13 Best crime books like Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn, #4) by Ngaio Marsh

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

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…

"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 detective novels. No herring so red but I raise my voice and give chase.' 'Don't be ridiculous.' said Nigel. 'Fact. You see in real detection herrings are so often out of season.' 'Well, never mind, who's your pick?' 'It depends on the author. If it's Agatha Christie, Miss Wade's occulted guilt drips from every page. Dorothy Sayers's Lord Peter would plump for Pringle, I fancy. Inspector French would go for Ogden. Of course, Ogden, on the face of it, is the first suspect."

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

"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 detective novels. No herring so red but I raise my voice and give chase.' 'Don't be ridiculous.' said Nigel. 'Fact. You see in real detection herrings are so often out of season.' 'Well, never mind, who's your pick?' 'It depends on the author. If it's Agatha Christie, Miss Wade's occulted guilt drips from every page. Dorothy Sayers's Lord Peter would plump for Pringle, I fancy. Inspector French would go for Ogden. Of course, Ogden, on the face of it, is the first suspect."

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

If you liked the crime plot in Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn, #4) by Ngaio Marsh , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Lonesome Road (Miss Silver, #3) by Patricia Wentworth

1. Lonesome Road (Miss Silver, #3)

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.97

Format: 214 pages, Paperback

Every year beautiful Rachel Treherne must rewrite her will--and decide who will inherit her late fa… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Case Is Closed (Miss Silver, #2) by Patricia Wentworth

2. The Case Is Closed (Miss Silver, #2)

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.86

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

The Everton murder case has long been closed. The culprit has been charged with the murder of his u… read more

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  • detective
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  • cozy mystery
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"And if you, Miss Hilary, could blow up that fire and put on a kettle, we will make her a nice cup of tea. In fact I think we all should all be the better of a nice cup of tea."

-Patricia Wentworth, The Case Is Closed (Miss Silver, #2)

Cover of Cargo of Eagles (Albert Campion Mystery, #19) by Margery Allingham

3. Cargo of Eagles (Albert Campion Mystery, #19)

By: Margery Allingham

3.80

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

In this, Ms. Allingham's last novel, the action revolves around Saltey, for centuries a hidey-hole … read more

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  • detective
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  • british literature
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Cover of Tether's End (Albert Campion Mystery, #16) by Margery Allingham

4. Tether's End (Albert Campion Mystery, #16)

By: Margery Allingham

3.96

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

In Hide My Eyes, private detective Albert Campion finds himself hunting down a serial killer in Lon… read more

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  • mystery thriller
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Cover of Striding Folly (Lord Peter Wimsey #15) by Dorothy L. Sayers, Elizabeth  George, Janet Hitchman

5. Striding Folly (Lord Peter Wimsey #15)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers , Elizabeth George , Janet Hitchman

3.99

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detction skills at their mo… read more

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Cover of Sweet Danger (Albert Campion Mystery #5) by Margery Allingham

6. Sweet Danger (Albert Campion Mystery #5)

By: Margery Allingham

3.57

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The impoverished Fitton family inhabit a run-down mill in a Suffolk village, and suspect their brot… read more

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  • detective
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Cover of The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1) by Margery Allingham

7. The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1)

By: Margery Allingham

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A house party is under way at the remote mansion of Black Dudley, and among the guests are some ver… read more

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"George Abbershaw's prosaic mind quivered on the verge of poetry when he looked at her."

-Margery Allingham, The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1)

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

9. 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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  • detective
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"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)

Cover of A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2) by Josephine Tey, Robert Barnard

10. A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2)

By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a woman's body washes up on an isolated stretch of beach on the southern coast of England, Sco… read more

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  • detective
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  • crime

11. Traitor's Purse (Albert Campion Mystery #11)

By: Margery Allingham

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Paperback

Celebrated amateur detective Albert Campion awakes in hospital accused of attacking a police office… read more

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12. Look to the Lady (Albert Campion Mystery #3)

By: Margery Allingham

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Paperback

A ring of international thieves target the Gyrth Chalice, a priceless goblet held by centuries of G… read more

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13. Unexpected Night (Henry Gamadge, #1)

By: Elizabeth Daly

3.91

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

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14. The Attenbury Emeralds (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane, #3)

By: Jill Paton Walsh

5.00

Format: None pages,

In 1936, Dorothy L. Sayers abandoned the last Lord Peter Wimsey detective story. Sixty years later,… read more

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Cover of Lord Peter Views the Body (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #4) by Dorothy L. Sayers

15. Lord Peter Views the Body (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #4)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this delightful collection of Wimsey exploits, Dorothy L. Sayers reveals a gruesome, grotesque b… read more

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"I has such a sinking in my inside I has to get up and eat biscuits."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Lord Peter Views the Body (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #4)

"And upon his return, Gherkins, who had always considered his uncle as a very top-hatted sort of person, actually saw him take from his handkerchief-drawer an undeniable automatic pistol. It was at th…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Lord Peter Views the Body (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #4)

16. Police at the Funeral (Albert Campion Mystery #4)

By: Margery Allingham

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The imperious Caroline Faraday runs her house like a Victorian fiefdom, unconcerned with the fact t… read more

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17. Mystery Mile (Albert Campion Mystery #2)

By: Margery Allingham

3.86

Format: 536 pages, Hardcover

Judge Crowdy Lobbett has found evidence pointing to the identity of the criminal mastermind behind … read more

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18. Grey Mask (Miss Silver, #1)

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.99

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

After Charles was jilted at the altar by Margaret, he discovers that she is mixed up in a vicious k… read more

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Cover of Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) by Dorothy L. Sayers

19. Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.24

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

Society’s eligible women are in mourning. Lord Peter Wimsey has married at last, having finally suc… read more

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"in the linked arms of Bacchus and Aphrodite."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)

"Remorse is eating his soul like a caterpillar in a cabbage."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)

"his thoughts revolving silently in this squirrel-cage of mystification."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)

"But that's men all over ... Poor dears, they can't help it. They haven't got logical minds."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)

20. Thrones, Dominations (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane #1)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers , Jill Paton Walsh

3.69

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The wife of a wealthy man is found dead, and it is up to Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife, Harriet, t… read more

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Cover of The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) by Dorothy L. Sayers

21. The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.78

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

During a painting retreat, a killer takes a creative approach to the ancient art of murder... Th… read more

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"One of these days you’ll go too far, and somebody will murder you.' 'I shouldn’t be in the least surprised,' said Lord Peter, pleasantly."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)

"What's that, mister?" "That's the green for the gentleman's coat. No--don't pinch it, or you'll get it all over you. Yes, you can put the cap on. Yes, that's to keep it from drying up. Yes, put it ba…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)

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