19 must-read classics books like Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery by Michael Gilbert

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Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery

By: Michael Gilbert

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

An eager London crowd awaits the trial of Victoria Lamartine, hotel worker, ex-French Resistance fi…

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1. Green for Danger

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted … read more

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2. Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

By: Christianna Brand

3.56

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In the height of an English summer, Grandfather is found dead in the little Grecian lodge among the… read more

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Cover of The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Roger Sheringham Cases, #5) by Anthony Berkeley

3. The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Roger Sheringham Cases, #5)

By: Anthony Berkeley

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Reissue of one of the great puzzle mystery classics of England's Golden Age of crime fiction; plot … read more

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  • classics
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4. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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5. Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.77

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

When a murder is committed at a party given in honour of a famous writer-detective, the guests impe… read more

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  • british literature
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6. The Mysterious Mr. Badman

By: W.F. Harvey

3.57

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The note read: “Will the gentleman who took by mistake a copy of Bunyan’s Life and Death of Mr. Ba… read more

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7. Murder In The Basement (Roger Sheringham Cases, #8)

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.57

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

A ROGER SHERINGHAM MYSTERY.Roger and Molly Dane have something of a surprise in their new house. Wh… read more

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8. Death of a Bookseller

By: Bernard J. Farmer

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A rare gem of the mystery genre makes its first return to print since 1956 An honest policeman, Se… read more

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"Jack, I'm going to tell you a story. A runner took a book to a famous dealer and said: 'I've got something rare here.' 'Yes,' replied the dealer, 'but customers who want it are rarer.' Then my book i…"

-Bernard J. Farmer, Death of a Bookseller

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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.11

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

‘“Never make trouble in the village” is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
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  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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"Never make trouble in the village’ is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about your neighbours’ sins and shortcomings, but you must never name them aloud. It’d make trouble, and sm…"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)

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13. 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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14. Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.07

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It's not long after the end of WWII, rationing is still in force in the UK, and Chief Inspector Mac… read more

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15. Surfeit of Suspects

By: George Bellairs

3.79

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"At 8 o'clock in the evening on the 8th of… read more

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16. The Port of London Murders

By: Josephine Bell

3.74

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Wapping. Tugs and barges on the river. A west-end shop that deals apparently in nothing but lingeri… read more

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"Miss Pollen did not seem to be a woman given to flights of imagination; indeed ideas appeared to come to her singly, and to enter her mind after a sharp struggle with the resistance they found in the…"

-Josephine Bell, The Port of London Murders

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17. Two-Way Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

'This is only a hill mist, not a real fog. You'll find it'll be perfectly clear when we run down in… read more

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18. Fell Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.08

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

'...this crime is conditioned by the place. To understand the one you've got to study the other.' … read more

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"I set out this evening to learn something about the district, to study the roads and paths, and to get the hang of it, the feel of the land. It's no use rushing to ask questions when you're ignorant …"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder

"Far below him, the River Lune wound its serpentine curves across the wide flood plane: beneath the clear September sky the water shone blue, flowing out to Morecambe Bay, whose golden sands gleamed p…"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder

Cover of Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13) by E.C.R. Lorac

19. Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.74

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Bruce Attleton dazzled London's literary scene with his first two novels—but his early promise did … read more

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20. The Body in the Dumb River (Thomas Littlejohn #35)

By: George Bellairs

3.85

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

With an introduction by Martin Edwards ‘A decent, hardworking chap, with not an enemy anywhere. Pe… read more

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21. Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery

By: Michael Gilbert

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

An eager London crowd awaits the trial of Victoria Lamartine, hotel worker, ex-French Resistance fi… read more

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  • mystery
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20 must-read fiction books like Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery by Michael Gilbert

Transform Your Habits

Green for Danger

Christianna Brand

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

Christianna Brand

3.56

Transform Your Habits

The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Roger Sheringham Cases, #5)

Anthony Berkeley

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)

Anthony Berkeley

3.77

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Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

Christianna Brand

3.55

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Green for Danger

Christianna Brand

3.69

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The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2)

Martin Edwards , John Bude

4.72

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Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)

Anthony Berkeley

3.77

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