10 Top golden age mystery books like The Groote Park Murder by Freeman Wills Crofts

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The Groote Park Murder

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

3.80

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

When a mutilated body is found beside a railway tunnel in Groote Park the tragedy appears a straigh…

If you liked the golden age mystery plot in The Groote Park Murder by Freeman Wills Crofts , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. The Ghost

By: Robert Harris

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Fatherland; Enigma; Archangel; Pompeii … read more

Similar categories in Robert Harris's The Ghost book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Suicide leaves everyone feeling guilty."

-Robert Harris, The Ghost

"The line between accident and suicide isn't always clearly defined. You could kill yourself without really making up your mind."

-Robert Harris, The Ghost

"What fascinates people isn't policy- who cares about policy? What fascinates people is always people- the detail of another person's life."

-Robert Harris, The Ghost

"A ghost who has only a lay knowledge of the subject will be able to keep asking the same questions as the lay reader, and will therefore open up the potential readership of the book to a much wider a…"

-Robert Harris, The Ghost

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2. Tour de Force

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

The vacationing Inspector Cockrill is on the job again when a fellow tourist is stabbed to death on… read more

Similar categories in Christianna Brand's Tour de Force book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • golden age mystery
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3. The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5)

By: Elizabeth Peters

4.10

Format: 136 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Can fear kill? There are those who believe so but Amelia Peabody is skeptical. A respected Egyptolo… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Peters's The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5) book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • mystery
  • fiction
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4. The Corpse in the Waxworks (Henri Bencolin, #4)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in the nighttime world of Paris in the Twenties, this eerie mystery begins when a young woman i… read more

Similar categories in John Dickson Carr's The Corpse in the Waxworks (Henri Bencolin, #4) book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • detective
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

5. Death of a Busybody

By: George Bellairs

4.12

Format: 176 pages,

The eponymous nosy parker in Death of a Busybodyis Miss Ethel Tither. She has made herself deeply u… read more

Similar categories in George Bellairs's Death of a Busybody book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • fiction
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6. The Layton Court Mystery (Roger Sheringham Cases, #1)

By: Anthony Berkeley

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Roger Sheringham mysteryIn a typical English country house, a murder is committed. The wealthy Vi… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Berkeley's The Layton Court Mystery (Roger Sheringham Cases, #1) book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

7. The Mayfair Mystery

By: David Brawn , None

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The first in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves a … read more

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8. The Cornish Coast Murder

By: John Bude

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature --himself in … read more

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9. Murder in Blue

By: Clifford Witting

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

No ISBN The author's first novel. The story concerns John Rutherford, proprietor of an Englis… read more

Similar categories in Clifford Witting's Murder in Blue book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • fiction
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10. 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

Similar categories in Carol Carnac's Impact of Evidence book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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11. The Strong Room: A Golden Age Mystery

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.05

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Golden Age of Crime writer R.A.J. Walling’s first-ever crime novel, republished here for the first … read more

Similar categories in R.A.J. Walling's The Strong Room: A Golden Age Mystery book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • mystery
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12. 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

Similar categories in Carol Carnac's Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8) book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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13. The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.19

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

First serialised in newspapers in 1917.Never published in book form beforeA classic mystery by R.A.… read more

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14. Smallbone Deceased

By: Michael Gilbert

4.05

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderHorniman, Birley and Craine is a highly re… read more

Similar categories in Michael Gilbert's Smallbone Deceased book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • detective
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapte…"

-Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased

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15. 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 Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • detective
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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16. Death in Fancy Dress

By: Anthony Gilbert

3.24

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

At a soirée like this, anyone can be the life―or death―of the party The British Secret Service, … read more

Similar categories in Anthony Gilbert's Death in Fancy Dress book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • fiction
  • 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 Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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18. Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.11

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

‘“Never make trouble in the village” is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about… read more

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37) book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Never make trouble in the village’ is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about your neighbours’ sins and shortcomings, but you must never name them aloud. It’d make trouble, and sm…"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)

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19. Accident by Design

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.24

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Accident by Design was honestly a really well done classic British mystery. I was surprised, expect… read more

Similar categories in E.C.R. Lorac's Accident by Design book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • mystery
  • crime
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20. The Groote Park Murder

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

3.80

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

When a mutilated body is found beside a railway tunnel in Groote Park the tragedy appears a straigh… read more

Similar categories in Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder book and Freeman Wills Crofts's The Groote Park Murder

  • detective
  • classics
  • africa
  • south africa
  • golden age mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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21. Echoes of a Murder: A gripping and suspenseful murder mystery set in 1930s London (Detective Inspector Matthew Stannard Book 2)

By: C. K. Harewood

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Could a cold case hold the key to a brutal murder? Spring 1930. In the quiet streets of Craynebroo… read more

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Robert Harris

3.79

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Christianna Brand

3.69

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Elizabeth Peters

4.10

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John Dickson Carr

4.12

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Green for Danger

Christianna Brand

3.69

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Fear Stalks the Village

Ethel Lina White

4.12

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Freeman Wills Crofts

3.71

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Miles Burton

3.50

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