15 must-read mystery books like Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5) by Betty Rowlands

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Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

By: Betty Rowlands

4.18

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

A snow-covered cottage is nestled in the hills, all ready for Christmas… but inside a body lies dea…

If you liked the mystery plot in Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5) by Betty Rowlands , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Murder by Moonlight (Cherringham, #3) by Matthew Costello, Neil Richards

1. Murder by Moonlight (Cherringham, #3)

By: Matthew Costello , Neil Richards

3.84

Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition

Digital Series. Episode 3: Just two weeks to go before the Cherringham Charity Christmas Concer… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Costello's Murder by Moonlight (Cherringham, #3) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Dead in the Water: A Cherringham Mystery (The Cherringham Novels Book 1) by Matthew Costello, Neil Richards

2. Dead in the Water: A Cherringham Mystery (The Cherringham Novels Book 1)

By: Matthew Costello , Neil Richards

3.91

Format: 340 pages,

On the night of the school prom, a young teacher is found dead in the Thames in a drug-related acci… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Costello's Dead in the Water: A Cherringham Mystery (The Cherringham Novels Book 1) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of A Year at the Star and Sixpence by Holly Hepburn

3. A Year at the Star and Sixpence

By: Holly Hepburn

4.00

Format: 139 pages, ebook

The perfect escapist read, for all fans of Cathy Bramley and Scarlett Bailey. A Year at the Star an… read more

Similar categories in Holly Hepburn's A Year at the Star and Sixpence book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Thick as Thieves (Cherringham, #4) by Matthew Costello, Neil Richards

4. Thick as Thieves (Cherringham, #4)

By: Matthew Costello , Neil Richards

3.63

Format: 143 pages,

Digital Series. Episode 4: Two Cherringham locals, roaming a farm with metal detectors, discover an… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Costello's Thick as Thieves (Cherringham, #4) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

5. Last Train to London (Cherringham, #5)

By: Matthew Costello , Neil Richards

4.03

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Digital Series. Episode 5: Cherringham is devastated. Otto Brendl, the likeable old man who had hos… read more

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6. The Body in the Woods: A Cherringham Mystery (The Cherringham Novels Book 2)

By: Matthew Costello , Neil Richards

4.22

Format: 160 pages,

It's Carnival week in Cherringham, but while most of the locals are looking forward to the regatta,… read more

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Cover of A Country Wedding Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #5) by Katie Gayle

7. A Country Wedding Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #5)

By: Katie Gayle

4.44

Format: 244 pages, ebook

The joyous crowd applauds as the happy couple strides down the aisle. This Cotswolds country weddin… read more

Similar categories in Katie Gayle's A Country Wedding Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #5) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
Cover of Murder in the Library (Julia Bird Mysteries #2) by Katie Gayle

8. Murder in the Library (Julia Bird Mysteries #2)

By: Katie Gayle

4.27

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

Julia Bird’s picturesque Cotswolds life is everything she’d dreamed of. Until, that is, she discove… read more

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Cover of Murder at the Dolphin Hotel (Miss Underhay Mysteries #1) by Helena Dixon

9. Murder at the Dolphin Hotel (Miss Underhay Mysteries #1)

By: Helena Dixon

4.09

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

A room with a view… to murder June 1933. Independent young Kitty Underhay has been left in charge … read more

Similar categories in Helena Dixon's Murder at the Dolphin Hotel (Miss Underhay Mysteries #1) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of A Village Fete Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #3) by Katie Gayle

10. A Village Fete Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #3)

By: Katie Gayle

4.41

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

Julia Bird can’t wait to attend the annual village party at the local stately home, with its tea te… read more

Similar categories in Katie Gayle's A Village Fete Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #3) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Date with Malice (The Dales Detective Series, 2) by Julia Chapman

11. Date with Malice (The Dales Detective Series, 2)

By: Julia Chapman

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Suspicious goings-on at a retirement home lead to an intriguing investigation in Date with Malice ,… read more

Similar categories in Julia Chapman's Date with Malice (The Dales Detective Series, 2) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Love & Other Great Expectations by Becky Dean

12. Love & Other Great Expectations

By: Becky Dean

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An American girl embarks on a competitive scavenger hunt in England—and along the way, meets up wit… read more

Similar categories in Becky Dean's Love & Other Great Expectations book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • fiction
"Want to be a knight, Al?"

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Would you rather eat poison ivy or a handful of bumblebees?"

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Maybe I just wanted to spend time with a pretty, crazy American."

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Books are like adventures. They take you to new places and let you be new people. The best ones teach you about life or inspire you."

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

Cover of Mystery at Saltwater Cottages (Eve Mallow #11) by Clare Chase

13. Mystery at Saltwater Cottages (Eve Mallow #11)

By: Clare Chase

4.23

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Saltwater Cottages, Saxford’s new arts and crafts centre, is as pretty as a picture. But when murde… read more

Similar categories in Clare Chase's Mystery at Saltwater Cottages (Eve Mallow #11) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
Cover of Murder by the Minster (Kitt Hartley Yorkshire Mysteries, #1) by Helen Cox

14. Murder by the Minster (Kitt Hartley Yorkshire Mysteries, #1)

By: Helen Cox

3.72

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

A BRAND NEW COSY MYSTERY SERIES SET IN THE PICTURESQUE CITY OF YORK. FOR FANS OF FAITH MARTIN, BETT… read more

Similar categories in Helen Cox's Murder by the Minster (Kitt Hartley Yorkshire Mysteries, #1) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Pike (DCI Walker #2) by J.J.  Richards

15. The Pike (DCI Walker #2)

By: J.J. Richards

4.35

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

A party gone wrong? Or a sickening group attack? Not everything is what it seems, and not everyon… read more

Similar categories in J.J. Richards's The Pike (DCI Walker #2) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • mystery
Cover of Mystery at Lovelace Manor (Eve Mallow #8) by Clare Chase

16. Mystery at Lovelace Manor (Eve Mallow #8)

By: Clare Chase

4.34

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

Lovelace Manor has a famous past… but when a historian becomes history at its annual open day, amat… read more

Similar categories in Clare Chase's Mystery at Lovelace Manor (Eve Mallow #8) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
Cover of The Vicarage Murder (Monica Noble #1) by Joyce Cato

17. The Vicarage Murder (Monica Noble #1)

By: Joyce Cato

4.03

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

In a quiet Cotswold village all hell is about to break loose Please note this book was first pub… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Cato's The Vicarage Murder (Monica Noble #1) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Flower Show Murder (Monica Noble #2) by Joyce Cato

18. The Flower Show Murder (Monica Noble #2)

By: Joyce Cato

4.10

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this book was first published as Unholy Whiff of Death under Faith Martin’s pen name Jo… read more

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  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Manor House Murder (Monica Noble #3) by Joyce Cato

19. The Manor House Murder (Monica Noble #3)

By: Joyce Cato

4.26

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this book was first published as An Unholy Shame under Faith Martin’s pen name Joyce Ca… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Cato's The Manor House Murder (Monica Noble #3) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5) by Betty Rowlands

20. Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

By: Betty Rowlands

4.18

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

A snow-covered cottage is nestled in the hills, all ready for Christmas… but inside a body lies dea… read more

Similar categories in Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5) book and Betty Rowlands's Murder on a Winter Afternoon (Melissa Craig, #5)

  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of A Home at Cornflower Cottage by Tilly Tennant

21. A Home at Cornflower Cottage

By: Tilly Tennant

4.19

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Escape to the flower-filled fields and hedgerows of the Cotswold countryside, to a tiny cottage and… read more

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3.84

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3.91

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A Year at the Star and Sixpence

Holly Hepburn

4.00

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Rhys Dylan

4.59

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David J. Gatward

4.56

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Cath Staincliffe

4.30

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J.D. Kirk

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