27 must-read mystery books like A Conspiracy of Silence by Anna Legat

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A Conspiracy of Silence

By: Anna Legat

3.56

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

When a body is found in the grounds of a prestigious Wiltshire private school, DI Gillian Marsh tak…

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1. Dangerous Girls

By: Abigail Haas , Abby McDonald

4.08

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

It's Spring Break of senior year. Anna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friend Elise, and a few other … read more

Similar categories in Abigail Haas's Dangerous Girls book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"I win."

-Abigail Haas, Dangerous Girls

"The night is still just getting started."

-Abigail Haas, Dangerous Girls

"Do you love me? You know I do. How much? Miles and miles."

-Abigail Haas, Dangerous Girls

"After so many years drifting, not connected to anything, I'm finally tethered. Safe and loved, in the middle. We start senior year like kings, like nothing can ever tear us apart. We're wrong."

-Abigail Haas, Dangerous Girls

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2. Black Flowers

By: Steve Mosby

3.63

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

This is not a story about a girl who disappears. This is the story of a little girl who comes back.… read more

Similar categories in Steve Mosby's Black Flowers book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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3. The Lie

By: C.L. Taylor

4.25

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

I know your name's not really Jane Hughes... Jane Hughes has a loving partner, a job in an animal s… read more

Similar categories in C.L. Taylor's The Lie book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

4. Possession

By: Peter James

3.53

Format: 256 pages,

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5. Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1)

By: Ian Rankin , Mircea Pricăjan

3.00

Format: None pages,

Detective John Rebus: His city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders...and he's tied … read more

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6. Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

By: Naomi Alderman

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery’s legendary detective Jane M… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Alderman's Marple: Twelve New Mysteries book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Midnight Hour (The Brighton Mysteries, #6) by Elly Griffiths

7. The Midnight Hour (The Brighton Mysteries, #6)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.98

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

The sixth gripping Brighton-based mystery from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Serie… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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8. The Manor House

By: Gilly Macmillan

3.71

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

The terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true Be careful what you wish… read more

Similar categories in Gilly Macmillan's The Manor House book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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9. The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.01

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Ann Cleeves― New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, b… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) by Elly Griffiths

10. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) by Peter James

11. Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19)

By: Peter James

4.35

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A ruthless crime. A race against time. When a young farmer confronts intruders in the middle of … read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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12. Gallows Rock (Children's House, #4)

By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execu… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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13. The Wrong Sister

By: Claire Douglas

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Tasha has always felt in the shadow of her older sister, Alice. Their lifestyles couldn't be more d… read more

Similar categories in Claire Douglas's The Wrong Sister book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

14. The Rising Tide (Vera Stanhope, #10)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebra… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's The Rising Tide (Vera Stanhope, #10) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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15. The Castaways

By: Lucy Clarke

3.97

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A SECRET BEACH. A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME. WISH YOU WERE HERE? THINK AGAIN… It should be like an… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Clarke's The Castaways book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"For so long I believed that I should only feel pleasure when I no longer feel all the other things: the sadness, the loss, the fear. But emotions don't come parcelled neatly. They're shaken together …"

-Lucy Clarke, The Castaways

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16. Questions for a Dead Man (DSI William Lorimer, #20)

By: Alex Gray

4.31

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

HOW DO YOU SOLVE A MURDER, WHEN ALL YOU HAVE ARE QUESTIONS? ___________ When a prominent MSP go… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gray's Questions for a Dead Man (DSI William Lorimer, #20) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Corfe Castle Murders (Dorset Crime #1) by Rachel McLean

17. The Corfe Castle Murders (Dorset Crime #1)

By: Rachel McLean

4.15

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

***KINDLE STORYTELLER AWARD WINNER 2021***Meet DCI Lesley Clarke. She’s a straight-talking city cop… read more

Similar categories in Rachel McLean's The Corfe Castle Murders (Dorset Crime #1) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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18. A Game of Lies (DC Morgan, #2)

By: Clare Mackintosh

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They say the camera never lies. But on this show, you can't trust anything you see. Stranded in… read more

Similar categories in Clare Mackintosh's A Game of Lies (DC Morgan, #2) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18) by Mark Billingham

19. The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18)

By: Mark Billingham

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Tom Thorne finally has it all. In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by h… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Devil's Advocate (Eddie Flynn, #6) by Steve Cavanagh

20. The Devil's Advocate (Eddie Flynn, #6)

By: Steve Cavanagh

4.39

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

A deadly prosecutor They call him the King of Death Row. Randal Korn has sent more men to their … read more

Similar categories in Steve Cavanagh's The Devil's Advocate (Eddie Flynn, #6) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Long Weekend by Gilly Macmillan

21. The Long Weekend

By: Gilly Macmillan

3.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Three couples. Two bodies. One secret. Dark Fell Barn is a “perfectly isolated” retreat, or so s… read more

Similar categories in Gilly Macmillan's The Long Weekend book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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22. A Taste of Home

By: Heidi Swain

4.22

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Fliss Brown has grown up living with her mother on the Rossi family’s Italian fruit farm. But when … read more

Similar categories in Heidi Swain's A Taste of Home book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • fiction
Cover of A Gift for Dying by M.J. Arlidge

23. A Gift for Dying

By: M.J. Arlidge

3.94

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing surprises Adam Brandt anymore. As a forensic psychologist, he's seen and heard everything. … read more

Similar categories in M.J. Arlidge's A Gift for Dying book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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24. Do Not Disturb

By: Claire Douglas

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of The Sisters, Local Girl Missing and Last Seen Alive, comes a taut … read more

Similar categories in Claire Douglas's Do Not Disturb book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Remain Silent (DS Manon Bradshaw, #3) by Susie Steiner

25. Remain Silent (DS Manon Bradshaw, #3)

By: Susie Steiner

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An immigrant's mysterious death sets off a chilling hunt for the truth--a gripping crime novel from… read more

Similar categories in Susie Steiner's Remain Silent (DS Manon Bradshaw, #3) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"I hate positive thinking. Just a way of bullying people, making them feel the bad stuff is their fault."

-Susie Steiner, Remain Silent (DS Manon Bradshaw, #3)

"Her [journalist] father always told his trainees: If one side says it's raining and the other says it's dry, it's not your job to quote both. It's your job to look out of the window and find out the …"

-Susie Steiner, Remain Silent (DS Manon Bradshaw, #3)

Cover of A Blind Eye (D.I. Clare Mackay, #7) by Marion Todd

26. A Blind Eye (D.I. Clare Mackay, #7)

By: Marion Todd

4.33

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Can DI Clare Mackay unravel a dead man’s secrets? Harry Richards, local Solicitor. Found in his … read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's A Blind Eye (D.I. Clare Mackay, #7) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Blind Eye (DI Kelso Strang, #5) by Aline Templeton

27. Blind Eye (DI Kelso Strang, #5)

By: Aline Templeton

4.12

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

The fifth in the DI Kelso Strang series from the author of the DI Marjory Fleming novels DCI Kelso… read more

Similar categories in Aline Templeton's Blind Eye (DI Kelso Strang, #5) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of A Matter of Time (DI Birch, #4) by Claire Askew

28. A Matter of Time (DI Birch, #4)

By: Claire Askew

3.96

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

At 8am the first shots are fired. At 1pm, the police establish the gunman has a hostage. By 5… read more

Similar categories in Claire Askew's A Matter of Time (DI Birch, #4) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of A Conspiracy of Silence by Anna Legat

29. A Conspiracy of Silence

By: Anna Legat

3.56

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

When a body is found in the grounds of a prestigious Wiltshire private school, DI Gillian Marsh tak… read more

Similar categories in Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Death on a Shetland Isle (Cass Lynch) by Marsali Taylor

30. Death on a Shetland Isle (Cass Lynch)

By: Marsali Taylor

4.06

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Readying her Norwegian sail-training ship, Sørlandet, for a fresh voyage through the Shetland Islan… read more

Similar categories in Marsali Taylor's Death on a Shetland Isle (Cass Lynch) book and Anna Legat's A Conspiracy of Silence

  • mystery
  • fiction

31. Leave No Trace (Cora Lael #3)

By: M.J. White

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

A disappearance Ewan Stokes disappeared after a football match 15 years ago. No one knows where he… read more

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28 Best fiction books like A Conspiracy of Silence by Anna Legat

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Abigail Haas , Abby McDonald

4.08

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Black Flowers

Steve Mosby

3.63

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The Lie

C.L. Taylor

4.25

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Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

Naomi Alderman

3.81

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Peter Robinson

4.09

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Deborah Crombie

4.25

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Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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Ian Rankin

4.20

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