5 must-read gothic books like Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1) by Heather Redmond

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Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

By: Heather Redmond

3.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The tangled relationships between Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and …

"I had never thought more that we were two halves of the same girl."

-Heather Redmond, Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

"I had never thought more that we were two halves of the same girl."

-Heather Redmond, Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

If you liked the gothic plot in Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1) by Heather Redmond , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord (Lady Petra Inquires, #1)

By: Celeste Connally

3.52

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, a dazzling first entry in a… read more

Similar categories in Celeste Connally's Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord (Lady Petra Inquires, #1) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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2. The Body in the Garden (Lily Adler Mystery, #1)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Tasha Alexander and Rhys Bowen, Katharine Schellman's debut novel is sure to de… read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's The Body in the Garden (Lily Adler Mystery, #1) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
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3. The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater

By: Jaime Jo Wright

4.28

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

Barlowe Theater stole the life of Greta Mercy's brother during its construction. Now in 1915, the c… read more

Similar categories in Jaime Jo Wright's The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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4. The Secret of the Lady’s Maid

By: Darcie Wilde

4.12

Format: 433 pages, Hardcover

The resourceful and intrepid Rosalind Thorne, a heroine after Jane Austen’s heart, has a scandalous… read more

Similar categories in Darcie Wilde's The Secret of the Lady’s Maid book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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5. Murder at Midnight (Lily Adler Mystery, #4)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a body is found shot to death after an unexpected snowstorm, Lily Adler quickly realizes that … read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's Murder at Midnight (Lily Adler Mystery, #4) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
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6. The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

By: Jess Armstrong

3.56

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Arms… read more

Similar categories in Jess Armstrong's The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
"The only creatures in my whole dismal life who never once failed me were an overly fluffy black house cat and an eccentric Scottish bookseller."

-Jess Armstrong, The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

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7. Murder on Mistletoe Lane (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #5)

By: Clara McKenna

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Ex-pat Stella and British aristocrat Viscount “Lyndy” Lyndhurst are thrilled to celebrate their fir… read more

Similar categories in Clara McKenna's Murder on Mistletoe Lane (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #5) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Despite his grumbling, Inspector Brown, living up to his title, searched every inch of the Daimler from grill to bumper."

-Clara McKenna, Murder on Mistletoe Lane (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #5)

"Stella...tossed aside her napkin and rose. With a sudden clattering of teacups and saucers to the table, so too did Sir Edwin, Lyndy, and her father-in-law. Still not used to the courtesy...Stella pr…"

-Clara McKenna, Murder on Mistletoe Lane (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #5)

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8. Silence in the Library (Lily Adler Mystery, #2)

By: Katharine Schellman

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Regency widow Lily Adler didn't expect to find a corpse when visiting a family friend. Now it's up … read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's Silence in the Library (Lily Adler Mystery, #2) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
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9. Once Upon a Murder (A Lady Librarian Mystery, #2)

By: Samantha Larsen

3.69

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Miss Tiffany Woodall must sleuth the slaying of a footman to clear her beloved's name in the second… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Larsen's Once Upon a Murder (A Lady Librarian Mystery, #2) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
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10. King Nyx

By: Kirsten Bakis

3.49

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the contemporary cult classic, Lives of the Monster Dogs , comes a haunting myst… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten Bakis's King Nyx book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
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11. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died (An Emily Dickinson Mystery, #2)

By: Amanda Flower

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When a literary icon stays with the Dickinson family, Emily and her housemaid Willa find themselves… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Flower's I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died (An Emily Dickinson Mystery, #2) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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12. Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1)

By: H.E. Edgmon

3.85

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Infatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation. Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tin… read more

Similar categories in H.E. Edgmon's Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • fiction
"We are not just gods walking around steering human bodies. We are also humans housing the souls of gods. Okay? And if it really matters that the Mountain is never a colonizer'--I brush my thumb again…"

-H.E. Edgmon, Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1)

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

13. 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

Similar categories in Patrice McDonough's Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
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14. A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.24

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, hope they’ve finally found peace after a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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15. Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld

By: Catherine Lloyd

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Set against the timelessly intriguing backdrop of 1830s high-society London, this delightful histor… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Lloyd's Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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16. A Great Marriage

By: Frances Mayes

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event, it sends two people—and their … read more

Similar categories in Frances Mayes's A Great Marriage book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • fiction
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17. Secrets of Rose Briar Hall

By: Kelsey James

3.64

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In this Gilded Age gothic homage to “Gaslight” starring Ingrid Bergman, a wealthy young newlywed in… read more

Similar categories in Kelsey James's Secrets of Rose Briar Hall book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • adult
Cover of Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1) by Heather Redmond

18. Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

By: Heather Redmond

3.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The tangled relationships between Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and … read more

Similar categories in Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • horror
  • adult
"I had never thought more that we were two halves of the same girl."

-Heather Redmond, Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

Cover of A Scandal in Mayfair (Lily Adler Mystery, #5) by Katharine Schellman

19. A Scandal in Mayfair (Lily Adler Mystery, #5)

By: Katharine Schellman

4.08

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes danger lurks in plain sight, and in the cutthroat London Season socialite Lily Adler must… read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's A Scandal in Mayfair (Lily Adler Mystery, #5) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
Cover of The Medusa Murders (Bay Browning, #1) by Joy Ann Ribar

20. The Medusa Murders (Bay Browning, #1)

By: Joy Ann Ribar

3.81

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

Professor Bay Browning has more snake problems than the Garden of Eden in this twisted mystery. Th… read more

Similar categories in Joy Ann Ribar's The Medusa Murders (Bay Browning, #1) book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
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21. The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone

By: Randy Susan Meyers

4.63

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Seven Children. Five Mothers. One idyllic commune. What could go wrong? Annabel Cooper wants to … read more

Similar categories in Randy Susan Meyers's The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone book and Heather Redmond's Death and the Sisters (A Mary Shelley Mystery, #1)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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