15 best-selling mystery books like James Tarrant, Adventurer by Freeman Wills Crofts

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James Tarrant, Adventurer

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

3.66

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

James Tarrant's position as an assistant chemist in a sleepy village backwater does not satisfy his…

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1. Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.82

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

A classic Ngaio Marsh novel reissued - the second Roderick Alleyn Mystery. The crime scene was the … read more

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2. 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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3. The Black Stage (Arthur Crook, #13)

By: Anthony Gilbert

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Among the visitors to the Verekers' family mansion was Lewis Bishop, a man whom everyone had reason… read more

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4. Postscript to Poison

By: Dorothy Bowers

3.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

Cornelia Lackland ruled her house with an iron fist and a firm grasp on the pocketbook. Her late hu… read more

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5. Impact of Evidence

By: Carol Carnac

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a… read more

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6. The Strong Room: A Golden Age Mystery

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.05

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Golden Age of Crime writer R.A.J. Walling’s first-ever crime novel, republished here for the first … read more

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7. Midsummer Murder

By: Clifford Witting

3.86

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Witting's second Inspector Charlton mystery, first published in 1937, is set in Paulsfield (clearly… read more

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8. The Case of the Michaelmas Goose

By: Clifford Witting

4.25

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective-Sergeant Martin christened him 'Whiskers', but nobody could be certain who he really was.… read more

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9. The Wintringham Mystery

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the fo… read more

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"For a minute or two they remained in complete silence--the silence of people who know each other so well that words are merely an accessory rather than a necessity."

-Anthony Berkeley, The Wintringham Mystery

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10. The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.19

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

First serialised in newspapers in 1917.Never published in book form beforeA classic mystery by R.A.… read more

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11. Death of an Author

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.99

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

'I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the discovery of a bearded corpse would… read more

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12. 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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13. 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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14. Twice Round the Clock

By: Billie Houston

3.79

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

“It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.” Horace Mannin… read more

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15. The Empire Club Murders: A page-turning historical detective novel set in 1930s London (Detective Inspector Matthew Stannard Book 1)

By: C. K. Harewood

4.42

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

March 1930. The tranquillity of suburban Craynebrook is disturbed when a lifeless and nameless body… read more

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16. 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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17. Deed Without a Name (Chief Inspector Dan Pardoe, #3)

By: Dorothy Bowers

3.60

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

At the beginning of the Second World War, Chief Inspector Parode is called to investigate the murde… read more

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18. 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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19. Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

3.86

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

'Dr Greeby was found lying dead there, with his lecture-notes scattered all round him and brickbat … read more

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20. Frozen Death: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.72

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Ingenious’ MORNING POST‘An extremely skilful mystery’ THE DAILY EXPRESS‘An exceptionally good dete… read more

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21. The Doctors are Doubtful: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

4.22

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Ingenious’ THE TIMES‘Original and interesting’ DOROTHY L. SAYERS in the SUNDAY TIMES‘A well-writte… read more

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22. Hard Liver: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

4.11

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A thriller of the first rank’ DAILY SKETCH‘An extremely skilful novel’ THE BOOKSELLER‘Mr Weymouth … read more

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23. Cornish Crime: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.76

Format: 165 pages, Kindle Edition

A motley group of guests arrive at Philleigh House in Cornwell for the weekend at the invitation of… read more

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24. Fly Country: A Golden Age Murder Mystery

By: Anthony Lang

4.05

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A neatly constructed plot which is distinctly out of the ordinary’ The Times‘An excellent mystery … read more

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25. Death Came Softly (Robert MacDonald #23)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.17

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

This crime puzzle features Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald, who is a “London Scot” and an avowed b… read more

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26. Tempt me Not: an Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

4.08

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

While investigating the vicious murder of society figure Anthony Rodd, Inspector Treadgold, realise… read more

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27. No, Sir Jeremy: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.86

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Very puzzling’ THE TIMES‘skilfully built up. . .’ EVENING CHRONICLE‘A very neat murder. . .’ BRIST… read more

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28. James Tarrant, Adventurer

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

3.66

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

James Tarrant's position as an assistant chemist in a sleepy village backwater does not satisfy his… read more

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29. Inspector Treadgold Investigates: An inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.18

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

INSPECTOR TREADGOLD INVESTIGATES is a collection of short stories featuring Anthony Weymouth's curi… read more

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30. Kill In The Ring: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Vernon Loder

3.20

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Exciting.’ DAILY MIRRORBack in print for the first time in almost 90 years.Another crime book by t… read more

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31. Evidence: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Lang

4.25

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

'A baffling mystery' DAILY NEWS'Clever. . . EVIDENCE is the kind of book you cannot leave. . .' EDI… read more

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John Dickson Carr

3.91

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Christianna Brand

3.69

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