17 must-read mystery books like The Mudflats of the Dead (Mrs. Bradley, #56) by Gladys Mitchell

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The Mudflats of the Dead (Mrs. Bradley, #56)

By: Gladys Mitchell

3.85

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Young schoolmaster-turned-author Colin Palgrave seeks inspiration for his second novel among the du…

If you liked the mystery plot in The Mudflats of the Dead (Mrs. Bradley, #56) by Gladys Mitchell , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. The Brading Collection (Miss Silver, #17)

By: Patricia Wentworth

4.03

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

Miss Silver investigates the murder of jewelry collector Lewis Brading, a man who had consulted her… read more

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

2. 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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Cover of Out of the Past (Miss Silver, #23) by Patricia Wentworth

3. Out of the Past (Miss Silver, #23)

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.96

Format: 267 pages, Paperback

James and Carmona Hardwick are spending the summer playing host to numerous friends and relatives i… read more

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4. The Duke of York's Steps

By: Henry Wade

3.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

When the prominent financier, Sir Garth Fratten, is mysteriously murdered, Inspector Poole is calle… read more

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Cover of Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3) by Christianna Brand

5. Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

By: Christianna Brand

3.56

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In the height of an English summer, Grandfather is found dead in the little Grecian lodge among the… read more

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Cover of The Beckoning Lady (Albert Campion #15) by Margery Allingham

6. The Beckoning Lady (Albert Campion #15)

By: Margery Allingham

3.57

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Albert Campion, family, Lugg and DCI Charles Luke are on hand in Suffolk when friends Minnie and To… read more

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Cover of The Watersplash (Miss Silver, #21) by Patricia Wentworth

7. The Watersplash (Miss Silver, #21)

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.77

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

Classic cosy crime from a master of the genre now in stunning new retro packaging read more

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Cover of The China Governess (Albert Campion Mystery #17) by Margery Allingham

8. The China Governess (Albert Campion Mystery #17)

By: Margery Allingham

4.03

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

Timothy Kinnit, rich, handsome, well-bred, learns on the eve of his elopement, that he was adopted.… read more

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Cover of The French Powder Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #2) by Ellery Queen

9. The French Powder Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #2)

By: Ellery Queen

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

French's department store was famous for the rare merchandise it offered its elite clientele. But n… read more

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Cover of Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn, #4) by Ngaio Marsh

10. Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn, #4)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.77

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When lovely Cara Quayne dropped dead to the floor after drinking the ritual wine at the House of th… read more

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"Look here,' said Nigel suddenly, 'let's pretend it's a detective novel. Where would we be by this time? About halfway through, I should think. Well, who's your pick' 'I am invariably gulled by detect…"

-Ngaio Marsh, Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn, #4)

11. Information Received (The Bobby Owen Mysteries, #1)

By: E.R. Punshon

4.00

Format: 186 pages,

Description In his London townhouse, city magnate Sir Christopher Clarke is found lying murdered. A… read more

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12. Frederica

By: Georgette Heyer

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

LONDON IN "THE SEASON" Frederica Merriville and her three siblings have come to London for the glit… read more

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13. The Spanish Cape Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #9)

By: Ellery Queen

3.94

Format: 322 pages,

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14. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #22)

By: Agatha Christie , Hugh Fraser

3.00

Format: 81 pages, Audio CD

A dentist's suspicious death leads Poirot to drill the good doctor's patients, partners, lovers, an… read more

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15. The Silent Pool (Miss Silver, #24)

By: Patricia Wentworth

4.11

Format: 192 pages,

An actress who fears her life is threatened comes to Miss Silver for help Mrs. Smith is not the fir… read more

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16. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)

By: Agatha Christie

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A mysterious woman, a legendary cursed jewel, and a night train to the Mediterranean -- ingredients… read more

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17. Wicked Uncle (Miss Silver, #12)

By: Patricia Wentworth

4.30

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

Also published as Spotlight. When the menacing Gregory Porlock invites a group of unacquainted frie… read more

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18. 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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19. Regency Buck (Alastair, #3)

By: Georgette Heyer

4.15

Format: None pages,

After their father's death, Miss Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine travel to London to meet… read more

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20. Scales of Justice (Roderick Alleyn, #18)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.71

Format: 244 pages,

The quiet village of Swevenings seemed an English pastoral paradise, until the savagely beaten body… read more

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21. The Strong Room: A Golden Age Mystery

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.05

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Golden Age of Crime writer R.A.J. Walling’s first-ever crime novel, republished here for the first … read more

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22. 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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23. 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

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

24. 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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25. 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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26. Tragedy at the Unicorn

By: John Rhode

4.26

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The best detective story of 1928’ Times Literary Supplement'A case of suicide, accident or murder?… read more

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27. 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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28. The Dinner Party at Bardolph's: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A. J. Walling

4.25

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Edward Bardolph is an incredibly successful financier - he is also despised by many - with good rea… read more

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29. Shades of Darkness

By: Malcolm Torrie

4.05

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

A body lies in wait for Timothy Herring. While scouting locations for a movie producer, Timothy and… read more

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30. Bismarck Herrings

By: Malcolm Torrie

4.08

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Timothy Herring inherits an ugly old house which has been left empty for a year since the death of … read more

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31. The Mudflats of the Dead (Mrs. Bradley, #56)

By: Gladys Mitchell

3.85

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Young schoolmaster-turned-author Colin Palgrave seeks inspiration for his second novel among the du… read more

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Margery Allingham

3.99

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Ngaio Marsh

3.82

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Ngaio Marsh

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