26 must-read mystery books like Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31) by Donna Leon

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Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)

By: Donna Leon

4.09

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

Brunetti is forced to confront the price of loyalty, to his past and in his work, as a seemingly in…

"He slowed his pace to hers, and they walked automatically, neither of them having to hesitate about where to turn or which bridge to take: the unconscious navigation of the average Venetian is surpassed only by that of the albatross."

-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)

"In Campo Manin, the bodies of dead shops lined the way to the canal. There was a dead Middle Eastern fast-food place, a dead sporting goods shop, a dead clothes shop with two dead mannequins in the window, and, at last, the dead travel agency. Luckily, shops didn't have toes, for then each of them would have had a tag tied to their left big toe listing their name, age and presumed cause of death. Those here in the campo had all died of Covid."

-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)

"While del Balzo spoke, Brunetti turned off his ears and observed the speaking man, a habit he had developed during years of interrogating suspects, listening to witnesses, or sometimes hearing his children explain their school grades. Usually, some uncontrolled part of the bod–-a foot, a finger, or even a nose--gave evidence of the state of affairs inside the speaker; further, the non-listening listener could not be lulled by flattery or charm, nor by persuasive numbers. He simply watched a person, looking for evidence that what they were saying was not what they knew or believed."

-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)

"Have you been reading the letters of Rosa Luxemburg again, Donatella?’ Brunetti asked in a normal voice. She laughed her bright laugh, a sound he delighted in hearing because to be thought clever or amusing by this woman was, to Brunetti, a jewel of great price. ‘No dear, not recently. Besides, they’re very serious and filled with lofty thoughts about the inner contradictions of capitalism, and I’m too old to enjoy reading things like that.’ She gave him a level glance as though she were testing how far she could go – the same look he had sometimes been given by her daughter – and added, ‘And too rich.’ This time it was Brunetti who laughed."

-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)

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1. Dit solen aldrig når (Anki Karlsson, #3)

By: Marianne Cedervall

3.43

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

I Mullvalds socken på Gotland spirar våren och Anki Karlsson njuter av livet som pensionär och häst… read more

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  • crime
  • audiobook

2. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

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3. A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19)

By: Deborah Crombie

4.25

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Deborah Crombie returns with a new novel focusing on Scotland Yard detect… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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4. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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5. The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.01

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Ann Cleeves― New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, b… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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6. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)

By: Donna Leon

4.09

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

Brunetti is forced to confront the price of loyalty, to his past and in his work, as a seemingly in… read more

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  • italy
  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • audiobook
"He slowed his pace to hers, and they walked automatically, neither of them having to hesitate about where to turn or which bridge to take: the unconscious navigation of the average Venetian is surpas…"

-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)

"In Campo Manin, the bodies of dead shops lined the way to the canal. There was a dead Middle Eastern fast-food place, a dead sporting goods shop, a dead clothes shop with two dead mannequins in the w…"

-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)

"While del Balzo spoke, Brunetti turned off his ears and observed the speaking man, a habit he had developed during years of interrogating suspects, listening to witnesses, or sometimes hearing his ch…"

-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)

"Have you been reading the letters of Rosa Luxemburg again, Donatella?’ Brunetti asked in a normal voice. She laughed her bright laugh, a sound he delighted in hearing because to be thought clever or …"

-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)

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8. The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.46

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! Psychologist and… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"You've go to get on with it, my boy. Stop feeling sorry for yourselft, because what's done is done. You can't change it, so you've got to stiffen your backbone. You've a good job, a very nice roof ov…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

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9. A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs, #17)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.27

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Yet the alternative he had suggested smacked of privilege, and wasn't privilege always bolstered by a discrimination of sorts?"

-Jacqueline Winspear, A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs, #17)

"...places leave their mark in the same way that a human being can touch us. We have to make our peace with place, with the locations where we have spent time. We consider how we've been affected by b…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs, #17)

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10. The White Lady

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.07

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine/sleuth from Jacqueline Winspear, creato… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Give me strong young womenfolk with sharp elbows, Charlotte, my dear, and they will make a good account of themselves in this world."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

"And then there's that double-barreled name a lot of them toffs have, like they have to drag their ancestors up from the grave so we all know who they're related to."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

". . . it was known German soldiers would go door-to-door to take males of working age, or boys on the cusp of manhood. They always took the men, leaving only the women, children and elderly. Women we…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

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11. A Chateau Under Siege

By: Martin Walker

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

France's favourite country cop, Bruno, faces a dangerous threat to the town he polices and the peop… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor—until Nelso… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"It's a locked room mystery,' says Tony. 'Like in the books.' 'Nothing,' says Nelson, 'is like it is in the books."

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The churches are all closed. She was surprised how shocked she'd been to hear this news. Judy might be a lapsed Catholic, but she'd always assumed that, all her life, mass would be carrying on somewh…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The air is so sweet and pure that it almost takes her breath away. It's as if nature is conspiring to make lockdown a less terrifying experience. Ruth has already noticed herself becoming interested …"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"There are no commuters, no children jostling for school buses, no taxis, no old men in hats driving in the centre of the road. It should feel like heaven but, as Nelson drives through the old city ga…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

13. The Rising Tide (Vera Stanhope, #10)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebra… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. The Sacred Bridge (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito, #25)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.21

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"A fine legacy series . . . in the spirit of her late father, Tony."--Booklist An ancient myste… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Shooting at Chateau Rock (Bruno, Chief of Police, #13) by Martin  Walker

15. The Shooting at Chateau Rock (Bruno, Chief of Police, #13)

By: Martin Walker

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a local's troubling death is linked to a Russian oligarch and his multinational conglomerate, … read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18) by Louise Penny

16. A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18)

By: Louise Penny

4.46

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louis… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"They didn’t need proof. All a woman had to be was alive. Just being a woman was, in the church’s eyes, evil."

-Louise Penny, A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18)

"He look at the canvas and saw bold swirls of reds and greens and yellows and bright blues all intermingled. They formed no image, and he got no feeling. He closed his eyes and paused. When he open th…"

-Louise Penny, A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18)

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17. Signe

By: Pirkko Soininen

3.64

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Nainen, joka ikuisti hetkiä Pirkko Soinisen Signe on viipyilevän kaunis elämäkertaromaani 1869 s… read more

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18. The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, #13)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.27

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Dr Ruth Galloway returns to the moody and beautiful landscape of North Norfolk to confront another … read more

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  • fiction
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19. Something to Hide (Inspector Lynley, #21)

By: Elizabeth George

4.17

Format: 704 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley… read more

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  • detective
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  • thriller
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20. The Body in the Castle Well (Bruno, Chief of Police, #12)

By: Martin Walker

4.15

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

A missing art student. An international investigation. A secret that will shatter the village of St… read more

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21. To Kill a Troubadour (Bruno, Chief of Police, #15)

By: Martin Walker

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a musician’s new song hits a political nerve, he finds himself in the crosshairs of Spanish na… read more

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22. A Taste for Vengeance (Bruno, Chief of Police, #11)

By: Martin Walker

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a British tourist fails to turn up for a luxurious cooking vacation in Bruno's usually idyllic… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of A Game of Fear (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #24) by Charles Todd

23. A Game of Fear (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #24)

By: Charles Todd

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this newest installment of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, Scotland Yard’s Ian … read more

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  • fiction
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24. The King Arthur Case: A Brittany Mystery (Brittany Mystery Series, 7)

By: Jean-Luc Bannalec

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The King Arthur Case is the seventh installment of Jean-Luc Bannalec's bestselling mystery series. … read more

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  • crime
  • audiobook
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25. The Angels of Venice (Venice #6)

By: Philip Gwynne Jones

4.29

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

It's the night of 12 November 2019. The worst flooding in 50 years hits the city of Venice. 85% of … read more

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  • thriller
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26. Murder at the Porte de Versailles (Aimee Leduc Investigations #20)

By: Cara Black

3.87

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Cara Black's riveting 20th installment in her New York Times bestselling Parisian detective series … read more

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27. Kaikki ovat sokeita

By: Patricia G. Bertényi

3.56

Format: 431 pages, Hardcover

Uusi sairaaladekkarisarja alkaa! Teho-osaston arjessa laitosapulainen näkee ja kuulee kaiken, mu… read more

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28. Bruno's Challenge and Other Stories of the French Countryside

By: Martin Walker

4.15

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring all the familiar characters from h… read more

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29. The Dark Wives (Vera Stanhope, #11)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and … read more

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  • detective
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30. Hyvän miehen kuolema

By: Virpi Hämeen-Anttila

3.74

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

Veitsenterävä Björk salaperäisen murhaajan jäljillä. Huippusuosittu sarja jatkuu. Eletään mar… read more

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31. A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24)

By: Daniel Silva

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve… Acclaimed #1 Ne… read more

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4.29

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Ann Cleeves

4.01

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Abraham Verghese

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