20 Best mystery books like Death in the Wasteland (Inspector Littlejohn #39) by George Bellairs

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Death in the Wasteland (Inspector Littlejohn #39)

By: George Bellairs

4.08

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

George Keelagher, head of a stock-broking firm in the city, thrusts his company on his nephew Waldo…

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1. The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe, #11)

By: Walter Mosley , Rex Stout

4.17

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

When a powerful government official scheduled to speak to a group of millionaire business men turns… read more

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"Frankly, I wish I could make my heart quit doing an extra thump when Wolfe says satisfactory, Archie. It's childish."

-Walter Mosley, The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe, #11)

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2. Not Quite Dead Enough (Nero Wolfe, #10)

By: Rex Stout , John Lutz

4.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

Called upon to investigate a sinister "accident" involving national security, Nero Wolfe must set t… read more

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3. The Second Confession (Nero Wolfe, #15)

By: Rex Stout , William G. Tapply

4.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a millionaire businessman hires the sedentary detective to snoop on his daughter's boyfriend, … read more

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4. 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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5. Maigret and the Man on the Bench

By: Georges Simenon , David Watson

3.77

Format: 134 pages,

Inspector Maigret must untangle the web of lies left behind by a murdered man whose family didn't k… read more

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Cover of Three Doors to Death (Nero Wolfe, #16) by Rex Stout, Jonathan Kellerman

6. Three Doors to Death (Nero Wolfe, #16)

By: Rex Stout , Jonathan Kellerman

3.47

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

Three cases bring perplexing challenges to Nero Wolfe, as a man unsuccessfully attempts suicide jus… read more

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7. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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8. The Charing Cross Mystery

By: J.S. Fletcher

4.02

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and crime fiction writer. This novel was… read more

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9. As A Thief In The Night

By: R. Austin Freeman

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Harold Monkhouse is usually such an uncomplaining patient so when his brother Amos calls in one nig… read more

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10. Night Walk

By: Bob Shaw

3.80

Format: 281 pages, Mass Market Paperback

For 'refusing to co-operate' the Emm Luther Special Police took out Earth agent Sam Tallon's eyes a… read more

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11. Black Orchids (Nero Wolfe, #9)

By: Lawrence Block , Rex Stout

3.96

Format: None pages, Paperback

Not much can get Wolfe to leave his comfortable brownstone, but the showing of a rare black orchid … read more

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12. And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe, #13)

By: Rex Stout , Maan Meyers

3.96

Format: None pages, Paperback

Radio talk show host Madeline Fraser's worst nightmare comes true when one of her on-air guests col… read more

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13. Impact of Evidence

By: Carol Carnac

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a… read more

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14. The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.19

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

First serialised in newspapers in 1917.Never published in book form beforeA classic mystery by R.A.… read more

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15. Death of an Author

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.99

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

'I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the discovery of a bearded corpse would… read more

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16. Post After Post-Mortem

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.00

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, revi… read more

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17. The Murders in Praed Street (Dr Priestley #4)

By: John Rhode

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

‘An absorbing murder mystery’ New York Times‘A very ingenious tale’ Times Literary Supplement‘The f… read more

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18. Murder at Everham Hall (Marius Quin Mystery #1)

By: Benedict Brown

4.01

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A mystery novelist with writer’s block, a lavish party to ring in the new year, and a film star wit… read more

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19. Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles

By: Martin Edwards

3.91

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

‘If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a… read more

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20. 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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21. Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.07

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It's not long after the end of WWII, rationing is still in force in the UK, and Chief Inspector Mac… read more

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22. Licensed for Murder

By: John Rhode

3.92

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

Licensed for Murder, first published in 1958, is part of the series of mysteries featuring private … read more

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23. Murder at Derivale

By: John Rhode

3.93

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder at Derivale, first published in 1958, is book no. 66 in the Dr. Priestley detective story se… read more

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24. The Last Escape

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.04

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

In this final detective novel to feature Superintendent Robert MacDonald, we find the police office… read more

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Cover of Peril at Cranbury Hall (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories) by John Rhode

25. Peril at Cranbury Hall (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories)

By: John Rhode

3.94

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

A shady operator is targeted for death and needs help from a professor with an "uncanny ability to … read more

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Cover of The Sharp Quillet: An Anthony Bathurst Mystery (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries Book 33) by Brian Flynn

26. The Sharp Quillet: An Anthony Bathurst Mystery (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries Book 33)

By: Brian Flynn

4.24

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

"There's little doubt, as I see it, that Flagon was killed by a dart thrown with amazing skill and … read more

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27. Death in the Wasteland (Inspector Littlejohn #39)

By: George Bellairs

4.08

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

George Keelagher, head of a stock-broking firm in the city, thrusts his company on his nephew Waldo… read more

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Cover of The Crime at Diana’s Pool by Victor L. Whitechurch

28. 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 Death Reports to a Health Resort (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #9) by P.J. Fitzsimmons

29. Death Reports to a Health Resort (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #9)

By: P.J. Fitzsimmons

4.53

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Death Reports to a Health Resortor The case of the case of withdrawalWhen his uncle is accused of a… read more

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Cover of The Creeping Jenny Mystery (Anthony Bathurst Mystery) by Brian Flynn

30. The Creeping Jenny Mystery (Anthony Bathurst Mystery)

By: Brian Flynn

4.13

Format: 208 pages, ebook

“So great was the force of the blow, it would have been impossible for the victim to have lived mor… read more

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