12 best-selling classics books like The Gutenberg Murders by Gwen Bristow

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The Gutenberg Murders

By: Gwen Bristow

3.58

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

All New Orleans was disturbed at the rumor that one of its civic treasures, the nine priceless leav…

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1. He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.91

Format: 165 pages, Paperback

At the edge of the woods by the river stands the tower. Once part of a chateau since burnt down, o… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
"We don't fall in love with a woman because of her good character."

-John Dickson Carr, He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

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2. Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

By: Agatha Christie

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Who wouldn't be pleased to attend a small dinner party being held by Sir Charles Cartwright, once t… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
"There is only one thing to do - think."

-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

"Charles doesn’t go out of a room—he ‘makes an exit’—"

-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

"One knows so little. When one knows more it is too late."

-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

"It's the Only Thing To Do," he said, obviously speaking in capital letters."

-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

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3. Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

By: Christianna Brand

3.55

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

At a medieval pageant, Inspector Cockrill investigates a dramatic death Ever since she drove her… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
"But now the streets were not like the streets she knew. They were so silent: and so empty. On the doorsteps, little groups of milk bottles huddled with their dirty white collars, waiting for the roun…"

-Christianna Brand, Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

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4. Swan Song (Gervase Fen, #4)

By: Edmund Crispin

3.89

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

Before odious Edwin Shorthouse can sing the lead in the first Oxford post-war Die Meistersinger, so… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
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5. Fog of Doubt

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

Rosie, the naughty little nymphet around whom Christianna Brand weaves her witty and mysterious web… read more

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  • mystery
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6. Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

By: Christianna Brand

3.56

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In the height of an English summer, Grandfather is found dead in the little Grecian lodge among the… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
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7. The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

4.33

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

HELL ON HEELS After her well-to-do Aunt Sarah is caught shoplifting, Virginia Trent is convinced sh… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
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8. 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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  • mystery
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9. Murder on a Mystery Tour

By: Marian Babson

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

They had explored every avenue and it seemed that murder was their only salvation. Reggie and Midge… read more

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  • mystery
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10. Reputation for a Song

By: Edward Grierson

3.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

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  • mystery

11. The Birthday Murder

By: Lange Lewis

3.50

Format: 519 pages, Paperback

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12. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

By: Agatha Christie

3.00

Format: 1118 pages, Paperback

Elderly Miss Jane Marple from St Mary's Mead village applies skills of observation and deduction to… read more

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13. The Reversal (Harry Bosch, #16; Mickey Haller, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #19)

By: Michael Connelly

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller is recruited to change stripes and prosecute the high-profi… read more

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14. Ten Little Herrings

By: L.C. Tyler

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When obscure crime writer Ethelred Tressider vanishes, his dogged literary agent, Elsie Thirkettle,… read more

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15. Capital Crimes: London Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

3.15

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

With its fascinating mix of people - rich and poor, British and foreign, worthy and suspicious - Lo… read more

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16. 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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  • mystery
  • classics
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17. 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
  • classics
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18. The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2)

By: P.J. Fitzsimmons

4.28

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Anty Boisjoly tackles the strange case of a war hero who visits his old friends on Christmas mornin… read more

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  • mystery
"It’ll be just like Romeo and Juliet,"

-P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2)

"This is the rummiest ingredient of this rum cocktail."

-P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2)

"It’s very much its own reward, I find, spending other people’s money."

-P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2)

"I believe that Americans will buy anything so long as someone else buys one first."

-P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2)

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19. Final Acts: Theatrical Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

3.63

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Behind the stage lights and word-perfect soliloquies, sinister secrets are lurking in the wings. Th… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
Cover of Rocket to the Morgue (Sister Ursula #2) by Anthony Boucher

20. Rocket to the Morgue (Sister Ursula #2)

By: Anthony Boucher

3.57

Format: 176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

1st IPL edition paperback fine as new read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
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21. Root of All Evil (Andrew Basnett)

By: E.X. Ferrars

3.84

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

A weekend holiday at a wealthy relative’s country manor is a recipe that calls for mayhem in this c… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Hopjoy Was Here (Flaxborough, #3) by Colin Watson

22. Hopjoy Was Here (Flaxborough, #3)

By: Colin Watson

3.98

Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping sight of four burly policeman manhandling a bath down the front path of a respectable … read more

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  • mystery
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23. 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

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  • mystery
Cover of Coffin, Scarcely Used (Flaxborough, #1) by Colin Watson

24. Coffin, Scarcely Used (Flaxborough, #1)

By: Colin Watson

3.68

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

In the respectable seaside town of Flaxborough, the equally respectable councillor Harold Carobleat… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
Cover of Three Christmas Mysteries: Three Noel Pinson Mystery stories by R.A.J. Walling

25. Three Christmas Mysteries: Three Noel Pinson Mystery stories

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.11

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

Noel Pinson is an accomplished barrister and gifted amateur detective and features in three novels … read more

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26. The Red Death Murders

By: Jim Noy

3.85

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

The Red Death Murders transforms Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ into… read more

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  • mystery
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27. Crime in Kensington

By: Christopher St. John Sprigg

3.80

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

Charles Venables, journalist and ex-detective, is looking for lodgings in London and decides to inv… read more

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  • mystery
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28. Lonelyheart 4122 (Flaxborough, #4)

By: Colin Watson

4.25

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Whatever can have happened to Lil? Flaxborough butcher Arthur Spain is worried that his sister-in-l… read more

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  • mystery
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29. The Gutenberg Murders

By: Gwen Bristow

3.58

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

All New Orleans was disturbed at the rumor that one of its civic treasures, the nine priceless leav… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
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30. Mr. Fortune, Please

By: H.C. Bailey

3.70

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

As successors to Sherlock Holmes there are no more than a handful of detectives in the great tradit… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Broomsticks Over Flaxborough (Flaxborough, #7) by Colin Watson

31. Broomsticks Over Flaxborough (Flaxborough, #7)

By: Colin Watson

3.99

Format: 192 pages, ebook

As Miss Lucilla Teatime often remarks, there is no lack of entertainment in the delightful town of … read more

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  • mystery

25 must-read mystery books like The Gutenberg Murders by Gwen Bristow

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He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

John Dickson Carr

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

Agatha Christie

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

Christianna Brand

3.55

Transform Your Habits

Swan Song (Gervase Fen, #4)

Edmund Crispin

3.89

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

P.F. Ford

3.50

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Ethel Lina White

4.67

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Impact of Evidence

Carol Carnac

4.11

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The Wintringham Mystery

Anthony Berkeley

3.66

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