6 must-read humor books like RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis by Bing Smith

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RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

By: Bing Smith

3.65

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

Mullet McGuffin is the longstanding, longsuffering barman at Boston’s Red Herring tavern. He has sh…

If you liked the humor plot in RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis by Bing Smith , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Safety Maid: Nancy Rose

By: William Wire

3.62

Format: 147 pages, ebook

One hundred years ago a deadly super-virus infected humanity, killing off the world’s male populati… read more

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2. Last Night at the Lobster

By: Stewart O'Nan

3.59

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The Red Lobster perched in the far corner of a run-down New England mall hasn't been making its num… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) by David  Wong

3. John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

By: David Wong

3.88

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too … read more

Similar categories in David Wong's John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • humor
  • fiction
"When a man plans, a woman laughs."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"John, let me make one thing clear,"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"My melon soul Crushed by your Gallagher of apathy"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"No. We talked about this. I’m going home to eat a pie."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

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4. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

By: Alan Bradley

3.82

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the summer of 1950–and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiri… read more

Similar categories in Alan Bradley's The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"Simple pleasures are best."

-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

"It was as black in the closet as old blood."

-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

"...silence is sometimes the most costly of commodities."

-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

"I was me, I was Flavia. And I loved myself, even if no one else did."

-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

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5. War Bunny: Book 1 of the War Bunny Chronicles

By: Christopher St. John

3.99

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

If you love fierce bunnies, lots of fun characters, and a brisk pace, with plenty of adventure and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher St. John's War Bunny: Book 1 of the War Bunny Chronicles book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • fiction
"You were born a prey animal but you don't have to die as one." -Anastasia Bloody Thorn"

-Christopher St. John, War Bunny: Book 1 of the War Bunny Chronicles

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6. A Death Long Overdue (Lighthouse Library Mystery, #7)

By: Eva Gates

4.12

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

When her former director is found dead in the water, librarian Lucy Richardson will have to get to … read more

Similar categories in Eva Gates's A Death Long Overdue (Lighthouse Library Mystery, #7) book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • fiction
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7. A Forgery of Roses

By: Jessica S. Olson

3.73

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Myra Whitlock has a gift. One many would kill for. She’s an artist whose portraits alter people’s r… read more

Similar categories in Jessica S. Olson's A Forgery of Roses book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • fiction
"I was going to do some more work when I got home, but…"

-Jessica S. Olson, A Forgery of Roses

"A love for books is the best indicator of a curious mind."

-Jessica S. Olson, A Forgery of Roses

"Lucy grimaces at me. “I ran into Marie and Beth while we were out."

-Jessica S. Olson, A Forgery of Roses

"Art holds magic. It captures how it feels to be alive, with all its aches and sorrows and joy."

-Jessica S. Olson, A Forgery of Roses

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8. Peg and Rose Solve a Murder (Senior Sleuths, #1)

By: Laurien Berenson

3.74

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Murder, She Wrote meets The Golden Girls in the award-winning author’s brand-new series! Two cantan… read more

Similar categories in Laurien Berenson's Peg and Rose Solve a Murder (Senior Sleuths, #1) book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • mystery thriller
  • humor
  • fiction
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9. The Kingdoms of Savannah

By: George Dawes Green

3.71

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Savannah may appear to be “some town out of a fable,” with its vine flowers, turreted mansions, and… read more

Similar categories in George Dawes Green's The Kingdoms of Savannah book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
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10. Shelved Under Murder (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #2)

By: Victoria Gilbert

3.84

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Autumn leaves aren’t the only things falling in the historic Virginia village of Taylorsford—so are… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Gilbert's Shelved Under Murder (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #2) book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
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11. In the Land of Dead Horses (American Paladin, #1)

By: Bruce McCandless III

4.06

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

The Dead Have No Love for the Living In the Land of Dead Horses tells the story of Texas Ranger … read more

Similar categories in Bruce McCandless III's In the Land of Dead Horses (American Paladin, #1) book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • fiction
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12. Mantis Preying (Oak Island, #3)

By: Lance Carney

4.12

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

A Daniel O'Dwyer Oak Island Adventure Daniel O’Dwyer, ex-hospital pharmacist, accidental detecti… read more

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13. Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses

By: David Scheel

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A behavioral ecologist's riveting account of his decades-long obsession with octopuses: his discove… read more

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14. Hearers of the Constant Hum

By: William Pauley III

3.79

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Della Comb is the queen of her hive. She's only in her early twenties, but she's already managed to… read more

Similar categories in William Pauley III's Hearers of the Constant Hum book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • fiction
Cover of Drive: Stories from Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere by Sharon Wheatley

15. Drive: Stories from Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere

By: Sharon Wheatley

4.30

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

A Broadway actress and her family go on a cross-country adventure during the COVID-19 shutdown D… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Wheatley's Drive: Stories from Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • humor
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16. Lying to Children

By: Alex Shahla

3.54

Format: 346 pages, ebook

A fictional father writes letters to his college-aged daughter and son remembering events, large an… read more

Similar categories in Alex Shahla's Lying to Children book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • humor
  • fiction
"Never forget, I love you just as much on your worst day as I do on your best day."

-Alex Shahla, Lying to Children

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17. The Ghosts of Thorwald Place

By: Helen Power

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Trust No One. Especially Your Neighbors. Rachel Drake is on the run from the man who killed her … read more

Similar categories in Helen Power's The Ghosts of Thorwald Place book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
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18. RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

By: Bing Smith

3.65

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

Mullet McGuffin is the longstanding, longsuffering barman at Boston’s Red Herring tavern. He has sh… read more

Similar categories in Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • mystery thriller
  • humor
  • fiction
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19. A Shepherd of Wolves

By: R.J. King

3.37

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut thriller about a detective and a prolific serial killer, going back into the pasts of both … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Riding the Edge: A Love Song to Deborah by Michael S. Tobin

20. Riding the Edge: A Love Song to Deborah

By: Michael S. Tobin

3.73

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Non Fiction Book Award Winner: Silver Two soulmates embark on an around-the-world journey, leavi… read more

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21. Garden of Earthly Bodies

By: Sally Oliver

2.96

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An exquisitely eerie and unsettling speculative novel that grapples with questions of trauma, ident… read more

Similar categories in Sally Oliver's Garden of Earthly Bodies book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • fiction
"This was the saddest part of life – not being able to tell someone in time how valuable they were."

-Sally Oliver, Garden of Earthly Bodies

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22. The Arc

By: Tory Henwood Hoen

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sally Rooney, and Rebecca Serle, The Arc is a smart, high concept … read more

Similar categories in Tory Henwood Hoen's The Arc book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • humor
  • fiction
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23. Goddamn Electric Nights

By: William Pauley III

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When electricity hangs in the air so thick the moon and stars fizzle and drown in a sea of light, t… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Funny Money by B.K.  Wells

24. Funny Money

By: B.K. Wells

4.05

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

Two gay girls try to rob the San Francisco Mint during the Pride Parade, with the help of their dra… read more

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25. My Pain-Body Solution: A Journey to the Other Side of Suffering

By: Michael J. Murray

3.75

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Michael J. Murray’s powerful memoir chronicles his difficult battle to conquer his undiagnosed pain… read more

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26. The Czech Book, a Rainee Allen mystery

By: Lauren B. Grossman

4.09

Format: 264 pages, ebook

Once again, author Rainee Allen finds herself entangled in a perilous mystery. While in Prague at … read more

Similar categories in Lauren B. Grossman's The Czech Book, a Rainee Allen mystery book and Bing Smith's RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis

  • fiction
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27. Is There a Problem Here?

By: Karla Juvonen

4.36

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

"Is There a Problem Here" provides an exhaustive and thorough look at alcohol use patterns of indiv… read more

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28. Toxic Beer: : “A laugh-out-loud, zany space opera"

By: Simon Bullock

3.93

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

The Planet Earth has been invaded by a group of Alcoholic Aliens on the run from the intergalactic … read more

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29. Real Estate Mastermind: long-term strategies for creating wealth with real estate

By: Bon Ndu Osonwanne

3.43

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

A companion book to RealEstateMastermind.org network community, where our mission is to show you ho… read more

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19 Top fiction books like RED HERRING'S: Mirth, Murder and Martinis by Bing Smith

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Last Night at the Lobster

Stewart O'Nan

3.59

Transform Your Habits

John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

David Wong

3.88

Transform Your Habits

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

Alan Bradley

3.82

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Christopher St. John

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Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)

Jacqueline Winspear

3.59

Transform Your Habits

Magpie Murders

Anthony Horowitz

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)

Louise Penny

3.42

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Alexander McCall Smith

5.00

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