13 Best crime books like Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19) by Barbara Hambly

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Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

By: Barbara Hambly

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Musician, sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January gets mixed in politics, with murderous resu…

If you liked the crime plot in Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19) by Barbara Hambly , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. White Tears

By: Hari Kunzru

3.68

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

From one of the most talented fiction writers at work today: two ambitious young musicians are draw… read more

Similar categories in Hari Kunzru's White Tears book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • mystery
  • fiction
"I wanted to avoid slippage."

-Hari Kunzru, White Tears

"Fuck humanity, was my basic position at that point."

-Hari Kunzru, White Tears

"People always look aroused when they’re acting violently."

-Hari Kunzru, White Tears

"Let me be clear. I play two kinds of music. God's and the other kind."

-Hari Kunzru, White Tears

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2. The Maidservant and the Murderer

By: Sam Thomas

3.24

Format: None pages, ebook

From the author of THE MIDWIFE'S TALE comes "Bended Hooke," the startling story behind midwife Brid… read more

Similar categories in Sam Thomas's The Maidservant and the Murderer book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Not Quite Dead Enough (Nero Wolfe, #10) by Rex Stout, John Lutz

3. Not Quite Dead Enough (Nero Wolfe, #10)

By: Rex Stout , John Lutz

4.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

Called upon to investigate a sinister "accident" involving national security, Nero Wolfe must set t… read more

Similar categories in Rex Stout's Not Quite Dead Enough (Nero Wolfe, #10) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

4. The Raven and the Reindeer

By: T. Kingfisher

3.91

Format: 144 pages,

When Gerta's friend Kay is stolen away by the mysterious Snow Queen, it's up to Gerta to find him. … read more

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5. My Name is Markham (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #7.6)

By: Jodi Taylor

3.87

Format: 334 pages, ebook

Like a smaller and much scruffier Greta Garbo - finally - Markham speaks! It's Christmas and time f… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Taylor's My Name is Markham (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #7.6) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

Cover of Possession (Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mysteries Book 17) by Joyce Lionarons

6. Possession (Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mysteries Book 17)

By: Joyce Lionarons

4.65

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

York, February, 1275. When Cordwainer falls ill after being summoned to the deaths of a man and his… read more

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Cover of The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) by Laurie R. King

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

By: Laurie R. King

4.41

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caugh… read more

Similar categories in Laurie R. King's The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) by Lois McMaster Bujold

8. Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.53

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorce… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • fiction
Cover of The Bangalore Detectives Club (Bangalore Detectives Club, #1) by Harini Nagendra

9. The Bangalore Detectives Club (Bangalore Detectives Club, #1)

By: Harini Nagendra

3.62

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in a charming, joyful cozy crime series set in 1920s Bangalore, featuring sari-wearing de… read more

Similar categories in Harini Nagendra's The Bangalore Detectives Club (Bangalore Detectives Club, #1) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Defiance (Foreigner #22) by C.J. Cherryh

10. Defiance (Foreigner #22)

By: C.J. Cherryh

4.36

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

The twenty-second book in the beloved Foreigner saga continues the adventures of diplomat Bren Came… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Cherryh's Defiance (Foreigner #22) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • fiction
Cover of A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #6) by Dianne Freeman

11. A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #6)

By: Dianne Freeman

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

With her new husband George busy on a special mission for the British Museum, Frances has taken on … read more

Similar categories in Dianne Freeman's A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #6) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Evil in Emerald (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #3) by A.M.   Stuart

12. Evil in Emerald (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #3)

By: A.M. Stuart

4.27

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Craving a change of pace, Harriet Gordon, joins a local musical theatre production but when a fello… read more

Similar categories in A.M. Stuart's Evil in Emerald (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #3) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) by C.S. Harris

13. What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19)

By: C.S. Harris

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Sweet Death (A Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mystery #14) by Joyce Lionarons

14. Sweet Death (A Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mystery #14)

By: Joyce Lionarons

4.57

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

York, July 1274. When a wealthy nobleman is murdered in the guest house of Saint Mary’s Abbey, M… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Lionarons's Sweet Death (A Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mystery #14) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

Cover of The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6) by Ellis Peters

15. The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

By: Ellis Peters

4.17

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturb… read more

Similar categories in Ellis Peters's The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
"Love shared is no sin."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

"There never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

Cover of Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18) by C.S. Harris

16. Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18)

By: C.S. Harris

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

June 1815. The people of London wait, breathlessly, for news as Napoleon and the forces united agai… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of When Blood Lies (Sebastian St. Cyr, #17) by C.S. Harris

17. When Blood Lies (Sebastian St. Cyr, #17)

By: C.S. Harris

4.31

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has spent years unraveling his family’s tragic history. But the… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's When Blood Lies (Sebastian St. Cyr, #17) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen by Jane Draycott

18. Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen

By: Jane Draycott

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient … read more

Similar categories in Jane Draycott's Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
Cover of The Cliff's Edge (Bess Crawford, #13) by Charles Todd

19. The Cliff's Edge (Bess Crawford, #13)

By: Charles Todd

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the aftermath of World War I, nurse Bess Crawford is caught in a deadly feud between two familie… read more

Similar categories in Charles Todd's The Cliff's Edge (Bess Crawford, #13) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1) by John Shen Yen Nee

20. The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1)

By: John Shen Yen Nee

3.62

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, this stunning, swashbuckling series opener by a po… read more

Similar categories in John Shen Yen Nee's The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"The British are oddly vulnerable to charm. I've found that in England it's often the easiest path to one's objective. And hurts none along the way."

-John Shen Yen Nee, The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1)

Cover of To Kill a Troubadour (Bruno, Chief of Police, #15) by Martin  Walker

21. To Kill a Troubadour (Bruno, Chief of Police, #15)

By: Martin Walker

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a musician’s new song hits a political nerve, he finds himself in the crosshairs of Spanish na… read more

Similar categories in Martin Walker's To Kill a Troubadour (Bruno, Chief of Police, #15) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Lady Violet Enjoys a Frolic (The Lady Violet Mysteries, #4) by Grace Burrowes

22. Lady Violet Enjoys a Frolic (The Lady Violet Mysteries, #4)

By: Grace Burrowes

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Having enjoyed her tour of the Scottish countryside, Lady Violet Belmaine is reluctant to return to… read more

Similar categories in Grace Burrowes's Lady Violet Enjoys a Frolic (The Lady Violet Mysteries, #4) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7) by Victoria Thompson

23. City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7)

By: Victoria Thompson

3.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A year has passed since Elizabeth Bates ran her last con. Life has been simpler, although not nearl… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Thompson's City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady #7) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Tale Teller (Leaphorn & Chee, #23) by Anne Hillerman

24. The Tale Teller (Leaphorn & Chee, #23)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary Navajo policeman Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn takes center stage in this riveting atmospheric … read more

Similar categories in Anne Hillerman's The Tale Teller (Leaphorn & Chee, #23) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History by Joel Warner

25. The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History

By: Joel Warner

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The captivating, deeply reported true story of how one of the most notorious novels ever written—Ma… read more

Similar categories in Joel Warner's The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • crime
Cover of Be My Ghost (A Haunted Haven Mystery, #1) by Carol J. Perry

26. Be My Ghost (A Haunted Haven Mystery, #1)

By: Carol J. Perry

3.74

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Maureen Doherty and her golden retriever Finn have taken possession of a charming old inn—only to d… read more

Similar categories in Carol J. Perry's Be My Ghost (A Haunted Haven Mystery, #1) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold

27. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.62

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • fiction
Cover of Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19) by Barbara Hambly

28. Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

By: Barbara Hambly

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Musician, sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January gets mixed in politics, with murderous resu… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • american
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • politics
  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • african american
Cover of What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) by Alan Bradley

29. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)

By: Alan Bradley

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the absence of adult supervision, Flavia has taken on the mentorship of her “pestilent” younger … read more

Similar categories in Alan Bradley's What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murder at the White Palace (Sparks & Bainbridge, #6) by Allison Montclair

30. Murder at the White Palace (Sparks & Bainbridge, #6)

By: Allison Montclair

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In post-WWII London, the matchmakers of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are involved in yet another … read more

Similar categories in Allison Montclair's Murder at the White Palace (Sparks & Bainbridge, #6) book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal by Jodi Taylor

31. The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal

By: Jodi Taylor

4.79

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the globally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's and Time Police series - the or… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Taylor's The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal book and Barbara Hambly's Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

25 Top fiction books like Death and Hard Cider (Benjamin January, #19) by Barbara Hambly

Transform Your Habits

White Tears

Hari Kunzru

3.68

Transform Your Habits

The Maidservant and the Murderer

Sam Thomas

3.24

Transform Your Habits

Not Quite Dead Enough (Nero Wolfe, #10)

Rex Stout , John Lutz

4.31

Transform Your Habits

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

Laurie R. King

4.41

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19 Top fiction books like The Bangalore Detectives Club (Bangalore Detectives Club, #1) by Harini Nagendra

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The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

Vaseem Khan

4.05

Transform Your Habits

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

Vaseem Khan

3.70

Transform Your Habits

The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star

Vaseem Khan

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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