24 must-read fiction books like Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet #11) by Dorothy Simpson

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Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet #11)

By: Dorothy Simpson

4.03

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

A quaint English village’s summer gala is interrupted by murder in this award-winning mystery serie…

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1. The Anodyne Necklace (Richard Jury, #3)

By: Martha Grimes

4.03

Format: 310 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A severed finger found at the scene of a baffling murder in the village of Littlebourne leads local… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1) by Martha Grimes

2. The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1)

By: Martha Grimes

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

At the Man with a Load of Mischief, they found the dead body stuck in a keg of beer. At the Jack an… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"And so it continued all day, wynde after wynde, from a room beyond came the whistle of a teakettle. "Now, you really must join me. I've some marvelous Darjeeling, and some delicious petits fours a fr…"

-Martha Grimes, The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1)

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3. The China Governess (Albert Campion Mystery #17)

By: Margery Allingham

4.03

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

Timothy Kinnit, rich, handsome, well-bred, learns on the eve of his elopement, that he was adopted.… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature

4. Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession

By: Søren Kierkegaard , Douglas V. Steere

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, the Danish writer Sore… read more

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5. Nil (Nil, #1)

By: Lynne Matson

4.32

Format: 224 pages, ebook

On the mysterious island of Nil, the rules are set. You have one year. Exactly 365 days--to escape,… read more

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6. Night Walk

By: Bob Shaw

3.80

Format: 281 pages, Mass Market Paperback

For 'refusing to co-operate' the Emm Luther Special Police took out Earth agent Sam Tallon's eyes a… read more

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7. Blood Lines (Bill Slider, #5)

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

4.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"One of the best contemporary British police detectives" (Booklist) turns in another bravura perfor… read more

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8. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

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9. Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

By: Peter Robinson

4.09

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls "the bes… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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10. The Mystery of the Kneeling Woman

By: Moray Dalton

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

"Not another murder!" "You've said it." Kindly Reverend John Clare pays a social call upon the satu… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
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11. Murder on the Train (DI Hillary Greene #21)

By: Faith Martin

4.35

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Six passengers in a locked train carriage. One of them is dead. No one saw a thing.Former Detective… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Holy Chow (Andy Carpenter, #25) by David Rosenfelt

12. Holy Chow (Andy Carpenter, #25)

By: David Rosenfelt

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In Holy Chow, the next mystery from bestselling author David Rosenfelt, the beloved characters—both… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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13. Case in the Clinic

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.05

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

The story begins with the sudden death of an elderly clergyman named Anderby, who drops dead while … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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14. Not Dark Yet (Inspector Banks, #27)

By: Peter Robinson

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Robinson is an author with amazing empathy, a snare-trap ear for dialogue, and a clear eye for the… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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15. Tragedy at the Unicorn

By: John Rhode

4.26

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The best detective story of 1928’ Times Literary Supplement'A case of suicide, accident or murder?… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder in Mind (DI Hillary Greene, #16) by Faith Martin

16. Murder in Mind (DI Hillary Greene, #16)

By: Faith Martin

4.34

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this is a revised edition of a book first published as The Work of a Narrow Mind. S… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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17. Murder Never Misses (DI Hillary Greene, #14)

By: Faith Martin

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this is a revised edition of a book first published as Walk a Narrow Mile Three miss… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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18. Murder at Midnight (DI Hillary Greene, #15)

By: Faith Martin

4.41

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note that this book was originally published as A Narrow Victory Felix Olliphant was foun… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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19. Twice in a Blue Moon (Henry Tibbbet)

By: Patricia Moyes

3.92

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Mr. and Mrs. Tibbetts pop into a pub for lunch but get served a murder case in this novel with “all… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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20. Murder By Fire (DI Hillary Greene, #10)

By: Faith Martin

4.31

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

David Merchant’s body is found in a bonfire in his back garden. David was a publisher and devout Ch… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Answered Bones (A DI Fenella Sallow Crime Thriller Book 4) by N.C. Lewis

21. Answered Bones (A DI Fenella Sallow Crime Thriller Book 4)

By: N.C. Lewis

4.38

Format: 419 pages, Kindle Edition

The deadliest secrets are the ones in plain sight…Detective Inspector Fenella Sallow is haunted by … read more

Similar categories in N.C. Lewis's Answered Bones (A DI Fenella Sallow Crime Thriller Book 4) book and Dorothy Simpson's Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet #11)

  • mystery
  • fiction
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22. Murder at Work (DI Hillary Greene, #11)

By: Faith Martin

4.37

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this is a revised edition of the book first published as A Narrow Exit Hillary will … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murder in the Garden (DI Hillary Greene, #9) by Faith Martin

23. Murder in the Garden (DI Hillary Greene, #9)

By: Faith Martin

4.43

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Edward Philpott is found bludgeoned to death with his own spade in his beautiful garden. He lived … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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24. Murder at Home (DI Hillary Greene #6)

By: Faith Martin

4.34

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this is a revised edition of the book first published as With a Narrow Blade Flo Jen… read more

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  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Vicarage Murder (Monica Noble #1) by Joyce Cato

25. The Vicarage Murder (Monica Noble #1)

By: Joyce Cato

4.03

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

In a quiet Cotswold village all hell is about to break loose Please note this book was first pub… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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26. Murder of a Lover (DI Hillary Greene, #13)

By: Faith Martin

4.39

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this is a revised edition of a book first published as A Narrow Margin of Error Ten … read more

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  • british literature
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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Dark Wives (Vera Stanhope, #11) by Ann Cleeves

27. The Dark Wives (Vera Stanhope, #11)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Flower Show Murder (Monica Noble #2) by Joyce Cato

28. The Flower Show Murder (Monica Noble #2)

By: Joyce Cato

4.10

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this book was first published as Unholy Whiff of Death under Faith Martin’s pen name Jo… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Manor House Murder (Monica Noble #3) by Joyce Cato

29. The Manor House Murder (Monica Noble #3)

By: Joyce Cato

4.26

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this book was first published as An Unholy Shame under Faith Martin’s pen name Joyce Ca… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murder Never Retires (DI Hillary Greene, #12) by Faith Martin

30. Murder Never Retires (DI Hillary Greene, #12)

By: Faith Martin

4.41

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this is a revised edition of the book originally published as A Narrow Return Hillar… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet #11) by Dorothy Simpson

31. Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet #11)

By: Dorothy Simpson

4.03

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

A quaint English village’s summer gala is interrupted by murder in this award-winning mystery serie… read more

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  • crime
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4.25

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3.50

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