13 best-selling crime books like Death Drops the Pilot by George Bellairs

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Death Drops the Pilot

By: George Bellairs

4.19

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

On a twilit autumn night, the Falbright Jenny ferries forty passengers back to Falbright from Elmer…

If you liked the crime plot in Death Drops the Pilot by George Bellairs , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury, #4) by Martha Grimes

1. The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury, #4)

By: Martha Grimes

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Nothing ever happens in Stratford," insisted Superintendent Richard Jury of Scotland Yard. Unfortu… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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2. The Anodyne Necklace (Richard Jury, #3)

By: Martha Grimes

4.03

Format: 310 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A severed finger found at the scene of a baffling murder in the village of Littlebourne leads local… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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3. A Dismal Thing to Do

By: Charlotte MacLeod , Alisa Craig

3.82

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

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  • mystery
Cover of Appleby Talking (Sir John Appleby, #14) by Michael Innes

4. Appleby Talking (Sir John Appleby, #14)

By: Michael Innes

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Arbuthnot is paying for a rash decision - he recently married a beautiful but slightly amoral girl … read more

Similar categories in Michael Innes's Appleby Talking (Sir John Appleby, #14) book and George Bellairs's Death Drops the Pilot

  • mystery
  • crime
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5. Tour de Force

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

The vacationing Inspector Cockrill is on the job again when a fellow tourist is stabbed to death on… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime

6. A Mind to Murder (Adam Dalgliesh #2)

By: None

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

The second book to feature Scotland Yard investigator Adam Dalgliesh, A Mind To Murder is a "superb… read more

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7. The Sea Mystery

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

3.43

Format: 42 pages, Paperback

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8. Cast Iron (The Enzo Files, #6)

By: Peter May

4.60

Format: None pages,

West of France, 1989. A weeping killer deposits the unconscious body of nineteen year old Lucie Mar… read more

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9. 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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10. 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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11. Inspector French's Greatest Case

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Inspector French is the central figure in many books by Mr. Crofts. This, his greatest case, opens … read more

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12. I Am the Only Running Footman (Richard Jury, #8)

By: Martha Grimes

2.83

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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13. Puppet for a Corpse

By: Dorothy Simpson

3.06

Format: 405 pages,

A doctor's apparent suicide sets off alarm bells for Detective Inspector Thanet, "a shrewd yet comp… read more

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14. Smallbone Deceased

By: Michael Gilbert

4.05

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderHorniman, Birley and Craine is a highly re… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
"It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapte…"

-Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased

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15. The Murder of Mrs Davenport: A Golden Age Mystery

By: Anthony Gilbert

4.01

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

‘An absorbing story’ Times Literary Supplement‘The plot is well-conceived… the characters are well … read more

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

16. 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

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  • mystery
  • crime
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17. Murder on the Italian Riviera (An Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery #7)

By: T.A. Williams

4.41

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Pre-order the BRAND NEW instalment in bestselling author T. A. Williams' Armstrong and Oscar cozy m… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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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
  • crime
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19. Case in the Clinic

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.05

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

The story begins with the sudden death of an elderly clergyman named Anderby, who drops dead while … read more

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

20. 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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21. A Fatal Blow (Wilson and McLeish #1)

By: Janet Neel

3.93

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this was previously published as Death’s Bright Angel An elderly man is found bludge… read more

Similar categories in Janet Neel's A Fatal Blow (Wilson and McLeish #1) book and George Bellairs's Death Drops the Pilot

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Case of the Uncommon Witness (Inspector David Graham Mysteries Book 9) by Alison Golden

22. The Case of the Uncommon Witness (Inspector David Graham Mysteries Book 9)

By: Alison Golden

4.66

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

★★★★★ "Another fun, edge-of-your-seat mystery with a lovable cast of characters."Dark secrets. An a… read more

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  • mystery
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23. Impact of Evidence

By: E. C. R. Lorac

4.32

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

AMONG THE hills of the Welsh borders a little group of farmsteads is isolated by snow and ice, then… read more

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24. Something Wicked (Andrew Basnett)

By: E.X. Ferrars

3.82

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

A retired botanist comes to stay in a charming English village, where murder and blackmail disturb … read more

Similar categories in E.X. Ferrars's Something Wicked (Andrew Basnett) book and George Bellairs's Death Drops the Pilot

  • mystery
Cover of The Dinner Party at Bardolph's: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by R.A. J. Walling

25. The Dinner Party at Bardolph's: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A. J. Walling

4.25

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Edward Bardolph is an incredibly successful financier - he is also despised by many - with good rea… read more

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  • mystery
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26. Murder in a Heatwave: Classic Crime Mysteries for the Holidays (Vintage Murders)

By: Various

3.23

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

As the days get longer, escape your troubles and take a trip to the desperately hot towns where nig… read more

Similar categories in Various's Murder in a Heatwave: Classic Crime Mysteries for the Holidays (Vintage Murders) book and George Bellairs's Death Drops the Pilot

  • mystery
Cover of Molten Mud Murder (Alexa Glock Forensics Mysteries, 1) by Sara E. Johnson

27. Molten Mud Murder (Alexa Glock Forensics Mysteries, 1)

By: Sara E. Johnson

3.63

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

When a body is found half-submerged in a Waiariki Thermal Land of Enchantment molten mud pot, foren… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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28. Death Drops the Pilot

By: George Bellairs

4.19

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

On a twilit autumn night, the Falbright Jenny ferries forty passengers back to Falbright from Elmer… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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29. The Crime at Diana’s Pool

By: Victor L. Whitechurch

4.19

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Quite charming… devotees of mystery yarns will enjoy this story’ New York Times‘A quintessentially… read more

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Cover of One Dead, Two to Go (The Eddie Shoes Mysteries) by Elena Hartwell

30. One Dead, Two to Go (The Eddie Shoes Mysteries)

By: Elena Hartwell

4.24

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

This mystery featuring a crime-fighting mother-daughter duo is “smart, page-turning fun, with the m… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Keera Duggan, #2) by Robert Dugoni

31. Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Keera Duggan, #2)

By: Robert Dugoni

4.49

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime

20 Best mystery books like Death Drops the Pilot by George Bellairs

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The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury, #4)

Martha Grimes

3.93

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The Anodyne Necklace (Richard Jury, #3)

Martha Grimes

4.03

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A Dismal Thing to Do

Charlotte MacLeod , Alisa Craig

3.82

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Appleby Talking (Sir John Appleby, #14)

Michael Innes

3.95

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27 Top mystery books like A Fatal Blow (Wilson and McLeish #1) by Janet Neel

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

P.F. Ford

4.25

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The Gospel Makers (DCI Webb Mystery Book 11)

Anthea Fraser

4.10

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A Skeleton In The Closet (Dave Slater Mystery Novels, #7)

P.F. Ford

3.50

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The Twelve Apostles

Anthea Fraser

3.97

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