24 must-read mystery books like The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story by A.D. Swanston

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The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story

By: A.D. Swanston

3.81

Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition

A FREE short story introducing readers to Elizabethan academic and intelligencer Dr Christopher Rad…

If you liked the mystery plot in The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story by A.D. Swanston , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of The King's Spy (Thomas Hill, #1) by Andrew Swanston

1. The King's Spy (Thomas Hill, #1)

By: Andrew Swanston

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Summer, 1643 England is at war with itself. King Charles I has fled London, his negotiations wit… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

2. The Maltese Falcon

By: Dashiell Hammett

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a l… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Sacrilege (Giordano Bruno, #3) by S.J. Parris

3. Sacrilege (Giordano Bruno, #3)

By: S.J. Parris

2.00

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical thriller set in sixteenth-century England and centered on the highly secretiv… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1)

By: S.J. Parris

3.55

Format: 288 pages,

Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page… read more

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5. Prophecy (Giordano Bruno, #2)

By: S.J. Parris

3.62

Format: 186 pages,

S. J. Parris returns with the next Giordano Bruno mystery, set inside Queen Elizabeth's palace and … read more

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6. Conspiracy (Giordano Bruno, #5)

By: S.J. Parris

4.24

Format: 185 pages,

PARIS, 1585 A KING WITHOUT AN HEIR Heretic-turned-spy Giordano Bruno arrives in Paris from London t… read more

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Cover of The Richest Man in Town (Stephen Attebrook Mysteries #14) by Jason Vail

7. The Richest Man in Town (Stephen Attebrook Mysteries #14)

By: Jason Vail

4.44

Format: 0 pages, Kindle Edition

Harry Carver, the legless artisan, and his wife Joan find the corpse of the richest man in Ludlow i… read more

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Cover of Bag of Bones (Stephen Attebrook Mysteries #13) by Jason Vail

8. Bag of Bones (Stephen Attebrook Mysteries #13)

By: Jason Vail

4.53

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

The Ludlow beggar One-eye Dick finds the scattered bones of two dead men on a hillside north of the… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Taste for Killing (Bradecote & Catchpoll, #10) by Sarah Hawkswood

9. A Taste for Killing (Bradecote & Catchpoll, #10)

By: Sarah Hawkswood

4.32

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

January, 1145. Godfrey Bowyer, the best but least likeable bow maker in Worcester, dies an agonisin… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5) by Anthony Horowitz

10. Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.18

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

In New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunit in the Ha… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride

11. The Dead of Winter

By: Stuart MacBride

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It was supposed to be an easy job.All Detective Constable Edward Reekie had to do was pick up a dyi… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of BOX 88 (BOX 88, #1) by Charles Cumming

12. BOX 88 (BOX 88, #1)

By: Charles Cumming

4.07

Format: 482 pages, Paperback

An organisation that doesn’t exist. A spy that can’t be caught. 1989: The fall of the Berlin … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1) by Dan Jones

13. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

By: Dan Jones

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"

-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

Cover of A Thief’s Justice (Company of Rogues #2) by Douglas Skelton

14. A Thief’s Justice (Company of Rogues #2)

By: Douglas Skelton

4.35

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1716. Revenge is a dish best served ice cold… The city is caught in the vice-like grip o… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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15. The Maiden

By: Kate Foster

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster's T… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Wolf at the Door (A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation #9) by Sarah Hawkswood

16. Wolf at the Door (A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation #9)

By: Sarah Hawkswood

4.43

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

The vicious death of a man at the teeth of a wild animal does not add up for Bradecote and Catchpol… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Hawkswood's Wolf at the Door (A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation #9) book and A.D. Swanston's The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Dead Inside (A Kelsey Hawk Mystery #1) by Kate Bold

17. Dead Inside (A Kelsey Hawk Mystery #1)

By: Kate Bold

4.24

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

In the desolate, unforgiving landscape of small town North Dakota, bodies are found encased in ice.… read more

Similar categories in Kate Bold's Dead Inside (A Kelsey Hawk Mystery #1) book and A.D. Swanston's The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7) by S.J. Parris

18. Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7)

By: S.J. Parris

4.28

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

Prague, 1588 A COURT IN TURMOIL The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundari… read more

Similar categories in S.J. Parris's Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7) book and A.D. Swanston's The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Running Girls

By: Matt Brolly

4.08

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of the Detective Louise Blackwell series comes a story of two murders, … read more

Similar categories in Matt Brolly's The Running Girls book and A.D. Swanston's The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of A Prince and a Spy (Tom Wilde #5) by Rory Clements

20. A Prince and a Spy (Tom Wilde #5)

By: Rory Clements

4.18

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret, a Cam… read more

Similar categories in Rory Clements's A Prince and a Spy (Tom Wilde #5) book and A.D. Swanston's The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Rebel's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #5) by S.W. Perry

21. The Rebel's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #5)

By: S.W. Perry

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

Elizabeth's reign is reaching its winter and England's old adversaries are fading. But in a world o… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Execution (Giordano Bruno, #6) by S.J. Parris

22. Execution (Giordano Bruno, #6)

By: S.J. Parris

4.38

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

The sixth Tudor thriller featuring Giordano Bruno: heretic, philosopher and spy. Perfect for fans o… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Monastery Murders (Stanton & Barling, #2) by E.M. Powell

23. The Monastery Murders (Stanton & Barling, #2)

By: E.M. Powell

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Their lives are ones of quiet contemplation—and brutal murder. Christmas Eve, 1176. Brother Maur… read more

Similar categories in E.M. Powell's The Monastery Murders (Stanton & Barling, #2) book and A.D. Swanston's The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Sinner's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #6) by S.W. Perry

24. The Sinner's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #6)

By: S.W. Perry

4.54

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

Treason, heresy and revolt in Queen Elizabeth's England . . . The year is 1600. With a dying queen… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Dead of Winter (Giordano Bruno, #0.5-0.7) by S.J. Parris

25. The Dead of Winter (Giordano Bruno, #0.5-0.7)

By: S.J. Parris

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Three exhilarating novellas—The Secret Dead, The Academy of Secrets, and The Dead of Winter—followi… read more

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  • historical
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Canterbury Murders (Stanton & Barling, #3) by E.M. Powell

26. The Canterbury Murders (Stanton & Barling, #3)

By: E.M. Powell

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

A fire-ravaged cathedral. An ungodly murder. Easter, 1177. Canterbury Cathedral, home to the tom… read more

Similar categories in E.M. Powell's The Canterbury Murders (Stanton & Barling, #3) book and A.D. Swanston's The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Singapore 52 (Ash Carter #1) by Murray  Bailey

27. Singapore 52 (Ash Carter #1)

By: Murray Bailey

4.01

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Chinese New Year 1952 Ash Carter had to leave the Middle East in a hurry. But when he arrives in S… read more

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Cover of The King's Exile (Thomas Hill, #2) by Andrew Swanston

28. The King's Exile (Thomas Hill, #2)

By: Andrew Swanston

4.10

Format: 482 pages, Kindle Edition

Spring, 1648.When Thomas Hill, a bookseller living in rural Hampshire, publishes a political pamphl… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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29. The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story

By: A.D. Swanston

3.81

Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition

A FREE short story introducing readers to Elizabethan academic and intelligencer Dr Christopher Rad… read more

Similar categories in A.D. Swanston's The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story book and A.D. Swanston's The River: A Christopher Radcliff Short Story

  • historical
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of A Christmas Requiem (Giordano Bruno, #0.7) by S.J. Parris

30. A Christmas Requiem (Giordano Bruno, #0.7)

By: S.J. Parris

4.05

Format: 97 pages, Kindle Edition

At the heart of the Eternal City, danger hides around every corner… Rome, 1569. When novice monk… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The King's Return (Thomas Hill, #3) by Andrew Swanston

31. The King's Return (Thomas Hill, #3)

By: Andrew Swanston

4.19

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

The king’s coronation brings hope. Until a murderer strikes. Spring 1661: After years of civil w… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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