16 must-read mystery books like The Wrong Letter by Walter S. Masterman

The Wrong Letter

By: Walter S. Masterman

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Locked room mystery from the beginning of the Golden Age

If you liked the mystery plot in The Wrong Letter by Walter S. Masterman , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of The White Priory Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #2) by Carter Dickson

1. The White Priory Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #2)

By: Carter Dickson

3.66

Format: 176 pages,

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2. Slow Bullets

By: Alastair Reynolds

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the author of the Revelation Space series comes an interstellar adventure of war, identity, be… read more

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Cover of The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells, Дмитро Паламарчук

3. The Invisible Man

By: H.G. Wells , Дмитро Паламарчук

3.64

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a … read more

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"But giving drugs to a cat is no joke, Kemp!"

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

"I never blame anyone," said Kemp. "It's quite out of fashion."

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

"Very well," said the Voice, in a tone of relief. "Then I'm going to throw flints at you till you think differently."

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

"And there it was, on a shabby bed in a tawdry, ill-lighted bedroom, surrounded by a crowd of ignorant and excited people, broken and wounded, betrayed and unpitied, that Griffin, the first of all men…"

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

4. The Queue

By: Basma Abdel Aziz , Elisabeth Jaquette

3.92

Format: 98 pages,

Set against the backdrop of a failed political uprising, The Queueis a chilling debut that evokes O… read more

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5. The Wall

By: John Hersey

3.50

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Riveting & compelling, The Walltells the inspiring story of forty men & women who escape the dehuma… read more

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6. The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.80

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

A practical joke goes chillingly, murderously wrong in Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie’s classic d… read more

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"It's a rotten job, but somebody's got to do it."

-Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

"To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness."

-Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

"You've brought out your best butter." [you're laying on the flattery thickly]"

-Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

"What I think is a different matter. Maybe I think some rather curious things—but until thinking's got you somewhere it's no use talking about it."

-Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

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7. Journey to the Center of the Earth

By: Jules Verne , Kim Stanley Robinson , Lowell Bair

3.85

Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

An adventurous geology professor chances upon a manuscript in which a 16th-century explorer claims … read more

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"Axel,"

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

"Then don’t you despair?"

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

"I dream with my eyes open."

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

"And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow."

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

8. Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23)

By: Agatha Christie

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of Eng… read more

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9. Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch #8)

By: Terry Pratchett

3.72

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

According to the writer of the best-selling crime novel ever to have been published in the city of … read more

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10. Cleek Of Scotland Yard: Detective Stories (1914)

By: Thomas W. Hanshew

4.09

Format: 372 pages,

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11. The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan, #1)

By: Earl Derr Biggers

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is the classic novel in which Charlie Chan makes his debut as Inspector of the Honolulu Police… read more

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12. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)

By: Agatha Christie

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A mysterious woman, a legendary cursed jewel, and a night train to the Mediterranean -- ingredients… read more

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13. Over My Dead Body (Nero Wolfe, #7)

By: Rex Stout , John Jakes

3.63

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

When a Balkan beauty gets in trouble over some missing diamonds, whom else can she turn to but the … read more

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14. Trent's Last Case (Philip Trent, #1)

By: E.C. Bentley

4.37

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

On Wall Street, the mere mention of the name Sigsbee Manderson is enough to send a stock soaring--o… read more

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15. The Square Emerald

By: Edgar Wallace

4.01

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

A female sleuth takes over in the fast-moving tale by Wallace. read more

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16. Impact of Evidence

By: Carol Carnac

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a… read more

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Cover of The Mysterious Mr. Badman by W.F. Harvey

17. The Mysterious Mr. Badman

By: W.F. Harvey

3.57

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The note read: “Will the gentleman who took by mistake a copy of Bunyan’s Life and Death of Mr. Ba… read more

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18. Death of an Author

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.99

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

'I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the discovery of a bearded corpse would… read more

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Cover of Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) by Elizabeth Peters

19. Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)

By: Elizabeth Peters

4.00

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Amelia Peabody, that indomitable product of the Victorian age, embarks on her debut Egyptian advent… read more

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"God help the poor mummy who encounters you, Peabody,"

-Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)

"...Peabody had better retire to her bed; she is clearly in need of recuperative sleep, she has not made a sarcastic remark for fully ten minutes."

-Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)

"I don't know why I should have been so pleased to see Lucas behaving like a gentleman for a change. I never liked the man... But of course I know why. I would have defended Satan himself if he had be…"

-Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)

"I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle.... Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to me…"

-Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)

Cover of Murder at Everham Hall (Marius Quin Mystery #1) by Benedict Brown

20. Murder at Everham Hall (Marius Quin Mystery #1)

By: Benedict Brown

4.01

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A mystery novelist with writer’s block, a lavish party to ring in the new year, and a film star wit… read more

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Cover of Murder Flies the Coop (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #2) by Jessica Ellicott

21. Murder Flies the Coop (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #2)

By: Jessica Ellicott

3.75

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

One would hardly call them birds of a feather, but thrill-seeking American adventuress Beryl Helliw… read more

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Cover of Archie in the Crosshairs (Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe Mysteries, #10) by Robert Goldsborough

22. Archie in the Crosshairs (Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe Mysteries, #10)

By: Robert Goldsborough

4.04

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

When Archie Goodwin’s life is threatened, Wolfe must find the gunman or lose his right-hand man … read more

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  • mystery
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23. The Membranes

By: Chi Ta-wei

3.98

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

It is the late twenty-first century, and Momo is the most celebrated dermal care technician in all … read more

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24. The Great Mistake

By: Mary Roberts Rinehart

4.00

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder leads to scandal at a wealthy woman’s mansion in this mystery from a New York Times–bestsell… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Wishes and Wellingtons (Wishes and Wellingtons, #1) by Julie Berry

25. Wishes and Wellingtons (Wishes and Wellingtons, #1)

By: Julie Berry

3.89

Format: 363 pages, Hardcover

Maeve Merritt chafes at the rigid rules at her London boarding school for "Upright Young Ladies." W… read more

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Cover of Asesinato en el laberinto (Sir Clinton Driffield, #1) by J.J. Connington

26. Asesinato en el laberinto (Sir Clinton Driffield, #1)

By: J.J. Connington

3.39

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

La finca de Whistlefield es famosa no solo por su belleza, sino también por el laberinto vegetal qu… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) by Alan Bradley

27. 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

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  • mystery
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28. The Door

By: Mary Roberts Rinehart

3.80

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s been an awful murder at Elizabeth Bell’s otherwise quiet household in this classic mystery … read more

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29. The End of Andrew Harrison

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

4.02

Format: None pages, Paperback

Also known as 'The Futile Alibi' in America. read more

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30. The Wrong Letter

By: Walter S. Masterman

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Locked room mystery from the beginning of the Golden Age read more

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Cover of The Complete Curious Mr. Tarrant (The Lost Classics) by C. Daly King

31. The Complete Curious Mr. Tarrant (The Lost Classics)

By: C. Daly King

3.55

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

"The Most Imaginative Detective Stories of Our Times" So wrote Ellery Queen about The Curious Mr. T… read more

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