20 must-read mystery books like Portrait of a Murder (The Art of Murder, #1) by Michael Jecks

Cover of Portrait of a Murder (The Art of Murder, #1) by Michael Jecks

Portrait of a Murder (The Art of Murder, #1)

By: Michael Jecks

3.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Join accidental sleuth, Nick Morris, in his first mystery in The Art of Murder series… Nick Morr…

If you liked the mystery plot in Portrait of a Murder (The Art of Murder, #1) by Michael Jecks , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2) by Vaseem Khan

1. The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.05

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

The second book in the heartwarming and charming Baby Ganesh series. For centuries the Koh-i-Noo… read more

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"Ganesha: a riddle inside an enigma wrapped inside an elephant. Often, when he looked into Ganesha’s gentle brown eyes, he would think he saw his Uncle Bansi staring back at him."

-Vaseem Khan, The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

"No one seemed to know how Ganesha had escaped from Kondvilkar’s clutches or, for that matter, how he had ended up with Irfan. From the boy there came only a simple explanation. ‘Ganesha found me and …"

-Vaseem Khan, The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

"Ganesha turned to admire himself in the mirror. The elephant calf wore a ridiculously coloured caparison across his back, with a Keralan-style nettipattam headdress tied over his forehead. The nettip…"

-Vaseem Khan, The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

Cover of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

2. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

By: Aimee Bender

3.24

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

The wondrous Aimee Bender conjures the lush and moving story of a girl whose magical gift is really… read more

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"YOU'RE IN MY MOUTH, I said. GET OUT OF MY MOUTH."

-Aimee Bender, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

"It was the kind of conversation you could only hold in whispers."

-Aimee Bender, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

"My eyelids are my own private cave, he murmured. That I can go to anytime I want."

-Aimee Bender, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

"You took him out of school. But you didn't give him something better than school."

-Aimee Bender, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

3. The Jackal Man (Wesley Peterson, #15)

By: Kate Ellis

4.33

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

When a teenage girl is strangled and left for dead on a lonely country lane, by an attacker she des… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Devices and Desires (Adam Dalgliesh, #8) by None, P.D. James

4. Devices and Desires (Adam Dalgliesh, #8)

By: None , P.D. James

3.96

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

When Commander Adam Dalgliesh visits Larksoken, a remote headland community on the Norfolk coast in… read more

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  • mystery
"Success in moderation was no doubt better for the character than failure, but too much of it and he would lose his cutting edge."

-None, Devices and Desires (Adam Dalgliesh, #8)

Cover of The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) by Mark Billingham

5. The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

By: Mark Billingham

4.11

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingh… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Dead of Night (A Berlin Wartime Thriller) by Simon Scarrow

6. Dead of Night (A Berlin Wartime Thriller)

By: Simon Scarrow

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Germany, 1940. The world holds its breath and hopes for peace. At home, the Nazi Party’s grip on po… read more

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  • mystery
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7. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace

8. The Framed Women of Ardemore House

By: Brandy Schillace

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A sharp, savvy mystery about an autistic editor who inherits a crumbling English estate, only to fi… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7) by S.J. Parris

9. 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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  • mystery
Cover of Murder at Archly Manor (High Society Lady Detective #1) by Sara Rosett

10. Murder at Archly Manor (High Society Lady Detective #1)

By: Sara Rosett

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A high society murder. A spirited lady detective. Can she out-class the killer before an innocent p… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder Under a Red Moon (Bangalore Detectives Club, #2) by Harini Nagendra

11. Murder Under a Red Moon (Bangalore Detectives Club, #2)

By: Harini Nagendra

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

The latest novel in the acclaimed Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murt… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Death Under a Little Sky (Jake Jackson #1) by Stig Abell

12. Death Under a Little Sky (Jake Jackson #1)

By: Stig Abell

3.72

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A detective ready for a new life…For years, Jake Jackson has been a high-flying detective in London… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Triple Jeopardy (Daniel Pitt, #2) by Anne Perry

13. Triple Jeopardy (Daniel Pitt, #2)

By: Anne Perry

4.06

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Young lawyer Daniel Pitt must defend a British diplomat accused of a theft that may cover up a dead… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Dog Sitter Detective (The Dog Sitter Detective, #1) by Antony Johnston

14. The Dog Sitter Detective (The Dog Sitter Detective, #1)

By: Antony Johnston

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

*** WINNER OF THE BARKER BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION! *** Meet Gwinny, an unlikely bloodhound, and he… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Death in Fine Condition (The Paperback Sleuth, #1) by Andrew Cartmel

15. Death in Fine Condition (The Paperback Sleuth, #1)

By: Andrew Cartmel

3.31

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

Launching a new series, a cast of lovable rogues face fiendish puzzles and murderous villains in th… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Last True Templar (Tales of the Lawless Land #2) by Boyd Morrison

16. The Last True Templar (Tales of the Lawless Land #2)

By: Boyd Morrison

4.34

Format: 492 pages, Kindle Edition

A Perilous Quest. A Deadly Legacy. Italy, 1351. English knight Gerard Fox and the resourceful Will… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

17. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

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  • mystery
  • art
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18. The Hitchcock Hotel

By: Stephanie Wrobel

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A Hitchcock fanatic with an agenda invites old friends for a weekend stay at his secluded themed ho… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) by Richard Osman

19. We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)

By: Richard Osman

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve... Steve Whe… read more

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  • mystery
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20. Death at the Sanatorium

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Fresh off his career-changing standalone co-written with Icelandic PM, Reykjavík, #1 Icelandic best… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Portrait of a Murder (The Art of Murder, #1) by Michael Jecks

21. Portrait of a Murder (The Art of Murder, #1)

By: Michael Jecks

3.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Join accidental sleuth, Nick Morris, in his first mystery in The Art of Murder series… Nick Morr… read more

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  • mystery
  • art

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