8 Top nonfiction books like Scottish Murders by Lisa Wallis

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Scottish Murders

By: Lisa Wallis

3.58

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Here are twenty true tales of murder most foul: dark deeds at the court of Mary, Queen of Scots; th…

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1. Congo

By: Michael Crichton

3.62

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition o… read more

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  • mystery
"No one escapes from life alive."

-Michael Crichton, Congo

"It's hard to decide who's truly brilliant; it's easier to see who's driven, which in the long run may be more important."

-Michael Crichton, Congo

"His management philosophy, tempered in his rain-dancing days, was always to give the project to whoever had the most to gain from success--or the most to lose from failure."

-Michael Crichton, Congo

"The purpose of life is to stay alive. Watch any animal in nature--all it tries to do is stay alive. It doesn't care about beliefs or philosophy. Whenever any animal's behavior puts it out of touch wi…"

-Michael Crichton, Congo

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2. Peter Pan in Scarlet

By: J.M. Barrie , Geraldine McCaughrean , Scott M. Fischer

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The first-ever authorized sequel to J. M. Barrie'sPeter Pan!In August 2004 the Special Trustees of … read more

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3. The Lewis Man (The Lewis Trilogy, #2)

By: Peter May

4.36

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

A body is recovered from a peat bog on the Isle of Lewis. The male Caucasian corpse is initially be… read more

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4. The Chessmen (Lewis Trilogy, #3)

By: Peter May

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

Fin Macleod, now head of security on a privately owned Lewis estate, is charged with investigating … read more

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5. Rise of the Jumbies (The Jumbies #2)

By: Tracey Baptiste

4.25

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

Corinne LaMer defeated the wicked jumbie Severine months ago, but things haven't exactly gone back … read more

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6. Giant Days, Vol. 1 (Giant Days, #1)

By: John Allison , None , Lissa Treiman

3.21

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Susan, Esther, and Daisy started at university three weeks ago and became fast friends. Now, away f… read more

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7. Meddling Kids

By: Edgar Cantero

3.93

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

1990. The teen detectives once known as the Blyton Summer Detective Club (of Blyton Hills, a small … read more

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8. Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)

By: Sophie Keetch

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric, feminist retelling of the early life of famed villainess Morgan le Fay, set against… read more

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"My name is Morgan. And there aren't enough words for all that I am."

-Sophie Keetch, Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)

"Do not apologize, Lady Morgan. Your decorum leaves a little to be desired, but never have I been able to fault your work. Never apologize for seeking further wisdom, or for being remarkable."

-Sophie Keetch, Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)

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9. Murder Mystery Book Club (Florida Keys Bed & Breakfast Cozy Mystery, #1)

By: Danielle Collins

3.98

Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition

Eva Stewart runs a charming bed and breakfast in the Florida Keys with her talkative parrot. One of… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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10. The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

By: Mark Billingham

4.11

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingh… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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11. Rambling Man: My Life on the Road

By: Billy Connolly

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met … read more

Similar categories in Billy Connolly's Rambling Man: My Life on the Road book and Lisa Wallis's Scottish Murders

  • nonfiction
  • scotland
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12. Birds in Flight

By: Anni Taylor

4.18

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

Two estranged sisters reunite to solve the harrowing mystery of their missing mother. In 1998, t… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

13. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

By: Hallie Rubenhold

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never m… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"As social commentators marvelled, charity was 'frequently derived from the lowest orders"

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

"The victims of Jack the Ripper were never 'just prostitutes'; they were daughters, wives, mothers, sisters, and lovers. They were women. They were human beings, and surely that in itself is enough."

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

"At its very core, the story of Jack the Ripper is a narrative of a killer's deep, abiding hatred of women, and our culture's obsession with the mythology serves only to normalize its particular brand…"

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

"My intention in writing this book is not to hunt and name the killer. I wish instead to retrace the footsteps of five women, to consider their experiences within the context of their era, and to foll…"

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

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14. My Darling Dreadful Thing

By: Johanna van Veen

3.89

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

In a world where the dead can wake and walk among us, what is truly real? Roos Beckman has a spi… read more

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  • mystery
"The question everyone wants answered is this: Was I or was I not actually possessed? But it is not so simple as that."

-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing

"There’s a reason the word ‘haunting’ is rarely used in a positive way. To never be free of someone, well, that’s not always a comfort."

-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing

"It’s a dangerous thing, to try and give someone everything. One day, you might find you’ve given away things you should’ve kept. Some parts of us must remain inviolate if we are to survive as a perso…"

-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing

"I was never a happy child. I think that, if I had been, things would have gone very differently with me. For one, I don’t think Ruth would have become my constant companion. Spirits like her are not …"

-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing

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15. Medusa

By: Jessie Burton

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Min… read more

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"I'd never known a change that wasn't monstrous."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"I was lonely and I was angry, and rage and loneliness can end up tasting the same."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"I'm a half-finished map and I'm always trying to plot my points, and I won't have anyone do it for me."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"Sometimes, not even folding yourself into the smallest, littlest shape is enough. So you might as well stay the size you're supposed to be"

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

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16. Meeting Millie (Oxford Romance, #1)

By: Clare Ashton

4.06

Format: 421 pages, Kindle Edition

Oxford – celebrated city of dreaming spires and class warfare – is an ambition come true for lesbia… read more

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17. All Fall Down (Helen Grace, #9)

By: M.J. Arlidge

4.22

Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition

"You have one hour to live."Those are the only words on the phone call. Then they hang up. Surely, … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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18. Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family

By: Susan Jonusas

3.45

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

A suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier—shedding new light on a family of serial … read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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19. The Ghost Woods

By: C.J. Cooke

3.98

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore… read more

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  • mystery
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20. The Last Guest House

By: Caroline Mitchell

3.81

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

Guest House Rules No smoking in the rooms. No loud music. No phones No leaving your room afte… read more

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  • mystery
  • scotland
"The rooms are always gloomy, like the lights are too lazy to shine bright."

-Caroline Mitchell, The Last Guest House

"I stretch my arms wide, blinking three times to make sense of the clock beside my bed. I've been asleep for a whole hour, dreaming of escaping this place. I'm too old to believe in princes, but a sma…"

-Caroline Mitchell, The Last Guest House

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21. The Things We Do to Our Friends

By: Heather Darwent

3.20

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Edinburgh, Scotland: a moody city of labyrinthine alleyways, oppressive fog, and buried history—the… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson

22. Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

By: Marion Gibson

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating, vivid global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"James looks like he's waiting to mug old ladies, which of course is one way of looking at a witch trial."

-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

"Witch trials were not just misogynist festivals of torture and hatred; they also directly facilitated the building of empire."

-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

"As with later witch trials, like the ones in Salem, flexing normal court processes in response to a powerful authority can lead to mass injustice..."

-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

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23. Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home

By: Benjamin Hall

4.58

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An affecting, singular story...a bracing tale of life o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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24. The Resting Place

By: Camilla Sten

3.58

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A spine-chilling, propulsive psychological suspense from international sensation Camilla Sten. T… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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25. The Serial Killer’s Daughter (The Serial Killer's Family, #2)

By: Alice Hunter

3.85

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

Is murder in the blood? In a sleepy Devon village, a young girl is taken from the streets. Local… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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26. Luckenbooth

By: Jenni Fagan

3.33

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The devil's daughter rows to Edinburgh in a coffin, to work as maid for the Minister of Culture, a … read more

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  • scotland
"Life is so much more than we can manage it to be, it is so much more sudden than we are able to understand."

-Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth

"My ma said: only love a man who reads books and understands them properly. If they don't read books don't go their bed. Ever!"

-Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth

"Such is the way. It’s like a disease. Love: 80 per cent proof. Risk of death if you drink it. Can send you mad, bad, blind and delirious."

-Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth

"There is cheering out on the street. There is dancing. People meet and fall in love. Scuffles break out. They drink far too much. All of life is happening."

-Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth

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27. Between Mischief & Magic (Love X Magic)

By: Marissa Serrao

3.82

Format: None pages, None

A drunken demon, a princess who lost her magic, and a deal to save them both… Rei Deimos, half s… read more

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28. Kissing the Coronavirus (Kissing the Coronavirus #1)

By: M.J. Edwards

2.32

Format: 16 pages, Kindle Edition

She was supposed to cure the Coronavirus. Instead... she fell in love with it. Dr. Alexa Ashingt… read more

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29. The Book of Beasties: A Scottish Bestiary of Old 1710

By: Belle Robertson

4.23

Format: 78 pages, Hardcover

Claiming to be the oldest Scottish bestiary of its kind, The Book of Beasties recounts a lifetime’s… read more

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  • nonfiction
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30. Scottish Murders

By: Lisa Wallis

3.58

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Here are twenty true tales of murder most foul: dark deeds at the court of Mary, Queen of Scots; th… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • scotland
  • mystery
  • crime
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31. Edinburgh Castle: Official Souvenir Guide

By: Peter Yeoman

3.99

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Dominating the city from its volcanic rock, Edinburgh Castle is one of the oldest fortified places … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • scotland

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Transform Your Habits

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Hallie Rubenhold

4.11

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Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family

Susan Jonusas

3.45

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Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

Marion Gibson

3.69

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Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home

Benjamin Hall

4.58

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Her Spell That Binds Me

Luna Oblonsky

4.32

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Under Her Protection (Jennifer and Sarah Book 1)

Jessica Dalvin

3.91

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Elle Mae

3.97

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Lily Seabrooke

4.16

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