If you liked the mystery plot in People Don't Do Such Things by Ruth Rendell , here is a list of 11 books like this:
1. The Woman in White
By: Wilkie Collins , Matthew Sweet
4.01
Format: 672 pages, Paperback
Librarian note: Alternate covers can be found here and here. 'In one moment, every drop of blood… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
"I am a bundle of nerves dressed up to look like a man!"-Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
"... our endurance must end, and our resistance begin, to-day."-Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
"You don’t have to speak at all— I know what you’d say… - Laura"-Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
"My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody."-Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
2. The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #16)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
4.08
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
In this latest installment of the beloved and best-selling series, Mma Ramotswe must contend with h… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
- audiobook
"It was not edifying to dwell on the failings of others."-Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #16)
"It was a voice that you felt you had to listen to—or you ignored at your peril."-Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #16)
"There are broad shoulders, the saying went, even where there are no broad shoulders."-Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #16)
"That young man will go far, she said. I don’t know in what direction, but he will go far."-Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #16)
3. The Phantom of the Opera
By: Gaston Leroux , Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
3.96
Format: 360 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that re… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
"He laid at my feet his immense, tragic love."-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
"All I wanted was to be loved for myself." (Erik)"-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
"My lies were as hideous as the monster that had inspired them"-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
"I am the little boy who went into the sea to rescue your scarf"-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
4. King Solomon's Carpet
By: Ruth Rendell , Barbara Vine
4.00
Format: None pages,
King Solomon's magic carpet is the London Underground, running past the disused old school building… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
5. Orlando
By: Virginia Woolf , Sandra M Gilbert
3.87
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Virginia Woolf's Orlando 'The longest and most charming love letter in literature', playfully const… read more
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- fiction
"Life and a lover"-Virginia Woolf, Orlando
"Thoughts are divine."-Virginia Woolf, Orlando
"Love, the poet said, is woman's whole existence."-Virginia Woolf, Orlando
"All extremes of feeling are allied with madness."-Virginia Woolf, Orlando
6. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
By: Robin Sloan
3.50
Format: 93 pages, Hardcover
The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
- audiobook
7. The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)
By: Agatha Christie
3.84
Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
"Wickedness...such wickedness...." The dying woman turned to Father Gorman with agony in her eyes.… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
- audiobook
"After all, the stupidest child can set a house on fire quite easily."-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)
"Being in love has a very bad effect on men - it seems to addle their wits."-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)
"People are so proud of wickedness. Odd, isn't it, that people who are good are never proud of it? That's where Christian humility comes in, I suppose. They don't even know they are good."-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)
"Evil is not something superhuman, it's something LESS than human. Your criminal is someone who wants to be important, but who never will be important, because he'll always be less than a man."-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)
8. A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #10)
By: Agatha Christie
3.68
Format: None pages, Paperback
There is no rest or relaxation for Miss Marple. Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's most appealing… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
- audiobook
9. A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh #7)
By: None
4.22
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew's Church becomes the blood-soaked scene of a double mur… read more
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10. The Woods
By: Harlan Coben
4.48
Format: None pages,
Twenty years ago, four teenagers at summer camp walked into the woods at night. Two were found murd… read more
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11. Far from the Madding Crowd
By: Thomas Hardy , Rosemarie Morgan , Shannon Russell
3.73
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found . Independent and spirited Bathsh… read more
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12. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
By: Janice Hallett
3.95
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows the story of the Alperton Angels: the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl into belie… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
- audiobook
13. The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists (Detective Varg, #0.8)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
3.70
Format: 90 pages, Kindle Edition
Detective Ulf Varg from the Department of Sensitive Crimes is often called upon to investigate unus… read more
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- mystery
- short stories
- fiction
- audiobook
14. The Place on Dalhousie
By: Melina Marchetta
4.16
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
'You look the type to break your father’s heart.' 'Yeah, but he broke mine first.’ When Rosie G… read more
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- fiction
- audiobook
"Guilt is a burden, so forgive yourself for the mistakes."-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie
"My favourite photos of my mum and dad are those from before I was born. Because they were so into each other and I can see this love in her eyes that says, I trust this guy to fucking bits."-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie
"Working with them was tough at first, because the Mackees were dealing with their own shit, and most times it was Jimmy who did the talking. Mackee’s dad later wrote to say that Jimmy had filled in t…"-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie
"Jimmy’s wedding day is literally the best day of his life. He hasn’t had many of those, so he’s able to differentiate. After the barbecue is lit, he holds Rosie’s hand and they watch it all in silenc…"-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie
15. The Whispering House
By: Elizabeth Brooks
2.92
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Freya Lyell is struggling to move on from her sister Stella’s suicide five years ago. Visiting the … read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
- audiobook
16. People Don't Do Such Things
By: Ruth Rendell
3.78
Format: None pages, Audiobook
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- mystery thriller
- drama
- short stories
- fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
