8 must-read british literature books like Will o’ the Wisp: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

Cover of Will o’ the Wisp: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

Will o’ the Wisp: A Golden Age Mystery

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.50

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

“She’s a hula mula wula girl,She’s a crazy daisy nightmareMy baby’s a scream.” David Fordyce wasn’…

If you liked the british literature plot in Will o’ the Wisp: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Poirot's Early Cases: 18 Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Hercule Poirot, #38) by Agatha Christie, Hugh Fraser, David Suchet

1. Poirot's Early Cases: 18 Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Hercule Poirot, #38)

By: Agatha Christie , Hugh Fraser , David Suchet

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Audio CD

The unabridged tales in this Mystery Mastersaudiobook include all the ones in the print book first … read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Simon The Coldheart by Georgette Heyer

2. Simon The Coldheart

By: Georgette Heyer

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Even as a fourteen-year-old orphan, Simon Beauvallet knows his own mind. Later, friend and foe alik… read more

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  • romance
  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of The Blue Sky of Spring (Waynes of Wood Mount #2) by Elizabeth Cadell, Aparna Bera

3. The Blue Sky of Spring (Waynes of Wood Mount #2)

By: Elizabeth Cadell , Aparna Bera

3.79

Format: 32 pages,

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  • romance
  • classics
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Thin Woman (Ellie Haskell Mystery, #1) by Dorothy Cannell

4. The Thin Woman (Ellie Haskell Mystery, #1)

By: Dorothy Cannell

4.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

Reluctant to show up at her family reunion carrying so many extra pounds, unmarried, overweight Ell… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery
  • fiction

5. The Egyptian Cross Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #5)

By: Ellery Queen

4.12

Format: 652 pages, Paperback

The island was a magnet for every seeker of kinky kicks. A weird prophet had made it the home of a … read more

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6. Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession

By: Søren Kierkegaard , Douglas V. Steere

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, the Danish writer Sore… read more

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7. The Yellow Room

By: Mary Roberts Rinehart

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a charred corpse is discovered in the linen closet of her family's Maine retreat, a woman must… read more

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8. Nil (Nil, #1)

By: Lynne Matson

4.32

Format: 224 pages, ebook

On the mysterious island of Nil, the rules are set. You have one year. Exactly 365 days--to escape,… read more

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9. The Lark Shall Sing (Waynes of Wood Mount, #1)

By: Elizabeth Cadell

3.59

Format: 464 pages,

The six Waynes, with no parents to guide them, are six violent individualists ranging in age from n… read more

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Cover of The Black Cat Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #2) by Karen Baugh Menuhin

10. 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
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Library Murders (Flora Steele, #8) by Merryn Allingham

11. The Library Murders (Flora Steele, #8)

By: Merryn Allingham

4.37

Format: 288 pages, ebook

Bookshop owner and amateur detective Flora Steele and her fiancé, crime writer Jack Carrington, dis… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Murder on the Golden Arrow (Kitty Worthington, #1) by Magda Alexander

12. Murder on the Golden Arrow (Kitty Worthington, #1)

By: Magda Alexander

4.28

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

What’s a bright young woman to do when her brother becomes the main suspect in a murder? Why, solve… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Plan for the Worst (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #11) by Jodi Taylor

13. Plan for the Worst (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #11)

By: Jodi Taylor

4.54

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The eleventh book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series. I would have trusted this man … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Murder at the Inn (Julia Bird Mysteries #4) by Katie Gayle

14. Murder at the Inn (Julia Bird Mysteries #4)

By: Katie Gayle

4.42

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Julia Bird loves the village pub quiz, but it seems one of her team won’t make it to the next round… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of A Village Fete Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #3) by Katie Gayle

15. A Village Fete Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #3)

By: Katie Gayle

4.41

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

Julia Bird can’t wait to attend the annual village party at the local stately home, with its tea te… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Clergyman's Wife: A Pride & Prejudice Novel by Molly Greeley

16. The Clergyman's Wife: A Pride & Prejudice Novel

By: Molly Greeley

3.78

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

For everyone who loved Pride and Prejudice—and legions of historical fiction lovers—an inspired deb… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • british literature
"Sometimes I have moments of pure astonishment when I realize that William, it seems, is very sure that he knows all of me. He believes that I am the person he sits across from at dinner every evening…"

-Molly Greeley, The Clergyman's Wife: A Pride & Prejudice Novel

Cover of Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus by Sandi Toksvig

17. Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus

By: Sandi Toksvig

4.39

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

This long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved celebrities - a writer, broadcaster, acti… read more

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"For years the physicist Donna Strickland was not deemed notable enough for an entry. She finally got her place in Wikipedia on the day she won the Nobel Prize. Surely that cannot be what it takes to …"

-Sandi Toksvig, Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus

"I had failed to follow the fundamental school rule that you ought to turn up every day. The truth is I found it boring and I don’t do well with that. I have learned to deal with hurt, embarrassment, …"

-Sandi Toksvig, Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus

"Margrie himself was made the first ‘Mr London’, a title which has the pleasing sense of them having had a swimsuit round in the competition. Margrie believed that he was a perfect example of a new ev…"

-Sandi Toksvig, Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus

Cover of A Murder in Long Island (Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries, #1) by Colette Clark

18. A Murder in Long Island (Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries, #1)

By: Colette Clark

4.32

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

A death in a locked room and a house full of suspects… New York, 1925 Penelope “Pen” Banks has … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Bone China by Laura  Purcell

19. Bone China

By: Laura Purcell

3.65

Format: 433 pages, Hardcover

Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft's family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Murder in a Tourist Town (A Tourist Trap Mystery, #0.5) by Lynn Cahoon

20. Murder in a Tourist Town (A Tourist Trap Mystery, #0.5)

By: Lynn Cahoon

4.19

Format: 118 pages, Kindle Edition

In this delightful prequel to the beloved Tourist Trap mystery series, lawyer Jill Gardner flees jo… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Littered with Trouble (A Whiskers and Words Mystery #1) by Eryn Scott

21. Littered with Trouble (A Whiskers and Words Mystery #1)

By: Eryn Scott

4.34

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Louisa Henry has had the worst year. She never imagined she would be a widow before the age of fort… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Murder in the Gardens (Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries, #4) by Colette Clark

22. Murder in the Gardens (Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries, #4)

By: Colette Clark

4.39

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

You are cordially invited to the grand opening of the Japanese Tea Gardens on the rooftop of the Gr… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Lowcountry Boughs of Holly (Liz Talbot Mystery, #10) by Susan M. Boyer

23. Lowcountry Boughs of Holly (Liz Talbot Mystery, #10)

By: Susan M. Boyer

4.49

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but Private Investigator Liz Talbot is struggling to feel… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Ill-Fated Fortune (Magical Fortune Cookie, #1) by Jennifer J. Chow

24. Ill-Fated Fortune (Magical Fortune Cookie, #1)

By: Jennifer J. Chow

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The first in the heart-warming and deliciously mysterious Magical Fortune Cookie series from Lefty … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Lowcountry Boondoggle (Liz Talbot Mystery #9) by Susan M. Boyer

25. Lowcountry Boondoggle (Liz Talbot Mystery #9)

By: Susan M. Boyer

4.42

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

Private investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews thought they’d put Darius Baker’s troubles to res… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of A New Lease on Death (Supernatural Mysteries, #1) by Olivia Blacke

26. A New Lease on Death (Supernatural Mysteries, #1)

By: Olivia Blacke

3.69

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this darkly funny supernatural mystery about an unlikely crime-solving duo that launches a comme… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Murder on the Home Front (Edie York Mystery #2) by F.L. Everett

27. Murder on the Home Front (Edie York Mystery #2)

By: F.L. Everett

4.10

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1941. With World War Two shaking the nation, rookie reporter Edie York wants to write the … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Booked for Murder (An Old Juniper Bookstore Mystery, #1) by P.J. Nelson

28. Booked for Murder (An Old Juniper Bookstore Mystery, #1)

By: P.J. Nelson

3.45

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this atmospheric southern cozy debut, Madeline Brimley returns to the bookstore she inherited, d… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of A Murder in Blue: A 1920s Historical Mystery (Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries Book 13) by Colette Clark

29. A Murder in Blue: A 1920s Historical Mystery (Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries Book 13)

By: Colette Clark

4.27

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

First Class train travel never looked so deadly…. France 1926 Penelope “Pen” Banks and friends ar… read more

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Cover of Will o' the Wisp by Patricia Wentworth

30. Will o' the Wisp

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.50

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

Love and deception intertwine as a man searches for a woman believed to have drowned five years ear… read more

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  • romance
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
Cover of Madrigals and Mayhem (Cambridge Bookshop  #4) by Elizabeth Penney

31. Madrigals and Mayhem (Cambridge Bookshop #4)

By: Elizabeth Penney

4.52

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In Madrigals and Mayhem, the fourth in Elizabeth Penney's charming Cambridge Bookshop series, Molly… read more

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  • mystery

21 Top fiction books like Will o’ the Wisp: A Golden Age Mystery by Patricia Wentworth

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Agatha Christie , Hugh Fraser , David Suchet

4.18

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Simon The Coldheart

Georgette Heyer

5.00

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The Blue Sky of Spring (Waynes of Wood Mount #2)

Elizabeth Cadell , Aparna Bera

3.79

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The Thin Woman (Ellie Haskell Mystery, #1)

Dorothy Cannell

4.54

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Murder on the Golden Arrow (Kitty Worthington, #1)

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4.28

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Murder at the Masked Ball (Kitty Worthington, #3)

Magda Alexander

4.44

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Murder at Westminster (Kitty Worthington, #2)

Magda Alexander

4.35

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Death in the Garden (Lady Caroline Murder Mysteries, #2)

Isabella Bassett

4.15

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