26 best-selling mystery books like Bound by Mystery: Celebrating 20 Years of Poisoned Pen Press by Priscilla Royal

Cover of Bound by Mystery: Celebrating 20 Years of Poisoned Pen Press by Priscilla Royal

Bound by Mystery: Celebrating 20 Years of Poisoned Pen Press

By: Priscilla Royal

3.74

Format: 450 pages, Paperback

In celebration of our 20th anniversary, Poisoned Pen Press has commissioned original short stories …

If you liked the mystery plot in Bound by Mystery: Celebrating 20 Years of Poisoned Pen Press by Priscilla Royal , here is a list of 26 books like this:

Cover of Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6) by Terry Pratchett

1. Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)

By: Terry Pratchett

4.18

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be a priest. He thought he'd come to the mountain kingd… read more

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"Bein’ human means judgin’ all the time,"

-Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)

"Do you understand what’s going on here?"

-Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)

"Everywhere I look, I see something holy."

-Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)

"Hah! The leopard does not change his shorts, my girl!"

-Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)

Cover of The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10) by Louise Penny

2. The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10)

By: Louise Penny

4.07

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide w… read more

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  • mystery
"If love was compass enough, said Armand quietly, there would be no missing children."

-Louise Penny, The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10)

"You too?" She asked Ruth. "How do your poems start out?" "They start as a lump in the throat," she said."

-Louise Penny, The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10)

"Like a ship changing course. It might take a while to get to port, but at least it was going in the right direction."

-Louise Penny, The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10)

"He wasn't addicted to pain, to panic, but he might be addicted to the bliss of having them stop. The mind, he knew, really was its own place."

-Louise Penny, The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10)

Cover of Fade Away (Myron Bolitar, #3) by Harlan Coben

3. Fade Away (Myron Bolitar, #3)

By: Harlan Coben

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In novels that crackle with wit and suspense, Harlan Coben has created one of the most fascinating … read more

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  • mystery
"So basically, that entire theory is blown to hell." Not basically," Win corrected. "Entirely."

-Harlan Coben, Fade Away (Myron Bolitar, #3)

"He truly believed that no one could love him, and no matter who you are, that hurts. It made you insecure. It made you want to hide and build fences"

-Harlan Coben, Fade Away (Myron Bolitar, #3)

"Diamonte shook his head again. He reached down and put his hand on his right boot. Myron had seen him do this before. He liked to sort of pet the boot. Myron had no idea why. Maybe he found the feel …"

-Harlan Coben, Fade Away (Myron Bolitar, #3)

Cover of The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1) by Michael    Connelly

4. The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1)

By: Michael Connelly

3.65

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, a new thriller introducing a driven you… read more

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  • mystery

5. Birdman (Jack Caffery, #1)

By: Mo Hayder

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

Greenwich, south-east London. The Met's crack murder squad, AMIP, is called out by nervous CID dete… read more

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6. Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1)

By: Donna Leon

3.44

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

There is little violent crime in Venice, a serenely beautiful floating city of mystery and magic, h… read more

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7. The Crossing (Harry Bosch, #20; Mickey Haller, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #27)

By: Michael Connelly

2.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Six months ago, Harry Bosch left the LAPD before they could fire him, and then hired maverick Defen… read more

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8. The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)

By: Laurie R. King

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

Long retired, Sherlock Holmes quietly pursues his study of honeybee behavior on the Sussex Downs. H… read more

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Cover of Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) by C.J. Box

9. Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

By: C.J. Box

4.36

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2) by Robert Thorogood

10. Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

By: Robert Thorogood

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Clu… read more

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  • mystery
"... Feynman's technique was simple. And he claimed that it was always successful. But it' not currently working for me. Not yet. What was it? Well, when he was building the first atomic bomb, he obse…"

-Robert Thorogood, Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

Cover of Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra  Benedict

11. Murder on the Christmas Express

By: Alexandra Benedict

3.16

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Eighteen passengers. Seven stops. One killer.In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the sleeper train… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4) by Anthony Horowitz

12. The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4)

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.09

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fourth literary whodunit followin… read more

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  • mystery
"It's an interesting paradox. The more humane the critics, the more hurtful their opinions."

-Anthony Horowitz, The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4)

"Harriet distorted everything. It was a sort of ownership. She made the entire world her own..."

-Anthony Horowitz, The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4)

Cover of The Law of Innocence (The Lincoln Lawyer, #6; Harry Bosch Universe #35) by Michael    Connelly

13. The Law of Innocence (The Lincoln Lawyer, #6; Harry Bosch Universe #35)

By: Michael Connelly

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a client in the trunk… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of A Line to Kill (Hawthorne & Horowitz #3) by Anthony Horowitz

14. A Line to Kill (Hawthorne & Horowitz #3)

By: Anthony Horowitz

3.93

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder and The Sente… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Fox Creek (Cork O’Connor, #19) by William Kent Krueger

15. Fox Creek (Cork O’Connor, #19)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.21

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Cork races against time to save his wife, a mysterious stranger, and an Ojibwe healer from bloodthi… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery) by Lucy Connelly

16. Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery)

By: Lucy Connelly

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Dr. Emilia McRoy is back on the case in the second book in the Scottish Isle mystery series, perfec… read more

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  • mystery
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17. The Rule of Threes

By: Jeffery Deaver

3.84

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Constant Marlowe follows a serial killer deep into the dark heart of a small town in this riveting … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann

18. The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp

By: Leonie Swann

3.51

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A quirky group of seniors attempts to solve one murder while covering up another—with the help of a… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (Girl Friday, #1) by Emily J. Edwards

19. Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (Girl Friday, #1)

By: Emily J. Edwards

3.72

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Life as a secretary in New York just got tougher when Viviana Valentine's boss winds up dead in thi… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay

20. All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

By: William Landay

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the chi… read more

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  • mystery
"When a writer goes quiet, nothing is blocking and nothing is being blocked. He is just empty."

-William Landay, All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

"In small letters, now a little blurry, it read Omnia mea mecum porto, Latin for “All that is mine I carry with me."

-William Landay, All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

"What about you, Mr. Glover. The smartest man in the room is usually the quietest. What do you think about all this?"

-William Landay, All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

"Who among you would stand up, step out of that jury box, and trade places with me? Who would be accused of a violent murder based on…nothing? How would you prove your innocence when there was never a…"

-William Landay, All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

Cover of Shadows Reel (Joe Pickett, #22) by C.J. Box

21. Shadows Reel (Joe Pickett, #22)

By: C.J. Box

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett’s job has many times put his wife and daughters in harm’s way. Now … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3) by Colleen Cambridge

22. Murder by Invitation Only (Phyllida Bright #3)

By: Colleen Cambridge

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging historical mystery, Agatha Christie’s ever-capable housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, n… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder at the Fitzwilliam (Museum Mysteries, #1) by Jim Eldridge

23. Murder at the Fitzwilliam (Museum Mysteries, #1)

By: Jim Eldridge

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

After rising to prominence for his role investigating the case of Jack the Ripper, former Detective… read more

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  • mystery
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24. Rabbit Hole

By: Kate Brody

3.10

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Conspiracy theories from Reddit seduce a disaster-prone woman into an obsession with solving her ol… read more

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Cover of Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14) by Louise Penny

25. Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

By: Louise Penny

4.33

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

When a peculiar letter arrives inviting Armand Gamache to an abandoned farmhouse, the former head o… read more

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  • mystery
"I don’t know. I need help. I was wrong. I’m sorry."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

"In time, it wasn't all that long ago, but measured in events, it was an eternity."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

"They looked at each other, and then, in unison, all three said, "Tell me what you know."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

"Entitlement was, she knew, a terrible thing. It chained the person to their victimhood. It gobbled up all the air around it. Until the person lived in a vacuum, where nothing good could flourish."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

Cover of A Cryptic Clue (Hunter and Clewe #1) by Victoria Gilbert

26. A Cryptic Clue (Hunter and Clewe #1)

By: Victoria Gilbert

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A retired librarian gets back to the books—and into a devilish murder case—in acclaimed author Vict… read more

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Cover of Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1) by Patrice McDonough

27. Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1)

By: Patrice McDonough

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the twilight streets of Victorian London, a gruesome series of murders unfolds, and Dr. Julia Le… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Hunt (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, #27) by Faye Kellerman

28. The Hunt (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, #27)

By: Faye Kellerman

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Detective Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus return to Los Angeles when a kidnapping hits close to home—… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Die Around Sundown (Inspector Henri Lefort, #1) by Mark Pryor

29. Die Around Sundown (Inspector Henri Lefort, #1)

By: Mark Pryor

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Mark Pryor's Die Around Sundown is the first entry in a mystery series set in Paris during World Wa… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Bound by Mystery: Celebrating 20 Years of Poisoned Pen Press by Priscilla Royal

30. Bound by Mystery: Celebrating 20 Years of Poisoned Pen Press

By: Priscilla Royal

3.74

Format: 450 pages, Paperback

In celebration of our 20th anniversary, Poisoned Pen Press has commissioned original short stories … read more

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  • mystery
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison

31. A Very Bad Thing

By: J.T. Ellison

4.31

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a taut thriller about one author at the p… read more

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20 best-selling fiction books like The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4) by Anthony Horowitz

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Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

Naomi Alderman

3.81

Transform Your Habits

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

Sophie Hannah

3.75

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Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

Robert Thorogood

3.92

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The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4)

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4.09

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