22 best-selling mystery books like The Cup and the Lip by Elizabeth Ferrars

The Cup and the Lip

By: Elizabeth Ferrars

3.37

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

Why, on a wet and stormy night, did the old and very ill novelist Dan Braile decide to take a walk?…

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Cover of Who Killed the Curate? (Lady Lupin, #1) by Joan Coggin

1. Who Killed the Curate? (Lady Lupin, #1)

By: Joan Coggin

3.59

Format: 157 pages, Paperback

When Lady Lupin turned her back on the gay society life to marry the Vicar of Glanville, she didn't… read more

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  • mystery
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2. The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)

By: Edmund Crispin

3.76

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Richard Cadogan's Oxford holiday turns into a mystery solving adventure full of dangerous twists an… read more

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"What are you going to do with your self now?'... 'I? said Fen. 'I shall pursue my orderly and dignified progress towards the grave."

-Edmund Crispin, The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)

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3. Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so when they are asked to take over Blunt'… read more

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"And you do dance so nicely, Tommy dear." "Gently with the butter, Tuppence."

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

"You do think you know about everything," said her husband. I do," said Tuppence."

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

"Tommy, why did they put Maldon Surrey on the telegram?" "Because Maldon is in Surrey, idiot."

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

"As the visitor left the office, Tuppence grabbed the violin and putting it in the cupboard turned the key in the lock. "If you must be Sherlock Holmes," she observed, "I'll get you a nice little syri…"

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

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4. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By: Anne Brontë , Stevie Davies

3.52

Format: None pages, Paperback

Note: Editions of The Tenant that start with: "You must go back with me..." are incomplete. Actual … read more

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5. The Murderer is a Fox (Ellery Queen Detective, #18)

By: Ellery Queen

3.54

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

For the twelve years following the death of Davy's mother Jessica, and the trial of his father, Dav… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2) by Martin Edwards, John Bude

6. The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2)

By: Martin Edwards , John Bude

4.72

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

'Already it looked as if the police were up against a carefully planned and cleverly executed murde… read more

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  • mystery

7. The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books

By: Martin Edwards

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This book tells the story of crime fiction published during the first half of the twentieth century… read more

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8. The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1)

By: Josephine Tey

3.77

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

Inspector Alan Grant searches for the identity of a man killed in the line at a theater and for the… read more

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  • mystery

9. The Lake District Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #1)

By: John Bude

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a body is found at an isolated garage, Inspector Meredith is drawn into a complex investigatio… read more

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10. Holy Disorders (Gervase Fen, #2)

By: Edmund Crispin

5.00

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Oxford don and part-time detective Gervase Fen is in the town of Tolnbridge where he is happily bou… read more

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11. The Secret Hours

By: Mick Herron

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical … read more

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"We’re the Secret Service. We’re not here to be liked."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"And you can shut your damn mouth too." "Now now. Casual profanity’s the sign of a small fucking mind."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"Come on. You can buy me breakfast." "I've already had breakfast." "So have I. What's that got to do with it?"

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"First Desk enjoyed coincidences the way she liked happy endings: outside of fiction, they were as trustworthy as a Tinder Profile."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

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12. Shroud of Darkness

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.24

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

One was brutally attacked in the choking black fog in Paddington Station. Attempted murder became b… read more

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  • mystery
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13. The Case of the Michaelmas Goose

By: Clifford Witting

4.25

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective-Sergeant Martin christened him 'Whiskers', but nobody could be certain who he really was.… read more

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

By: John Ferguson

3.45

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

A bookshop is a first-rate place for unobtrusive observation,’ he continued. ‘One can remain in it … read more

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  • mystery
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15. Death of an Author

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.99

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

'I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the discovery of a bearded corpse would… read more

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  • mystery
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16. Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

By: Mick Herron

4.13

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-publishe… read more

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  • mystery
"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

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17. 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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  • mystery
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18. Death at Dyke's Corner

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Death at Dyke's Corner is a 1940 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British write… read more

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19. Impact of Evidence

By: E. C. R. Lorac

4.32

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

AMONG THE hills of the Welsh borders a little group of farmsteads is isolated by snow and ice, then… read more

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Cover of A Bullet for Rhino (Inspector Harry Charlton, #9) by Clifford Witting

20. A Bullet for Rhino (Inspector Harry Charlton, #9)

By: Clifford Witting

4.00

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

The ninth case of Inspector Charlton. As an Old Boy of Mereworth School, Charlton was luckily on… read more

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Cover of Death Spins the Wheel (Chief Inspector Littlejohn, #42) by George Bellairs

21. Death Spins the Wheel (Chief Inspector Littlejohn, #42)

By: George Bellairs

4.18

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

With one woman murdered and a man on the run, can Littlejohn dredge through years of family secrets… read more

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  • mystery
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22. The Man in Black: Stories

By: Elly Griffiths

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This bumper collection of short stories by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries by Martin Edwards

23. Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

3.86

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

'Dr Greeby was found lying dead there, with his lecture-notes scattered all round him and brickbat … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Outrage on Gallows Hill (Thomas Littlejohn #13) by George Bellairs

24. Outrage on Gallows Hill (Thomas Littlejohn #13)

By: George Bellairs

4.13

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In Melchester, Thomas Littlejohn hunts the killer of a strangled poet The war is over and blackouts… read more

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Cover of The Crime at Halfpenny Bridge (Thomas Littlejohn #9) by George Bellairs

25. The Crime at Halfpenny Bridge (Thomas Littlejohn #9)

By: George Bellairs

4.20

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Thomas Littlejohn investigates a murder committed by the glow of a lighthouse The waterfront pub is… read more

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Cover of Work for the Hangman (Theodore Terhune Bibliomysteries #4) by Bruce Graeme

26. Work for the Hangman (Theodore Terhune Bibliomysteries #4)

By: Bruce Graeme

4.12

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

“What I read in your hand is tragedy—a horrible tragedy that doesn’t come to one in a million peopl… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Fleet Hall Inheritance: A 1930s Thriller (Black Heath Classic Crime) by Richard Keverne

27. The Fleet Hall Inheritance: A 1930s Thriller (Black Heath Classic Crime)

By: Richard Keverne

3.84

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

“The solitude of the place was almost frightening. Anything might happen here, in this lonely waste… read more

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28. House with Crooked Walls (Theodore Terhune Bibliomysteries #2)

By: Bruce Graeme

3.98

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

"So you know House-on-the-Hill, Mr Terhune?" Bookseller Theodore Terhune is asked to research th… read more

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Cover of Seven Clues in Search of a Crime (Theodore Terhune Bibliomysteries #1) by Bruce Graeme

29. Seven Clues in Search of a Crime (Theodore Terhune Bibliomysteries #1)

By: Bruce Graeme

3.97

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

The book was first published in 1941. Theodore Terhune, bookseller in the tranquil Kent village … read more

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30. The Cup and the Lip

By: Elizabeth Ferrars

3.37

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

Why, on a wet and stormy night, did the old and very ill novelist Dan Braile decide to take a walk?… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Case of The Busy Bees by Clifford Witting

31. The Case of The Busy Bees

By: Clifford Witting

4.31

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

Work was mounting up, Detective Inspector Charlton did not feel too well and he could have done wit… read more

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Ngaio Marsh

3.82

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Ngaio Marsh

3.71

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Christianna Brand

3.69

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