9 Top historical mystery books like Death Scene (Henry Johnstone Mystery #2) by Jane A. Adams

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Death Scene (Henry Johnstone Mystery #2)

By: Jane A. Adams

3.68

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is summoned to investigate the murder of a silent movie s…

If you liked the historical mystery plot in Death Scene (Henry Johnstone Mystery #2) by Jane A. Adams , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Harbour Street (Vera Stanhope, #6)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Harbour Street is the sixth book in Ann Cleeves' crime novel series VERA - which is a major TV dete… read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
"He was never very good at talking about feelings. He'd been on his own for so long that it was as if he'd had to learn a new language"

-Ann Cleeves, Harbour Street (Vera Stanhope, #6)

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2. Who Buries the Dead (Sebastian St. Cyr, #10)

By: C.S. Harris

4.24

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

The grisly murder of a West Indies slave owner and the reappearance of a dangerous enemy from Sebas… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Children Return (Bruno, Chief of Police, #7) by Martin  Walker

3. The Children Return (Bruno, Chief of Police, #7)

By: Martin Walker

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Bruno, chef de police in the French town of St Denis, is already busy with a case when the body of … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1) by C.S. Harris

4. What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1)

By: C.S. Harris

3.91

Format: 410 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It's 1811, and the threat of revolution haunts the upper classes of King George III's England. Then… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
  • british literature
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5. Where Shadows Dance (Sebastian St. Cyr, #6)

By: C.S. Harris

3.95

Format: None pages,

London: July 1812.How do you set about solving a murder no one can reveal has been committed? That'… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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6. The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)

By: Ellery Adams

3.77

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams comes the first in an intriguing new series set… read more

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  • mystery
"Is that from a book?"

-Ellery Adams, The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)

"… Becoming a reader is a change for the better. Trust me. No one has ever lost by becoming addicted to stories – to the lessons learned by those who possess enough courage to put pen to paper."

-Ellery Adams, The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)

"The books in her shop weren’t merely things. They were gifts wrapped in imagination, inspiration, excite ment, pain, and heartache. Gifts given by thousands of writers. Gifts just waiting to be opene…"

-Ellery Adams, The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)

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7. When Gods Die (Sebastian St. Cyr, #2)

By: C.S. Harris

4.27

Format: 260 pages,

Brighton, England, 1811. The beautiful wife of an aging Marquis is found dead in the arms of the Pr… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction

8. When Maidens Mourn (Sebastian St. Cyr, #7)

By: C.S. Harris

3.50

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Regency England, August 1812. Sebastian's plans to escape the heat of London for a honeymoon are sh… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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9. What Remains of Heaven (Sebastian St. Cyr, #5)

By: C.S. Harris

4.19

Format: 234 pages,

London, 1812. When the controversial, reform-minded Bishop of London is found bludgeoned to death i… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
  • british literature

10. The Moth Catcher (Vera Stanhope #7)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.26

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This case was different from anything Vera had ever worked before. Two bodies, connected but not ly… read more

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11. So Say the Fallen (DCI Serena Flanagan, #2)

By: Stuart Neville

2.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When DCI Serena Flanagan is asked to sign off the suicide of a severely disabled local businessman,… read more

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12. Why Mermaids Sing (Sebastian St. Cyr, #3)

By: C.S. Harris

3.76

Format: 205 pages,

It's September 1811, and someone is killing the wealthy young sons of London's most prominent famil… read more

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13. Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

3.53

Format: 320 pages,

It is the spring of 1930, and Maisie has been hired to find a runaway heiress. When three of the he… read more

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14. Where Serpents Sleep (Sebastian St. Cyr, #4)

By: C.S. Harris

5.00

Format: 224 pages,

London, 1812. The brutal slaughter of eight young prostitutes in a house of refuge near Covent Gard… read more

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15. What Darkness Brings (Sebastian St. Cyr, #8)

By: C.S. Harris

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

London, September 1812. After a long night spent dealing with the tragic death of a former military… read more

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16. When Falcons Fall (Sebastian St. Cyr, #11)

By: C.S. Harris

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Ayleswick-on-Teme, England, 1813. Sebastian has come to this seemingly peaceful Shropshire village … read more

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17. Why Kings Confess (Sebastian St. Cyr #9)

By: C.S. Harris

2.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The gruesome murder of a young French physician draws aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr a… read more

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18. 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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19. Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

By: Peter Robinson

4.09

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls "the bes… read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19) by Deborah Crombie

20. A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19)

By: Deborah Crombie

4.25

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Deborah Crombie returns with a new novel focusing on Scotland Yard detect… read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3) by Ann Cleeves

21. The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.01

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Ann Cleeves― New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, b… read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
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22. 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

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
  • british literature
"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 Lock-Up (Quirke, #9) by John Banville

23. The Lock-Up (Quirke, #9)

By: John Banville

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Booker Prize winner and “Irish master” (The New Yorker) John Banville’s most ambitious crime novel … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of April in Spain (Quirke, #8) by John Banville

24. April in Spain (Quirke, #8)

By: John Banville

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Booker Prize winner John Banville returns with a dark and evocative new mystery set on the Spanish … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Local Gone Missing (Elise King, #1) by Fiona Barton

25. Local Gone Missing (Elise King, #1)

By: Fiona Barton

3.48

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Detective Elise King investigates a man's disappearance in a seaside town where the locals and week… read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of Paper Cuts (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #6) by Ellery Adams

26. Paper Cuts (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #6)

By: Ellery Adams

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author returns with a mystery with a touch of magical realism and a … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Dead Man's Lane (Wesley Peterson #23) by Kate Ellis

27. Dead Man's Lane (Wesley Peterson #23)

By: Kate Ellis

4.15

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Strangefields Farm is notorious for its sinister history ever since artist Jackson Temples lured yo… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Burial Circle (Wesley Peterson #24) by Kate Ellis

28. The Burial Circle (Wesley Peterson #24)

By: Kate Ellis

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The twenty-fourth mystery in the bestselling Wesley Peterson series by acclaimed crime writer Kate … read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of Credible Threat (Ali Reynolds, #15) by J.A. Jance

29. Credible Threat (Ali Reynolds, #15)

By: J.A. Jance

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Ali Reynolds and her team at High Noon Enterprises must race against the clock to save an archbisho… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Death Scene (Henry Johnstone Mystery #2) by Jane A. Adams

30. Death Scene (Henry Johnstone Mystery #2)

By: Jane A. Adams

3.68

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is summoned to investigate the murder of a silent movie s… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
  • british literature
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31. The Completionist

By: Siobhan Adcock

3.37

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Find her. You need to keep looking, no matter what. I'm afraid of what might’ve happened to her. Yo… read more

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12 Best historical fiction books like Death Scene (Henry Johnstone Mystery #2) by Jane A. Adams

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C.S. Harris

4.24

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Martin Walker

4.22

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What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1)

C.S. Harris

3.91

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Where Shadows Dance (Sebastian St. Cyr, #6)

C.S. Harris

3.95

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Anna Lee Huber

4.01

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As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby Mystery, #5)

Anna Lee Huber

3.97

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C.S. Harris

3.50

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Andrea Penrose

4.11

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