27 must-read mystery books like Death of a Tin God (Inspector Littlejohn #36) by George Bellairs

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Death of a Tin God (Inspector Littlejohn #36)

By: George Bellairs

4.11

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

"One of the subtlest and wittiest practitioners of the simon-pure British detective story," New Yor…

If you liked the mystery plot in Death of a Tin God (Inspector Littlejohn #36) by George Bellairs , here is a list of 27 books like this:

Cover of A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4) by Agatha Christie

1. A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

By: Agatha Christie

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"A Murder is Announced" is a staple of crime fiction and often considered as the best Miss Marple n… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
"الناس في الظلام مختلفين كثيرا"

-Agatha Christie, A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

"Use that fluff of yours you call a brain."

-Agatha Christie, A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

"It's what's in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy."

-Agatha Christie, A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

"إن الجرائم الصغيرة تؤدي إلى الجرائم الكبيرة .. أليس كذلك ؟"

-Agatha Christie, A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

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2. The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)

By: Edmund Crispin

3.76

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Richard Cadogan's Oxford holiday turns into a mystery solving adventure full of dangerous twists an… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
"What are you going to do with your self now?'... 'I? said Fen. 'I shall pursue my orderly and dignified progress towards the grave."

-Edmund Crispin, The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)

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3. Green for Danger

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #29) by Agatha Christie

4. After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #29)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister in this classic from … read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime

5. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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6. Cat Among the Pigeons (Hercule Poirot, #32)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while … read more

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7. A Damsel in Distress

By: P.G. Wodehouse

4.39

Format: None pages, Paperback

P.G. Wodehouse is at his whimsical best as the characters of Belpher Castle muddle through impendin… read more

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8. 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
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9. 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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10. The Black Wings

By: Moray Dalton

4.18

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Very good’ The Times‘Handles with dexterity a very complicated plot’ Evening StandardFirst republi… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
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11. Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.90

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Ingenious’ Times Literary SupplementThe second of ten ‘Roger Sheringham’ detective novelsThis 2023… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
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12. 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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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
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13. 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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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
Cover of Murder at Everham Hall (Marius Quin Mystery #1) by Benedict Brown

14. 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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  • mystery
Cover of The Mystery of Mistletoe Hall (Lord Edgington Investigates, #4) by Benedict Brown

15. The Mystery of Mistletoe Hall (Lord Edgington Investigates, #4)

By: Benedict Brown

4.09

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1925. When Lord Edgington receives an invitation to spend the Christmas holiday with an ol… read more

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  • mystery
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16. The Puzzle of Parham House: A 1920s Mystery

By: Benedict Brown

4.53

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

An ancient house with secrets to disclose, a string of murders with no clear motive and an enigma f… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6) by Ellis Peters

17. The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

By: Ellis Peters

4.17

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturb… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
"Love shared is no sin."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

"There never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

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18. 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
  • classics
  • crime
Cover of Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28) by E.C.R. Lorac

19. 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

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
Cover of Death at Dyke's Corner by E.C.R. Lorac

20. Death at Dyke's Corner

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Death at Dyke's Corner is a 1940 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British write… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Castleton Affair (Marius Quin Mystery, #3) by Benedict Brown

21. The Castleton Affair (Marius Quin Mystery, #3)

By: Benedict Brown

4.44

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A government aide kidnapped, a French diplomat murdered, a killer to uncover…When mystery writer Ma… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Death of an Honest Man (Hamish Macbeth #33) by M.C. Beaton

22. Death of an Honest Man (Hamish Macbeth #33)

By: M.C. Beaton

3.82

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Nobody loves an honest man--or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Case with Three Threads: An English Country House Murder Mystery by Anthony Lang

23. The Case with Three Threads: An English Country House Murder Mystery

By: Anthony Lang

3.84

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Effortless telling of a good story’ The Observer‘Murder most ingeniously contrived’ New York Times… read more

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24. 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

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of I Could Murder Her by E.C.R. Lorac

25. I Could Murder Her

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.27

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

Muriel Farrington is a domineering woman who, unfortunately for them, has her entire family living … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Root of All Evil (Andrew Basnett) by E.X. Ferrars

26. Root of All Evil (Andrew Basnett)

By: E.X. Ferrars

3.84

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

A weekend holiday at a wealthy relative’s country manor is a recipe that calls for mayhem in this c… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder in Vienna by E.C.R. Lorac

27. Murder in Vienna

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.85

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Superintendent Macdonald, CID, studied his fellow-passengers on the Vienna plane simply because he … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Condamine Case (Inspector Hugh Collier #12) by Moray Dalton

28. The Condamine Case (Inspector Hugh Collier #12)

By: Moray Dalton

4.29

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

“’Tes a queer place seemingly. . . . Full of ghostesses, what with beasts coming down from the chur… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Death of a Tin God (Inspector Littlejohn #36) by George Bellairs

29. Death of a Tin God (Inspector Littlejohn #36)

By: George Bellairs

4.11

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

"One of the subtlest and wittiest practitioners of the simon-pure British detective story," New Yor… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
Cover of Death Came Softly (Robert MacDonald #23) by E.C.R. Lorac

30. Death Came Softly (Robert MacDonald #23)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.17

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

This crime puzzle features Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald, who is a “London Scot” and an avowed b… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
Cover of Rope’s End, Rogue’s End by E.C.R. Lorac

31. Rope’s End, Rogue’s End

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.05

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From the dust jacket: Wulfstane Manor, a rambling old country house with many unused rooms, winding… read more

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  • classics
  • crime

12 Best classics books like Death of a Tin God (Inspector Littlejohn #36) by George Bellairs

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A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

Agatha Christie

4.01

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The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)

Edmund Crispin

3.76

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After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #29)

Agatha Christie

3.78

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The Black Wings

Moray Dalton

4.18

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Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

Christianna Brand

3.56

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The Layton Court Mystery (Roger Sheringham Cases, #1)

Anthony Berkeley

4.60

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Shroud of Darkness

E.C.R. Lorac

4.24

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Anthony Gilbert

4.11

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