21 must-read mystery books like A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8) by P.F. Chisholm

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A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

By: P.F. Chisholm

4.42

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

It's late August, 1592. Sir Robert Carey, cousin to Queen Elizabeth from the wrong side of Henry V…

If you liked the mystery plot in A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8) by P.F. Chisholm , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, #1)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.86

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Vera Stanhope's first appearance was in The Crow Trap, published in 1999 and now available in a new… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
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2. Precious Bane

By: Mary Webb

4.23

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A compelling story of passion, with an enduring air of enchantment throughout, Precious Bane is a n… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • british literature
"What did I do, I, that knew his smile was my summer?"

-Mary Webb, Precious Bane

"Perché io credo che l'anima agisca sul corpo, che lo vivifichi col suo soffio e lo ricopra di un velo che lo fa sembrare più bello di quanto non sia."

-Mary Webb, Precious Bane

"There are misfortunes that make you spring up and rush to save yourself, but, there are others that are too bad for this, for they leave nought to do. Then a stillness falls on the soul, like the sti…"

-Mary Webb, Precious Bane

"Not only had he looked at me, but he had looked with favour and longing, and though I knew it was only because the truth was hidden from him, yet I was glad of what I had, as a winter bird is, that w…"

-Mary Webb, Precious Bane

Cover of The Butchered Man (Northminster Mysteries, #1) by Harriet Smart

3. The Butchered Man (Northminster Mysteries, #1)

By: Harriet Smart

2.50

Format: 216 pages,

Northminster, 1840: a once-picturesque cathedral city, where dirty smoke stacks now rival ancient s… read more

Similar categories in Harriet Smart's The Butchered Man (Northminster Mysteries, #1) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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4. The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

By: Lindsey Davis

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Falco is a Roman informer who has a nose for trouble. In the Forum, where pretty Sosia flees for he… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Davis's The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime

5. Holy Spy (John Shakespeare, #7)

By: Rory Clements

3.62

Format: 171 pages, Hardcover

For fans of CJ Sansom and SJ Parris, HOLY SPY is the latest in Rory Clements' acclaimed and bestsel… read more

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6. Murder Underground

By: Stephen Booth , Mavis Doriel Hay

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

If you were suddenly to be found murdered, would your friends have theories about who had done the … read more

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7. The Duke of York

By: Patricia Finney

3.88

Format: 64 pages,

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8. Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry

By: Harry Kemelman

3.69

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

A drunken man and a sick, aging, wealthy Jew present a crisis that interrupts Yom Kippur for Rabbi … read more

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9. Murder on Black Swan Lane (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #1)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Regency London, an unconventional scientist and a fearless female artist form an unlikely allian… read more

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10. The Crooked Spire

By: Chris Nickson

4.18

Format: 411 pages, Paperback

The first in a series of gripping murder mysteries set in 14th-century England 1361: Orphaned by th… read more

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Cover of A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) by Deanna Raybourn

11. A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.19

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, i… read more

Similar categories in Deanna Raybourn's A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"A man cannot choose to die when he has not yet learnt to live." Stoker"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"If I could have created a perfect woman, I could never have imagined you. But that is my failure. Not yours."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Not everyone shares your tendency to scorn the company of others." "Scorn the company of others! Thanks to you, I speak to entirely too many people, entirely too often."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Do you mean to dissuade me? Point out the flaws in my plan? Express your objections with vehemence and eloquence?" He tipped his head. "Actually, no." "Are you entirely well? Have you a fever? Should…"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

Cover of Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) by Andrea Penrose

12. Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.11

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Responding to an urgent plea from a troubled family friend, the Earl of Wrexford journeys to Oxford… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14) by Will Thomas

13. Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14)

By: Will Thomas

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

London, 1893 - deadly doings are afoot in the British Museum and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barke… read more

Similar categories in Will Thomas's Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) by Andrea Penrose

14. Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.13

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight … read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit."

-Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

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15. Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

By: Patrick O'Brian

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as… read more

Similar categories in Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Most men find [peace] entirely unlike what they had expected - like love..."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

"The Navy speaks in symbols and you may suit what meaning you choose to the words."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

"How wonderfully strange,' he thought, 'to be upset by this trifle; yet I am upset."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

"What's wrong with (Captain) Jack Aubrey?" "Everything, since he has a command and I have not."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

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16. A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)

By: Freya Marske

3.91

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Magic! Murder! Shipboard romance! Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She expected plent… read more

Similar categories in Freya Marske's A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Hawthorn waved that aside. “My sister…"

-Freya Marske, A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)

"She hadn't anticipated Maud Blyth. She didn't know how anyone ever could."

-Freya Marske, A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)

"Maud, darling," she said, very soft. "You're worth more than this quest. I've told you that all along."

-Freya Marske, A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)

"The head of security for the Lyric had a sturdy figure and a kind face with a reddish moustache that was doing its best to engulf his upper lip, as though he'd inherited it from a larger relative and…"

-Freya Marske, A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)

Cover of Stargazer (Leaphorn & Chee, #24) by Anne Hillerman

17. Stargazer (Leaphorn & Chee, #24)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.19

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, deception, Navajo tradition, and the stars collide in this enthralling entry in New York Ti… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6) by Andrea Penrose

18. Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.19

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Charlotte, now the Countess of Wrexford, would like nothing more than a summer of peace and quiet w… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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19. What the Devil Knows (Sebastian St. Cyr, #16)

By: C.S. Harris

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sebastian St. Cyr thought a notorious serial killer had been brought to justice until a shocking se… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's What the Devil Knows (Sebastian St. Cyr, #16) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Dawnlands (The Fairmile #3) by Philippa Gregory

20. Dawnlands (The Fairmile #3)

By: Philippa Gregory

4.07

Format: 526 pages, Paperback

It is 1685, England is on the brink of a renewed civil war against the Stuart kings and many famili… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Murder at Queen's Landing (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #4) by Andrea Penrose

21. Murder at Queen's Landing (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #4)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The murder of a shipping clerk . . . the strange disappearance of trusted friends . . . rumors of c… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at Queen's Landing (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #4) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Tempest at Sea (Lady Sherlock #7) by Sherry Thomas

22. A Tempest at Sea (Lady Sherlock #7)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.18

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes’s brilliant mind and deductive skills are pulled into a dangerous investigation at… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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23. Crouchback (The Welsh Guard Mysteries #1)

By: Sarah Woodbury

4.31

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

A rich medieval mystery that kicks off a series: In 1284, Catrin serves as a lady-in-waiting to Que… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Losers Club (Losers Club, #1) by Yvonne Vincent

24. Losers Club (Losers Club, #1)

By: Yvonne Vincent

4.25

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Old Archie the postman has been murdered and is resting in peach in Mrs Hubbard’s ice cream freezer… read more

Similar categories in Yvonne Vincent's Losers Club (Losers Club, #1) book and P.F. Chisholm's A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • scotland
  • fiction
Cover of The Shadows of London (Marwood and Lovett #6) by Andrew  Taylor

25. The Shadows of London (Marwood and Lovett #6)

By: Andrew Taylor

4.38

Format: 450 pages, Hardcover

London 1671 The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a man’s brut… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn, #15) by Will Thomas

26. Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn, #15)

By: Will Thomas

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Private Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, along with his partner Thomas Llewelyn, has a long, accomplishe… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1) by Mary Lancaster

27. Petteril's Thief (Lord Petteril Mysteries #1)

By: Mary Lancaster

4.54

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

A missing family heirloom – and one of the family stole it. In the spring of 1812, Piers Withan … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8) by P.F. Chisholm

28. A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8)

By: P.F. Chisholm

4.42

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

It's late August, 1592. Sir Robert Carey, cousin to Queen Elizabeth from the wrong side of Henry V… read more

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  • espionage
  • elizabethan period
  • british literature
  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of Elizabethan Noir Trilogy Boxed Set: Firedrake's Eye, Unicorn's Blood and Gloriana's Torch (Elizabethan Noir boxed set) by Patricia Finney

29. Elizabethan Noir Trilogy Boxed Set: Firedrake's Eye, Unicorn's Blood and Gloriana's Torch (Elizabethan Noir boxed set)

By: Patricia Finney

4.44

Format: 1014 pages, Kindle Edition

The 16th century is a hard and magnificent era to be born into, full of violence, squalor, forbidde… read more

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Cover of Chevalier (The Welsh Guard Mysteries #2) by Sarah Woodbury

30. Chevalier (The Welsh Guard Mysteries #2)

By: Sarah Woodbury

4.50

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

King Edward invites his barons to a 'Round Table' tournament in the spirit of King Arthur ... only … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Paladin (The Welsh Guard Mysteries #3) by Sarah Woodbury

31. Paladin (The Welsh Guard Mysteries #3)

By: Sarah Woodbury

4.45

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

Catrin and Rhys travel to Windsor Castle for their third medieval mystery together… August 1284.… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction

22 Best fiction books like A Clash of Spheres (Sir Robert Carey #8) by P.F. Chisholm

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