7 must-read nonfiction books like Folklore of Essex by Sylvia Kent

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Folklore of Essex

By: Sylvia Kent

3.25

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Essex—the witch hunting county—is especially rich in traditions, legends, dialect, and stories that…

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1. Death of a Bore (Hamish Macbeth, #20)

By: M.C. Beaton

3.84

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

From the author of the Agatha Raisin television series...DEATH OF A BORE: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery … read more

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2. Five Have Plenty of Fun (Famous Five, #14)

By: Enid Blyton

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

El tío Quintín tiene una reunión con dos importantes científicos. Esa noche Julián ve a cuatro mist… read more

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3. Five Go to Mystery Moor (Famous Five, #13)

By: Enid Blyton

3.94

Format: None pages, Paperback

There's something dangerous out on Mystery Moor, and the Famous Five will have to risk the treacher… read more

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4. Death of a Valentine (Hamish Macbeth, #25)

By: M.C. Beaton

3.87

Format: 400 pages,

Amazing news has spread across the Scottish countryside. The most famous of highland bachelors, pol… read more

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5. River Cottage Veg Every Day!

By: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall , None , Simon Wheeler

4.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Call me power-crazed, but I'm trying to change your life here. The object of the exercise is to pe… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. The Winter Garden Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple, #2)

By: Carola Dunn

3.77

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

England 1923. Plucky Daisy Dalrymple takes another Town and Country magazine assignment, to write u… read more

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7. River Cottage Much More Veg

By: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

3.50

Format: None pages,

Hugh's River Cottage Veg Every Day! became the UK's best-selling vegetable cookbook, persuading us … read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)

By: Agatha Christie

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Murder at the Vicaragemarks the debut of Agatha Christie's unflappable and much beloved female dete… read more

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9. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

By: Judy Blume

4.05

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are p… read more

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10. The Ghost That Haunted Itself

By: None

4.00

Format: 321 pages, Paperback

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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11. The Deadly Dance (Agatha Raisin, #15)

By: M.C. Beaton

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

Iinfuriated that her holiday was ruined by a mugging, Agatha Raisin decides to open up her own dete… read more

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12. Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple, #1)

By: Carola Dunn

4.27

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

6 parts 6 hours 38 minutes This first installment of a cozy mystery series transports listeners bac… read more

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13. Murder on the Flying Scotsman (Daisy Dalrymple, #4)

By: Carola Dunn

4.11

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple heads on the Flying Scotsman train to Edinburgh for her next 1923 ma… read more

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14. Gok Cooks Chinese

By: Gok Wan

3.55

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Not only is Gok Wan one of the UK's top fashion stylists, but he can cook too! Gok's fantastic new … read more

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15. Murder at the Bridge: An Exham on Sea Cosy Murder Mystery (Exham on Sea Mysteries Book 5)

By: Frances Evesham

4.31

Format: 66 pages,

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16. The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.82

Format: 191 pages, Hardcover

It’s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She… read more

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"Here was a man who would never rail against fate but accept it and pass on to victory"

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

"Because when you’re in love, you think you’re invincible. It blinds you. And you don’t seem to care."

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

"What I feel is that if one has got to have a murder actually happening in one's house, one might as well enjoy it, if you know what I mean."

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

"Bottled, was he?" Said Colonel Bantry, with an Englishman's sympathy for alcoholic excess. "Oh, well, can't judge a fellow by what he does when he's drunk? When I was at Cambridge, I remember I put a…"

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

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17. Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree (Agatha Raisin #28)

By: M.C. Beaton

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The Witches’ Tree continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin mystery series―no… read more

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18. The Three Dahlias (Three Dahlias Mysteries, #1)

By: Katy Watson

3.77

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Three rival actresses team up to solve a murder at the stately home of the author who made them fam… read more

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"It's not for us to say what is motive enough for a person. what might be a minor annoyance to us could mean murder to someone else..."

-Katy Watson, The Three Dahlias (Three Dahlias Mysteries, #1)

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19. A Very Lively Murder (Three Dahlias #2)

By: Katy Watson

3.99

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

One murder mystery movie. Three Dahlias. And a whole cast of suspects... Ex-child star Posy Star… read more

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20. Uproar!: Satire, Scandal & Printmakers in Georgian London

By: Alice Loxton

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

London, 1772: a young artist called Thomas Rowlandson is making his way through the grimy backstree… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Murder at the Castle (Exham on Sea Mysteries #6)

By: Frances Evesham

4.14

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

She’s hot on the trail of the castle killer when disaster strikes close to home.The ancient calm of… read more

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22. Gingerbread and Ghosts (Peridale Cafe Mystery #10)

By: Agatha Frost

4.46

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Christmas falls on Peridale, but that does not mean café-owner and part-time sleuth, Julia South, c… read more

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23. Cupcakes and Casualties (Peridale Cafe Mystery #11)

By: Agatha Frost

4.42

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

The residents of Peridale don't like change, so when the famous actress, Candy Bennett, rolls into … read more

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24. What's Up, Beanie?: Acutely Relatable Comics

By: Alina Tysoe

4.47

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A collection of 160 comics from the hugely popular  What’s Up, Beanie? , all adorable, humorously f… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Birthday Cake and Bodies (Peridale Cafe Mystery #9) by Agatha Frost

25. Birthday Cake and Bodies (Peridale Cafe Mystery #9)

By: Agatha Frost

4.36

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

PRE-ORDER NOW! The 9th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series! Coming October 17… read more

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26. Essex Murders (Sutton True Crime History)

By: Linda Stratmann

4.10

Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition

The county of Essex has rolling arable farmland, Epping Forest, sleepy villages, busy market towns … read more

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  • history
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27. Gok's Wok

By: Gok Wan

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In his brand new book, Gok Wan shares his favorite recipes for fresh and healthy meals—inspired by … read more

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28. Folklore of Essex

By: Sylvia Kent

3.25

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Essex—the witch hunting county—is especially rich in traditions, legends, dialect, and stories that… read more

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  • history
  • folklore
  • nonfiction
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29. Louis Wain's Cats

By: Louis Wain

4.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The first comprehensive exhibition of Wain’s work was held at the Victoria and Albert museum in Lon… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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30. Death's Justice (DS Tomek Bowen #1)

By: Jack Probyn

4.19

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Southend-on-Sea, Detective Sergeant Tomek Bowen — driven, dogged, and haunted by the death of his … read more

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31. Tales of Old Essex (County Tales)

By: Adrian Gray

3.22

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

From an illustrated rich treasury of traditional Essex stories come tales and murder and wickedness… read more

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