19 must-read classics books like Murder in the Museum by John Rowland

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Murder in the Museum

By: John Rowland

3.50

Format: 93 pages, Paperback

When Professor Julius Arnell breathes his last in the hushed atmosphere of the British Museum Readi…

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1. Green for Danger

By: Christianna Brand

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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  • british literature
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2. Murder in the Museum

By: John Rowland

3.50

Format: 93 pages, Paperback

When Professor Julius Arnell breathes his last in the hushed atmosphere of the British Museum Readi… read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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3. Death in the Tunnel

By: Miles Burton

3.50

Format: 93 pages, Paperback

On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone in the 5 o'clock train from Can… read more

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  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
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  • mystery
  • crime
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4. Murder of a Lady (Dr. Hailey, #12)

By: Anthony Wynne

5.00

Format: 176 pages,

Duchlan Castle is a gloomy, forbidding place in the Scottish Highlands. Late one night the body of … read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

5. Death of a Busybody

By: George Bellairs

4.12

Format: 176 pages,

The eponymous nosy parker in Death of a Busybodyis Miss Ethel Tither. She has made herself deeply u… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

6. The Cheltenham Square Murder

By: John Bude

3.19

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the diverse inhabitants of its ten … read more

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7. Quick Curtain

By: Alan Melville

3.74

Format: 168 pages,

'Don't talk bunk!' said Mr Douglas. 'You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Dr… read more

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8. Thirteen Guests

By: J. Jefferson Farjeon

3.74

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

On a fine autumn weekend, Lord Aveling hosts a hunting party at his country house, Bragley Court. A… read more

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9. The Santa Klaus Murder

By: Mavis Doriel Hay

3.74

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

When it comes to Christmas stories, one typically thinks of those that embody the spirit of the sea… read more

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10. The Lost Gallows (Henri Bencolin, #3)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

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11. The Cornish Coast Murder

By: John Bude

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature --himself in … read more

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12. Death on the Cherwell

By: Mavis Doriel Hay

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

For Miss Cordell, principal of Persephone College, there are two great evils in the world: unladyli… read more

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13. Till Death Do Us Part (Dr. Gideon Fell, #15)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.83

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Crime author Dick Markham is in love again; his fiancée the mysterious newcomer to the village, Les… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
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  • mystery
  • crime
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14. The Mysterious Mr. Badman

By: W.F. Harvey

3.57

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The note read: “Will the gentleman who took by mistake a copy of Bunyan’s Life and Death of Mr. Ba… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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15. Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8)

By: Carol Carnac

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An atmospheric holiday novel from one of the most consistently popular authors in the series, Carol… read more

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  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
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  • mystery
  • crime
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16. Death of a Bookseller

By: Bernard J. Farmer

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A rare gem of the mystery genre makes its first return to print since 1956 An honest policeman, Se… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Jack, I'm going to tell you a story. A runner took a book to a famous dealer and said: 'I've got something rare here.' 'Yes,' replied the dealer, 'but customers who want it are rarer.' Then my book i…"

-Bernard J. Farmer, Death of a Bookseller

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17. Murder After Christmas

By: Rupert Latimer

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An ingenious lost Christmas mystery returns to print for the first time since 1944 'Did you say … read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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18. Smallbone Deceased

By: Michael Gilbert

4.05

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderHorniman, Birley and Craine is a highly re… read more

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  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
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  • mystery
  • crime
"It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapte…"

-Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased

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19. 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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  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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20. Post After Post-Mortem

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.00

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, revi… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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21. La libreria dei gatti neri

By: Piergiorgio Pulixi

3.90

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Grande appassionato di gialli, Marzio Montecristo ha aperto da qualche anno nel centro di Cagliari … read more

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  • crime
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22. These Names Make Clues

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.66

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Should detectives go to parties? Was it consistent with the dignity of the Yard? The inspector tos… read more

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  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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23. Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.11

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

‘“Never make trouble in the village” is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about… read more

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  • crime
"Never make trouble in the village’ is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about your neighbours’ sins and shortcomings, but you must never name them aloud. It’d make trouble, and sm…"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)

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24. Surfeit of Suspects

By: George Bellairs

3.79

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"At 8 o'clock in the evening on the 8th of… read more

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  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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25. Omicidio fuori stagione

By: Arwin J. Seaman

3.88

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Tra Louise Penny e Camilla Läckberg, un giallo classico, incredibilmente intrigante, con un'ambient… read more

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  • crime
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26. Two-Way Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

'This is only a hill mist, not a real fog. You'll find it'll be perfectly clear when we run down in… read more

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  • british literature
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  • crime
Cover of Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25) by E.C.R. Lorac

27. Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.97

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Who fired the fatal shot that snuffed out the life of miserly old Folliner during a London blackout… read more

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  • british literature
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"Mind the cat."

-E.C.R. Lorac, Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)

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28. Murder's a Swine

By: Nap Lombard

3.74

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

“I should imagine this was murder, too, because it would be very difficult to build yourself into a… read more

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29. Fell Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.08

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

'...this crime is conditioned by the place. To understand the one you've got to study the other.' … read more

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  • british literature
  • fiction
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"I set out this evening to learn something about the district, to study the roads and paths, and to get the hang of it, the feel of the land. It's no use rushing to ask questions when you're ignorant …"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder

"Far below him, the River Lune wound its serpentine curves across the wide flood plane: beneath the clear September sky the water shone blue, flowing out to Morecambe Bay, whose golden sands gleamed p…"

-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder

Cover of Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13) by E.C.R. Lorac

30. Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.74

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Bruce Attleton dazzled London's literary scene with his first two novels—but his early promise did … read more

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  • historical
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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Pioggia per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone by Maurizio de Giovanni

31. Pioggia per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone

By: Maurizio de Giovanni

3.71

Format: 240 pages, ebook

«Non smetterà mai di piovere. Continuerà per sempre. Non sarà più possibile uscire all’aperto, l’ac… read more

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3.77

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