19 Top mystery books like Murder Must Wait by Arthur W. Upfield

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Murder Must Wait

By: Arthur W. Upfield

2.90

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

In the little town of Mitford, four babies have disappeared, and Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonap…

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Cover of A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8) by Tony Hillerman

1. A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.12

Format: 324 pages, Mass Market Paperback

“All of Tony Hillerman’s Navajo tribal police novels have been brilliant, but A Thief of Time is fl… read more

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
"He's as independent as a hog on ice."

-Tony Hillerman, A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8)

"And the white guy, I just barely got a look at him. They all sort of look alike anyway. All I notice is freckles and sunburn."

-Tony Hillerman, A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8)

"She’s an anthropologist … You translate the word from academic into English and that’s what it means: ruins looter, one who robs graves, preferably old ones. Well-educated person who steals artifacts…"

-Tony Hillerman, A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8)

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2. Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.13

Format: 316 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The blind shaman called Listening Woman speaks of witches and restless spirits, of supernatural evi… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The building was of stone, originally erected, Leaphorn had been told, by a Church of Christ missionary early in McGinnis's tenure as trader and postmaster. It had been abandoned after the preacher's…"

-Tony Hillerman, Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)

"The big man glanced at him, a friendly look. Across the hogan, Leaphorn noticed, two of the women were smiling at him. He was a stranger, a policeman who had arrested one of them, a man from another …"

-Tony Hillerman, Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)

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3. Song of the Lion (Leaphorn & Chee, #21)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.08

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC a… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Case of the Substitute Face (Perry Mason, #12) by Erle Stanley Gardner

4. The Case of the Substitute Face (Perry Mason, #12)

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

While enjoying a leisurely ocean cruise in the company of secretary Della Street, Perry Mason is ap… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. The Case of The Screaming Woman

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

4.27

Format: 637 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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6. The Moonstone

By: Wilkie Collins , Carolyn G. Heilbrun

3.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

"The Moonstone is a page-turner," writes Carolyn Heilbrun. "It catches one up and unfolds its amazi… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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7. Murder Must Wait

By: Arthur W. Upfield

2.90

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

In the little town of Mitford, four babies have disappeared, and Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonap… read more

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  • detective
  • australia
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Chosen Prey (Lucas Davenport, #12) by John Sandford

8. Chosen Prey (Lucas Davenport, #12)

By: John Sandford

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Paperback

A New York Timesbestseller! Lucas Davenport returns in the most harrowing and unexpected Prey novel… read more

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2) by Tony Hillerman

9. Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2)

By: Tony Hillerman

3.50

Format: 92 pages,

Two Native-American boys have vanished into thin air, leaving a pool of blood behind them. Lieutena… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Still Waters (Sandhamn, #1) by Marlaine Delargy, Viveca Sten

10. Still Waters (Sandhamn, #1)

By: Marlaine Delargy , Viveca Sten

3.85

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

On a hot July morning on Sweden's idyllic vacation island of Sandhamn, a man takes his dog for a wa… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Skeleton Man (Leaphorn  & Chee, #17) by Tony Hillerman

11. Skeleton Man (Leaphorn & Chee, #17)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.13

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

In 1956, an airplane crash left the remains of 172 passengers scattered among the majestic cliffs o… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

12. The Wailing Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #15)

By: Tony Hillerman

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Officer Bernadette Manuelito found the dead man slumped over in the cab of a blue pickup abandoned … read more

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13. The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1)

By: Tony Hillerman

2.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Homicide is always an abomination, but there is something exceptionally disturbing about the victim… read more

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14. Odds Against (Sid Halley, #1)

By: Dick Francis

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

Former hotshot jockey Sid Halley landed a position with a detective agency, only to catch a bullet … read more

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15. Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7)

By: Tony Hillerman

3.67

Format: 117 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Navajo Tribal Police Officer Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn investigate murders that lead the… read more

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16. Spider Woman's Daughter (Leaphorn & Chee, #19)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.36

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

Legendary tribal sleuths Leaphorn and Chee are back! The supremely talented daughter of New York Ti… read more

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17. Talking God (Leaphorn & Chee, #9)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.52

Format: None pages, Paperback

A grave robber and a corpse reunite Navajo Tribal Police Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee. As … read more

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18. Cat Among the Pigeons (Hercule Poirot, #32)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while … read more

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19. Easy Prey (Lucas Davenport, #11)

By: John Sandford

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

When Davenport is called to the white-stuccoed house, after the party, he knows it's for no usual c… read more

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20. The Fallen Man (Leaphorn & Chee, #12)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Human bones lie on a ledge under the peak of Ship Rock mountain, the remains of a murder victim und… read more

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21. The Chill

By: Ross Macdonald

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In The Chilla distraught young man hires Archer to track down his runaway bride. But no sooner has … read more

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22. The Shape Shifter (Leaphorn & Chee, #18)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.33

Format: 226 pages,

Since his retirement from the Navajo Tribal Police, Joe Leaphorn has occasionally been enticed to r… read more

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23. People of Darkness (Leaphorn & Chee, #4)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Who would murder a dying man? Why would someone steal a box of rocks? And why would a rich man's wi… read more

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24. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) by Agatha Christie

25. The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.87

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

When Hercule Poirot and his associate Arthur Hastings arrive in the French village of Merlinville-s… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Two people rarely see the same thing."

-Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

"Again you have the sentiment and not the logic!"

-Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

"[...] She is not for you, that one! Take it from Papa Poirot!"

-Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

"Mon ami, двоє людей рідко можуть похвалитись, що бачать однакові речі"

-Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

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26. Stargazer (Leaphorn & Chee, #24)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.19

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, deception, Navajo tradition, and the stars collide in this enthralling entry in New York Ti… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10) by Tony Hillerman

27. Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

By: Tony Hillerman

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The car fire didn't kill Navajo Tribal Policeman Delbert Nez—a bullet did. And the old man in posse… read more

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
"From where we stand the rain seems random. If we could stand somewhere else, we would see the order in it."

-Tony Hillerman, Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee #10)

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28. The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

By: Marc Levy

4.01

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

From international bestselling author Marc Levy comes a witty and beguiling novel of one woman’s un… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Just because somebody is gone doesn’t mean they don’t exist anymore—with a little imagination, you’re never alone."

-Marc Levy, The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

"Como dice una canción, me ha rozado el alma y me la ha cambiado, ¿cómo perdonarle el haber hecho nacer en mí las ganas de querer y de que me quieran?"

-Marc Levy, The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

"You have two lives in you, Alice. The one you know, and another one. One that has been waiting for you for a very long time. They have nothing in common, apart from you."

-Marc Levy, The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

Cover of The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) by Chris Hammer

29. The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3)

By: Chris Hammer

4.23

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt. Chris Hammer's… read more

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  • australia
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Sacred Bridge (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito, #25) by Anne Hillerman

30. The Sacred Bridge (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito, #25)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.21

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"A fine legacy series . . . in the spirit of her late father, Tony."--Booklist An ancient myste… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Canticle Creek (Jesse Redpath #1) by Adrian Hyland

31. Canticle Creek (Jesse Redpath #1)

By: Adrian Hyland

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Two bodies. One long hot summer. A town that will never be the same. When Adam Lawson’s wrecked … read more

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  • detective
  • australia
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook

19 Best fiction books like Murder Must Wait by Arthur W. Upfield

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A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8)

Tony Hillerman

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)

Tony Hillerman

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Song of the Lion (Leaphorn & Chee, #21)

Anne Hillerman

4.08

Transform Your Habits

The Case of the Substitute Face (Perry Mason, #12)

Erle Stanley Gardner

4.05

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21 Best fiction books like Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) by Anne Hillerman

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Margaret Coel

3.31

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The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)

Laurie R. King

4.41

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Circle in the Water (A Sharon McCone Mystery)

Marcia Muller

3.57

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Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

C.J. Box

4.36

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