22 Best crime books like Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20) by George Bellairs

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Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

By: George Bellairs

4.13

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

The Isle’s Deemster, the most senior judge on the island, has been murdered and it’s down to Little…

If you liked the crime plot in Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20) by George Bellairs , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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1. He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.91

Format: 165 pages, Paperback

At the edge of the woods by the river stands the tower. Once part of a chateau since burnt down, o… read more

Similar categories in John Dickson Carr's He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16) book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • crime
"We don't fall in love with a woman because of her good character."

-John Dickson Carr, He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

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2. Evan and Elle (Constable Evans, #4)

By: Rhys Bowen

3.75

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Madame Yvette's arrival is causing a lot of excitement in Llanfair. Some are enraged at the fact th… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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3. Evan Help Us (Constable Evans, #2)

By: Rhys Bowen

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Evan Evans, the new Constable of Llanfair, a village in North Wales, finds his everyday routine tur… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's Evan Help Us (Constable Evans, #2) book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • crime
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4. Frequent Hearses (Gervase Fen, #7)

By: Edmund Crispin

4.04

Format: 9 pages, Paperback

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  • mystery
  • crime
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5. Evans Above (Constable Evans, #1)

By: Rhys Bowen

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Constable Evan Evans is new in Welsh village of Llanfair. Betsy, lusty busty barmaid, vies for his … read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's Evans Above (Constable Evans, #1) book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • crime
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6. Evan Only Knows (Constable Evans, #7)

By: Rhys Bowen

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Welsh constable Evan Evans knows that village life is not as peaceful as it seems--and now his job … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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7. The Glimpses of the Moon (Gervase Fen, #10)

By: Edmund Crispin

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Death and decapitation seem to go hand in hand in the Devon village of Aller. When the first victim… read more

Similar categories in Edmund Crispin's The Glimpses of the Moon (Gervase Fen, #10) book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • crime

8. Evanly Choirs (Constable Evans, #3)

By: Rhys Bowen

3.14

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

After a fire at Llanfair's new French restaurant makes murder the dish du jour, Constable Evans is … read more

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9. Minute for Murder (Nigel Strangeways, #8)

By: Nicholas Blake

3.27

Format: None pages,

Wartime Britain: photos are stolen... a secretary is poisoned... a director is stabbed... Who put t… read more

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10. Evans to Betsy (Constable Evans, #6)

By: Rhys Bowen

3.79

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

Evans and a psychic barmaid are on the trail of the missing director of the recently opened Sacred … read more

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11. The Black Cat Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #2)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.24

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie with a touch of Wodehouse and a dog of distinction. Who killed … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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12. 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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  • mystery
  • crime
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13. Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8)

By: Carol Carnac

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An atmospheric holiday novel from one of the most consistently popular authors in the series, Carol… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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14. 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

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's Death of an Author book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • crime
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15. The Bookshop Murder (Flora Steele #1)

By: Merryn Allingham

None

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Join Flora Steele – bookshop owner, bicycle-rider, day dreamer and amateur detective as she tackles… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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16. Post After Post-Mortem

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.00

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, revi… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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17. These Names Make Clues

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.66

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Should detectives go to parties? Was it consistent with the dignity of the Yard? The inspector tos… read more

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's These Names Make Clues book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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18. Murder at Primrose Cottage (Flora Steele, #3)

By: Merryn Allingham

4.11

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Join Flora Steele – bookshop owner, bicycle-rider, daydreamer and amateur detective – in her quest … read more

Similar categories in Merryn Allingham's Murder at Primrose Cottage (Flora Steele, #3) book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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19. Crook o' Lune

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.15

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

It all began up at High Gimmerdale with the sheep-stealing, a hateful act in the shepherding lands … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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20. Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.07

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It's not long after the end of WWII, rationing is still in force in the UK, and Chief Inspector Mac… read more

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28) book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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21. 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
Cover of Death of a Lady (The Inspector Felix Mysteries Book 1) by R.A. Bentley

22. Death of a Lady (The Inspector Felix Mysteries Book 1)

By: R.A. Bentley

4.21

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

If you love the old ‘whodunits’ from the Golden Age of British crime-writing, you will enjoy this. … read more

Similar categories in R.A. Bentley's Death of a Lady (The Inspector Felix Mysteries Book 1) book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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23. Two-Way Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

'This is only a hill mist, not a real fog. You'll find it'll be perfectly clear when we run down in… read more

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's Two-Way Murder book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • crime
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24. A Third Class Murder

By: Hugh Morrison

3.93

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1930. An antiques dealer is found robbed and murdered in a third class train compartment o… read more

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  • mystery
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25. The Night of Fear

By: Moray Dalton

3.91

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

Together they looked down at the inert sprawling figure of a man fantastically dressed in red-and-w… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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26. Something Wicked (Andrew Basnett)

By: E.X. Ferrars

3.82

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

A retired botanist comes to stay in a charming English village, where murder and blackmail disturb … read more

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  • mystery
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27. The Last Escape

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.04

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

In this final detective novel to feature Superintendent Robert MacDonald, we find the police office… read more

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's The Last Escape book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • crime
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28. A Telegram from Le Touquet: With an introduction by Martin Edwards

By: John Bude

3.95

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

With some trepidation Nigel Derry approaches the country house of his enigmatic and unpredictable a… read more

Similar categories in John Bude's A Telegram from Le Touquet: With an introduction by Martin Edwards book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
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29. Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

By: George Bellairs

4.13

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

The Isle’s Deemster, the most senior judge on the island, has been murdered and it’s down to Little… read more

Similar categories in George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20) book and George Bellairs's Half-Mast for the Deemster (Inspector Littlejohn #20)

  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Doodled Asterisk: A Philip Tolefree Mystery (Black Heath Classic Crime) by R.A.J. Walling

30. The Doodled Asterisk: A Philip Tolefree Mystery (Black Heath Classic Crime)

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.38

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

The Second World War has begun, and England is under constant bombardment. Whilst working as a fire… read more

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31. The House on Graveyard Lane (Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mysteries, #4)

By: Martin Edwards

3.65

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

"I want you to solve my murder," said the woman in white. Rachel Savernake gave a sardonic smile… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime

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Christianna Brand

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3.69

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Anthony Berkeley

3.77

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