14 Top mystery books like A Stage for Murder (Master of Defense, #5) by Peter Tonkin

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A Stage for Murder (Master of Defense, #5)

By: Peter Tonkin

4.40

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

"Expertly crafted. A must read for fans of Shakespeare and the period." Richard Foreman. Christmas…

If you liked the mystery plot in A Stage for Murder (Master of Defense, #5) by Peter Tonkin , here is a list of 14 books like this:

1. 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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2. There was a Crooked Man (Stephen Attebrook Mystery #15)

By: Jason Vail

4.52

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

The corpse of one of medieval Ludlow’s tavern keepers, popular Red John Griffin, is found by the be… read more

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3. The Hidden Dead (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery #3)

By: David Penny

4.42

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

A mysterious relic. Bones that do not belong. A Church in chaos. Settling into life near Ludlow,… read more

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4. 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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5. Men of Bone (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery #1)

By: David Penny

4.44

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

1501: London, England Can a man turn his back on all hope to protect those he loves? Returnin… read more

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6. 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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7. A Long Time Dead (The Misty Isle, #1)

By: J.M. Dalgliesh

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

You can’t stay dead forever… A group of high school students gather on the Isle of Skye’s remote C… read more

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8. The Merchant of Death (Kathryn Swinbrooke Mysteries #3)

By: Celia L. Grace

4.27

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

A disturbing murder unearths more questions than answers...Kathryn Swinbrooke returns for the third… read more

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9. 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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10. 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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11. The Minstrel's Malady (Sandal Castle Medieval Thrillers Book 5)

By: Keith Moray

4.33

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

Join Sir Richard Lee in another mysterious historical investigation! Perfect for fans of S D Sykes,… read more

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12. Ritual of Fire (Cesare Aldo #3)

By: D.V. Bishop

4.41

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Florence. Summer, 1538.A night patrol finds a rich merchant hanged and set ablaze in the city’s mai… read more

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13. 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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14. The Castle Abductions (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #1)

By: David Field

4.13

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

Lose yourself in this exciting new series of Tudor thrillers! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Ro… read more

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15. A Death of Promise (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery #2)

By: David Penny

4.52

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Ludlow, England, 1502 When Thomas Berrington finds the bones of a human hand in his room at Ludl… read more

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16. 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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Cover of The Angel in the Glass (Gabriel Taverner Mystery #2) by Alys Clare

17. The Angel in the Glass (Gabriel Taverner Mystery #2)

By: Alys Clare

3.97

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Physician-sleuth Dr Gabriel Taverner uncovers dark secrets in his small Devon village in the second… read more

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18. The Traitor Queen (Kit Scarlett Tudor Mysteries #5)

By: Adele Jordan

4.57

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

Kit Scarlett is once more spying for Elizabeth Tudor! For fans of S J Parris, Andrew Taylor, S W Pe… read more

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19. An Invisible Betrayal: A Myles Devereux Tudor Murder Mystery Set in London (Myles Devereux Murder Mysteries Book 1)

By: Sam Burnell

4.32

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Someone is murdering Myles Devereux's debtors. Will he find the killer before he is charged with th… read more

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20. The Queen's Gold (Christopher Marlowe Spy Thriller #1)

By: Steven Veerapen

4.13

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1585. The Sparrowhawk, one of Drake's lost treasure ships, is found wrecked in Devon.… read more

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21. The Assassination Players (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #2)

By: David Field

4.33

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

Nottinghamshire, England, 1591 Two of Queen Elizabeth I’s justices have been murdered within a w… read more

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22. Conquest (The Medieval Saga, #1)

By: David Field

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Life in England will never be the same again… England, 1065 The Saxon kingdom is under threat… read more

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Cover of Death in Rheims (Tom Walsingham Mysteries #3) by C.P. Giuliani

23. Death in Rheims (Tom Walsingham Mysteries #3)

By: C.P. Giuliani

3.93

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

A page-turning espionage adventure full of twists and turns! For fans of Rory Clements, S J Parris,… read more

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24. The Gentlewoman Spy (Kit Scarlett Tudor Mysteries #1)

By: Adele Jordan

4.00

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when the spymaster’s right-hand man turns out to be a woman…? 1584, London Sir F… read more

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25. The Kindness of Witches (Dr William Gilbert #2)

By: Leonard Tourney

4.49

Format: 449 pages, Kindle Edition

In sixteenth century England, fear of witchcraft abounds. But witches are not the only source of ev… read more

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26. The Drums of War (Thomas Tallant, #3)

By: Michael Ward

4.35

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

London 1642. The King has fled London with the drums of war ringing in his ears. Across the coun… read more

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27. A Treasonous Path: Murder and double-dealings in Elizabethan England (Tom Walsingham Mysteries #2)

By: C.P. Giuliani

3.98

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Another thrilling foray into the intrigues of Tudor Europe! For fans of Rory Clements, S J Parris, … read more

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28. The Tivoli Murders

By: John Pilkington

4.18

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1891. It is three years since the notorious Ripper murders, and the last thing London ne… read more

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29. A Spy at Hampton Court (Kit Scarlett Tudor Mysteries #3)

By: Adele Jordan

4.41

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

In 16th-century London, Kit Scarlett must unravel an assassination attempt against an ailing Queen … read more

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Cover of The Beasts of the City (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery Book 4) by David Penny

30. The Beasts of the City (Thomas Berrington Tudor Mystery Book 4)

By: David Penny

4.58

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1503In a city shrouded with dread, the arrival of Thomas Berrington, summoned by King Henry… read more

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Cover of A Stage for Murder (Master of Defense, #5) by Peter Tonkin

31. A Stage for Murder (Master of Defense, #5)

By: Peter Tonkin

4.40

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

"Expertly crafted. A must read for fans of Shakespeare and the period." Richard Foreman. Christmas… read more

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6 Best historical books like The Castle Abductions (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #1) by David Field

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Falconer's Crusade (William Falconer, #1)

Ian Morson

3.77

Transform Your Habits

The Castle Abductions (Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mysteries #1)

David Field

4.13

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The Pardoner's Crime (Sandal Castle Medieval Thrillers, #1)

Keith Moray

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Fool's Folly: A serial killer is at large at the court of Richard III (Sandal Castle Medieval Thrillers, #2)

Keith Moray

4.35

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