8 Best british literature books like Skelton's Guide to Domestic Poisons (Arthur Skelton #1) by David Stafford

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Skelton's Guide to Domestic Poisons (Arthur Skelton #1)

By: David Stafford

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Unassuming Yorkshireman, Arthur Skelton, is one of the most celebrated and recognisable barristers …

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1. An Expert in Murder (Josephine Tey, #1)

By: Nicola Upson

3.52

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant and original fiction debut set in the exotic world of 1930s British theatre. March 1… read more

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  • detective
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Song of Shadows (Charlie Parker, #13) by John Connolly

2. A Song of Shadows (Charlie Parker, #13)

By: John Connolly

4.29

Format: 288 pages,

Grievously wounded, private detective Charlie Parker investigates a case that has its origins in a … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Riddle of the Third Mile (Inspector Morse, #6) by Colin Dexter

3. The Riddle of the Third Mile (Inspector Morse, #6)

By: Colin Dexter

3.24

Format: None pages,

Inspector Morse isn't sure what to make of the truncated body found dumped in the Oxford Canal. He … read more

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  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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4. The Secret of Annexe 3 (Inspector Morse, #7)

By: Colin Dexter

4.12

Format: 543 pages, Paperback

Much too early on New Year's Day, a grumpy Inspector Morse is summoned to investigate a murder at t… read more

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  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Murder Must Advertise  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) by Dorothy L. Sayers

5. Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.17

Format: 356 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable Lond… read more

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  • detective
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"How do you do?"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

"Bredon shuddered. “I think this is an awfully immoral job of ours. I do, really. Think how we spoil the digestions of the public."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

"It's a curious thing, but people cannot resist anonymous letters. It's like free sample offers. They appeal to all one's lower instincts."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

"The interview with the cat had been particularly full of appeal. The animal was, it seemed, an illustrious rat-catcher, with many famous deeds to her credit. Not only that, but she had been the first…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

6. A Perfect Spy

By: John Le Carré

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of inter… read more

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7. The Accidental Medium

By: Tracy Whitwell

3.63

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The dead have a lot to say in this first book in a hilarious crime series... The Accidental Medi… read more

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  • humor
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. Way Back

By: Sara Cox

4.18

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

THE BIG-HEARTED NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THROWN, RADIO 2 BROADCASTER A… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3) by Margaret Hickey

9. Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3)

By: Margaret Hickey

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Old loyalties and decades-long feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel, set in a spe… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Death in Diamonds (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates, #4) by S.J.  Bennett

10. A Death in Diamonds (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates, #4)

By: S.J. Bennett

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The royally brilliant fourth book in the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates mystery series! 1957… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House, #4) by Vaseem Khan

11. Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House, #4)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.25

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

*** SHORTLISTED FOR HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR at the FINGERPRINT AWARDS ***In the fourth rip-roa… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Twelve Saints of Christmas (Heathcliff Lennox #12) by Karen Baugh Menuhin

12. The Twelve Saints of Christmas (Heathcliff Lennox #12)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.53

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates.Book 12 in the Heathcliff … read more

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  • historical
  • humor
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell

13. The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village

By: Joanna Nell

3.91

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

The life of 79-year-old pensioner Peggy Smart is as beige as the décor in her retirement village. H… read more

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  • humor
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Peggy dropped her hands to her belly and traced the lacework of silvery stretch marks: the story of motherhood."

-Joanna Nell, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village

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14. Trust Me When I Lie (Jack Quick, #1)

By: Benjamin Stevenson

3.52

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Eliza Dacey was murdered in cold blood. Four years later, the world watched it unfold again on s… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Death at Crookham Hall (Iris Woodmore Mysteries #1) by Michelle Salter

15. Death at Crookham Hall (Iris Woodmore Mysteries #1)

By: Michelle Salter

4.05

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1920. For the first time ever, two women are competing against each other to become an MP. … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Daughter of Fair Verona (Daughter of Montague, #1) by Christina Dodd

16. A Daughter of Fair Verona (Daughter of Montague, #1)

By: Christina Dodd

3.86

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Knives Out meets Bridgerton in Fair Verona, as New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd kic… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Bump in the Night (Flaxborough, #2) by Colin Watson

17. Bump in the Night (Flaxborough, #2)

By: Colin Watson

4.04

Format: 164 pages, ebook

Tuesday nights have suddenly turned quite ridiculously noisy in the country town of Chalmsbury, whe… read more

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  • british literature
  • humor
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  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) by Richard Osman

18. We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)

By: Richard Osman

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve... Steve Whe… read more

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  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder at the Tower of London (Museum Mysteries, #9) by Jim Eldridge

19. Murder at the Tower of London (Museum Mysteries, #9)

By: Jim Eldridge

4.06

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1899. Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton, the museum detectives, are called upon to investiga… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE by Kate Vigurs

20. Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE

By: Kate Vigurs

4.21

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Formed in 1940, Special Operations Executive was to coordinate Resistance work overseas. The organi… read more

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  • historical
  • audiobook
Cover of Skelton's Guide to Domestic Poisons (Arthur Skelton #1) by David Stafford

21. Skelton's Guide to Domestic Poisons (Arthur Skelton #1)

By: David Stafford

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Unassuming Yorkshireman, Arthur Skelton, is one of the most celebrated and recognisable barristers … read more

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  • detective
  • british literature
  • historical
  • humor
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook

18 Best fiction books like Skelton's Guide to Domestic Poisons (Arthur Skelton #1) by David Stafford

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An Expert in Murder (Josephine Tey, #1)

Nicola Upson

3.52

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John Connolly

4.29

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The Riddle of the Third Mile (Inspector Morse, #6)

Colin Dexter

3.24

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The Secret of Annexe 3 (Inspector Morse, #7)

Colin Dexter

4.12

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Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh, #9)

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3.90

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First Frost (Detective Jack Frost Prequel, #1)

James Henry

4.05

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Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

Dorothy L. Sayers

3.98

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Fatal Frost (Detective Jack Frost Prequel, #2)

James Henry

4.20

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