11 must-read classics books like Dead Man Inside (The Walter Ghost Mysteries) by Vincent Starrett

Cover of Dead Man Inside (The Walter Ghost Mysteries) by Vincent Starrett

Dead Man Inside (The Walter Ghost Mysteries)

By: Vincent Starrett

3.65

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A strange sight greets Chicago haberdashery clerk Rufus Ker as he prepares to begin his workday by …

If you liked the classics plot in Dead Man Inside (The Walter Ghost Mysteries) by Vincent Starrett , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Canary Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #2) by S.S. Van Dine, Willard Huntington Wright

1. The Canary Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #2)

By: S.S. Van Dine , Willard Huntington Wright

3.69

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

1927. Illustrated with scenes from the Paramount photoplay. Around 1925 Willard Huntington Wright, … read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
Cover of Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2) by Dorothy L. Sayers

2. Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retreat filled with country pleasures and the thri… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
"Fou!"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"Boil my brains!"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"I am abso-bally-lutely positive"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"The departure of the church-going element had induced a more humanitarian atmosphere."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

Cover of Heads You Lose (Inspector Cockrill #1) by Christianna Brand

3. Heads You Lose (Inspector Cockrill #1)

By: Christianna Brand

3.32

Format: 167 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Pigeonsford Estate is playing host to a group of close friends when one of their number, Grace Morl… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
Cover of Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, William Irish

4. Waltz into Darkness

By: Cornell Woolrich , William Irish

3.95

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

In this thrilling tale of greed and deception, Cornell Woolrich tells of middle-aged Louis Durand, … read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
Cover of Murder Must Advertise  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) by Dorothy L. Sayers

5. Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.17

Format: 356 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable Lond… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
"How do you do?"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

"Bredon shuddered. “I think this is an awfully immoral job of ours. I do, really. Think how we spoil the digestions of the public."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

"It's a curious thing, but people cannot resist anonymous letters. It's like free sample offers. They appeal to all one's lower instincts."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

"The interview with the cat had been particularly full of appeal. The animal was, it seemed, an illustrious rat-catcher, with many famous deeds to her credit. Not only that, but she had been the first…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

6. The Problem of the Wire Cage (Dr. Gideon Fell, #11)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

The corpse of Frank Dorrance is discovered in the center of a tennis court and Dr. Gideon Fell sear… read more

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7. The Red Widow Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #3)

By: Carter Dickson

4.00

Format: None pages,

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8. Night Walk

By: Bob Shaw

3.80

Format: 281 pages, Mass Market Paperback

For 'refusing to co-operate' the Emm Luther Special Police took out Earth agent Sam Tallon's eyes a… read more

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9. The Penguin Pool Murder (Hildegarde Withers #1)

By: Stuart Palmer

3.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

Spinster sleuth and school teacher, Hildegarde Withers, meets up with Inspector Oscar Piper at a mu… read more

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10. The Greene Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #3)

By: S.S. Van Dine , Willard Huntington Wright

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

This carefully crafted ebook: "THE GREENE MURDER CASE (Mystery Classic)" is formatted for your eRea… read more

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Cover of Murder In The Basement (Roger Sheringham Cases, #8) by Anthony Berkeley

11. Murder In The Basement (Roger Sheringham Cases, #8)

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.57

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

A ROGER SHERINGHAM MYSTERY.Roger and Molly Dane have something of a surprise in their new house. Wh… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
Cover of Death of a Bookseller by Bernard J. Farmer

12. Death of a Bookseller

By: Bernard J. Farmer

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A rare gem of the mystery genre makes its first return to print since 1956 An honest policeman, Se… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
"Jack, I'm going to tell you a story. A runner took a book to a famous dealer and said: 'I've got something rare here.' 'Yes,' replied the dealer, 'but customers who want it are rarer.' Then my book i…"

-Bernard J. Farmer, Death of a Bookseller

Cover of The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie

13. The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary

By: Sarah Ogilvie

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, … read more

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"Murray took Dictionary work with him to the hospital when Ada was giving birth. If you look at page 2, column 1 of the first volume of the printed Dictionary, twenty-third line from the bottom, you w…"

-Sarah Ogilvie, The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary

Cover of The Great Mistake by Mary Roberts Rinehart

14. The Great Mistake

By: Mary Roberts Rinehart

4.00

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder leads to scandal at a wealthy woman’s mansion in this mystery from a New York Times–bestsell… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
Cover of Obelists at Sea (Michael Lord #1) by C. Daly King

15. Obelists at Sea (Michael Lord #1)

By: C. Daly King

3.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

C. Daly King’s debut mystery is a tale of murder, travel, and psychiatry set aboard a luxury transa… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Death on the Aisle (Mr. and Mrs. North #4) by Frances Lockridge

16. Death on the Aisle (Mr. and Mrs. North #4)

By: Frances Lockridge

3.65

Format: 170 pages, Leather Bound

Broadway is undeniably a graveyard, but more often of men's hopes than men's bodies. And it is almo… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
"You read too much, Mr. Kirk," Weigand told him. "Such men get foolish ideas."

-Frances Lockridge, Death on the Aisle (Mr. and Mrs. North #4)

Cover of Blind Man's Bluff (Duncan Maclain #4) by Baynard H. Kendrick

17. Blind Man's Bluff (Duncan Maclain #4)

By: Baynard H. Kendrick

3.74

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

In una notte d'inverno, nella sede di New York della società di investimenti M. T. & T. Company, un… read more

Similar categories in Baynard H. Kendrick's Blind Man's Bluff (Duncan Maclain #4) book and Vincent Starrett's Dead Man Inside (The Walter Ghost Mysteries)

  • mystery
Cover of S.S. Murder by Q. Patrick

18. S.S. Murder

By: Q. Patrick

3.62

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s homicide on the high seas in this “A 1 mystery” by the Edgar Award–winning author who wrote th… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Golden Age Bibliomysteries (An American Mystery Classic) by Otto Penzler

19. Golden Age Bibliomysteries (An American Mystery Classic)

By: Otto Penzler

3.68

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

In these classic mystery tales, literature is a matter of life or death Of crime fiction’s many sub… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
Cover of Dead Man Inside (The Walter Ghost Mysteries) by Vincent Starrett

20. Dead Man Inside (The Walter Ghost Mysteries)

By: Vincent Starrett

3.65

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A strange sight greets Chicago haberdashery clerk Rufus Ker as he prepares to begin his workday by … read more

Similar categories in Vincent Starrett's Dead Man Inside (The Walter Ghost Mysteries) book and Vincent Starrett's Dead Man Inside (The Walter Ghost Mysteries)

  • mystery
  • classics
Cover of The Man Who Slept All Day by Craig Rice

21. The Man Who Slept All Day

By: Craig Rice

4.00

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

A weekend getaway among friends becomes an occasion for murder in this “entertaining tantalizer” of… read more

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14 Top mystery books like Dead Man Inside (The Walter Ghost Mysteries) by Vincent Starrett

Transform Your Habits

The Canary Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #2)

S.S. Van Dine , Willard Huntington Wright

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

Dorothy L. Sayers

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Heads You Lose (Inspector Cockrill #1)

Christianna Brand

3.32

Transform Your Habits

Waltz into Darkness

Cornell Woolrich , William Irish

3.95

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Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

Dorothy L. Sayers

3.98

Transform Your Habits

The Plague Court Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #1)

Carter Dickson

3.84

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Miraculous Mysteries

Martin Edwards

2.00

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Death of Mr. Dodsley (Francis McNab, #5)

John Ferguson

3.45

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