22 Best historical fiction books like Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19) by Edward Marston

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Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

By: Edward Marston

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When Bernard Pomeroy finds a letter slipped under his door in the early hours, he flies into a pani…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19) by Edward Marston , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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1. Murder on the Minnesota (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #3)

By: Conrad Allen

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Fresh from a harrowing trans-Atlantic crossing aboard the Mauretania, and having recently earned a … read more

Similar categories in Conrad Allen's Murder on the Minnesota (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #3) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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2. Murder on the Marmora (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #5)

By: Conrad Allen

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

George Porter Dillman and Genevieve Masefield, used to the grand opulence of the Cunard cruise line… read more

Similar categories in Conrad Allen's Murder on the Marmora (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #5) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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3. Murder on the Salsette (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #6)

By: Conrad Allen

3.94

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Genevieve Masefield and George Porter Dillman make a living anonymously, cruising the seven seas ab… read more

Similar categories in Conrad Allen's Murder on the Salsette (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #6) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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4. Murder on the Oceanic (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #7)

By: Conrad Allen

3.75

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

When the Oceanicsets sail from England's Port of Southampton, its ultimate destination is New York.… read more

Similar categories in Conrad Allen's Murder on the Oceanic (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #7) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Murder on the Lusitania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #1)

By: Conrad Allen

3.74

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

September 1907. George Porter Dillman sets sail from Liverpool on the Lusitania's maiden voyage. Hi… read more

Similar categories in Conrad Allen's Murder on the Lusitania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #1) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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6. Murder on the Celtic (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #8)

By: Conrad Allen

3.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

George Porter Dillman and Genevieve Masefield have crossed the Atlantic Ocean numerous times in the… read more

Similar categories in Conrad Allen's Murder on the Celtic (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #8) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

7. Direct Hit (The Blitz Detective #1)

By: Mike Hollow

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

The jagged blast of high explosives rips through the evening air. In the sky over East London the s… read more

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8. Murder on the Caronia (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #4)

By: Conrad Allen

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Genevieve Masefield and George Porter Dillman have met all kinds of people while sailing as ship de… read more

Similar categories in Conrad Allen's Murder on the Caronia (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #4) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime

9. Murder on the Mauretania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #2)

By: Conrad Allen

3.73

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

November 1907. George Porter Dillman and Genevieve Masefield sail from Liverpool on the maiden voya… read more

Similar categories in Conrad Allen's Murder on the Mauretania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #2) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

10. Fifth Column (The Blitz Detective #2)

By: Mike Hollow

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

Detective Inspector Jago investigates, uncovering deception and betrayalAt first glance, the young … read more

Similar categories in Mike Hollow's Fifth Column (The Blitz Detective #2) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

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11. Dead of Night (A Berlin Wartime Thriller)

By: Simon Scarrow

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Germany, 1940. The world holds its breath and hopes for peace. At home, the Nazi Party’s grip on po… read more

Similar categories in Simon Scarrow's Dead of Night (A Berlin Wartime Thriller) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery)

By: Lucy Connelly

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Dr. Emilia McRoy is back on the case in the second book in the Scottish Isle mystery series, perfec… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Connelly's Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • fiction
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13. A Death in the Parish (Canon Clement, #2)

By: Richard Coles

3.90

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Cl… read more

Similar categories in Richard Coles's A Death in the Parish (Canon Clement, #2) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

By: T.E. Kinsey

4.53

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

They’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder. July 1… read more

Similar categories in T.E. Kinsey's An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Chap's been shot in the Tramway Centre." "Nasty place to be shot," I said. "I wouldn't want to be shot in the Tramway Centre."

-T.E. Kinsey, An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

"Hello Sim, dear," said Lady Hardcastle. "We've come to see your body." Dr. Gosling laughed. "I say, that's rather forward of you, Em. I had no idea you felt that way."

-T.E. Kinsey, An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

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15. A Fire at the Exhibition (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #10)

By: T.E. Kinsey

4.50

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

May 1912. After the previous year’s deadly heatwave, it’s been an uneventful spring in Littleton Co… read more

Similar categories in T.E. Kinsey's A Fire at the Exhibition (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #10) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
"Butts are for rainwater, my little Baumkuchen"

-T.E. Kinsey, A Fire at the Exhibition (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #10)

"Perhaps we should all just accept the peculiarities of the world and the people in it."

-T.E. Kinsey, A Fire at the Exhibition (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #10)

"One doesn't have to toil to be enraged at the system that requires it of others. Unfairness and injustice affect us all."

-T.E. Kinsey, A Fire at the Exhibition (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #10)

"Wherever I've been, people have thought I've been up to something nefarious," she said. "A single woman in possession of a profitable business must be in want of locking up."

-T.E. Kinsey, A Fire at the Exhibition (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #10)

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16. End of Spies (Richard Prince, #4)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.38

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Europe, 1945: no longer at war but not yet at peace. The gripping finale to the bestselling Richard… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's End of Spies (Richard Prince, #4) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. The Canal Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #10)

By: J.R. Ellis

4.28

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Life moves at a slower pace on the canals. But death always comes when you least expect it. The las… read more

Similar categories in J.R. Ellis's The Canal Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #10) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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18. Death Sentence (DI Mike Nash #17)

By: Bill Kitson

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life… read more

Similar categories in Bill Kitson's Death Sentence (DI Mike Nash #17) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • crime
  • fiction
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19. The Great Deceiver (The Brighton Mysteries, Book 7)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The next gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths. … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Great Deceiver (The Brighton Mysteries, Book 7) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. Murder at the Theatre Royale (Christmas Mystery, #2)

By: Ada Moncrieff

3.18

Format: 253 pages, ebook

It's Christmas at London's Theatre Royale and journalist Daphne King is determined to solve an extr… read more

Similar categories in Ada Moncrieff's Murder at the Theatre Royale (Christmas Mystery, #2) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murder at Holly House (Frank Grasby Mystery, #1) by Denzil Meyrick

21. Murder at Holly House (Frank Grasby Mystery, #1)

By: Denzil Meyrick

3.64

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A village of secrets It's December 1952, and a dead stranger has been found lodged up the chimney … read more

Similar categories in Denzil Meyrick's Murder at Holly House (Frank Grasby Mystery, #1) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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22. The English Führer (Tom Wilde #7)

By: Rory Clements

4.11

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

Autumn 1945 - Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo,… read more

Similar categories in Rory Clements's The English Führer (Tom Wilde #7) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. The Man in the Bunker (Tom Wilde #6)

By: Rory Clements

4.15

Format: 453 pages, Kindle Edition

WHAT IF HITLER HAD SURVIVED? In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling … read more

Similar categories in Rory Clements's The Man in the Bunker (Tom Wilde #6) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. Dead Man's Lane (Wesley Peterson #23)

By: Kate Ellis

4.15

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Strangefields Farm is notorious for its sinister history ever since artist Jackson Temples lured yo… read more

Similar categories in Kate Ellis's Dead Man's Lane (Wesley Peterson #23) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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25. Date with Betrayal (The Dales Detective Series, 7)

By: Julia Chapman

4.42

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In the seventh novel in Julia Chapman’s Dales Detective series, betrayal is rife in the idyllic Yor… read more

Similar categories in Julia Chapman's Date with Betrayal (The Dales Detective Series, 7) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Burial Circle (Wesley Peterson #24) by Kate Ellis

26. The Burial Circle (Wesley Peterson #24)

By: Kate Ellis

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The twenty-fourth mystery in the bestselling Wesley Peterson series by acclaimed crime writer Kate … read more

Similar categories in Kate Ellis's The Burial Circle (Wesley Peterson #24) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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27. The Mechanical Devil (Wesley Peterson #22)

By: Kate Ellis

4.13

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When archaeologist Neil Watson unearths a long-buried mechanical figure in a Dartmoor field, he is … read more

Similar categories in Kate Ellis's The Mechanical Devil (Wesley Peterson #22) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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28. Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

By: Edward Marston

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When Bernard Pomeroy finds a letter slipped under his door in the early hours, he flies into a pani… read more

Similar categories in Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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29. Power and Treachery (McBride & Tanner #3)

By: Rachel McLean

4.41

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

Friday, 6am. Three powerful people die simultaneously at a luxury estate on the banks of Loch Lomon… read more

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30. Murder of Innocents: A Redmond and Haze Mystery Book 14 (Redmond and Haze Mysteries)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.58

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

Summoned to a historic Tudor manor, Jason and Daniel are charged with investigating the heart-wrenc… read more

Similar categories in Irina Shapiro's Murder of Innocents: A Redmond and Haze Mystery Book 14 (Redmond and Haze Mysteries) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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31. Murder in the Countryside (A Miss Underhay Mystery #17)

By: Helena Dixon

4.47

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

A meandering drive on a beautiful day, a visit to a local apple orchard, a chance for Bertie the do… read more

Similar categories in Helena Dixon's Murder in the Countryside (A Miss Underhay Mystery #17) book and Edward Marston's Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19)

  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction

25 must-read fiction books like Tragedy on the Branch Line (The Railway Detective #19) by Edward Marston

Transform Your Habits

Murder on the Minnesota (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #3)

Conrad Allen

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Murder on the Marmora (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #5)

Conrad Allen

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Murder on the Salsette (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #6)

Conrad Allen

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Murder on the Oceanic (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #7)

Conrad Allen

3.75

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21 best-selling fiction books like A Death in the Parish (Canon Clement, #2) by Richard Coles

Transform Your Habits

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #5)

Sophie Hannah

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

Robert Thorogood

3.92

Transform Your Habits

The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

Mark Billingham

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Murder on Lake Garda

Tom Hindle

3.55

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