24 Best mystery books like The Plumley Inheritance (Ludovic Travers #1) by Christopher Bush

Cover of The Plumley Inheritance (Ludovic Travers #1) by Christopher Bush

The Plumley Inheritance (Ludovic Travers #1)

By: Christopher Bush

3.37

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

“Have you heard the news, sir?” the waiter said.“I’m afraid I haven’t. What is it?”“Plumley’s dead,…

If you liked the mystery plot in The Plumley Inheritance (Ludovic Travers #1) by Christopher Bush , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, #1) by Ann Cleeves

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
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16) by John Dickson Carr

2. He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.91

Format: 165 pages, Paperback

At the edge of the woods by the river stands the tower. Once part of a chateau since burnt down, o… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
"We don't fall in love with a woman because of her good character."

-John Dickson Carr, He Who Whispers (Dr. Gideon Fell, #16)

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3. So Long, See You Tomorrow

By: William Maxwell

3.91

Format: 135 pages, Paperback

On an Illinois farm in the 1920s, a man is murdered, and in the same moment the tenuous friendship … read more

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  • fiction
"His sadness was of the kind that is patient and without hope."

-William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow

"Love, even of the most ardent and soul-destroying kind, is never caught by the lens of the camera."

-William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow

"A gentleman doesn't have one set of manners for the house of a poor man and another for the house of someone with an income incomparable to his own."

-William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow

"I don't know what she looked like. Most farm women of her age were reduced by hard work and frequent child-bearing to a common denominator of plainness."

-William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow

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4. Green for Danger

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3) by Christianna Brand

5. Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

By: Christianna Brand

3.56

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In the height of an English summer, Grandfather is found dead in the little Grecian lodge among the… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Man Who Could Not Shudder (Dr. Gideon Fell, #12) by John Dickson Carr

6. The Man Who Could Not Shudder (Dr. Gideon Fell, #12)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.86

Format: 568 pages,

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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7. The Cask

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

3.71

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

Paris. Shipping business, police techniques, investigative procedures, feature in this alibi puzzle… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6) by John Dickson Carr

8. The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.04

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Professor Charles Grimaud was explaining to some friends the natural causes behind an ancient super… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2) by Jane Gardam

9. The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)

By: Jane Gardam

4.10

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern litera… read more

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  • fiction
  • british literature

10. Unexpected Night (Henry Gamadge, #1)

By: Elizabeth Daly

3.91

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

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Cover of The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1) by Edmund Crispin

11. The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1)

By: Edmund Crispin

3.51

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

Theatre companies are notorious hotbeds of intrigue, and few are more intriguing than the company c… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
"la pobre virgencita rústica que espera que su caballero deje de hacer el tonto con la princesa malvada"

-Edmund Crispin, The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1)

"bruscas sacudidas del tren abofetean a los viajeros hasta dejarlos sumidos en un estado de abyecta sumisión"

-Edmund Crispin, The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1)

12. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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13. Death in High Heels

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Young Mr. Chatsworth of Scotland Yard is assigned to investigate a murder in a dress shop. What he … read more

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Cover of Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5) by Anthony Horowitz

14. Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.18

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

In New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunit in the Ha… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Missing Link: A Golden Age Murder Mystery by George Varney

15. The Missing Link: A Golden Age Murder Mystery

By: George Varney

3.90

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Detective mystery in a sinister old mansion’ Daily Sketch‘Effortless telling of a good story’ The … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8) by Carol Carnac

16. Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8)

By: Carol Carnac

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An atmospheric holiday novel from one of the most consistently popular authors in the series, Carol… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
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17. Murder After Christmas

By: Rupert Latimer

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An ingenious lost Christmas mystery returns to print for the first time since 1944 'Did you say … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
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18. Case in the Clinic

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.05

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

The story begins with the sudden death of an elderly clergyman named Anderby, who drops dead while … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
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19. Death at Dyke's Corner

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Death at Dyke's Corner is a 1940 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British write… read more

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  • mystery
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20. Two-Way Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

'This is only a hill mist, not a real fog. You'll find it'll be perfectly clear when we run down in… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Final Acts: Theatrical Mysteries by Martin Edwards

21. Final Acts: Theatrical Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

3.63

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Behind the stage lights and word-perfect soliloquies, sinister secrets are lurking in the wings. Th… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
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22. The Mystery at Stowe

By: Vernon Loder

3.77

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

First published by Collins in 1928, this was the first of 22 mystery novels by Vernon Loder, one of… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Dinner Party at Bardolph's: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by R.A. J. Walling

23. The Dinner Party at Bardolph's: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A. J. Walling

4.25

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Edward Bardolph is an incredibly successful financier - he is also despised by many - with good rea… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder in Vienna by E.C.R. Lorac

24. Murder in Vienna

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.85

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Superintendent Macdonald, CID, studied his fellow-passengers on the Vienna plane simply because he … read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

25. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Let X Be The Murderer by Clifford Witting

26. Let X Be The Murderer

By: Clifford Witting

4.06

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

Let X be the Murderer was published in 1947. It is a bleak November morning when Sergeant Martin, I… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Three Christmas Mysteries: Three Noel Pinson Mystery stories by R.A.J. Walling

27. Three Christmas Mysteries: Three Noel Pinson Mystery stories

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.11

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

Noel Pinson is an accomplished barrister and gifted amateur detective and features in three novels … read more

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28. The Billiard Room Mystery

By: Brian Flynn

3.81

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

Set between the Wars at an English country house, of course a dead body turns up in the billiard ro… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Fourth Man: A Noel Pinson Mystery by R.A.J. Walling

29. The Fourth Man: A Noel Pinson Mystery

By: R.A.J. Walling

3.97

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

First serialised in newspapers in 1928.Never published in book form beforeA classic mystery by R.A.… read more

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30. Shot on the Downs

By: Victor L. Whitechurch

4.02

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

‘All Whitechurch’s stories have distinct merit’ Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime‘Whitechurch’s… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Plumley Inheritance (Ludovic Travers #1) by Christopher Bush

31. The Plumley Inheritance (Ludovic Travers #1)

By: Christopher Bush

3.37

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

“Have you heard the news, sir?” the waiter said.“I’m afraid I haven’t. What is it?”“Plumley’s dead,… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature

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Ann Cleeves

3.86

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John Dickson Carr

3.91

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So Long, See You Tomorrow

William Maxwell

3.91

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Christianna Brand

3.69

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Terry Pratchett

4.18

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Catherine Aird

3.81

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Agatha Christie , David Suchet

3.82

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Ngaio Marsh

3.82

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