14 Best mystery thriller books like Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1) by Victoria Thompson

Cover of Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1) by Victoria Thompson

Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

After a routine delivery, midwife Sarah Brandt visits her patient in a rooming house and discovers …

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1) by Victoria Thompson , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Murder in Mayfair (Atlas Catesby #1) by D.M. Quincy

1. Murder in Mayfair (Atlas Catesby #1)

By: D.M. Quincy

3.89

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

The first “delicious tale of scandal and villainy” in a romantic Regency mystery series starring tw… read more

Similar categories in D.M. Quincy's Murder in Mayfair (Atlas Catesby #1) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of A Purely Private Matter (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #2) by Darcie Wilde

2. A Purely Private Matter (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #2)

By: Darcie Wilde

3.87

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

The Rosalind Thorne mystery series—inspired by the novels of Jane Austen—continues as the audacious… read more

Similar categories in Darcie Wilde's A Purely Private Matter (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #2) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1) by Anna Lee Huber

3. The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

“A riveting debut…an original premise, an enigmatic heroine, and a compelling Highland setting…a bo… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"We all must deal with our shadows the best we can. No one can conquer them for us."

-Anna Lee Huber, The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)

Cover of As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby Mystery, #5) by Anna Lee Huber

4. As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby Mystery, #5)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.97

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

"The latest mystery from the national bestselling author of A Study in Death tangles Lady Kiera Dar… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby Mystery, #5) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1) by Victoria Thompson

5. Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

By: Victoria Thompson

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

After a routine delivery, midwife Sarah Brandt visits her patient in a rooming house and discovers … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Sinister Sprinkles (Donut Shop Mystery, #3) by Jessica Beck

6. Sinister Sprinkles (Donut Shop Mystery, #3)

By: Jessica Beck

4.21

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Just in time for the Winter Festival, a glistening layer of snow has covered the streets of April S… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Beck's Sinister Sprinkles (Donut Shop Mystery, #3) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction

7. A Murder at Rosamund's Gate (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #1)

By: Susanna Calkins

4.22

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

For Lucy Campion, a seventeenth-century English chambermaid serving in the household of the local m… read more

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8. Murder on Black Swan Lane (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #1)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Regency London, an unconventional scientist and a fearless female artist form an unlikely allian… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder on Black Swan Lane (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #1) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

Cover of Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) by Susan  Rowland

9. Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

By: Susan Rowland

4.33

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Who is killing off members of the Falconer family and why? Such is the challenge confronting highly… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rowland's Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"Falconers,"

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"Mary tried to look reassuring. “It’s a house party, he said,"

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"We’re so very sorry about this latest murder. Ignore Simon’s levity."

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"He says it was tourists being careless, where I see a fiendishly clever murder attempt."

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

Cover of Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3) by Ashley Weaver

10. Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

As the Blitz continues to ravage London, Ellie McDonnell—formerly a safecracking thief, but current… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Weaver's Playing It Safe (Electra McDonnell, #3) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) by Susan  Rowland

11. The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

By: Susan Rowland

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Former Archivist Mary Wandwalker hates bringing bad news. Nevertheless, she confirms to her alma ma… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rowland's The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"The fire on the mountain."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"The Alchemy Scroll works on the heart,"

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"You can’t set fires, Anna. Never again. Promise."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"She stabbed the earth with her big fork as if she could make Cookie Mac’s blood sprout from it."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

Cover of A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) by Deanna Raybourn

12. A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.19

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, i… read more

Similar categories in Deanna Raybourn's A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"A man cannot choose to die when he has not yet learnt to live." Stoker"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"If I could have created a perfect woman, I could never have imagined you. But that is my failure. Not yours."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Not everyone shares your tendency to scorn the company of others." "Scorn the company of others! Thanks to you, I speak to entirely too many people, entirely too often."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

"Do you mean to dissuade me? Point out the flaws in my plan? Express your objections with vehemence and eloquence?" He tipped his head. "Actually, no." "Are you entirely well? Have you a fever? Should…"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)

Cover of Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) by Andrea Penrose

13. Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.11

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Responding to an urgent plea from a troubled family friend, the Earl of Wrexford journeys to Oxford… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Merton Library (Wrexford & Sloane, #7) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4) by Ashley Weaver

14. Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The fourth instalment in the delightful series following safecracker Electra McDonnell fighting Naz… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Weaver's Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) by Andrea Penrose

15. Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.13

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight … read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit."

-Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

Cover of Terror in Topaz (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #4) by A.M.   Stuart

16. Terror in Topaz (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #4)

By: A.M. Stuart

4.37

Format: 373 pages, ebook

The next instalment in the riveting HARRIET GORDON MYSTERIES. The chance to pursue a new opportu… read more

Similar categories in A.M. Stuart's Terror in Topaz (Harriet Gordon Mystery, #4) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20) by Rhys Bowen

17. In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.22

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is back with In Sunshine or in Shadow, the latest book in t… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6) by Andrea Penrose

18. Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.19

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Charlotte, now the Countess of Wrexford, would like nothing more than a summer of peace and quiet w… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (Wrexford & Sloane, #6) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Deception by Gaslight (A Gilded Gotham Mystery, #1) by Kate Belli

19. Deception by Gaslight (A Gilded Gotham Mystery, #1)

By: Kate Belli

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Glittering Gilded-Age New York holds its lavish charms--and a litany of deadly sins--as intrepid re… read more

Similar categories in Kate Belli's Deception by Gaslight (A Gilded Gotham Mystery, #1) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"The Angel of Death was there for me and soon he would come to take me, because one way or the other I had to die."

-Kate Belli, Deception by Gaslight (A Gilded Gotham Mystery, #1)

Cover of A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) by Anna Lee Huber

20. A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to h… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of The Last Note of Warning (Nightingale Mysteries #3) by Katharine Schellman

21. The Last Note of Warning (Nightingale Mysteries #3)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Last Note of Warning is the third in the luscious, mysterious, and queer Nightingale mystery se… read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's The Last Note of Warning (Nightingale Mysteries #3) book and Victoria Thompson's Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery

19 must-read fiction books like Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1) by Victoria Thompson

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Murder in Mayfair (Atlas Catesby #1)

D.M. Quincy

3.89

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A Purely Private Matter (Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, #2)

Darcie Wilde

3.87

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The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)

Anna Lee Huber

3.96

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As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby Mystery, #5)

Anna Lee Huber

3.97

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21 must-read fiction books like The Last Note of Warning (Nightingale Mysteries #3) by Katharine Schellman

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Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House (Jane Austen Mysteries, #6)

Stephanie Barron

3.95

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Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

Susan Rowland

4.33

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Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4)

Ashley Weaver

4.26

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The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

Jacqueline Winspear

4.46

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