13 Best classics books like Shroud of Darkness by E.C.R. Lorac

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Shroud of Darkness

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.24

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

One was brutally attacked in the choking black fog in Paddington Station. Attempted murder became b…

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1. Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

By: Christianna Brand

3.56

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In the height of an English summer, Grandfather is found dead in the little Grecian lodge among the… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • british literature

2. The Problem of the Green Capsule (Dr. Gideon Fell, #10)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.75

Format: None pages,

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3. The Mystery of the Kneeling Woman

By: Moray Dalton

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

"Not another murder!" "You've said it." Kindly Reverend John Clare pays a social call upon the satu… read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
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4. Shroud of Darkness

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.24

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

One was brutally attacked in the choking black fog in Paddington Station. Attempted murder became b… read more

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  • detective
  • classics
  • british literature
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
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5. Murder in Blue

By: Clifford Witting

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

No ISBN The author's first novel. The story concerns John Rutherford, proprietor of an Englis… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • british literature
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6. Impact of Evidence

By: Carol Carnac

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • 20th century
  • british literature
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7. The Strong Room: A Golden Age Mystery

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.05

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Golden Age of Crime writer R.A.J. Walling’s first-ever crime novel, republished here for the first … read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
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8. The Tragedy at Freyne

By: Anthony Gilbert

4.11

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

When Sir Simon Chandos is found poisoned in his library, with a confession in front of him and a ph… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • british literature
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9. Midsummer Murder

By: Clifford Witting

3.86

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Witting's second Inspector Charlton mystery, first published in 1937, is set in Paulsfield (clearly… read more

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  • crime
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10. The Stretton Darknesse Mystery

By: Moray Dalton

4.27

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A capital tale… excellent’ The Times‘Absorbing’ The Daily Express First republication of this ultr… read more

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  • mystery
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11. The Black Wings

By: Moray Dalton

4.18

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Very good’ The Times‘Handles with dexterity a very complicated plot’ Evening StandardFirst republi… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
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12. The Case of the Michaelmas Goose

By: Clifford Witting

4.25

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective-Sergeant Martin christened him 'Whiskers', but nobody could be certain who he really was.… read more

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13. Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.90

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Ingenious’ Times Literary SupplementThe second of ten ‘Roger Sheringham’ detective novelsThis 2023… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • british literature
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14. Catt Out of the Bag (Inspector Harry Charlton, #4)

By: Clifford Witting

4.15

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

This reissue of a classic mystery originally published in 1939 sparkles with wonderfully wry humour… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • british literature
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15. The Missing Link: A Golden Age Murder Mystery

By: George Varney

3.90

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Detective mystery in a sinister old mansion’ Daily Sketch‘Effortless telling of a good story’ The … read more

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  • mystery
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16. The Wintringham Mystery

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the fo… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • british literature
"For a minute or two they remained in complete silence--the silence of people who know each other so well that words are merely an accessory rather than a necessity."

-Anthony Berkeley, The Wintringham Mystery

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17. Death of Mr. Dodsley (Francis McNab, #5)

By: John Ferguson

3.45

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

A bookshop is a first-rate place for unobtrusive observation,’ he continued. ‘One can remain in it … read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
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18. The Templeton Case: A Detective Story

By: Victor L. Whitechurch

4.06

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

A dead body is found near the estuary of a river. Here the country detective works his way throught… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • british literature
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19. Measure for Murder

By: Clifford Witting

4.09

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1940 and Mrs Mudge, the cleaning lady is busy tidying the Little Theatre in Lulverton, which … read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
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20. The House of Disappearance

By: J. Jefferson Farjeon

3.87

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Compelling… much mystery’ New York TimesThe much-revered crime writer J. Jefferson Farjeon’s count… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
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21. 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
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
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22. Dead on Time

By: Clifford Witting

3.97

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

The scene is The Blue Boar in the High Street, Lulverton. The occasion: the stag party planned to c… read more

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  • mystery
  • british literature
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23. The Bedroom Window Murder: A 1940s 'Country House' Mystery (Chief Inspector Bryce Murder Mysteries Book 1)

By: Peter Zander-Howell

4.28

Format: None pages, None

It is 1949. Sir Francis Sherwood - WW1 hero, landowner, magistrate - is shot dead while standing at… read more

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  • mystery
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24. 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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  • mystery
  • classics
  • crime
  • british literature
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25. The Case with Three Threads: An English Country House Murder Mystery

By: Anthony Lang

3.84

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Effortless telling of a good story’ The Observer‘Murder most ingeniously contrived’ New York Times… read more

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26. Tragedy at the Unicorn

By: John Rhode

4.26

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The best detective story of 1928’ Times Literary Supplement'A case of suicide, accident or murder?… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of SUSPICIONS OF A PARLOURMAID and THE NORFOLK RAILWAY MURDERS: Two cases for DCI Bryce (Chief Inspector Bryce Mysteries Book 7) by Peter Zander-Howell

27. SUSPICIONS OF A PARLOURMAID and THE NORFOLK RAILWAY MURDERS: Two cases for DCI Bryce (Chief Inspector Bryce Mysteries Book 7)

By: Peter Zander-Howell

4.43

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

Two more cases for Philip Bryce. 1. An affluent elderly lady dies. The death certificate cites ‘na… read more

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28. Impact of Evidence

By: E. C. R. Lorac

4.32

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

AMONG THE hills of the Welsh borders a little group of farmsteads is isolated by snow and ice, then… read more

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29. The Dinner Party at Bardolph's: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A. J. Walling

4.25

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Edward Bardolph is an incredibly successful financier - he is also despised by many - with good rea… read more

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  • mystery
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30. Crossed Skis

By: E. C. R. Lorac

4.28

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

The investigation of a dead body in London's  Bloomsbury takes Rivers to the  Austrian Alps  to hun… read more

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31. Frozen Death: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.72

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Ingenious’ MORNING POST‘An extremely skilful mystery’ THE DAILY EXPRESS‘An exceptionally good dete… read more

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23 Top mystery books like Shroud of Darkness by E.C.R. Lorac

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Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

Christianna Brand

3.56

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The Mystery of the Kneeling Woman

Moray Dalton

4.30

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Shroud of Darkness

E.C.R. Lorac

4.24

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Murder in Blue

Clifford Witting

4.13

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Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)

Christianna Brand

3.56

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The Layton Court Mystery (Roger Sheringham Cases, #1)

Anthony Berkeley

4.60

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Shroud of Darkness

E.C.R. Lorac

4.24

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Anthony Gilbert

4.11

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