16 Best mystery books like Inspector's Holiday by Richard Lockridge

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Inspector's Holiday

By: Richard Lockridge

4.06

Format: 191 pages, Hardcover

Good, old-fashioned mystery story.Inspector Heimrich takes a vacation and ends up in troubled water…

If you liked the mystery plot in Inspector's Holiday by Richard Lockridge , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

1. The Man in the Brown Suit

By: Agatha Christie

3.95

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her—a… read more

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"A man who has shot lions in large quantities has an unfair advantage over other men."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"You know I want you. You know that I’d give my soul to pick you up in my arms and keep you here, hidden away from the world, forever and ever."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"I wonder if husbands know as much about their wives as they think they do. If I had a husband, I should hate him to bring home orphans without consulting me first."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"But his face should really inspire you with confidence, my dear lady. No self-respecting murderer would ever consent to look like one. Crippen now, I believe was one of the pleasantest fellows imagin…"

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

Cover of Death of a Dreamer (Hamish Macbeth, #21) by M.C. Beaton

2. Death of a Dreamer (Hamish Macbeth, #21)

By: M.C. Beaton

3.88

Format: 257 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Occasionally, the rugged landscape of Scotland attracts dreamers who move north, wrapped in fantasi… read more

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Cover of A Pinch of Poison (Mr. and Mrs. North, #3) by Frances Lockridge, Richard Lockridge

3. A Pinch of Poison (Mr. and Mrs. North, #3)

By: Frances Lockridge , Richard Lockridge

3.98

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here. At a swanky rooftop restaurant in New… read more

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Cover of Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2) by Dorothy L. Sayers

4. Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retreat filled with country pleasures and the thri… read more

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"Fou!"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"Boil my brains!"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"I am abso-bally-lutely positive"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"The departure of the church-going element had induced a more humanitarian atmosphere."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

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5. His Burial Too (Inspector Sloan #5)

By: Catherine Aird

3.75

Format: None pages,

Murder in the Tower At 11:30 p.m. in the old Saxon church tower at Randall's Bridge, a huge statue … read more

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Cover of Slight Mourning (Inspector Sloan, #6) by Catherine Aird

6. Slight Mourning (Inspector Sloan, #6)

By: Catherine Aird

3.63

Format: 371 pages,

In this classic parlor mystery from CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird, Detective Inspector C… read more

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Cover of Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8) by Ngaio Marsh

7. Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.96

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

It was planned as an act of a new piano for the parish hall, an amusing play to finance the gift. … read more

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"It's like one of those affairs in books," said Bailey disgustedly."Someone trying to think up a new way to do a murder. Silly, I call it." "What do you say, Roper?" said Alleyn. "To my way of thinkin…"

-Ngaio Marsh, Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8)

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8. Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.07

Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs o… read more

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"It doesn't do for people, especially doctors, to go about 'thinking' things. They may get into frightful trouble."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"…After all, it isn't really difficult to write books. Especially if you either write a rotten story in good English or a good story in rotten English, which is as far as most people seem to get nowad…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"I sleuth, you know. For a hobby. Harmless outlet for natural inquisitiveness, don't you see, which might otherwise strike inward and produce introspection an' suicide. Very natural, healthy pursuit -…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"Miss Climpson," said Lord Peter, "is a manifestation of the wasteful way in which this country is run. Look at electricity, Look at water-power. Look at the tides. Look at the sun. Millions of power …"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

9. Immortality, Inc.

By: Robert Sheckley

3.36

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published in 1959 as a startling, revolutionary novel of the future, then pushed to new cinem… read more

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10. Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession

By: Søren Kierkegaard , Douglas V. Steere

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, the Danish writer Sore… read more

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11. The Door Between (Ellery Queen Detective, #12)

By: Ellery Queen

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

Ellery Queen, the gentleman detective, is a handsome Harvard grad who works as a private eye alongs… read more

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12. A Sea of Troubles (Commissario Brunetti, #10)

By: Donna Leon

4.40

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

The murder of two clam fishermen off the island of Pellestrina, south of the Lido on the Venetian l… read more

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13. The Stately Home Murder (Inspector Sloan, #3)

By: Catherine Aird

4.64

Format: 272 pages,

A dead body in a case of armor, a once-wealthy earl with lots to hide, a sprawling estate stacked w… read more

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14. 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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Cover of The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6) by Ellis Peters

15. The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

By: Ellis Peters

4.17

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturb… read more

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"Love shared is no sin."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

"There never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

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16. The House without the Door (Henry Gamadge #4)

By: Elizabeth Daly

3.96

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Acquitted of murdering her husband, Mrs. Vina Gregson remains essentially a prisoner, trapped in he… read more

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Cover of To Kill a Troubadour (Bruno, Chief of Police, #15) by Martin  Walker

17. To Kill a Troubadour (Bruno, Chief of Police, #15)

By: Martin Walker

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a musician’s new song hits a political nerve, he finds himself in the crosshairs of Spanish na… read more

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Cover of Stop the Presses! (Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe Mysteries, #11) by Robert Goldsborough

18. Stop the Presses! (Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe Mysteries, #11)

By: Robert Goldsborough

3.82

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin are tasked with protecting the most hated columnist in New York City … read more

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Cover of Twice in a Blue Moon (Henry Tibbbet) by Patricia Moyes

19. Twice in a Blue Moon (Henry Tibbbet)

By: Patricia Moyes

3.92

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Mr. and Mrs. Tibbetts pop into a pub for lunch but get served a murder case in this novel with “all… read more

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Cover of Inspector's Holiday by Richard Lockridge

20. Inspector's Holiday

By: Richard Lockridge

4.06

Format: 191 pages, Hardcover

Good, old-fashioned mystery story.Inspector Heimrich takes a vacation and ends up in troubled water… read more

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Cover of The Drill Is Death by Frances Lockridge

21. The Drill Is Death

By: Frances Lockridge

4.08

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

Mystery Novel. British poet on a temporary assignmnet at Dykman Univ. finds a body of a dead girl. … read more

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