23 best-selling mystery books like The Abbey Close (Simon Danforth #1) by Steven Veerapen

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The Abbey Close (Simon Danforth #1)

By: Steven Veerapen

3.86

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Paisley, 1542. As the armies of Henry VIII and James V prepare for battle, Catholic exile Simon …

If you liked the mystery plot in The Abbey Close (Simon Danforth #1) by Steven Veerapen , here is a list of 23 books like this:

Cover of The Heiress of Linn Hagh (Detective Lavender Mysteries, #1) by Karen Charlton

1. The Heiress of Linn Hagh (Detective Lavender Mysteries, #1)

By: Karen Charlton

4.02

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

Northumberland, 1809: A beautiful young heiress disappears from her locked bedchamber at Linn Hagh.… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of High Force (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #5) by L.J. Ross

2. High Force (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #5)

By: L.J. Ross

4.52

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Chief Inspector Ryan’s worst nightmare has just become a reality. Notorious serial killer… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Sans Pareil Mystery (The Detective Lavender Mysteries Book 2) by Karen Charlton

3. The Sans Pareil Mystery (The Detective Lavender Mysteries Book 2)

By: Karen Charlton

3.96

Format: None pages,

On a cold February night in Regency London, a dark curtain falls on the Sans Pareil Theatre followi… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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4. Heavenfield (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #3)

By: L.J. Ross

4.34

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

When a man is found dead at the remote church of Heavenfield, DCI Ryan is the only other person for… read more

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  • mystery

5. A Matter of Honor

By: Jeffrey Archer

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

It seems innocent enough. A disgraced British colonel bequeaths a mysterious letter to his only son… read more

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6. Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)

By: C.J. Sansom

3.71

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

It is 1537, a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in England since 1066. Henry VIII h… read more

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Cover of By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #5) by Paul  Harding

7. By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #5)

By: Paul Harding

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Scandal, murder and treason… Athelstan and Cranston are back with a bang. Winter, 1379. French pri… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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8. A Reluctant Assassin (Will Revill Thrillers #1)

By: John Pilkington

4.09

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

'A captivating tale alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of a bygone age. Historical storytell… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Pudding Lane Plot (Thomas Chaloner #15) by Susanna Gregory

9. The Pudding Lane Plot (Thomas Chaloner #15)

By: Susanna Gregory

4.16

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

The people and businesses of London are quickly recovering from the ravages of the plague, none fas… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Book of Shadows (Kathryn Swinbrooke Mysteries #4) by Celia L. Grace

10. The Book of Shadows (Kathryn Swinbrooke Mysteries #4)

By: Celia L. Grace

4.29

Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition

The year is 1471. Shortly after the murderous takeover of the throne by Edward IV and Elizabeth Woo… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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11. The Ramage Hawk (Thomas the Falconer Mystery #3)

By: John Pilkington

4.40

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Thomas the Falconer Mystery series - Book 3 'This tale gives an authentic sense of Elizabethan life… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Where Secrets Lie (Detective Karen Hart, #2) by D.S. Butler

12. Where Secrets Lie (Detective Karen Hart, #2)

By: D.S. Butler

4.33

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Beneath a quiet village, dark crimes lie buried.When decomposed human remains are discovered in a s… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Winter List (Damian Seeker #6) by S.G. MacLean

13. The Winter List (Damian Seeker #6)

By: S.G. MacLean

4.38

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

Summer, 1660. Cromwell is dead and Charles Stuart has been restored to the throne. Men who supporte… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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14. Munich Wolf

By: Rory Clements

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
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15. Marbeck and the King-in-Waiting (Martin Marbeck Mysteries Book 2)

By: John Pilkington

4.36

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Spring, 1603: Queen Elizabeth is dying, and England waits anxiously. The Virgin Queen hasn’t named … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
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16. Shadow of the Axe (The Queen's Intelligencer Book 1)

By: Peter Tonkin

4.04

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

'A fast paced, intrigue-laden romp through Elizabeth’s twilight years. Written with wit, pathos, an… read more

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  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Reluctant Traitor (Will Revill Thrillers #2) by John Pilkington

17. A Reluctant Traitor (Will Revill Thrillers #2)

By: John Pilkington

4.38

Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition

'A rollicking tale of adventure, intrigue, deceit and danger, rich in period texture and with a won… read more

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18. Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7)

By: S.J. Parris

4.28

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

Prague, 1588 A COURT IN TURMOIL The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundari… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder in Park Lane (Detective Lavender Mysteries #5) by Karen Charlton

19. Murder in Park Lane (Detective Lavender Mysteries #5)

By: Karen Charlton

4.45

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1812. At a fashionable address in leafy Mayfair, a far cry from Detective Stephen Lavender’… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Rebel's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #5) by S.W. Perry

20. The Rebel's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #5)

By: S.W. Perry

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

Elizabeth's reign is reaching its winter and England's old adversaries are fading. But in a world o… read more

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  • mystery
  • tudor period
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Reluctant Hero (Will Revill Thrillers #3) by John Pilkington

21. A Reluctant Hero (Will Revill Thrillers #3)

By: John Pilkington

4.45

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

"I was gripped from the first page to the last." Roger Morris, author of the Porfiry Petrovich Myst… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) by Alex Gerlis

22. Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.11

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

'Gerlis is at the top of his game' Paul Vidich, author of Beirut Station 'Utterly gripping and sta… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Angel's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #1) by S.W. Perry

23. The Angel's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #1)

By: S.W. Perry

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1590. Queen Elizabeth I's control over her kingdom is wavering. Amidst a tumultuous backdro… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of Legacy: A Justice Belstrang Mystery (Justice Belstrang Mysteries Book 1) by John  Pilkington

24. Legacy: A Justice Belstrang Mystery (Justice Belstrang Mysteries Book 1)

By: John Pilkington

4.25

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

England 1616 Robert Belstrang, ex-magistrate bored with country life, comes to London to … read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Shadow Network (WW2 Secret Agent #2) by Deborah Swift

25. The Shadow Network (WW2 Secret Agent #2)

By: Deborah Swift

4.17

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

One woman must sacrifice everything to uncover the truth in this enthralling historical novel, insp… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Canterbury Murders (Stanton & Barling, #3) by E.M. Powell

26. The Canterbury Murders (Stanton & Barling, #3)

By: E.M. Powell

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

A fire-ravaged cathedral. An ungodly murder. Easter, 1177. Canterbury Cathedral, home to the tom… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Road to Murder: A Tudor espionage thriller packed full of intrigue (Tom Walsingham Mysteries #1) by C.P. Giuliani

27. The Road to Murder: A Tudor espionage thriller packed full of intrigue (Tom Walsingham Mysteries #1)

By: C.P. Giuliani

3.86

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Will Tom Walsingham’s first mission be his last…? England, 1581 Nineteen-year-old Thomas Wals… read more

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  • tudor period
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • 16th century
Cover of The Slaughtered Widow (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #3) by David   Field

28. The Slaughtered Widow (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #3)

By: David Field

4.42

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping mystery set in Tudor England! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Wei… read more

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Cover of Hostage to Fortune (A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation, #4) by Sarah Hawkswood

29. Hostage to Fortune (A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation, #4)

By: Sarah Hawkswood

4.32

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

'Hawkswood’s elegant prose will keep you turning the pages. Her ability to bring even the most mino… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Abbey Close (Simon Danforth #1) by Steven Veerapen

30. The Abbey Close (Simon Danforth #1)

By: Steven Veerapen

3.86

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Paisley, 1542. As the armies of Henry VIII and James V prepare for battle, Catholic exile Simon … read more

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  • tudor period
  • scotland
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • 16th century
Cover of The Clamorous Dead: Is witchcraft or prejudice infecting Tudor England...? (The Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries Book 4) by David Field

31. The Clamorous Dead: Is witchcraft or prejudice infecting Tudor England...? (The Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries Book 4)

By: David Field

4.45

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

A twisty mystery set in Elizabethan England! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison… read more

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  • historical fiction

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4.02

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3.96

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Paul Harding

4.36

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John Pilkington

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Barbara Nadel

3.65

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Douglas Skelton

4.09

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The King’s Evil (Marwood and Lovett #3)

Andrew Taylor

4.19

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S.G. MacLean

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