18 Top mystery books like The Small Museum by Jody Cooksley

Cover of The Small Museum by Jody Cooksley

The Small Museum

By: Jody Cooksley

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A chilling historical mystery set against the Gothic backdrop of Victorian London London, 1873. …

If you liked the mystery plot in The Small Museum by Jody Cooksley , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights by Bridget Collins

1. The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights

By: Bridget Collins

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the creators of The Haunting Season comes a dazzling collection of never-before-seen ghostly t… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Collins's The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Black Feathers by Rebecca Netley

2. The Black Feathers

By: Rebecca Netley

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Where ghosts tread, black feathers fall . . . When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and a… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Netley's The Black Feathers book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden

3. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

By: Katie Lumsden

3.67

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Vic… read more

Similar categories in Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"But I did not want the future he had planned for me. I did not want a future chosen by anyone but myself."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

"I said nothing. Too many reasons, too many sins. But he was right. It did not feel wrong. It felt less wrong than anything had in a long time."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

Cover of The Household by Stacey Halls

4. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lamplighter by Crystal J. Bell

5. The Lamplighter

By: Crystal J. Bell

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

It’s an honor to bring light to the dark. The nineteenth-century whaling village of Warbler is famo… read more

Similar categories in Crystal J. Bell's The Lamplighter book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
Cover of The Whispering Muse by Laura  Purcell

6. The Whispering Muse

By: Laura Purcell

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a gripping tale of obsession, superstition and ambit… read more

Similar categories in Laura Purcell's The Whispering Muse book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
Cover of Fyneshade by Kate   Griffin

7. Fyneshade

By: Kate Griffin

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Many would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and sil… read more

Similar categories in Kate Griffin's Fyneshade book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
Cover of The Redemption of Morgan Bright by Chris Panatier

8. The Redemption of Morgan Bright

By: Chris Panatier

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

What would guilt make you do? Hadleigh Keene died on the road leading away from Hollyhock Asylu… read more

Similar categories in Chris Panatier's The Redemption of Morgan Bright book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook

9. Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge

By: Lizzie Pook

3.59

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An Arctic expedition. A mysterious death. And the lengths to which one woman will go to avenge her … read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Pook's Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Knowing by Emma Hinds

10. The Knowing

By: Emma Hinds

3.63

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the slums of 19th-century New York. A tattooed mystic fights for her life. Her survival hangs … read more

Similar categories in Emma Hinds's The Knowing book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Court of Betrayal by Anne O'Brien

11. A Court of Betrayal

By: Anne O'Brien

4.49

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR... The Welsh Marches, 1301 Strong-willed heiress Joan de Geneville… read more

Similar categories in Anne O'Brien's A Court of Betrayal book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Strange Adventures of H by Sarah Burton

12. The Strange Adventures of H

By: Sarah Burton

4.16

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Orphaned young, H is sent to live with her doting aunt in London. H's life is a happy one until her… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Burton's The Strange Adventures of H book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I recalled how cruel the plague had made people to each other, and was obliged to concede that there is no disaster which can befall humanity, that we will not fail to make worse by our own hands, fo…"

-Sarah Burton, The Strange Adventures of H

"It was as if everyone in the whole world had departed, leaving me alone in it, and I thought this must be what Hell is like. Not hot and full of pain and confusion, but cool and grey and empty, where…"

-Sarah Burton, The Strange Adventures of H

"I would check myself and wonder if I had already contracted the plague, as in such strange countries my thoughts rambled. But then I decided it was merely the times that made us strange , and we must…"

-Sarah Burton, The Strange Adventures of H

Cover of The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal

13. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's The Burial Plot book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Arsenic Eater's Wife by Tonya   Mitchell

14. The Arsenic Eater's Wife

By: Tonya Mitchell

4.00

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman is accused of killing her husband, but is she actually guilty? Inspired by a true historica… read more

Similar categories in Tonya Mitchell's The Arsenic Eater's Wife book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Fascination by Essie Fox

15. The Fascination

By: Essie Fox

3.85

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

The estranged grandson of a wealthy collector of human curiosities becomes fascinated with teenage… read more

Similar categories in Essie Fox's The Fascination book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Book of Secrets by Anna Mazzola

16. The Book of Secrets

By: Anna Mazzola

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Months after the plague ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it t… read more

Similar categories in Anna Mazzola's The Book of Secrets book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins

17. The Silence Factory

By: Bridget Collins

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of got… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Collins's The Silence Factory book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • audiobook
Cover of The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman

18. The Shadow Key

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or… read more

Similar categories in Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The House of Whispers by Anna Mazzola

19. The House of Whispers

By: Anna Mazzola

3.64

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes the secrets of the past are more dangerous than the present... Rome, 1938. As the w… read more

Similar categories in Anna Mazzola's The House of Whispers book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
Cover of The King's Witches by Kate   Foster

20. The King's Witches

By: Kate Foster

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The King's Witches book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Nightingale's Castle by Sonia Velton

21. The Nightingale's Castle

By: Sonia Velton

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In the vein of riveting historical novels such as Hamnet and Circe—with a touch of Dracula—a propul… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Betrayal of Thomas True by A.J.  West

22. The Betrayal of Thomas True

By: A.J. West

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It is the year 1710, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One … read more

Similar categories in A.J. West's The Betrayal of Thomas True book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secrets of Flowers by Sally Page

23. The Secrets of Flowers

By: Sally Page

4.33

Format: 432 pages, ebook

From the author of the phenomenal bestsellers The Keeper of Stories and The Book of Beginnings come… read more

Similar categories in Sally Page's The Secrets of Flowers book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

Cover of The Bookshop Ladies by Faith Hogan

24. The Bookshop Ladies

By: Faith Hogan

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Joy Blackwood has no idea why her French art dealer husband has left a valuable painting to a woman… read more

Similar categories in Faith Hogan's The Bookshop Ladies book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Estella's Revenge by Barbara Havelocke

25. Estella's Revenge

By: Barbara Havelocke

4.23

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

'Loved it from the very first page - Estella is a superbly well-drawn character and absolutely unfo… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Havelocke's Estella's Revenge book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The House of the Witch by Clare Marchant

26. The House of the Witch

By: Clare Marchant

4.43

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Now: When Adrianna arrives at the small, run-down cottage, near the sea in rural Norfolk, she can’t… read more

Similar categories in Clare Marchant's The House of the Witch book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Small Museum by Jody Cooksley

27. The Small Museum

By: Jody Cooksley

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A chilling historical mystery set against the Gothic backdrop of Victorian London London, 1873. … read more

Similar categories in Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • audiobook
Cover of The House in the Water by Victoria Darke

28. The House in the Water

By: Victoria Darke

4.17

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A secluded house. A lost notebook. A wartime secret. 1942: Young Irish nurse Ellen arrives at M… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Darke's The House in the Water book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • historical fiction
Cover of A Poisoner's Tale by Cathryn Kemp

29. A Poisoner's Tale

By: Cathryn Kemp

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In 17th-century Rome, men are falling like flies and nobody knows why...Hidden within the alleys an… read more

Similar categories in Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson

30. Guillotine

By: Delilah S. Dawson

4.02

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

The Menu meets Ready of Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New … read more

Similar categories in Delilah S. Dawson's Guillotine book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The House of Fever by Polly Crosby

31. The House of Fever

By: Polly Crosby

3.84

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping and gothic new historical mystery. Can she unlock the secrets of The House of Fever? … read more

Similar categories in Polly Crosby's The House of Fever book and Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum

  • gothic
  • historical
  • audiobook
  • historical fiction

28 must-read fiction books like The Small Museum by Jody Cooksley

Transform Your Habits

The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights

Bridget Collins

4.06

Transform Your Habits

The Black Feathers

Rebecca Netley

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

Katie Lumsden

3.67

Transform Your Habits

The Household

Stacey Halls

3.94

View all the books

21 Best fiction books like Fyneshade by Kate Griffin

Transform Your Habits

The Black Feathers

Rebecca Netley

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

Katie Lumsden

3.67

Transform Your Habits

The Household

Stacey Halls

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Maiden

Kate Foster

4.05

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.