13 Best fiction books like The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5) by Charles Todd

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The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

By: Charles Todd

3.37

Format: 120 pages,

In an original short story by New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd, Scotland Yard inspect…

If you liked the fiction plot in The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5) by Charles Todd , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1) by Martha Grimes

1. The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1)

By: Martha Grimes

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

At the Man with a Load of Mischief, they found the dead body stuck in a keg of beer. At the Jack an… read more

Similar categories in Martha Grimes's The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"And so it continued all day, wynde after wynde, from a room beyond came the whistle of a teakettle. "Now, you really must join me. I've some marvelous Darjeeling, and some delicious petits fours a fr…"

-Martha Grimes, The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1)

Cover of The Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box by Brad Meltzer

2. The Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box

By: Brad Meltzer

4.18

Format: 407 pages, Hardcover

There's nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it's a literal strongbox, an empty coffi… read more

Similar categories in Brad Meltzer's The Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • fiction
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3. The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

By: Charles Todd

3.37

Format: 120 pages,

In an original short story by New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd, Scotland Yard inspect… read more

Similar categories in Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • historical
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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4. Deadly Pleasures

By: Martin Edwards

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

To celebrate the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Jubilee, a collection of original stories from … read more

Similar categories in Martin Edwards's Deadly Pleasures book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery
  • short stories

5. Original Sins: A Crime Writers' Association Anthology

By: Charles Todd , Reginald Hill , Christopher Fowler , Rick Mofina , Martin Edwards , Zoë Sharp , Ann Cleeves , Kate Ellis , Chris Ewan , Peter Lovesey , Sophie Hannah , Simon Brett , Tim Heald , Andrew Taylor , Chris Simms , Laura Wilson , Barbara Nadel , Christine Poulson

4.22

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

From a fish that can't help but dispense his own kind of justice to an assassin handling a misogyni… read more

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6. The Tuesday Night Club: A Short Story

By: Agatha Christie

4.08

Format: 96 pages,

Previously published in the print anthology The Thirteen Problems After a supper of canned lobster … read more

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7. Katherine Hall Page Presents Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional

By: Charles Todd , L.C. Tyler , John Gregory Betancourt , Rhys Bowen , Katherine Hall Page , Hank Phillippi Ryan , Victoria Thompson , Neil S. Plakcy , Marcia Talley , Barb Goffman , K.M. Rockwood , None , Kathryn Leigh Scott , Gigi Pandian , Kate Flora , Eleanor Cawood Jones , Ruth Moose , Frances McNamara , B.K. Stevens , None , K.B. Inglee , Verena Rose , None , None , None

3.62

Format: None pages,

The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on "cozy" mysteries in the Agatha… read more

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Cover of The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) by Laurie R. King

8. The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)

By: Laurie R. King

4.41

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caugh… read more

Similar categories in Laurie R. King's The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) by Anne Hillerman

9. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more

Similar categories in Anne Hillerman's Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18) by Jacqueline Winspear

10. The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.46

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! Psychologist and… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"You've go to get on with it, my boy. Stop feeling sorry for yourselft, because what's done is done. You can't change it, so you've got to stiffen your backbone. You've a good job, a very nice roof ov…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

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11. 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

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Word book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) by C.S. Harris

12. What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19)

By: C.S. Harris

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's What Cannot Be Said (Sebastian St. Cyr, #19) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder by Douglas Preston

13. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

By: Douglas Preston

3.81

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more

Similar categories in Douglas Preston's The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • crime
Cover of Charlaine Harris Presents Malice Domestic 12: Mystery Most Historical by Verena Rose

14. Charlaine Harris Presents Malice Domestic 12: Mystery Most Historical

By: Verena Rose

3.56

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christ… read more

Similar categories in Verena Rose's Charlaine Harris Presents Malice Domestic 12: Mystery Most Historical book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery
  • short stories
Cover of Odd Partners: An Anthology by Anne Perry

15. Odd Partners: An Anthology

By: Anne Perry

3.57

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Throughout the annals of fiction, there have been many celebrated detective teams: Sherlock Holmes … read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's Odd Partners: An Anthology book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Dead Letter Delivery (Glass Library, #4) by C.J. Archer

16. The Dead Letter Delivery (Glass Library, #4)

By: C.J. Archer

4.10

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

The discovery of long-lost mail delivers a marriage proposal, a missing person, and a magical myste… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Archer's The Dead Letter Delivery (Glass Library, #4) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Vanishing Man (Charles Lenox Mysteries #0.2) by Charles Finch

17. The Vanishing Man (Charles Lenox Mysteries #0.2)

By: Charles Finch

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed and 'USA Today' bestselling author, Charles Finch, comes 'The Vanishi… read more

Similar categories in Charles Finch's The Vanishing Man (Charles Lenox Mysteries #0.2) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Last Passenger (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #0.3) by Charles Finch

18. The Last Passenger (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #0.3)

By: Charles Finch

4.17

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Charles Finch comes the third and final in a prequel trilogy to his lauded … read more

Similar categories in Charles Finch's The Last Passenger (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #0.3) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of An Extravagant Death (Charles Lenox, #11) by Charles Finch

19. An Extravagant Death (Charles Lenox, #11)

By: Charles Finch

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In what promises to be a breakout in Charles Finch's bestselling series, An Extravagant Death finds… read more

Similar categories in Charles Finch's An Extravagant Death (Charles Lenox, #11) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
Cover of This Time For Sure: Bouchercon Anthology 2021 by Hank Phillippi Ryan

20. This Time For Sure: Bouchercon Anthology 2021

By: Hank Phillippi Ryan

4.19

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

What would you do if you had a second chance? A do-over? How far would you go to get back at the on… read more

Similar categories in Hank Phillippi Ryan's This Time For Sure: Bouchercon Anthology 2021 book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery
  • short stories
Cover of Bones Buried Deep (Dr. Benjamin Bones Mysteries #4) by Emma Jameson

21. Bones Buried Deep (Dr. Benjamin Bones Mysteries #4)

By: Emma Jameson

4.48

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

In wartime England, love is a secret, and murder is just another casualty—join Dr. Benjamin Bones &… read more

Similar categories in Emma Jameson's Bones Buried Deep (Dr. Benjamin Bones Mysteries #4) book and Charles Todd's The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

  • mystery

8 Best crime books like The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5) by Charles Todd

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Martha Grimes

3.99

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The Kidnapping (Inspector Rutledge #12.5)

Charles Todd

3.37

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Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

Anne Hillerman

4.29

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Elly Griffiths

3.92

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Margaret Coel

3.31

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The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)

Laurie R. King

4.41

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Circle in the Water (A Sharon McCone Mystery)

Marcia Muller

3.57

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C.J. Box

4.36

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