23 must-read mystery books like The Hangman by Gerald Verner

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The Hangman

By: Gerald Verner

3.56

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

The newspaper headlines screamed: ANOTHER HANGING MURDER AT HILL GREEN SECOND CRIME IN TWO DAYS. WH…

If you liked the mystery plot in The Hangman by Gerald Verner , here is a list of 23 books like this:

Cover of The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

1. The Man in the Brown Suit

By: Agatha Christie

3.95

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her—a… read more

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"A man who has shot lions in large quantities has an unfair advantage over other men."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"You know I want you. You know that I’d give my soul to pick you up in my arms and keep you here, hidden away from the world, forever and ever."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"I wonder if husbands know as much about their wives as they think they do. If I had a husband, I should hate him to bring home orphans without consulting me first."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"But his face should really inspire you with confidence, my dear lady. No self-respecting murderer would ever consent to look like one. Crippen now, I believe was one of the pleasantest fellows imagin…"

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

Cover of The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5) by Dorothy L. Sayers

2. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.05

Format: 243 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and … read more

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"Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

"I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

"Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

"I’m determined never to be a parent. Modern manners and the break-up of the fine old traditions have simply ruined the business. I shall devote my life and fortune to the endowment of research on the…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

Cover of Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2) by Dorothy L. Sayers

3. Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retreat filled with country pleasures and the thri… read more

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"Fou!"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"Boil my brains!"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"I am abso-bally-lutely positive"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"The departure of the church-going element had induced a more humanitarian atmosphere."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

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4. Child's Play

By: Alison G. Taylor

4.10

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

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  • mystery
Cover of The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts

5. The Cask

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

3.71

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

Paris. Shipping business, police techniques, investigative procedures, feature in this alibi puzzle… read more

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  • mystery
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6. Death at the Dog

By: Joanna Cannan

3.53

Format: 39 pages,

It is late 1939 and Crescy Hardwick is a charismatic, if unpredictable, divorcee who seems to have … read more

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  • mystery

7. HIS THIRD VICTIM (DI Mathew Brindle, #1)

By: Helen H. Durrant

4.14

Format: 152 pages,

A BRAND NEW STANDALONE DETECTIVE MYSTERY FROM #1 BEST-SELLINGAUTHOR HELEN H. DURRANT A man is shot … read more

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8. Silent Tide (DCI Boyd, #1)

By: Alex Scarrow

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

A sinking boat is spotted a few miles off the south coast. Waiting onboard, is a grisly discover… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28) by Peter Robinson

9. Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

By: Peter Robinson

4.09

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls "the bes… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Devil's Chimney (Detective Rutherford Barnes Mysteries #1) by Adam Lyndon

10. Devil's Chimney (Detective Rutherford Barnes Mysteries #1)

By: Adam Lyndon

4.10

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Detective Rutherford Barnes in this brilliant new crime series from a serving police officer … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Florence (DS Dave Slater, #3) by P.F. Ford

11. Florence (DS Dave Slater, #3)

By: P.F. Ford

4.47

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here When a little old man is found dead… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder at the Nineteenth (Lambert and Hook Mysteries #1) by J.M. Gregson

12. Murder at the Nineteenth (Lambert and Hook Mysteries #1)

By: J.M. Gregson

4.02

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover a page-turning murder mystery set in the idyllic Cotswold Hills. In the still, ominous … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Under Violent Skies (DS Sara Hirst, #1) by Judi Daykin

13. Under Violent Skies (DS Sara Hirst, #1)

By: Judi Daykin

4.06

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

Set under the brooding skies of North Norfolk. Meet Sara Hirst as she searches for her lost father … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Perfect Record (The DCI Jones Casebook #1) by Kerry J. Donovan

14. Perfect Record (The DCI Jones Casebook #1)

By: Kerry J. Donovan

4.55

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

A case of diamonds, deception and death for DCI Jones London mobster and diamond enthusiast DB P… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of An Early Grave (DI Tara Grogan, #1) by Robert  McCracken

15. An Early Grave (DI Tara Grogan, #1)

By: Robert McCracken

4.09

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

During the investigation into the death of a woman on a Liverpool housing estate, DI Tara Grogan en… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Dark Secrets (Cavendish & Walker, #11) by Sally Rigby

16. Dark Secrets (Cavendish & Walker, #11)

By: Sally Rigby

4.45

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

An uninvited guest…a deadly secret….and a terrible crime. When a well-loved family of five are f… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Sixpenny Holding (English Village Mysteries #2) by Margaret Scutt

17. Sixpenny Holding (English Village Mysteries #2)

By: Margaret Scutt

4.32

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover a cozy and engrossing village mystery from a bestselling author, set in a time before colo… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Lethal Dose (DI Tara Grogan #4) by Robert  McCracken

18. Lethal Dose (DI Tara Grogan #4)

By: Robert McCracken

4.11

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

Out of her depth, a young detective must evade a fatal jab A journalist is found brutally murder… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Courthouse Murder: A 1940s Chief Inspector Bryce story (Chief Inspector Bryce Murder Mysteries Book 2) by Peter Zander-Howell

19. The Courthouse Murder: A 1940s Chief Inspector Bryce story (Chief Inspector Bryce Murder Mysteries Book 2)

By: Peter Zander-Howell

4.34

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

In July 1949, an unpopular and deeply unpleasant man is stabbed to death in the courthouse of an En… read more

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Cover of Rough Diamonds (Tommy Fox #7) by Graham Ison

20. Rough Diamonds (Tommy Fox #7)

By: Graham Ison

4.24

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

Tommy Fox is back… The shooting of a man in a taxi at Hyde Park Corner appeared to be just anoth… read more

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Cover of The Dr. Britling Stories: Stories of Crime & Detection Volume I (James Ronald Stories of Crime & Detection Book 1) by James Ronald

21. The Dr. Britling Stories: Stories of Crime & Detection Volume I (James Ronald Stories of Crime & Detection Book 1)

By: James Ronald

4.29

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

'Art is never sordid,' said Daniel. 'And murder is one of the arts'Volume One of James Ronald Stori… read more

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22. Death's Justice (DS Tomek Bowen #1)

By: Jack Probyn

4.19

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Southend-on-Sea, Detective Sergeant Tomek Bowen — driven, dogged, and haunted by the death of his … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Hangman by Gerald Verner

23. The Hangman

By: Gerald Verner

3.56

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

The newspaper headlines screamed: ANOTHER HANGING MURDER AT HILL GREEN SECOND CRIME IN TWO DAYS. WH… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Sweet Poison (Masters and Green Book 4) by Douglas Clark

24. Sweet Poison (Masters and Green Book 4)

By: Douglas Clark

4.15

Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition

The death of Fay Partridge, a young widow who ran the very select Throstlecombe Holiday Camp on the… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of They Rang Up the Police (Inspector Guy Northeast #1) by Joanna Cannan

25. They Rang Up the Police (Inspector Guy Northeast #1)

By: Joanna Cannan

3.75

Format: 164 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s a new detective on the scene… When murder strikes in the quiet English countryside only Ins… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Sick to Death (Masters and Green Book 5) by Douglas Clark

26. Sick to Death (Masters and Green Book 5)

By: Douglas Clark

4.28

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Chief Inspector Masters and his aide Detective Inspector Green confront one of their most… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Dead Pretty (Dr. Callie Hughes, #1) by Candy Denman

27. Dead Pretty (Dr. Callie Hughes, #1)

By: Candy Denman

4.16

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

When a local woman is killed, police indifference leads a doctor to begin her own investigation … read more

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12 must-read fiction books like Dark Secrets (Cavendish & Walker, #11) by Sally Rigby

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No Hiding Place (DI Sally Parker thrillers #2)

M.A. Comley

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Death Rocks (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #21)

L.J. Ross

4.64

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The Colour of Mystery (Ellie McEwan #2)

Joy Ellis

4.30

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Joy Ellis

3.97

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