8 Best mystery thriller books like Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert

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Death in Fancy Dress

By: Anthony Gilbert

3.24

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

At a soirée like this, anyone can be the life―or death―of the party The British Secret Service, …

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. Death of a Busybody

By: George Bellairs

4.12

Format: 176 pages,

The eponymous nosy parker in Death of a Busybodyis Miss Ethel Tither. She has made herself deeply u… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

2. The Incredible Crime

By: None

3.40

Format: 208 pages,

Prince's College, Cambridge, is a peaceful and scholarly community, enlivened by Prudence Pinsent, … read more

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3. The Cheltenham Square Murder

By: John Bude

3.19

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the diverse inhabitants of its ten … read more

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4. Quick Curtain

By: Alan Melville

3.74

Format: 168 pages,

'Don't talk bunk!' said Mr Douglas. 'You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Dr… read more

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5. Death on the Cherwell

By: Mavis Doriel Hay

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

For Miss Cordell, principal of Persephone College, there are two great evils in the world: unladyli… read more

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6. Portrait of a Murderer

By: None

2.56

Format: 201 pages,

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Cover of Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9) by Anthony Berkeley

7. Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.77

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

When a murder is committed at a party given in honour of a famous writer-detective, the guests impe… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley

8. 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 thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of The Mysterious Mr. Badman by W.F. Harvey

9. 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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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8) by Carol Carnac

10. 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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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Death of a Bookseller by Bernard J. Farmer

11. Death of a Bookseller

By: Bernard J. Farmer

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A rare gem of the mystery genre makes its first return to print since 1956 An honest policeman, Se… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Jack, I'm going to tell you a story. A runner took a book to a famous dealer and said: 'I've got something rare here.' 'Yes,' replied the dealer, 'but customers who want it are rarer.' Then my book i…"

-Bernard J. Farmer, Death of a Bookseller

Cover of The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by R.A.J. Walling

12. The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.19

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

First serialised in newspapers in 1917.Never published in book form beforeA classic mystery by R.A.… read more

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Cover of Death of an Author by E.C.R. Lorac

13. Death of an Author

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.99

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

'I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the discovery of a bearded corpse would… read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. Death in Fancy Dress

By: Anthony Gilbert

3.24

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

At a soirée like this, anyone can be the life―or death―of the party The British Secret Service, … read more

Similar categories in Anthony Gilbert's Death in Fancy Dress book and Anthony Gilbert's Death in Fancy Dress

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of These Names Make Clues by E.C.R. Lorac

15. These Names Make Clues

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.66

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Should detectives go to parties? Was it consistent with the dignity of the Yard? The inspector tos… read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. The Division Bell Mystery

By: Ellen Wilkinson

3.50

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1932, this is the first Crime Classic novel written by an MP. And fittingly… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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17. The Widow of Bath

By: Margot Bennett

3.43

Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition

Hugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking in the second-rate hotel he found him… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"...hatred destroyed with the speed of a bonfire in a wooden house. [Hugh Everton]"

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

"The judge's manner would have made any man doubt the efficacy of lonely truth. Evidence would be demanded."

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

"...I...advise you that it is the duty of every citizen to expose and so help to destroy evil. [Judge Gregory Bath]"

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

"Life didn't stop, and a mind given too much to thoughts of death would create nothing but its own tomb. [Hugh Everton]"

-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath

Cover of Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac

18. Two-Way Murder

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

'This is only a hill mist, not a real fog. You'll find it'll be perfectly clear when we run down in… read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25) by E.C.R. Lorac

19. Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.97

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Who fired the fatal shot that snuffed out the life of miserly old Folliner during a London blackout… read more

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  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Mind the cat."

-E.C.R. Lorac, Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)

Cover of Murder's a Swine by Nap Lombard

20. Murder's a Swine

By: Nap Lombard

3.74

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

“I should imagine this was murder, too, because it would be very difficult to build yourself into a… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • golden age mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Spoilt Kill (Hedley Nicholson #1) by Mary  Kelly

21. The Spoilt Kill (Hedley Nicholson #1)

By: Mary Kelly

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Artistic temperaments and rivalries hinder Detective Nicholson in his investigation of industrial e… read more

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  • classics
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook

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George Bellairs

4.12

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Anthony Berkeley

3.77

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3.66

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3.57

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Christianna Brand

3.55

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Christianna Brand

3.69

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Carter Dickson

3.66

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