena Clover

3.99

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Exclusive beach party takes a murderous turn.Dumped by her cheating husband, Jenny King is trying t… read more

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  • mystery
  • amazon
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
"He says I should stay in the kitchen and work on my recipes."

-Leena Clover, Strawberries and Strangers (Pelican Cove #1)

Cover of Murder Most English (Lady Jane and Mrs Forbes #1) by B.D. Churston

20. Murder Most English (Lady Jane and Mrs Forbes #1)

By: B.D. Churston

3.93

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

Imagine Agatha Christie crossed with Murder, She Wrote...In this light-hearted cozy mystery, Kate F… read more

Similar categories in B.D. Churston's Murder Most English (Lady Jane and Mrs Forbes #1) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • british literature
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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21. Murder on the Farm (Malvern Farm Mystery, #1)

By: Kate Wells

4.36

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Lambing season always brings the unexpected… But no one expected murder Jude Gray never thought she… read more

Similar categories in Kate Wells's Murder on the Farm (Malvern Farm Mystery, #1) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • cozy mystery
  • british literature
Cover of Royally Dispatched: An Amateur Female Duchess Detective (The Duchess of Snodsbury Amateur Detective Series) by P.C. James

22. Royally Dispatched: An Amateur Female Duchess Detective (The Duchess of Snodsbury Amateur Detective Series)

By: P.C. James

4.30

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

A new series from best-selling authors P.C. James and Kathryn Mykel–author of award-winning Sewing … read more

Similar categories in P.C. James's Royally Dispatched: An Amateur Female Duchess Detective (The Duchess of Snodsbury Amateur Detective Series) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • historical fiction
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23. The Lavender Lady

By: Faith Martin

4.04

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

DISCOVER A DELIGHTFUL ONE-OFF SPOOKY MYSTERY FROM TWO-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR FAITH MARTIN Please no… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Sassy Senior Sleuths by Kathryn Mykel

24. Sassy Senior Sleuths

By: Kathryn Mykel

4.25

Format: 106 pages, ebook

Travel can be murder. Can Miss Riddell and Nona catch the villains before they become victims? T… read more

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25. Thing of Darkness (A Smith Investigates Mystery, #2)

By: Beth Byers

4.51

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

Smith knows a lot of things. He knows about crimes and why they occur. He knows where to find the b… read more

Similar categories in Beth Byers's Thing of Darkness (A Smith Investigates Mystery, #2) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • cozy mystery
Cover of Murder in the Scottish Hills (The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency #2) by Lydia Travers

26. Murder in the Scottish Hills (The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency #2)

By: Lydia Travers

4.10

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

When Maud McIntyre and her lady’s maid Daisy travel into the Scottish Highlands, the last thing the… read more

Similar categories in Lydia Travers's Murder in the Scottish Hills (The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency #2) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Parlez-Vous Murder? (Stranded in Provence #1) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

27. Parlez-Vous Murder? (Stranded in Provence #1)

By: Susan Kiernan-Lewis

3.74

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

"My name is Jules Hooker. I have lived through a few crappy moments in my life—and with a name like… read more

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  • mystery
  • amazon
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Clothe My Villainy (A Smith Investigates Mystery, #3) by Beth Byers

28. Clothe My Villainy (A Smith Investigates Mystery, #3)

By: Beth Byers

4.49

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

Smith doesn't pretend to be anything but a man of blunt opinions and a fierce heart. His wife, howe… read more

Similar categories in Beth Byers's Clothe My Villainy (A Smith Investigates Mystery, #3) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • historical
  • historical mystery
Cover of Miss Riddell and the Pet Thefts: An Amateur Female Sleuth Historical Cozy Mystery (Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries Book 5) by P.C. James

29. Miss Riddell and the Pet Thefts: An Amateur Female Sleuth Historical Cozy Mystery (Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries Book 5)

By: P.C. James

4.02

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

If this pup doesn't get found fast, her feisty younger sister could be on the hook for a life-threa… read more

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Cover of Murder in the Park (An Oak Park village mystery, 1) by Jeanne M. Dams

30. Murder in the Park (An Oak Park village mystery, 1)

By: Jeanne M. Dams

3.69

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

None read more

Similar categories in Jeanne M. Dams's Murder in the Park (An Oak Park village mystery, 1) book and P.C. James's In The Beginning, There Was a Murder

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook

18 must-read fiction books like In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P.C. James

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Fiona Veitch Smith

4.06

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Benedict Brown

4.01

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Murder at the Charity Ball (Miss Underhay #11)

Helena Dixon

4.41

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Lydia Travers

3.97

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Fiona Veitch Smith

4.06

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Murder in the Library (Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mysteries #2)

Anita Davison

4.15

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Murder in the Bookshop (Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mystery, #1)

Anita Davison

4.00

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The Body at Rookery Barn (A Georgina Drake Mystery #1)

Kate Hardy

4.33

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