21 must-read mystery books like Praying Mantis (Athreya, #3) by R.V. Raman

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Praying Mantis (Athreya, #3)

By: R.V. Raman

3.89

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

A castle in the Himalayas. Five guests. One dead body. The idyllic Peter Dann Castle is a pictur…

If you liked the mystery plot in Praying Mantis (Athreya, #3) by R.V. Raman , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

By: Sōji Shimada , Shika MacKenzie , Ross MacKenzie

3.87

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Astrologer, fortuneteller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must in one week solve a myste… read more

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  • mystery
"Art is not to copy the work of another; real art exists only in difference."

-Sōji Shimada, The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

"I'm a huge fan of mysteries; in fact, they're almost an addiction. If a week goes by without reading a mystery, I suffer withdrawal symptoms. Then I wander around like I'm sleepwalking and wake up in…"

-Sōji Shimada, The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

2. Patang

By: Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

4.41

Format: None pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition can be found . 'I hate the rain...I hate it, hate it, hate it. But the … read more

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3. Hercule Poirot's Silent Night (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #5)

By: Sophie Hannah

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot – legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the … read more

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  • mystery
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4. Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.18

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

In New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunit in the Ha… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of A Nest of Vipers (Bangalore Detectives Club #3) by Harini Nagendra

5. A Nest of Vipers (Bangalore Detectives Club #3)

By: Harini Nagendra

3.79

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

This latest novel in the Bangalore Detectives Club mystery series takes the reader deep into the hi… read more

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  • mystery
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6. The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry, #3)

By: Sujata Massey

3.96

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

India’s only female lawyer, Perveen Mistry, is compelled to bring justice to the family of a murder… read more

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  • mystery
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7. Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.02

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Pe… read more

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  • mystery
"Just because a cow stands in a field all day doesn’t make it a philosopher"

-Vaseem Khan, Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

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8. The Bangalore Detectives Club (Bangalore Detectives Club, #1)

By: Harini Nagendra

3.62

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in a charming, joyful cozy crime series set in 1920s Bangalore, featuring sari-wearing de… read more

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  • mystery
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9. The Inugami Curse (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #2)

By: Seishi Yokomizo

3.87

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

A fiendish classic murder mystery, from one of Japan’s greatest crime writers. In 1940s Japan, t… read more

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  • mystery
"Detective you have to arrest her. You have to arrest her and put her to death. Not just the regular death penalty - that's not good enough for her. I want her to hang by her heels, rip her to shreds,…"

-Seishi Yokomizo, The Inugami Curse (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #2)

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10. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

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  • mystery
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11. The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3)

By: Robert Thorogood

3.93

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The Marlow Murder Club is on the hunt for a killer... Geoffrey Lushington, Mayor of Marlow, dies su… read more

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  • mystery
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12. Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House, #4)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.25

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

*** SHORTLISTED FOR HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR at the FINGERPRINT AWARDS ***In the fourth rip-roa… read more

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  • mystery
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13. Pearl

By: Siân Hughes

3.91

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

A haunting debut novel inspired by the medieval poem of the same name Marianne is eight years ol… read more

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14. Murder Under a Red Moon (Bangalore Detectives Club, #2)

By: Harini Nagendra

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

The latest novel in the acclaimed Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murt… read more

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  • mystery
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15. The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4)

By: Sujata Massey

4.02

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Bombay’s only female solicitor, Perveen Mistry, grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex … read more

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  • mystery
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16. Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge

By: Lizzie Pook

3.59

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An Arctic expedition. A mysterious death. And the lengths to which one woman will go to avenge her … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys, #3) by Seanan McGuire

17. Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys, #3)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.07

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Every night, a Moon shines down on the Impossible City… New York Times bestselling author Seanan M… read more

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18. The Dying Day (Malabar House #2)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.Bombay, 1950For over a century, one o… read more

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  • mystery
"His hair gushed up in Brylcreemed fountains and an ill-advised pencil moustache lingered in embarrassment above his upper lip."

-Vaseem Khan, The Dying Day (Malabar House #2)

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19. A Disappearance in Fiji

By: Nilima Rao

3.89

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

A charming and atmospheric debut mystery featuring a 25-year-old Indian police sergeant investigati… read more

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  • mystery
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20. The Noh Mask Murder

By: Akimitsu Takagi

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A bewildering locked-room murder occurs as an amateur crime writer investigates strange events in t… read more

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  • mystery
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21. Razor Sharp (Kutta Kadam, #1)

By: Ashwin Sanghi

3.90

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

A baffling crime. A rundown ex-cop. But he's their best bet. A city on edge A ruthless serial kil… read more

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22. Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas

By: Satyarth Nayak

4.44

Format: 436 pages, Paperback

Do you know the story where Brahma and Vishnu race against each other or where Shiva battles Krishn… read more

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"In every tale lies a profound teaching, reminding us of the timeless wisdom embedded within our cultural heritage."

-Satyarth Nayak, Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas

"Vijaya is victory over others. Jaya is victory over one's own self. One's own mind and heart, thoughts and actions. Vijaya is external but Jaya is internal and that's always the hardest."

-Satyarth Nayak, Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas

"I fear,' replied the mother of mankind. 'I fear now to beget the female race. If a father can endanger his own daughter, who shall keep them safe? Who shall heal them if everybody wounds them? ' He r…"

-Satyarth Nayak, Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas

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23. Ahalya's Awakening

By: Kavita Kané

3.93

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

I searched all these years for myself—and I only found Ahalya, the woman I was supposed to be born … read more

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24. A Matrimonial Murder (Temple Hill Mystery #2)

By: Meeti Shroff-Shah

4.06

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Some people will kill for the perfect match. Radhi has a new crime to solve. The body of the ass… read more

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  • mystery
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25. The Little Sparrow Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #6)

By: Seishi Yokomizo

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An old friend of Kosuke Kindaichi's invites the scruffy detective to visit the remote mountain vill… read more

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  • mystery
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26. Bad Liars: One Murder. Three Liars.

By: Vikrant Khanna

3.31

Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition

When the dead body of a famous fund manager, Anant Kapoor, is found in his house, it isn't hard for… read more

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27. Death in the Air

By: Ram Murali

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“Glamorous, gripping, absolutely heaps of fun. I loved this.”—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestsel… read more

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  • mystery
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28. Praying Mantis (Athreya, #3)

By: R.V. Raman

3.89

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

A castle in the Himalayas. Five guests. One dead body. The idyllic Peter Dann Castle is a pictur… read more

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Cover of Fatal Fallout (Vikram Rana Mystery #4) by Sharmishtha Shenoy

29. Fatal Fallout (Vikram Rana Mystery #4)

By: Sharmishtha Shenoy

3.90

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

When love is an obsession, rejection is fatal... Beautiful model and aspiring actress Gauri is fou… read more

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30. Silent Witness

By: Sharmishtha Shenoy

4.29

Format: 169 pages, Kindle Edition

Akhil Garg, a real estate developer in Kolkata, dies after drinking a can of soda bought from a loc… read more

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31. Aperture

By: Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

4.08

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When a struggling freelance photographer discovers a secret window in his apartment that offers a c… read more

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