22 best-selling mystery books like Peril at Cranbury Hall (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories) by John Rhode

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Peril at Cranbury Hall (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories)

By: John Rhode

3.94

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

A shady operator is targeted for death and needs help from a professor with an "uncanny ability to …

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1. The Case of the Famished Parson (Inspector Littlejohn #15)

By: George Bellairs

3.75

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

Dr James Macintosh, the Bishop of Greyle, is a mysterious man; for a long time, nobody even seems t… read more

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2. The Mystery of 31 New Inn

By: R. Austin Freeman

3.71

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

The Mystery of 31 New Inn, a classic mystery novel by R. Austin Freeman, relates a puzzling tale fr… read more

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

By: Carter Dickson

3.84

Format: 224 pages,

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4. The Jacob Street Mystery

By: R. Austin Freeman

3.77

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

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

By: John Dickson Carr

4.01

Format: 217 pages,

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6. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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

By: Carter Dickson

4.00

Format: None pages,

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9. 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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10. The Strong Room: A Golden Age Mystery

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.05

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Golden Age of Crime writer R.A.J. Walling’s first-ever crime novel, republished here for the first … read more

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11. The Case of the Michaelmas Goose

By: Clifford Witting

4.25

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective-Sergeant Martin christened him 'Whiskers', but nobody could be certain who he really was.… read more

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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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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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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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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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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. The Red Scar: A Dr Hailey Detective Novel

By: Anthony Wynne

4.12

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Brilliant characterisation, coupled with a thrilling human story make this latest literary effort … read more

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24. Calamity at Harwood (Chief Inspector Littlejohn #7)

By: George Bellairs

4.15

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

To solve a murder case, Thomas Littlejohn contends with ghosts, Nazis, and crooked real estate spec… 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. A Bullet for Rhino (Inspector Harry Charlton, #9)

By: Clifford Witting

4.00

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

The ninth case of Inspector Charlton. As an Old Boy of Mereworth School, Charlton was luckily on… read more

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27. The Man with the Squeaky Voice

By: R A J Walling

4.23

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

Robert Alfred John Walling (11 January 1869, Exeter – 4 September 1949 Plympton) was an English jou… read more

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28. Peril at Cranbury Hall (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories)

By: John Rhode

3.94

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

A shady operator is targeted for death and needs help from a professor with an "uncanny ability to … read more

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29. The Cartwright Gardens Murder

By: J.S. Fletcher

3.73

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

The Cartwright Gardens Murder is another one of those stories of crime which made Mr. Fletcher one … 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 Punch with Care (Asey Mayo Cape Cod Mystery, #23) by Phoebe Atwood Taylor

31. Punch with Care (Asey Mayo Cape Cod Mystery, #23)

By: Phoebe Atwood Taylor

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Back by popular demand for the first time in years, The Countryman Press is pleased to reissue four… read more

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17 best-selling fiction books like Post After Post-Mortem by E.C.R. Lorac

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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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