20 Best fiction books like One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily Critchley

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One Puzzling Afternoon

By: Emily Critchley

3.86

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

A mystery she can't remember. A friend she can't forget. I kept your secret Lucy. I've kept it f…

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Cover of How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1) by Kristen Perrin

1. How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

By: Kristen Perrin

3.80

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

Frances Adams always said she'd be murdered. She was right. It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams … read more

Similar categories in Kristen Perrin's How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1) book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"My favourite chess saying is very simple: You can play without a plan, but you’ll probably lose.’ - Rutherford Gravesdown"

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

"You stupid b*tch, you think you're so worthy? You deserve nothing but a hole in the ground. You're a wh*re and a liar, and I swear if you don't stop this I'll snap your scrawny neck like a twig."

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

"Don’t worry, Annie, I’m not going to murder you.’ ‘I appreciate that, Saxon,’ I reply. ‘I’m not going to murder you either.’ And then we both smile, because this is such a strange thing to say ten mi…"

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

"You little b*tch, you think you can stand in my way? You're so used to getting what you want, with your perfect pretty face. If you don't stop I swear I'll ruin that face. I'll put your bones in a bo…"

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

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2. The Last Murder at the End of the World

By: Stuart Turton

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Wat… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Turton's The Last Murder at the End of the World book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)

By: Nita Prose

3.83

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

When an acclaimed author dies at the Regency Grand Hotel, it's up to a fastidious maid to uncover t… read more

Similar categories in Nita Prose's The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2) book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"We all make mistakes. It’s what we do after that matters."

-Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)

"Mr. Grimthorpe and I have always maintained that books can rehabilitate anyone."

-Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)

"You can fight monsters you can see, or you can run away from them. But the invisible ones are inescapable."

-Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)

"It's a matter of polish," I say. "With most things, especially masterpieces, it's about removing the tarnish to reveal the shine."

-Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest (Molly the Maid, #2)

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4. One Puzzling Afternoon

By: Emily Critchley

3.86

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

A mystery she can't remember. A friend she can't forget. I kept your secret Lucy. I've kept it f… read more

Similar categories in Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. Scenes of the Crime

By: Jilly Gagnon

3.02

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friend's disappearance by recreating their fateful fin… read more

Similar categories in Jilly Gagnon's Scenes of the Crime book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I know how to tell the better story."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"Something can be stunning and still be really fucking dangerous."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"We were all really here because of our secrets. And I, for one, needed to make sure mine were truly safe..."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

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6. Daughters of Olympus

By: Hannah M. Lynn

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her... Gods an… read more

Similar categories in Hannah M. Lynn's Daughters of Olympus book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham, #2)

By: Benjamin Stevenson

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When the Australian Mystery Writers’ Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the … read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham, #2) book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. The Diamond of London

By: Andrea Penrose

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Born into an illustrious family of swashbuckling war heroes and brilliant political leaders, Lady H… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's The Diamond of London book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

By: Virginia Kantra

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A woman learns to follow her own road in this heartwarming novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz by Ne… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Sisters of Fortune

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they bo… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's Sisters of Fortune book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Our Vengeful Souls

By: Kristi McManus

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When magical mermaid Sereia saves her little sister and overshadows brother and rightful heir, Trit… read more

Similar categories in Kristi McManus's Our Vengeful Souls book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. What Remains

By: Wendy Walker

3.57

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

She saved his life. Now he‘ll never let her go. Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. … read more

Similar categories in Wendy Walker's What Remains book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. An Inconvenient Wife

By: Karen E. Olson

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This astonishing crime novel—inspired by the Tudor era—takes the reader into the world of Kate Park… read more

Similar categories in Karen E. Olson's An Inconvenient Wife book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Through the Snow Globe

By: Annie Rains

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

It’s a Wonderful Life meets Groundhog Day, as a woman dangerously close to losing it all receives a… read more

Similar categories in Annie Rains's Through the Snow Globe book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • adult
  • fiction
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15. Love of My Lives

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

3.07

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Who hasn’t fantasized about finding a soulmate? In acclaimed author Yamile Saied Mendez’s charmingl… read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Love of My Lives book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI)

By: Jessica Booth

3.88

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

You are never alone when lost in the magic of a book. 12 short stories comprise the Once Upon a … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Booth's 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI) book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

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17. Under the Tamarind Tree

By: Nigar Alam

3.74

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize A compellingly heartbreaking debut no… read more

Similar categories in Nigar Alam's Under the Tamarind Tree book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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18. Main Character Energy

By: Jamie Varon

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Poppy Banks would rather be writing mysteries than writing listicles for her dead-end job at Though… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Varon's Main Character Energy book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Life can continue to surprise you right up until the end, if you're brave enough to take risks."

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

"I have been living in service of my fear for too long. And I did it again. Cowered in the face of it."

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

"All you have to do is stay. And when you feel the urge to flee in fear, you don't. You stand firm. And you choose courage. You keep choosing courage over fear, until it feels natural. Until you reali…"

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

"I've realized that another person's greatness takes nothing from my own. And that the bravest thing you can do is support people and celebrate their success with as much excitement as it deserves. It…"

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

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19. Forty Words for Love

By: Aisha Saeed

3.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this tender genre-bending young adult novel by New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed, tw… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Forty Words for Love book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Once upon a time, pink dolphins swam not far from shore. He and Yas would wade out to see the newest calves and swim alongside Mira and Hira--- the names they'd given the sweetest two with matching c…"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

"Raf inhaled the scent of cardamom-infused chicken, pickled beef, eggplant, and steaming saffron rice simmering on the stove. They tried to approximate the spices in Moonlight Bay to their tastes of h…"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

"The Golub tree, measuring two hundred feet tall, stood steps away. It was as wide as a redwood, with a thin layer of frost burrowed within its creases. Its plentiful dewdrop leaves created a crown th…"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

"Only shells collected from the sea could be crafted into necklaces to soothe anxious hearts. Every day, people crossed the threshold of their home. They settled into the nook of the guest room. They …"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

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20. In the Lonely Hours

By: Shannon Morgan

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In a bewitchingly melancholy, thrillingly modern ghost story for readers of Eve Chase, Megan Shephe… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Morgan's In the Lonely Hours book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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21. Bladestay

By: Jackie Johnson

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Be careful who you root for When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a … read more

Similar categories in Jackie Johnson's Bladestay book and Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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Stuart Turton

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3.83

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