26 must-read mystery books like The Gorgon Fields by Kate Wilhelm

Cover of The Gorgon Fields by Kate Wilhelm

The Gorgon Fields

By: Kate Wilhelm

3.54

Format: 48 pages, ebook

First published in the collection Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August, 1985

If you liked the mystery plot in The Gorgon Fields by Kate Wilhelm , here is a list of 26 books like this:

Cover of They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6) by Agatha Christie

1. They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A man is shot at in a juvenile reform home – but someone else dies… Miss Marple senses danger wh… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
"His eyes now were bright and beady with pleasurable anticipation."

-Agatha Christie, They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6)

"Into the Gothic gloom of the library, Gina brought an exotic glow."

-Agatha Christie, They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6)

"Her eyes were shining, and her long thin mouth was curved in a triumphant smile."

-Agatha Christie, They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6)

"Toată lumea se așteaptă ca educația să fie un drept fundamental și nu pun mare preț pe ea când o primesc!"

-Agatha Christie, They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple, #6)

Cover of The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto, #4) by Elly Griffiths

2. The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto, #4)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto discover once again that the line between art, life… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto, #4) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) by Agatha Christie

3. Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)

By: Agatha Christie

3.96

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

A woman is killed by a poisoned dart in the enclosed confines of a commercial passeneger plane... F… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of The Confession by John Grisham

4. The Confession

By: John Grisham

3.91

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFirst time in paperbackAn innocent man is about to be executed.Only a g… read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's The Confession book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
"He counts votes before he decides what to have for breakfast."

-John Grisham, The Confession

"You need some coffee, don't you?" "Yes, I've only had a gallon."

-John Grisham, The Confession

"He had blown the trumpet for so long that no one heard it anymore."

-John Grisham, The Confession

"Good God, Keith." "Yes, I've talked to Him too and I'm still waiting on his Guidance..."

-John Grisham, The Confession

Cover of The Blood Card (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, #3) by Elly Griffiths

5. The Blood Card (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, #3)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.11

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Elizabeth II's coronation is looming, but the murder of their wartime commander, Colonel Cartwright… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Blood Card (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, #3) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4) by Kate Atkinson

6. Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4)

By: Kate Atkinson

3.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Tracy, a retired police detective, rescues a small child; Jackson Brodie, a detective, rescues an a… read more

Similar categories in Kate Atkinson's Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #11) by Agatha Christie

7. 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

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #11) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #9) by Agatha Christie

8. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #9)

By: Agatha Christie

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Greg… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #9) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #21) by Agatha Christie

9. Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #21)

By: Agatha Christie

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #21) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11) by Agatha Christie

10. Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)

By: Agatha Christie

3.86

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

In utter disbelief, Jane Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr Rafi… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
"Well, if you do sense evil, tell me. I shall be glad to know."

-Agatha Christie, Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)

"The only thing I shall want for a rainy day will be my umbrella."

-Agatha Christie, Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)

"Ah, I see you are an actress, Miss Marple, as well as an avenger."

-Agatha Christie, Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)

"One does not like to make definite assertions unless one has a little more definite knowledge."

-Agatha Christie, Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)

11. Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.40

Format: 96 pages,

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiance died in the manner prescr… read more

Similar categories in Dorothy L. Sayers's Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

12. Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23)

By: Agatha Christie

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of Eng… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

Cover of Last Seen Wearing (Inspector Morse, #2) by Colin Dexter

13. Last Seen Wearing (Inspector Morse, #2)

By: Colin Dexter

3.84

Format: 326 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Valerie Taylor has been missing since she was a sexy seventeen, more than two years ago. Inspector … read more

Similar categories in Colin Dexter's Last Seen Wearing (Inspector Morse, #2) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
"As he lay abed on Sunday, 21 September, Morse was beset by the nagging feeling that there was so much to be done if only he could summon up the mental resolve to begin."

-Colin Dexter, Last Seen Wearing (Inspector Morse, #2)

"Morse stared morosely at the blotting paper. "It's just not my sort of case, Lewis. I know it's not a very nice thing to say, but I just get on better when we've got a body - a body that died from un…"

-Colin Dexter, Last Seen Wearing (Inspector Morse, #2)

"As he lay abed on Sunday, 21 September, Morse was beset by the nagging feeling that there was so much to be done if only he could summon up the mental resolve to begin. It was like deferring a long-p…"

-Colin Dexter, Last Seen Wearing (Inspector Morse, #2)

14. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)

By: Agatha Christie

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A mysterious woman, a legendary cursed jewel, and a night train to the Mediterranean -- ingredients… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

15. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

Cover of The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) by Agatha Christie

16. The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.82

Format: 191 pages, Hardcover

It’s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
"Here was a man who would never rail against fate but accept it and pass on to victory"

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

"Because when you’re in love, you think you’re invincible. It blinds you. And you don’t seem to care."

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

"What I feel is that if one has got to have a murder actually happening in one's house, one might as well enjoy it, if you know what I mean."

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

"Bottled, was he?" Said Colonel Bantry, with an Englishman's sympathy for alcoholic excess. "Oh, well, can't judge a fellow by what he does when he's drunk? When I was at Cambridge, I remember I put a…"

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

17. The Rooster Bar

By: John Grisham

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

#1New York Timesbestselling author John Grisham's newest legal thriller takes you inside a law firm… read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's The Rooster Bar book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

Cover of The Midnight Hour (The Brighton Mysteries, #6) by Elly Griffiths

18. The Midnight Hour (The Brighton Mysteries, #6)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.98

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

The sixth gripping Brighton-based mystery from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Serie… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Midnight Hour (The Brighton Mysteries, #6) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of City of the Dead (Alex Delaware, #37) by Jonathan Kellerman

19. City of the Dead (Alex Delaware, #37)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.20

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The past comes back to haunt psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis when they invest… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Kellerman's City of the Dead (Alex Delaware, #37) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of One Last Kill (Tracy Crosswhite, #10) by Robert Dugoni

20. One Last Kill (Tracy Crosswhite, #10)

By: Robert Dugoni

4.48

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Tracy Crosswhite draws a long-dormant serial killer out of hiding in a nerve-shattering n… read more

Similar categories in Robert Dugoni's One Last Kill (Tracy Crosswhite, #10) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) by Elly Griffiths

21. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of The Last Word by Elly Griffiths

22. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Word book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

23. The White Lady

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.07

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine/sleuth from Jacqueline Winspear, creato… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
"Give me strong young womenfolk with sharp elbows, Charlotte, my dear, and they will make a good account of themselves in this world."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

"And then there's that double-barreled name a lot of them toffs have, like they have to drag their ancestors up from the grave so we all know who they're related to."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

". . . it was known German soldiers would go door-to-door to take males of working age, or boys on the cusp of manhood. They always took the men, leaving only the women, children and elderly. Women we…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

Cover of The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk

24. The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

By: Eva Jurczyk

3.23

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

What holds more secrets in the library: the ancient books shelved in the stacks or the people who p… read more

Similar categories in Eva Jurczyk's The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14) by Elly Griffiths

25. The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor—until Nelso… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
"It's a locked room mystery,' says Tony. 'Like in the books.' 'Nothing,' says Nelson, 'is like it is in the books."

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The churches are all closed. She was surprised how shocked she'd been to hear this news. Judy might be a lapsed Catholic, but she'd always assumed that, all her life, mass would be carrying on somewh…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The air is so sweet and pure that it almost takes her breath away. It's as if nature is conspiring to make lockdown a less terrifying experience. Ruth has already noticed herself becoming interested …"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"There are no commuters, no children jostling for school buses, no taxis, no old men in hats driving in the centre of the road. It should feel like heaven but, as Nelson drives through the old city ga…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

Cover of Hidden in Plain Sight (William Warwick, #2) by Jeffrey Archer

26. Hidden in Plain Sight (William Warwick, #2)

By: Jeffrey Archer

4.03

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

William Warwick has been promoted to Detective Sergeant, but his promotion means that he, along wit… read more

Similar categories in Jeffrey Archer's Hidden in Plain Sight (William Warwick, #2) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon

27. So Shall You Reap

By: Donna Leon

4.07

Format: 262 pages, ebook

In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti… read more

Similar categories in Donna Leon's So Shall You Reap book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
"Given Loreti's position in society, the press had followed, panting. But they were to be disappointed by the police's failure to find any sign of what the English call "foul play," and so the investi…"

-Donna Leon, So Shall You Reap

"Brunetti, no fan of television, did occasionally watch nature documentaries, and so he was familiar with the pose cobras took when they were preparing to attack. They somehow managed to raise their h…"

-Donna Leon, So Shall You Reap

Cover of The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16) by Jacqueline Winspear

28. The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

As Europe buckles under Nazi occupation, Maisie Dobbs investigates a possible murder that threatens… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
"Children should always be believed until proven otherwise."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

"know that expression—only a man could cause a woman to look like that"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

"Fear had to be handled with care, managed so it became a tool, not a weight."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

"I believe it’s called ‘irrational reasoning.’ It’s what happens to people when they’re scared"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs, #16)

Cover of Turn a Blind Eye (William Warwick, #3) by Jeffrey Archer

29. Turn a Blind Eye (William Warwick, #3)

By: Jeffrey Archer

4.17

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Turn a Blind Eye is the third installment in the gripping story of Detective Inspector William Warw… read more

Similar categories in Jeffrey Archer's Turn a Blind Eye (William Warwick, #3) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of Nothing to Lose (J.P. Beaumont, #25) by J.A. Jance

30. Nothing to Lose (J.P. Beaumont, #25)

By: J.A. Jance

4.38

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

The newest thrilling Beaumont suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance, in… read more

Similar categories in J.A. Jance's Nothing to Lose (J.P. Beaumont, #25) book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery
Cover of The Gorgon Fields by Kate Wilhelm

31. The Gorgon Fields

By: Kate Wilhelm

3.54

Format: 48 pages, ebook

First published in the collection Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August, 1985 read more

Similar categories in Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields book and Kate Wilhelm's The Gorgon Fields

  • mystery

21 Best fiction books like The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk

Transform Your Habits

The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks

Shauna Robinson

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

Robert Thorogood

3.92

Transform Your Habits

The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

Hester Fox

3.36

Transform Your Habits

The Librarianist

Patrick deWitt

3.41

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.