12 best-selling crime books like Puzzle for Fools by Patrick Quentin

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Puzzle for Fools

By: Patrick Quentin

3.71

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

If you liked the crime plot in Puzzle for Fools by Patrick Quentin , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Red Right Hand

By: Joel Townsley Rogers

3.87

Format: 191 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Written in 1945, The Red Right Hand has come to be considered one of the few genuine classics of th… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of 8 Faces at 3 (John J. Malone #1) by Craig Rice

2. 8 Faces at 3 (John J. Malone #1)

By: Craig Rice

3.74

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

Jake Justus and Helene Brand met over the corpse of Aunt Alexandria. So it was probably a good thin… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Yet he worked unceasingly, amassing a considerable fortune in the process, at turning clients who were indubitably criminals loose upon society. He always assumed that the words from a witness' mouth…"

-Craig Rice, 8 Faces at 3 (John J. Malone #1)

Cover of The Siamese Twin Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #7) by Ellery Queen

3. The Siamese Twin Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #7)

By: Ellery Queen

3.40

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

THE SIAMESE TWIN MYSTERY finds Ellery and his father, the irascible Inspector Queen, trapped in a m… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Dutch Shoe Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #3) by Ellery Queen

4. The Dutch Shoe Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #3)

By: Ellery Queen

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Das Geheimnis der weissen Schuhe Wenn das keine Tragik ist: Gerade als Abigail Doorn in den Operati… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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5. Nine Times Nine (Sister Ursula, #1)

By: Anthony Boucher

3.50

Format: None pages,

The man in the yellow robe had put a curse on Wolfe Harrigan--the ancient curse called the Nine Tim… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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6. The Grindle Nightmare

By: Q. Patrick

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The quiet New England village of Grindle was the last place in the world where murder might be expe… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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7. The Sittaford Mystery

By: Agatha Christie

3.76

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor, six shadowy figures huddle around a table for a seance… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"I help those who can help themselves."

-Agatha Christie, The Sittaford Mystery

"Sloppy crying had never helped anyone yet."

-Agatha Christie, The Sittaford Mystery

"To cry at will is not an easy accomplishment."

-Agatha Christie, The Sittaford Mystery

"Emily had the kind of personality that soars triumphantly over all obstacles."

-Agatha Christie, The Sittaford Mystery

Cover of The French Powder Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #2) by Ellery Queen

8. The French Powder Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #2)

By: Ellery Queen

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

French's department store was famous for the rare merchandise it offered its elite clientele. But n… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Death from a Top Hat (The Great Merlini #1) by Clayton Rawson

9. 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

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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10. Puzzle for Fools

By: Patrick Quentin

3.71

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • historical
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of All Shot Up (Harlem Cycle, #5) by Chester Himes

11. All Shot Up (Harlem Cycle, #5)

By: Chester Himes

4.21

Format: 96 pages,

The shocking and explosive hardboiled classic. From murderers to prostitutes, corrupt politicians a… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

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

By: Carter Dickson

4.00

Format: None pages,

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14. The Egyptian Cross Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #5)

By: Ellery Queen

4.12

Format: 652 pages, Paperback

The island was a magnet for every seeker of kinky kicks. A weird prophet had made it the home of a … read more

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15. The Chinese Shawl (Miss Silver, #5)

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.94

Format: 256 pages,

Miss Silver must intervene when an age-old family feud returns with fatal effect All London loves T… read more

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16. 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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17. A Knife for Harry Dodd (Chief Inspector Littlejohn, #21)

By: George Bellairs

4.50

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

Harry Dodd is stabbed in the back on his way home from the pub. But instead of calling for the poli… read more

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18. Murder Is Easy (Superintendent Battle, #4)

By: Agatha Christie

3.25

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

An elderly lady is on her way to Scotland Yard to report several murders in her village. "It is ver… read more

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19. The Fabulous Clipjoint

By: Fredric Brown

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

1948 Edgar Award Winner Ed Hunter is eighteen, and he isn't happy. He doesn't want to end up like h… read more

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Cover of Silence in the Library (Lily Adler Mystery, #2) by Katharine Schellman

20. Silence in the Library (Lily Adler Mystery, #2)

By: Katharine Schellman

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Regency widow Lily Adler didn't expect to find a corpse when visiting a family friend. Now it's up … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
Cover of Murder in the Crooked House (Kiyoshi Mitarai, #2) by Sōji Shimada

21. Murder in the Crooked House (Kiyoshi Mitarai, #2)

By: Sōji Shimada

3.55

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

The Crooked House sits on a snowbound cliff at the remote northern tip of Japan. A curious place to… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

12 Top fiction books like Puzzle for Fools by Patrick Quentin

Transform Your Habits

The Red Right Hand

Joel Townsley Rogers

3.87

Transform Your Habits

8 Faces at 3 (John J. Malone #1)

Craig Rice

3.74

Transform Your Habits

The Siamese Twin Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #7)

Ellery Queen

3.40

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The Dutch Shoe Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #3)

Ellery Queen

4.48

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

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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