6 must-read historical books like Six Motives for Murder (Brackerley Prison Mysteries #2) by Frances Brody

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Six Motives for Murder (Brackerley Prison Mysteries #2)

By: Frances Brody

4.16

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Yorkshire, 1969. Nell Lewis is four months into her new role as governor of HMP Brackerley when the…

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1. Walking by Night (A Joe Plantagenet Mystery #5)

By: Kate Ellis

4.26

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Fifth intriguing mystery in the atmospheric Joe Plantagenet police procedural series Taking a short… read more

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Cover of The New Mistress at the Chalet School (The Chalet School, #41) by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer

2. The New Mistress at the Chalet School (The Chalet School, #41)

By: Elinor M. Brent-Dyer

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

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  • fiction

3. Kissing the Demons (Joe Plantagenet, #3)

By: Kate Ellis

4.40

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

A Joe Plantagenet murder mystery - Thirteen Torland Place is a house with a disturbing past. When a… read more

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4. A Lesson In Dying (Inspector Ramsey, #1)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.88

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Heppleburn, once a Northumberland pit village, has always been close-knit, friendly and safe - unti… read more

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5. Murder on Lake Garda

By: Tom Hindle

3.55

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

One happy couple. Two divided families. A wedding party to die for. On the private island of C… read more

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  • fiction
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6. Island in the Sun

By: Katie Fforde

3.85

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

When Cass is asked by her father to take on an unusual photography project in the Caribbean Island … read more

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7. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
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8. 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

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9. The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.46

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! Psychologist and… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
"You've go to get on with it, my boy. Stop feeling sorry for yourselft, because what's done is done. You can't change it, so you've got to stiffen your backbone. You've a good job, a very nice roof ov…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

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10. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

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11. 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

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  • 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)

Cover of The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3) by Robert Thorogood

12. The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3)

By: Robert Thorogood

3.93

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The Marlow Murder Club is on the hunt for a killer... Geoffrey Lushington, Mayor of Marlow, dies su… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Canal Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #10) by J.R. Ellis

13. 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

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14. 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

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  • historical
  • fiction
Cover of Date with Justice (The Dales Detective Series, 9) by Julia Chapman

15. Date with Justice (The Dales Detective Series, 9)

By: Julia Chapman

4.52

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Date with Justice, the ninth novel in Julia's Chapman's witty and engaging Dales Detective series, … read more

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Cover of The Devil You Know (DS Max Craigie, #5) by Neil Lancaster

16. The Devil You Know (DS Max Craigie, #5)

By: Neil Lancaster

4.54

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

A CASE GONE COLD Six years ago, Beata Dabrowski arranged to meet her lover in Glasgow and was neve… read more

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Cover of The Killing Place (D.I. Wesley Peterson, #27) by Kate Ellis

17. The Killing Place (D.I. Wesley Peterson, #27)

By: Kate Ellis

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' THE TIMES November. With the tourist seaso… read more

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18. Deep Fear (DI Kelly Porter, #2)

By: Rachel Lynch

4.26

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

DI Kelly Porter is back. But will this new case push her beyond her limits? On a peaceful summer… read more

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19. Murder at the Monastery (Canon Clement Mystery #3)

By: Richard Coles

3.87

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

Daniel Clement has suffered a secret humiliation and to recover, takes respite at the monastery whe… read more

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Cover of Before the Storm (DCI Lorimer, #18) by Alex Gray

20. Before the Storm (DCI Lorimer, #18)

By: Alex Gray

4.28

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspector Daniel Kohi of the Zimbabwean police force returns home one night to find his worst night… read more

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Cover of Shared Remains (Detective Kelly Porter #12) by Rachel Lynch

21. Shared Remains (Detective Kelly Porter #12)

By: Rachel Lynch

4.55

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

DI Kelly Porter knows his death was no accident. The body of a man is found at the bottom of a quar… read more

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22. The Clutter Corpse (Decluttering Mysteries #1)

By: Simon Brett

3.45

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Watching Ellen investigate... on her own is thoroughly fascinating. Brett fans, along with readers … read more

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Cover of A Clock Stopped Dead (Liz, Pat and Thelma, #3) by J.M.   Hall

23. A Clock Stopped Dead (Liz, Pat and Thelma, #3)

By: J.M. Hall

3.63

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma are giving up their coffee morning f… read more

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  • fiction
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24. The Wrong Hands (Detective Miller #2)

By: Mark Billingham

4.41

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

This is one case Detective Miller won't want to open . . . The second rip-roaring mystery from m… read more

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25. The Suspect

By: Rob Rinder

3.96

Format: 400 pages, ebook

**THE GRIPPING SECOND NOVEL FROM ROB RINDER AND FOLLOW-UP TO NO. 1 BESTSELLER THE TRIAL**When Hanna… read more

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Cover of Six Motives for Murder (Brackerley Prison Mysteries #2) by Frances Brody

26. Six Motives for Murder (Brackerley Prison Mysteries #2)

By: Frances Brody

4.16

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Yorkshire, 1969. Nell Lewis is four months into her new role as governor of HMP Brackerley when the… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
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27. The Cornish Campsite Murder (The Nosey Parker Mysteries, #7)

By: Fiona Leitch

4.25

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is back in 2024 with a brand new Cornish mystery to unravel…Readers love Fiona… read more

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28. Guilty by Definition

By: Susie Dent

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The debut murder mystery from the resident genius of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent. … read more

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Cover of Murder at Lord's Station (London Underground Station Mysteries #3) by Jim Eldridge

29. Murder at Lord's Station (London Underground Station Mysteries #3)

By: Jim Eldridge

4.38

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

March, 1941. World War Two is well underway and the Blitz is taking its toll on Central London with… read more

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Cover of Death in Kensington (Augusta Peel, #8) by Emily Organ

30. Death in Kensington (Augusta Peel, #8)

By: Emily Organ

4.37

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Killer murder is in fashionA high-society fashion show is not Augusta Peel’s usual idea of enterta… read more

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31. Meet Me at Rainbow Corner

By: Celia Imrie

4.21

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1944. The air raid sirens are blaring, the bombers are hovering. England has been at war wi… read more

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Sophie Hannah

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Robert Thorogood

3.92

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Mark Billingham

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