19 Top mystery books like The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden

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The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

By: Katie Lumsden

3.67

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Vic…

"But I did not want the future he had planned for me. I did not want a future chosen by anyone but myself."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

"I said nothing. Too many reasons, too many sins. But he was right. It did not feel wrong. It felt less wrong than anything had in a long time."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

If you liked the mystery plot in The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Of Manners and Murder (Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, #1) by Anastasia Hastings

1. Of Manners and Murder (Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, #1)

By: Anastasia Hastings

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

1885: London, England. When Violet's Aunt Adelia decides to abscond with her newest paramour, she l… read more

Similar categories in Anastasia Hastings's Of Manners and Murder (Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, #1) book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox

2. The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

By: Hester Fox

3.36

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful sec… read more

Similar categories in Hester Fox's The Last Heir to Blackwood Library book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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3. A House with Good Bones

By: T. Kingfisher

3.69

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explor… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's A House with Good Bones book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Like many family dynamics, it didn't have to be healthy, it just had to work."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"He's got an alibi. People with alibis in the first half of the show are always suspicious."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"I could research it. I am a champion researcher. It's why they pay me the meager academic bucks."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"I understood Grand Mae then, I think. I could not pity the adult she had become, but I could pity the girl she had been."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

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4. The Black Feathers

By: Rebecca Netley

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Where ghosts tread, black feathers fall . . . When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and a… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Netley's The Black Feathers book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden

5. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

By: Katie Lumsden

3.67

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Vic… read more

Similar categories in Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"But I did not want the future he had planned for me. I did not want a future chosen by anyone but myself."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

"I said nothing. Too many reasons, too many sins. But he was right. It did not feel wrong. It felt less wrong than anything had in a long time."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

Cover of The Household by Stacey Halls

6. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Maiden

By: Kate Foster

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster's T… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The Maiden book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Weyward

By: Emilia Hart

4.07

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

I am a Weyward, and wild inside. 2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackl… read more

Similar categories in Emilia Hart's Weyward book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
" Altha . A strange name. Soft and yet powerful. Like an incantation."

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"It took skill, Violet thought, to make even your handwriting look angry"

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"She named me Altha, after all. Not Alice, meaning noble woman, nor Agnes, lamb of God. Altha. Healer."

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"I thought he loved me for myself. But you were right. To him I am but an animal, like those he hunts and puts on display"

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

Cover of The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) by Jess Armstrong

9. The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

By: Jess Armstrong

3.56

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Arms… read more

Similar categories in Jess Armstrong's The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The only creatures in my whole dismal life who never once failed me were an overly fluffy black house cat and an eccentric Scottish bookseller."

-Jess Armstrong, The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

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10. A Most Agreeable Murder

By: Julia Seales

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a wealthy bachelor drops dead at a ball, a young lady takes on the decidedly improper role of … read more

Similar categories in Julia Seales's A Most Agreeable Murder book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Beatrice watched as Miss Bolton snaked a hand into her hat and withdrew a biscuit."

-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

"Languages, such as French and Italian *One may speak French, but one must never travel to France."

-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

"How did you not recognize her?" "She was wearing a wig!" Drake said defensively. "The same color as her hair!" Beatrice shot back."

-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

"Page three hundred and four of The Lady's Guide," Beatrice replied. "Ladies are permitted to handle balls while playing billiards."

-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

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11. The Whispering Muse

By: Laura Purcell

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a gripping tale of obsession, superstition and ambit… read more

Similar categories in Laura Purcell's The Whispering Muse book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
Cover of Fyneshade by Kate   Griffin

12. Fyneshade

By: Kate Griffin

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Many would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and sil… read more

Similar categories in Kate Griffin's Fyneshade book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

13. The London Séance Society

By: Sarah Penner

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding tale about two daring women who hunt for truth and justice in the perilous art of co… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Penner's The London Séance Society book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Toll House by Carly Reagon

14. The Toll House

By: Carly Reagon

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The past isn't always dead and buried . . . A house with history. That's how the estate agent de… read more

Similar categories in Carly Reagon's The Toll House book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal

15. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's The Burial Plot book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Beholders by Hester Musson

16. The Beholders

By: Hester Musson

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

SOME HOUSES ARE HAUNTED BY THE LIVING June, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of th… read more

Similar categories in Hester Musson's The Beholders book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lodger by Helen Scarlett

17. The Lodger

By: Helen Scarlett

3.83

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

This second novel from the author of The Deception of Harriet Fleet takes us back to the aftermath … read more

Similar categories in Helen Scarlett's The Lodger book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman

18. The Shadow Key

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or… read more

Similar categories in Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
Cover of The Company by J.M. Varese

19. The Company

By: J.M. Varese

3.46

Format: 320 pages, ebook

London, 1870. Lucy Braithwhite lives a privileged existence as the heir to the fortune of Braith… read more

Similar categories in J.M. Varese's The Company book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of The House of Whispers by Anna Mazzola

20. The House of Whispers

By: Anna Mazzola

3.64

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes the secrets of the past are more dangerous than the present... Rome, 1938. As the w… read more

Similar categories in Anna Mazzola's The House of Whispers book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The King's Witches by Kate   Foster

21. The King's Witches

By: Kate Foster

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The King's Witches book and Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

21 Top fiction books like The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden

Transform Your Habits

Of Manners and Murder (Dear Miss Hermione Mystery, #1)

Anastasia Hastings

3.66

Transform Your Habits

The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

Hester Fox

3.36

Transform Your Habits

A House with Good Bones

T. Kingfisher

3.69

Transform Your Habits

The Black Feathers

Rebecca Netley

4.00

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21 must-read fiction books like The Beholders by Hester Musson

Transform Your Habits

The List of Suspicious Things

Jennie Godfrey

4.29

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The Black Feathers

Rebecca Netley

4.00

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The Household

Stacey Halls

3.94

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To the Dogs

Louise Welsh

3.71

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