16 Top crime books like The First Cut (Jane Renwick #1) by Val Penny

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The First Cut (Jane Renwick #1)

By: Val Penny

4.45

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s hard to escape a brutal past… A vicious serial killer is on the loose. Victims include an aca…

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Cover of Dark is the Grave (DCI Duncan Bone #1) by T.G. Reid

1. Dark is the Grave (DCI Duncan Bone #1)

By: T.G. Reid

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

A dead cop. A damaged detective. A copycat killer on the loose. When the chief suspect in the no… read more

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Cover of Girl Taken (Kaitlyn Carr #4) by Kate Gable

2. Girl Taken (Kaitlyn Carr #4)

By: Kate Gable

4.16

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t stop looking… When her sister’s friend is found dead, Detective Kaitlyn Carr knows that ti… read more

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3. The Teacher (DS Cross Mysteries, #6)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.51

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

An eighty-year-old man is found murdered in his home. His age and standing in the community makes f… read more

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Cover of One Last Step (Tara Mills Mystery #1) by Sarah    Sutton

4. One Last Step (Tara Mills Mystery #1)

By: Sarah Sutton

4.24

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

ONE LAST STEP (A Tara Mills Mystery—Book One) is the debut novel in a new FBI mystery series by deb… read more

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5. The Monk (DS Cross Mysteries, #5)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.51

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

To find a murderer, you need a motive . . . THE DETECTIVE DS George Cross has always wondered w… read more

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Cover of Canticle Creek (Jesse Redpath #1) by Adrian Hyland

6. Canticle Creek (Jesse Redpath #1)

By: Adrian Hyland

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Two bodies. One long hot summer. A town that will never be the same. When Adam Lawson’s wrecked … read more

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Cover of The Bone House (Slayton Thriller #3) by Caroline Mitchell

7. The Bone House (Slayton Thriller #3)

By: Caroline Mitchell

4.19

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

Newsreaders called it 'the crowpocalypse'. When hundreds of birds fall dead from the sky into Slayt… read more

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Cover of Little Girls Sleeping (Detective Katie Scott, #1) by Jennifer Chase

8. Little Girls Sleeping (Detective Katie Scott, #1)

By: Jennifer Chase

4.15

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

He looked down at the little girl, sleeping peacefully, her arms wrapped around a teddy bear. He kn… read more

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Cover of Barking Up the Right Tree (A Poppy Mystery Tale, #1) by Leigh Russell

9. Barking Up the Right Tree (A Poppy Mystery Tale, #1)

By: Leigh Russell

2.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The launch of a brand new British cozy crime series perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursda… read more

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Cover of The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency (The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Lydia Travers

10. The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency (The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)

By: Lydia Travers

3.97

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

When Maud McIntyre sets up her own private detective agency, she never imagines her first case will… read more

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Cover of A Bitter Remedy (The Oxford Mysteries, #1) by Alis Hawkins

11. A Bitter Remedy (The Oxford Mysteries, #1)

By: Alis Hawkins

3.92

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Amongst the scholars, secrets and soporifics of Victorian Oxford, the truth can be a bitter pill to… read more

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Cover of The Ghost Ship (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #3) by Kate Mosse

12. The Ghost Ship (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #3)

By: Kate Mosse

4.05

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Next in the #1 Sunday Times bestselling series, New York Times bestselling author Kate Mosse return… read more

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13. The Graveyard Killings (The Yorkshire Murders #4)

By: Wes Markin

4.44

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

A decades old case.... When the body of a young girl is found exhumed from her grave, DCI Emma G… read more

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Cover of Murder in Florence (Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery #3) by T.A.   Williams

14. Murder in Florence (Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery #3)

By: T.A. Williams

4.29

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

A brand-new cozy crime series set in gorgeous Tuscany...It's murder in paradise! A glamourous fi… read more

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Cover of Overwhelming Evidence (DCI Bentley: The London Years, #1) by Steve Bentham

15. Overwhelming Evidence (DCI Bentley: The London Years, #1)

By: Steve Bentham

3.83

Format: 117 pages, Kindle Edition

Christopher Vernham, a down-at-heel private investigator, is found stabbed to death in his decrepit… read more

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Cover of The Dead of Midwinter (DI Joseph Stone Crime Thrillers, #1) by J.R. Sinclair

16. The Dead of Midwinter (DI Joseph Stone Crime Thrillers, #1)

By: J.R. Sinclair

4.30

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Compelling.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Terrific.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ”Outstanding.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “OMG!” How long does it take to… read more

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Cover of Death on the Boardwalk (Myrtle Beach Mystery, #1) by Caleb Wygal

17. Death on the Boardwalk (Myrtle Beach Mystery, #1)

By: Caleb Wygal

3.96

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is normally an idyllic place. Until death arrives on recently widowed bo… read more

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"Death is the only law free of discrimination. Everyone dies. Most don’t get to choose when."

-Caleb Wygal, Death on the Boardwalk (Myrtle Beach Mystery, #1)

"Sometimes the brain gets left out of the equation when a person builds up a belief in something so much that they believe it with their heart and soul. They want to hold onto their convictions when c…"

-Caleb Wygal, Death on the Boardwalk (Myrtle Beach Mystery, #1)

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18. 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

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19. The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay (Cockleberry Bay, #1)

By: Nicola May

4.09

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Rosa Larkin is down on her luck in London, so when she inherits a near-derelict corner shop in a qu… read more

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"Meet me where the sky touches the sea."

-Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay (Cockleberry Bay, #1)

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20. Thirty Days of Darkness

By: Jenny Lund Madsen

3.49

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

A Danish literary author is challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days, travelling to a small… read more

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Cover of Tied to Murder (Detective Jim Ashworth, #1) by Brian Battison

21. Tied to Murder (Detective Jim Ashworth, #1)

By: Brian Battison

4.16

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Chief Inspector Jim Ashworth. An old-school detective who knows how to handle the law, and him… read more

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22. The Girls of Summer

By: Katie Bishop

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

"That place has been my whole life. Everything I thought I knew about myself was constructed in tho… read more

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Cover of The First Cut : The Jane Renwick Thrillers: Book 1 by Val  Penny

23. The First Cut : The Jane Renwick Thrillers: Book 1

By: Val Penny

4.10

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s hard to escape a brutal past.A vicious killer is on the loose .Victims targeted include an aca… read more

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Cover of Murder of a Doctor (Detectives Roy and Roscoe #3) by Tony   Bassett

24. Murder of a Doctor (Detectives Roy and Roscoe #3)

By: Tony Bassett

4.13

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Great characters and clever twists make this book a really engaging read. After a dog walker disco… read more

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25. Gallow Falls

By: Alex Nye

4.31

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

A remote Scottish estate. A missing teenager.When a young archaeologist discovers bones at the site… read more

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26. Murder Under the Tuscan Sun

By: Rachel Rhys

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

An isolated castle, a deadly crime. Is this real or nightmare? In a remove castle high up in the… read more

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27. Arrietty

By: Abby Davies

3.96

Format: None pages, Paperback

Terrified… Arrietty wakes one morning to find her mother gone. Turning to her father for reassuran… read more

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28. The Winter Killings: A BRAND NEW instalment in the gritty Yorkshire Murders series from bestseller Wes Markin for 2024 (The Yorkshire Murders Book 5)

By: Wes Markin

4.59

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Pre-order the BRAND NEW instalment in the Yorkshire Murders series from bestseller Wes Markin! A gr… read more

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Cover of The First Cut (Jane Renwick #1) by Val Penny

29. The First Cut (Jane Renwick #1)

By: Val Penny

4.45

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s hard to escape a brutal past… A vicious serial killer is on the loose. Victims include an aca… read more

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Cover of Eyes of Glass: The most chilling domestic suspense novel you will read this year. by Gemma Metcalfe

30. Eyes of Glass: The most chilling domestic suspense novel you will read this year.

By: Gemma Metcalfe

4.24

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Who will read my words? Who will know my truth? When Lyra Thomas finds a bottle on a Galway bea… read more

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31. Blood on Shakespeare's Typewriter

By: Mark Eklid

4.41

Format: 290 pages, ebook

When Dan Khan buys a unique piece of cultural history for £50 from a man in the pub, he thinks all … read more

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4.20

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