22 Best mystery books like Constable Guard Thyself (Inspector Poole Series Book 121) by Henry Wade

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Constable Guard Thyself (Inspector Poole Series Book 121)

By: Henry Wade

4.06

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Two threats from a newly released convict - a poacher framed on a murder charge - put Captain Scole…

If you liked the mystery plot in Constable Guard Thyself (Inspector Poole Series Book 121) by Henry Wade , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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1. The Pleasure Cruise Mystery

By: Robin Forsythe , Curtis Evans

3.43

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“What’s the matter?” Vereker asked breathlessly, and at the same moment realised that the mass lyin… read more

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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)

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3. The Tragedy of X

By: Ellery Queen , Barnaby Ross

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

New York City, the early 30's. A man is poisoned on a crowded streetcar during rush hour. Everyone … read more

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4. At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #11)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 377 pages, Paperback

An old-fashioned London Hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out! When Miss Marple comes up … read more

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5. Look to the Lady (Albert Campion Mystery #3)

By: Margery Allingham

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Paperback

A ring of international thieves target the Gyrth Chalice, a priceless goblet held by centuries of G… read more

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6. 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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7. Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries (Lord Peter Wimsey, #9)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Amusing and absolutely appalling things happen on the way to the gallows when murder meets Lord Pet… read more

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8. Missing or Murdered

By: Robin Forsythe , Curtis Evans

3.97

Format: 649 pages,

There was no mistaking the sound: it was that of a stealthy footfall, and it appeared to come from … read more

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9. Mystery Mile (Albert Campion Mystery #2)

By: Margery Allingham

3.86

Format: 536 pages, Hardcover

Judge Crowdy Lobbett has found evidence pointing to the identity of the criminal mastermind behind … read more

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10. Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.24

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

Society’s eligible women are in mourning. Lord Peter Wimsey has married at last, having finally suc… read more

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"in the linked arms of Bacchus and Aphrodite."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)

"Remorse is eating his soul like a caterpillar in a cabbage."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)

"his thoughts revolving silently in this squirrel-cage of mystification."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)

"But that's men all over ... Poor dears, they can't help it. They haven't got logical minds."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)

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11. Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.77

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

When a murder is committed at a party given in honour of a famous writer-detective, the guests impe… read more

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12. Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple, #13)

By: Agatha Christie

4.02

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts t… read more

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13. The Tragedy at Freyne

By: Anthony Gilbert

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

When Sir Simon Chandos is found poisoned in his library, with a confession in front of him and a ph… read more

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14. The Black Wings

By: Moray Dalton

4.18

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Very good’ The Times‘Handles with dexterity a very complicated plot’ Evening StandardFirst republi… read more

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15. The Case of the Michaelmas Goose

By: Clifford Witting

4.25

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective-Sergeant Martin christened him 'Whiskers', but nobody could be certain who he really was.… read more

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16. The Wintringham Mystery

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the fo… read more

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"For a minute or two they remained in complete silence--the silence of people who know each other so well that words are merely an accessory rather than a necessity."

-Anthony Berkeley, The Wintringham Mystery

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17. Measure for Murder

By: Clifford Witting

4.09

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1940 and Mrs Mudge, the cleaning lady is busy tidying the Little Theatre in Lulverton, which … read more

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18. Dead on Time

By: Clifford Witting

3.97

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

The scene is The Blue Boar in the High Street, Lulverton. The occasion: the stag party planned to c… read more

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19. The Seat of the Scornful

By: John Dickson Carr

3.85

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Judge Horace Ireton didn't care about the letter of the law. He was interested in administering abs… read more

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20. The Kingsclere Mystery

By: Moray Dalton

4.09

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

Golden Age of Crime writer Moray Dalton’s first crime novel, republished here for the first time in… read more

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Cover of Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) by Agatha Christie

21. Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)

By: Agatha Christie

3.91

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond... then came the “suicide” that was mu… read more

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"Uncertainty creates panic."

-Agatha Christie, Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)

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

23. 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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Cover of A Killer in the Wings (Lord Edgington Investigates, #11) by Benedict Brown

24. A Killer in the Wings (Lord Edgington Investigates, #11)

By: Benedict Brown

4.42

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

A murder on the stage of a packed theatre, a company of actors ripped apart by rivalries, and a sec… read more

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Cover of The Crook’s Shadow by J. Jefferson Farjeon

25. The Crook’s Shadow

By: J. Jefferson Farjeon

3.76

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Smoothly written… a real thrill’ New York TimesThe much-revered crime writer J. Jefferson Farjeon’… read more

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26. The Late Unlamented: A Philip Tolefree Mystery (Black Heath Classic Crime)

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.29

Format: 166 pages, Kindle Edition

“We’ve got a rare batch of suspects, don’t you think?” In the immediate aftermath of the second wor… read more

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27. The Polo Ground Mystery

By: Robin Forsythe

3.64

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Mr Sutton Armadale, the financier, was shot dead on the private polo ground of his palatial home. B… read more

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28. Subject: Murder

By: Clifford Witting

3.97

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Subject-Murder (1945) is a detective novel by Clifford Witting based on his personal experience as … read more

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Cover of Outrage on Gallows Hill (Thomas Littlejohn #13) by George Bellairs

29. Outrage on Gallows Hill (Thomas Littlejohn #13)

By: George Bellairs

4.13

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In Melchester, Thomas Littlejohn hunts the killer of a strangled poet The war is over and blackouts… read more

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Cover of Constable Guard Thyself (Inspector Poole Series Book 121) by Henry Wade

30. Constable Guard Thyself (Inspector Poole Series Book 121)

By: Henry Wade

4.06

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Two threats from a newly released convict - a poacher framed on a murder charge - put Captain Scole… read more

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Cover of Shot on the Downs by Victor L. Whitechurch

31. Shot on the Downs

By: Victor L. Whitechurch

4.02

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

‘All Whitechurch’s stories have distinct merit’ Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime‘Whitechurch’s… read more

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3.69

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