12 Top crime books like Death from a Top Hat (The Great Merlini #1) by Clayton Rawson

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Death from a Top Hat (The Great Merlini #1)

By: Clayton Rawson

3.74

Format: 384 pages,

Merlini investigates two locked-room murders, based on a change-of-time gimmick. Beautifully handle…

If you liked the crime plot in Death from a Top Hat (The Great Merlini #1) by Clayton Rawson , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of The Benson Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #1) by S.S. Van Dine

1. The Benson Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #1)

By: S.S. Van Dine

3.46

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

The Benson Murder Case is the first novel in the Philo Vance series of mystery novels by S. S. Van … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5) by Dorothy L. Sayers

2. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.05

Format: 243 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

"I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

"Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

"I’m determined never to be a parent. Modern manners and the break-up of the fine old traditions have simply ruined the business. I shall devote my life and fortune to the endowment of research on the…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

Cover of The Plague Court Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #1) by Carter Dickson

3. The Plague Court Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #1)

By: Carter Dickson

3.84

Format: 224 pages,

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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4. 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
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Nine and Death Makes Ten (Sir Henry Merrivale, #11) by Carter Dickson

5. Nine and Death Makes Ten (Sir Henry Merrivale, #11)

By: Carter Dickson

4.04

Format: 417 pages,

Death sails aboard the Edwardic. "Douse that light!" bawled a voice almost directly in his ear. He … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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6. Verdict of Twelve

By: None

4.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

A woman is on trial for her life, accused of murder. Each of the 12 members of the jury has his or … read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • fiction
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7. The Mystery of the Yellow Room

By: Gaston Leroux

3.64

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

The young lady had just retired to her room when sounds of a struggle ensue, and cries of "Murder!"… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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8. Death from a Top Hat (The Great Merlini #1)

By: Clayton Rawson

3.74

Format: 384 pages,

Merlini investigates two locked-room murders, based on a change-of-time gimmick. Beautifully handle… read more

Similar categories in Clayton Rawson's Death from a Top Hat (The Great Merlini #1) book and Clayton Rawson's Death from a Top Hat (The Great Merlini #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Some Buried Caesar (Nero Wolfe, #6) by Rex Stout, Diane Mott Davidson

9. Some Buried Caesar (Nero Wolfe, #6)

By: Rex Stout , Diane Mott Davidson

3.47

Format: 185 pages,

Will a championship bull be served as barbecue or preserved for its lineage? Before this can be res… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

10. The Problem of the Wire Cage (Dr. Gideon Fell, #11)

By: John Dickson Carr

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

The corpse of Frank Dorrance is discovered in the center of a tennis court and Dr. Gideon Fell sear… read more

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11. The Red Lamp

By: Mary Roberts Rinehart

3.00

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

William Porter has just inherited Twin Hollows, an isolated lakeside estate shrouded in mystery and… read more

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12. The Red Widow Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #3)

By: Carter Dickson

4.00

Format: None pages,

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13. The Chinese Orange Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #8)

By: Ellery Queen

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

An unknown dead man is found in the office of a prosperous publisher. His clothes are on backward, … read more

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14. Castle Skull (Henri Bencolin, #2)

By: John Dickson Carr , J.D. Carpenter

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

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15. The Greek Coffin Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #4)

By: Ellery Queen

4.80

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

From the very beginning, the Khalkis case struck a somber note. It began, as was peculiarly harmoni… read more

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16. Rim of the Pit (Rogan Kincaid, #2)

By: Hake Talbot

3.77

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

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17. The Penguin Pool Murder (Hildegarde Withers #1)

By: Stuart Palmer

3.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

Spinster sleuth and school teacher, Hildegarde Withers, meets up with Inspector Oscar Piper at a mu… read more

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18. Murder Within Murder (Mr. and Mrs. North #10)

By: Frances Lockridge , Richard Lockridge

3.33

Format: 75 pages, Paperback

A retired professor from a small Indiana college, who plans to publish a book about spectacular mur… read more

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Cover of The Seat of the Scornful by John Dickson Carr

19. The Seat of the Scornful

By: John Dickson Carr

3.85

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Judge Horace Ireton didn't care about the letter of the law. He was interested in administering abs… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4) by Seishi Yokomizo

20. Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4)

By: Seishi Yokomizo

3.79

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic news – the son of one of the i… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Poverty is the mother of crime. If people are poor, they lose all sense of shame, and behave appallingly."

-Seishi Yokomizo, Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4)

"Mảnh trăng lưỡi liềm mùng mười còn treo trên sườn núi Suribachi, bầu trời lấp lánh muôn ánh sao. Sông Ngân kéo chiếc đuôi dài thượt ngang qua, có thể thấy thấp thoáng quầng sáng trắng sữa. Đảo Ngục M…"

-Seishi Yokomizo, Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4)

Cover of Mortmain Hall (Rachel Savernake #2) by Martin Edwards

21. Mortmain Hall (Rachel Savernake #2)

By: Martin Edwards

3.63

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition of ASIN B07JNDFRMX "You died once," Rachel Savernake whispered. "Tell … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

12 must-read fiction books like Death from a Top Hat (The Great Merlini #1) by Clayton Rawson

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The Benson Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #1)

S.S. Van Dine

3.46

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Dorothy L. Sayers

4.05

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The Plague Court Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #1)

Carter Dickson

3.84

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Green for Danger

Christianna Brand

3.69

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Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)

Christianna Brand

3.55

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Christianna Brand

3.69

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Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

Christianna Brand

3.56

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Carter Dickson

3.66

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