23 Best mystery books like Nipped in the Bud (Hildegarde Withers #12) by Stuart Palmer

Cover of Nipped in the Bud (Hildegarde Withers #12) by Stuart   Palmer

Nipped in the Bud (Hildegarde Withers #12)

By: Stuart Palmer

3.87

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

A comedian is dead, a witness is missing, and only Miss Witherscan set things right In comedy, t…

If you liked the mystery plot in Nipped in the Bud (Hildegarde Withers #12) by Stuart Palmer , here is a list of 23 books like this:

Cover of Death Takes a Bow (Mr. and Mrs. North #6) by Frances Lockridge, Richard Lockridge

1. Death Takes a Bow (Mr. and Mrs. North #6)

By: Frances Lockridge , Richard Lockridge

3.74

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Pam and Jerry North witness the mysterious death of the popular author, Leeds Sproul, on stage duri… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Harm's Way (Inspector Sloan #11) by Catherine Aird

2. Harm's Way (Inspector Sloan #11)

By: Catherine Aird

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When a human finger, dropped by a crow, is discovered, Inspector C.D. Sloan is called in to investi… read more

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  • mystery
"Heads are useful ... And should be kept."

-Catherine Aird, Harm's Way (Inspector Sloan #11)

"Neither task appealed to a man of his temperament. One required action and the other thought. Both were anathematical to Constable Mason. His working life had been centered around the skillful ‘refer…"

-Catherine Aird, Harm's Way (Inspector Sloan #11)

Cover of The Grass Widow's Tale (The Felse Investigations #7) by Ellis Peters

3. The Grass Widow's Tale (The Felse Investigations #7)

By: Ellis Peters

4.03

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

‘Listen to who’s talking. I’m not the one who goes hobnobbing with gunmen and such.’ Such is Bunty … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2) by Ngaio Marsh

4. Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.82

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

A classic Ngaio Marsh novel reissued - the second Roderick Alleyn Mystery. The crime scene was the … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3) by Ngaio Marsh

5. The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Ngaio Marsh's bestselling and ingenious third novel remains one of the most popular pieces of crime… read more

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  • mystery
"Do you read crime fiction?"

-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

"They do a certain amount of mischief, they're an almighty nuisance, but as murderers I've no real faith in the British anarchist."

-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

"Nash, who carried in his head a sort of social ladder, had quietly decided that police officers of all ranks were to be graded with piano tuners."

-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

"... In our midst—in our very midst, Matron—are secret agents, secret societies, powers of evil known to the Yard but unsuspected by the general public. Mercifully so." He stopped short, folded his ar…"

-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)

Cover of The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (Perry Mason Series Book 46) by Erle Stanley Gardner

6. The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (Perry Mason Series Book 46)

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

3.69

Format: None pages,

THE NAKED AND THE VERY DEAD The blonde wandering nude at the Remuda Golf Club tells Perry Mason a s… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1) by Ngaio Marsh

7. A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.80

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

At Sir Hubert Handesley's country house party, five guests have gathered for the uproarious parlor … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
Cover of A Place for Murder (John Putnam Thatcher, #2) by Emma Lathen

8. A Place for Murder (John Putnam Thatcher, #2)

By: Emma Lathen

4.23

Format: 192 pages,

A murderous romp through the wealthy rolling Connecticut hills where sedate money (and lots of it) … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Accounting for Murder (John Putnam Thatcher, #3) by Emma Lathen

9. Accounting for Murder (John Putnam Thatcher, #3)

By: Emma Lathen

4.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

Was something fishy going on at the National Calculating Company? Was it mere inefficiency - or fra… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of A Deceptive Clarity (The Chris Norgren Mysteries, #1) by Aaron Elkins

10. A Deceptive Clarity (The Chris Norgren Mysteries, #1)

By: Aaron Elkins

3.72

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

In Berlin to help mount an exhibit of priceless paintings, once thought lost, museum curator and Re… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Case of the Careless Kitten by Erle Stanley Gardner

11. The Case of the Careless Kitten

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

4.48

Format: 356 pages, Mass Market Paperback

DOUBLY DISAPPEARED Ten years ago, town banker Franklin Shore left all his money behind, disappeared… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Dead Men's Hearts (Gideon Oliver, #8) by Aaron Elkins

12. Dead Men's Hearts (Gideon Oliver, #8)

By: Aaron Elkins

3.97

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Traveling to the Valley of the Nile to appear in a documentary film, Gideon Oliver and his wife Jul… read more

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  • mystery

13. Immortality, Inc.

By: Robert Sheckley

3.36

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published in 1959 as a startling, revolutionary novel of the future, then pushed to new cinem… read more

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14. 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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15. Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #16)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Everyone blamed Emily's accident on the stairs on her dog, but she was convinced someone was trying… read more

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16. 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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17. An April Shroud (Dalziel & Pascoe, #4)

By: Reginald Hill

2.35

Format: 62 pages, Paperback

After seeing inspector Pascoe off for his honeymoon with a few ill-chosen words, Superintendent And… read more

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18. The Mad Hatter Mystery (Dr. Gideon Fell, #2)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.14

Format: 200 pages,

The newspapers dubbed the thief the 'Mad Hatter,' and his outrageous pranks amused all London. but … read more

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19. Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)

By: Ellis Peters

3.53

Format: None pages, Paperback

The year is 1141 and civil war continues to rage. When the sheriff of Shropshire is taken prisoner,… read more

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20. Parting Breath (Inspector Sloan #7)

By: Catherine Aird

3.49

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Murder in the Quadrangle The college dons at the University of Calleshire fully expected trouble wh… read more

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Cover of Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9) by Anthony Berkeley

21. 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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  • mystery
Cover of Post After Post-Mortem by E.C.R. Lorac

22. 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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  • mystery
Cover of These Names Make Clues by E.C.R. Lorac

23. These Names Make Clues

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.66

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Should detectives go to parties? Was it consistent with the dignity of the Yard? The inspector tos… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
Cover of An English Garden Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries, #1) by Katie Gayle

24. An English Garden Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries, #1)

By: Katie Gayle

4.23

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Julia Bird’s picturesque Cotswolds cottage has everything she could want. Rustic charm, cosy firepl… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder Out of Turn (Mr. & Mrs. North, #2) by Frances Lockridge

25. Murder Out of Turn (Mr. & Mrs. North, #2)

By: Frances Lockridge

3.78

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

For Mr. and Mrs. North, there’s no vacation from murder In a remote cabin far from New York City, J… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Somewhere in the House (Henry Gamadge #10) by Elizabeth Daly

26. Somewhere in the House (Henry Gamadge #10)

By: Elizabeth Daly

3.99

Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition

The Clayborn clan has been waiting 25 years to divvy up Grandmama's fortune, locked up by her will,… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Someday the Rabbi Will Leave by Harry Kemelman

27. Someday the Rabbi Will Leave

By: Harry Kemelman

3.89

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Rabbi Small faces political corruption, definitely non-kosher, brewed with a dash of dirty campaign… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Wrong Way Down (Henry Gamadge #11) by Elizabeth Daly

28. The Wrong Way Down (Henry Gamadge #11)

By: Elizabeth Daly

3.95

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

An amateur sleuth with an eye for fakes is on the lookout for a murderer in this mystery by Agatha … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) by Alan Bradley

29. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)

By: Alan Bradley

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the absence of adult supervision, Flavia has taken on the mentorship of her “pestilent” younger … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
Cover of Nipped in the Bud (Hildegarde Withers #12) by Stuart   Palmer

30. Nipped in the Bud (Hildegarde Withers #12)

By: Stuart Palmer

3.87

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

A comedian is dead, a witness is missing, and only Miss Witherscan set things right In comedy, t… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
Cover of Death on the Agenda: Inspector Tibbett #3 (Henry Tibbett) by Patricia Moyes

31. Death on the Agenda: Inspector Tibbett #3 (Henry Tibbett)

By: Patricia Moyes

3.72

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

Amazingly enough, Henry Tibbett is at work! Crime tends to catch him when he’s on vacation, but thi… read more

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  • mystery

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