25 must-read mystery books like The Deception of Harriet Fleet by Helen Scarlett

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The Deception of Harriet Fleet

By: Helen Scarlett

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dark and brimming with suspense, an atmospheric Victorian chiller set in brooding County Durham for…

If you liked the mystery plot in The Deception of Harriet Fleet by Helen Scarlett , here is a list of 25 books like this:

1. This House is Haunted

By: John Boyne

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

1867. Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall on a dark… read more

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2. The Wicked Cometh

By: None

2.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The year is 1831 Down the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking plac… read more

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3. The Witchfinder's Sister

By: Beth Underdown

3.45

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Essex, England, 1645. With a heavy heart, Alice Hopkins returns to the small town she grew up in. W… read more

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4. The Other Side of Mrs. Wood

By: Lucy Barker

3.55

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A historical novel about the rivalry between two female mediums during Victorian London’s obsession… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Barker's The Other Side of Mrs. Wood book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • paranormal
"I want your reputation... I want everything you have."

-Lucy Barker, The Other Side of Mrs. Wood

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5. The Beloved Girls

By: Harriet Evans

3.65

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

"It's a funny old house. They have this ceremony every summer . . . There's an old chapel, in the g… read more

Similar categories in Harriet Evans's The Beloved Girls book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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6. The Black Feathers

By: Rebecca Netley

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Where ghosts tread, black feathers fall . . . When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and a… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Netley's The Black Feathers book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • ghosts
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • paranormal
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7. Murder by Candlelight

By: Faith Martin

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The Cotswolds, 1924. At the Old Forge in the quiet village of Maybury-in-the-Marsh a cry of anguish… read more

Similar categories in Faith Martin's Murder by Candlelight book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • british literature
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8. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

By: Katie Lumsden

3.67

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Vic… read more

Similar categories in Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
"But I did not want the future he had planned for me. I did not want a future chosen by anyone but myself."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

"I said nothing. Too many reasons, too many sins. But he was right. It did not feel wrong. It felt less wrong than anything had in a long time."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

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9. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1) by Irina Shapiro

10. The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.35

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

His heart pounding, the man scribbles the words in his notebook as fast as he can: “Woman dead in H… read more

Similar categories in Irina Shapiro's The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1) book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. Daughters of Night

By: Laura Shepherd-Robinson

4.17

Format: 580 pages, Hardcover

From the brothels and gin-shops of Covent Garden to the elegant townhouses of Mayfair, Laura Shephe… read more

Similar categories in Laura Shepherd-Robinson's Daughters of Night book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. The Maiden

By: Kate Foster

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster's T… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The Maiden book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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13. The Hemlock Cure

By: Joanne Burn

3.73

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1665 and the women of Eyam keep many secrets. Isabel Frith, the village midwife, walks a d… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Burn's The Hemlock Cure book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Lily

By: Rose Tremain

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Nobody knows yet that she is a murderer... Abandoned at the gates of a London park one winter's … read more

Similar categories in Rose Tremain's Lily book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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15. The Square of Sevens

By: Laura Shepherd-Robinson

4.14

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

An orphaned fortune teller in 18th-century England searches for answers about her long-dead mother … read more

Similar categories in Laura Shepherd-Robinson's The Square of Sevens book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"If time with those we love is measured by the hourglass, then God’s greatest cruelty is not to let us see the size of that vessel."

-Laura Shepherd-Robinson, The Square of Sevens

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16. The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12)

By: Tim Weaver

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

TWO DISAPPEARANCESAt the country's newest theme park, Tom Preacher and his son Leo are queuing for … read more

Similar categories in Tim Weaver's The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12) book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
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17. The Confessions of Frannie Langton

By: Sara Collins

3.57

Format: 384 pages, ebook

A servant and former slave is accused of murdering her employer and his wife in this astonishing hi… read more

Similar categories in Sara Collins's The Confessions of Frannie Langton book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
"What did Shakespeare know? Love must alter, or it can't survive."

-Sara Collins, The Confessions of Frannie Langton

"there were two things I loved: all those books I read, and all the people who wrote them."

-Sara Collins, The Confessions of Frannie Langton

"A man writes to separate himself from the common history. A woman writes to try to join it."

-Sara Collins, The Confessions of Frannie Langton

"Only two types of white people in this world, chile, the ones doing shit to you and the ones wanting you to tell them ’bout the shit them other ones did."

-Sara Collins, The Confessions of Frannie Langton

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18. The Whispering Muse

By: Laura Purcell

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a gripping tale of obsession, superstition and ambit… read more

Similar categories in Laura Purcell's The Whispering Muse book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
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19. Fyneshade

By: Kate Griffin

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Many would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and sil… read more

Similar categories in Kate Griffin's Fyneshade book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
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20. The Ghost Woods

By: C.J. Cooke

3.98

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Cooke's The Ghost Woods book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • paranormal
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21. The Lost Ones

By: Anita Frank

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Some houses are never at peace. England, 1917 Reeling from the death of her fiancé, Stella March… read more

Similar categories in Anita Frank's The Lost Ones book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • ghosts
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • paranormal
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22. The Toll House

By: Carly Reagon

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The past isn't always dead and buried . . . A house with history. That's how the estate agent de… read more

Similar categories in Carly Reagon's The Toll House book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • paranormal
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23. The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley

By: Sean Lusk

3.90

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Zachary Cloudesley is gifted in a remarkable way. But not all gifts are a blessing... Leadenhall… read more

Similar categories in Sean Lusk's The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. Moonstone

By: Laura Purcell

3.38

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning bestseller Laura Purcell comes her YA debut, MOONSTONE, a sparkling, chilling go… read more

Similar categories in Laura Purcell's Moonstone book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • paranormal
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25. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's The Burial Plot book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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26. The Beholders

By: Hester Musson

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

SOME HOUSES ARE HAUNTED BY THE LIVING June, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of th… read more

Similar categories in Hester Musson's The Beholders book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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27. The House of Lost Wives

By: Rebecca Hardy

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Secrets. Lies.And four missing wives. 1813. Lizzie's beloved older sister Esme is sold in marriage … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Hardy's The House of Lost Wives book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • paranormal
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28. The Company

By: J.M. Varese

3.46

Format: 320 pages, ebook

London, 1870. Lucy Braithwhite lives a privileged existence as the heir to the fortune of Braith… read more

Similar categories in J.M. Varese's The Company book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Shadowing by Rhiannon Ward

29. The Shadowing

By: Rhiannon Ward

4.04

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

When well-to-do Hester learns of her sister Mercy's death at a Nottinghamshire workhouse, she trave… read more

Similar categories in Rhiannon Ward's The Shadowing book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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30. The Midnight Hour

By: Eve Chase

4.21

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The new novel from Eve Chase, author of The Glass House and The Birdcage, available to pre-order no… read more

Similar categories in Eve Chase's The Midnight Hour book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • historical
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Deception of Harriet Fleet by Helen Scarlett

31. The Deception of Harriet Fleet

By: Helen Scarlett

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dark and brimming with suspense, an atmospheric Victorian chiller set in brooding County Durham for… read more

Similar categories in Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet book and Helen Scarlett's The Deception of Harriet Fleet

  • gothic
  • ghosts
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • paranormal

27 best-selling fiction books like The Deception of Harriet Fleet by Helen Scarlett

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Lucy Barker

3.55

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The Beloved Girls

Harriet Evans

3.65

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The Black Feathers

Rebecca Netley

4.00

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Murder by Candlelight

Faith Martin

3.98

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Death of a Temptress (DS Dave Slater, #1)

P.F. Ford

4.25

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Faith Martin

3.98

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An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

T.E. Kinsey

4.53

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Merryn Allingham

4.37

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