23 Best mystery books like Death at Swaythling Court (Murder Room Book 159) by J.J. Connington

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Death at Swaythling Court (Murder Room Book 159)

By: J.J. Connington

3.77

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Hubbard made his money in blackmail, most detestable blackmail at that. A wealthy, lisping butterfl…

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Cover of A Skeleton In The Closet (Dave Slater Mystery Novels, #7) by P.F. Ford

1. A Skeleton In The Closet (Dave Slater Mystery Novels, #7)

By: P.F. Ford

3.50

Format: 192 pages,

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2. Murder of a Lady (Dr. Hailey, #12)

By: Anthony Wynne

5.00

Format: 176 pages,

Duchlan Castle is a gloomy, forbidding place in the Scottish Highlands. Late one night the body of … read more

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3. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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4. Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession

By: Søren Kierkegaard , Douglas V. Steere

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, the Danish writer Sore… read more

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5. Crossword Mystery

By: E.R. Punshon

5.00

Format: 400 pages,

Description What could be more innocent than a crossword puzzle? A game to while away an idle hour,… read more

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6. The Mystery of the Kneeling Woman

By: Moray Dalton

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

"Not another murder!" "You've said it." Kindly Reverend John Clare pays a social call upon the satu… read more

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7. The Tragedy at Freyne

By: Anthony Gilbert

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

When Sir Simon Chandos is found poisoned in his library, with a confession in front of him and a ph… read more

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8. 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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9. The Templeton Case: A Detective Story

By: Victor L. Whitechurch

4.06

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

A dead body is found near the estuary of a river. Here the country detective works his way throught… read more

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10. The Kingsclere Mystery

By: Moray Dalton

4.09

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

Golden Age of Crime writer Moray Dalton’s first crime novel, republished here for the first time in… read more

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Cover of The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by R.A.J. Walling

11. 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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12. Post After Post-Mortem

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.00

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, revi… read more

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13. The Murders in Praed Street (Dr Priestley #4)

By: John Rhode

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

‘An absorbing murder mystery’ New York Times‘A very ingenious tale’ Times Literary Supplement‘The f… read more

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Cover of Death in the Dusk: A Golden Age Country House Murder Mystery by Virgil Markham

14. Death in the Dusk: A Golden Age Country House Murder Mystery

By: Virgil Markham

3.91

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A first-rate tale of mystery’ New York Times‘An extraordinary plot with lashings of Gothic atmosph… read more

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15. The Man Who Was London: A Golden Age English Country House Murder Mystery

By: Anthony Gilbert

3.92

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Anthony Gilbert’s first ever detective novel (originally published under a different pen-name, ‘J. … read more

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16. 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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17. Death in White Pyjamas

By: John Bude

3.75

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

Here are the ingredients of the plot . SCENE ,. Sam Richardson's country house' CHARACTERS - 1 Sa… read more

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18. Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.97

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Who fired the fatal shot that snuffed out the life of miserly old Folliner during a London blackout… read more

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"Mind the cat."

-E.C.R. Lorac, Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)

Cover of Fire in the Thatch (Robert MacDonald #27) by E.C.R. Lorac

19. Fire in the Thatch (Robert MacDonald #27)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.08

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accid… read more

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20. 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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Cover of The Man with the Squeaky Voice by R A J Walling

21. The Man with the Squeaky Voice

By: R A J Walling

4.23

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

Robert Alfred John Walling (11 January 1869, Exeter – 4 September 1949 Plympton) was an English jou… read more

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22. The Box Office Murders

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

3.91

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

A girl employed in the box office of a London cinema falls into the power of a mysterious trio of c… read more

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23. The Verdict of You All

By: Henry Wade

3.93

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

‘An exceptionally well-constructed detective story’ Times Literary SupplementThe much-revered crime… read more

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Cover of Death in the Forest: A Golden Age Mystery by Moray Dalton

24. Death in the Forest: A Golden Age Mystery

By: Moray Dalton

4.15

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

"The man's heart was dicky. It couldn't stand a shock. The question is-what shock?" Roger Frere is … read more

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Cover of The Million Dollar Diamond: A Crime Story by J.S. Fletcher

25. The Million Dollar Diamond: A Crime Story

By: J.S. Fletcher

3.70

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

• ‘Each novel is an ingenious, cleverly constructed tale, distinctive in plot, and incidents and wr… read more

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26. Crime in Kensington

By: Christopher St. John Sprigg

3.80

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

Charles Venables, journalist and ex-detective, is looking for lodgings in London and decides to inv… read more

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Cover of The Case of Elymas the Sorcerer: An Anthony Bathurst Mystery (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries Book 31) by Brian Flynn

27. The Case of Elymas the Sorcerer: An Anthony Bathurst Mystery (The Anthony Bathurst Mysteries Book 31)

By: Brian Flynn

3.93

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Less than an hour later, the nude body of the dead man lay in the outhouse which did duty at St. Me… read more

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Cover of Death Came Softly (Robert MacDonald #23) by E.C.R. Lorac

28. 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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29. Rope’s End, Rogue’s End

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.05

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From the dust jacket: Wulfstane Manor, a rambling old country house with many unused rooms, winding… read more

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Cover of Murder in the Squire's Pew (A Ronald Camberwell Mystery) by J.S. Fletcher

30. Murder in the Squire's Pew (A Ronald Camberwell Mystery)

By: J.S. Fletcher

3.96

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

The private eye Ronald Camberwell and his associate Chaney are called to investigate about the myst… read more

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Cover of Death at Swaythling Court (Murder Room Book 159) by J.J. Connington

31. Death at Swaythling Court (Murder Room Book 159)

By: J.J. Connington

3.77

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Hubbard made his money in blackmail, most detestable blackmail at that. A wealthy, lisping butterfl… read more

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