18 must-read mystery books like A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell, #5) by Deanna Raybourn

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A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell, #5)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.14

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beaucl…

"For my part, I ignored her jibes, as I had long ago formed the opinion that it is best never to notice children at all in any capacity lest they take a simple greeting as an overture for discussion -- or worse yet, touching by grubby, sweet-sticky fingers."

-Deanna Raybourn, A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell, #5)

If you liked the mystery plot in A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell, #5) by Deanna Raybourn , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Mortal Arts (Lady Darby Mystery, #2)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Scotland, 1830. Lady Kiera Darby is no stranger to intrigue—in fact, it seems to follow wherever sh… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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2. The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

“A riveting debut…an original premise, an enigmatic heroine, and a compelling Highland setting…a bo… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
"We all must deal with our shadows the best we can. No one can conquer them for us."

-Anna Lee Huber, The Anatomist's Wife (Lady Darby Mystery, #1)

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3. A Grave Matter (Lady Darby Mystery #3)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her dear friend, Lady Kiera Darby is in need of a safe haven… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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4. As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby Mystery, #5)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.97

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

"The latest mystery from the national bestselling author of A Study in Death tangles Lady Kiera Dar… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. A Conspiracy in Belgravia (Lady Sherlock, #2)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.08

Format: 581 pages,

The game is afoot as Charlotte Holmes returns in the atmospheric second novel in New York Timesbest… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook

6. A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.95

Format: 224 pages,

With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected… read more

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7. A Study in Death (Lady Darby Mystery #4)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.90

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the national bestselling author of A Grave Mattercomes the latest riveting mystery featuring a… read more

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8. A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell, #5)

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.14

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beaucl… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"For my part, I ignored her jibes, as I had long ago formed the opinion that it is best never to notice children at all in any capacity lest they take a simple greeting as an overture for discussion -…"

-Deanna Raybourn, A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell, #5)

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9. Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.13

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight … read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit."

-Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

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10. Murder at the Dinner Party (Cleopatra Fox, #8)

By: C.J. Archer

4.07

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The staff in high society households are expected to be unobtrusive, but a dead butler in the dinin… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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11. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

By: Heather Fawcett

4.32

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wi… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"One of the guiding principles of dryadology,"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

"I may not be a miller's daughter, but you are not so different from the Folk as you think, Your Highness." I lifted her wineglass and dashed the remainder against her face, spilling it across her mou…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

"I brushed the hair from his face. It is very soft--- ludicrously so, in fact, more like rabbit down or dandelion seed than human hair--- and I found I could not stop stroking it. He murmured somethin…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

"Dr. Farris Rose has served as Department Head for over a decade, taking over from Letitia Barrister, who was abducted by a bogle in the Hebrides and returned several weeks later aged to approximately…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

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12. A Tempest at Sea (Lady Sherlock #7)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.18

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes’s brilliant mind and deductive skills are pulled into a dangerous investigation at… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of A Brush with Shadows (Lady Darby Mystery, #6) by Anna Lee Huber

13. A Brush with Shadows (Lady Darby Mystery, #6)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.19

Format: 383 pages, None

Sebastian Gage returns home to battle the ghosts of his past and prevent them from destroying his f… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock, #4)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, is back solving new cases in the Victorian-set mystery series from… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I miss hot cocoa with a burning passion,"

-Sherry Thomas, The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock, #4)

"I’ve never seen you take so little butter,"

-Sherry Thomas, The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock, #4)

"I hope you may still take one or two of these mignardises."

-Sherry Thomas, The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock, #4)

"Perhaps he should have brought her something. Flowers. Or cake, if she had managed to reverse Maximum Tolerable Chins."

-Sherry Thomas, The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock, #4)

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15. The Hollow of Fear (Lady Sherlock, #3)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.22

Format: 329 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, returns in the Victorian-set mystery series from the USA Today bes… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Well, I always enjoy a case more once witnesses start quoting Shakespeare, don't you?"

-Sherry Thomas, The Hollow of Fear (Lady Sherlock, #3)

"You might be surprised at the strength of the fragile. And for some people it is ordinary life that is most challenging, not so much the extraordinary."

-Sherry Thomas, The Hollow of Fear (Lady Sherlock, #3)

"Miss Holmes eyed a third slice of Madeira cake, but did not reach for it—possibly because she was approaching Maximum Tolerable Chins, the point at which she began regulating further helpings of cake…"

-Sherry Thomas, The Hollow of Fear (Lady Sherlock, #3)

"Inside the house she took off both her hat and her wig—a woman’s wig, this time—and sat down in front of the vanity table to massage her scalp. In the mirror she seemed thinner. Was she already down …"

-Sherry Thomas, The Hollow of Fear (Lady Sherlock, #3)

Cover of Murder on Cold Street (Lady Sherlock, #5) by Sherry Thomas

16. Murder on Cold Street (Lady Sherlock, #5)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.20

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, is back solving new cases in the USA Today bestselling series set … read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. 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

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder at the Polo Club (Cleopatra Fox, #7) by C.J. Archer

18. Murder at the Polo Club (Cleopatra Fox, #7)

By: C.J. Archer

4.15

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

The sport of kings is the backdrop for a game of murder where one player loses more than the match.… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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19. Miss Moriarty, I Presume? (Lady Sherlock, #6)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.07

Format: 357 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes comes face to face with her enemy when Moriarty turns to her in his hour of need, … read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I am a queen upon this board, Charlotte had once told Lord Ingram, and I do not play to lose."

-Sherry Thomas, Miss Moriarty, I Presume? (Lady Sherlock, #6)

Cover of A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #3) by Kate Khavari

20. A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #3)

By: Kate Khavari

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh is ready for her next thrilling adventure in the newest instal… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • audiobook
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21. A Ruse of Shadows (Lady Sherlock, #8)

By: Sherry Thomas

4.19

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Holmes is accustomed to solving crimes, not being accused of them, but she finds herself … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook

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