19 must-read mystery books like Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2) by S.M. Goodwin

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Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

By: S.M. Goodwin

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Albert Beauchamp disappeared just before Christmas in 1856. When he reappears more than a year late…

If you liked the mystery plot in Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2) by S.M. Goodwin , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Bones Under the Beach Hut (Fethering, #12)

By: Simon Brett

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The affluent seaside resort of Smalting is unaccustomed to crime. So when human remains are found b… read more

Similar categories in Simon Brett's Bones Under the Beach Hut (Fethering, #12) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. When Gods Die (Sebastian St. Cyr, #2)

By: C.S. Harris

4.27

Format: 260 pages,

Brighton, England, 1811. The beautiful wife of an aging Marquis is found dead in the arms of the Pr… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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3. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)

By: Alan Bradley

4.44

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In 1950s English bucolic Bishop's Lacy, narrator Flavia de Luce 11, has a passion for chemistry and… read more

Similar categories in Alan Bradley's The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook

4. Why Mermaids Sing (Sebastian St. Cyr, #3)

By: C.S. Harris

3.76

Format: 205 pages,

It's September 1811, and someone is killing the wealthy young sons of London's most prominent famil… read more

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5. Anatomy of Evil (Barker & Llewelyn, #7)

By: Will Thomas

3.83

Format: 32 pages,

In London of 1888, Private Enquiry Agent Cyrus Barker takes on his biggest case ever--the attempt t… read more

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6. A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell, #5)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.14

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beaucl… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"For my part, I ignored her jibes, as I had long ago formed the opinion that it is best never to notice children at all in any capacity lest they take a simple greeting as an overture for discussion -…"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell, #5)

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7. Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.11

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Responding to an urgent plea from a troubled family friend, the Earl of Wrexford journeys to Oxford… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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8. The Matchmaker: A Spy in Berlin

By: Paul Vidich

3.72

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice In the vein of Graham Greene and John le Carré, The M… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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9. The Last Hope

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

All will be revealed in the no-holds-barred finale of the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Awar… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Last Hope book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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10. 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 S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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11. Murder by Degrees

By: Ritu Mukerji

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th century Philadelphia, following a pioneering… read more

Similar categories in Ritu Mukerji's Murder by Degrees book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of A Perilous Perspective (Lady Darby Mystery, #10) by Anna Lee Huber

12. A Perilous Perspective (Lady Darby Mystery, #10)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.24

Format: 387 pages, Paperback

An all-new historical mystery in this USA Today bestselling series featuring beloved inquiry agents… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Perilous Perspective (Lady Darby Mystery, #10) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell, #6) by Deanna Raybourn

13. An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell, #6)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.04

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

A princess is missing, and a peace treaty is on the verge of collapse in this new Veronica Speedwel… read more

Similar categories in Deanna Raybourn's An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell, #6) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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14. A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times (The Lord Julian Mysteries #1)

By: Grace Burrowes

4.36

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

A man dwelling in darkness... Lord Julian Caldicott has come home from the war in ragged health an… read more

Similar categories in Grace Burrowes's A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times (The Lord Julian Mysteries #1) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

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

15. 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 S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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16. A Fatal Lie (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #23)

By: Charles Todd

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In one of his most puzzling cases, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge must delve deep into a dead… read more

Similar categories in Charles Todd's A Fatal Lie (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #23) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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17. The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

By: Jess Armstrong

3.56

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Arms… read more

Similar categories in Jess Armstrong's The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"The only creatures in my whole dismal life who never once failed me were an overly fluffy black house cat and an eccentric Scottish bookseller."

-Jess Armstrong, The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

Cover of Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3) by Katharine Schellman

18. Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to spending the autumn away from the social whirl of Lo… read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Silence in the Library (Lily Adler Mystery, #2) by Katharine Schellman

19. Silence in the Library (Lily Adler Mystery, #2)

By: Katharine Schellman

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Regency widow Lily Adler didn't expect to find a corpse when visiting a family friend. Now it's up … read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's Silence in the Library (Lily Adler Mystery, #2) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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20. The Key to Deceit (Electra McDonnell, #2)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.02

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to De… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Weaver's The Key to Deceit (Electra McDonnell, #2) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Crooked in His Ways  (Lightner and Law Mystery #2) by S.M. Goodwin

21. Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

By: S.M. Goodwin

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Albert Beauchamp disappeared just before Christmas in 1856. When he reappears more than a year late… read more

Similar categories in S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2) book and S.M. Goodwin's Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook

19 must-read fiction books like Crooked in His Ways (Lightner and Law Mystery #2) by S.M. Goodwin

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Simon Brett

3.71

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When Gods Die (Sebastian St. Cyr, #2)

C.S. Harris

4.27

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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)

Alan Bradley

4.44

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A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell, #5)

Deanna Raybourn

4.14

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Deanna Raybourn

4.19

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Deception by Gaslight (A Gilded Gotham Mystery, #1)

Kate Belli

3.84

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A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #5)

Dianne Freeman

4.07

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Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3)

Katharine Schellman

3.81

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