Mystery books from England
Recommended mystery books (111)
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If you are into mystery here are some mystery books from England for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie EN
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There's a body in a trunk; a dead girl's reflection is caught in a mirror; and one corpse is back from the grave, while another is envisioned in the recurring nightmare of a terrified eccentric. What's behind such ghastly misdeeds? Try money, revenge, passion, and pleasure. With multiple motives, multiple victims, and multiple suspects, it's going to take a multitude of talent to solve these clever crimes. In this inviting collection, Agatha Christie enlists the services of her finest—Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Parker Pyne—and puts them each to the test in the most challenging cases of t... continue
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The Running Grave: Cormoran Strike Book 7 by Robert Galbraith EN
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'The work of a master storyteller' Daily Telegraph 'One of crime's most engaging duos' Guardian THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023 ________ Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside. The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths. In order to try to rescue Will, Strike's business partner Robin Ell... continue
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The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters EN
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Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth. The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives. In the Spring of 1140, a young man, pursued by a lynching mob, claims sanctuary just in time to save his life. Brother Cadfael believes the boy is innocent and sets out to prove it.
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The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie EN
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Wherever ravishing Virginia Revel went, death seemed sure to follow. First her husband died. The next to perish was a foreign prince whose ruthless power was matched by his scandalous passions. Then a bungling blackmailer followed them into the grave. Now on an isolated estate where a master murderer mingled with the aristocratic guests, Virginia could turn to only one person to prove her innocence and end her nightmare. And she could only pray that she had not put her life into the hands of the man who was out to take it.
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The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes EN
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Includes poems of thwarted love and disappointment, of raw desire, of the stalking beast, 'eye-teeth/and muzzle/coated with blood'; poems that recognise 'we have too much to gain from the gods, and this is why/they fail to love us'; poems that tell of an obsessive lover coming to grief in a sequence that echoes the old murder ballads
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The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie EN
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Gerry Wade Had Proved Himself To Be A Champion Sleeper; So The Other House Guests Decided To Play A Practical Joke On Him. Eight Alarm Clocks Were Set To Go Off, One After The Other, Starting At 6.30 A.M. But When Morning Arrived, One Clock Was Missing And The Prank Had Backfired With Tragic Consequences. For Jimmy Thesiger In Particular, The Words Seven Dials Were To Take On A New And Chilling Significance&
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The mass market publication of the haunting second thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Whisper Man.You knew a teenager like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile--always on the outside of the group. Some part of you suspected he might be capable of doing something awful. Twenty-five years ago, Crabtree did just that, committing a murder to shocking that it's attracted that strange kind of infamy that only exists on the darkest corners of the internet--and inspired more than one copycat.Paul Adams remembers the case all too well: Crabtree--and his victim-... continue
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The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Steven EN
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A dark academia thriller romance with a supernatural twist. From the winner of the Comedy Women in Print Prize 'An intimate exploration of women's anger, bladed with mystery and sapphic desire. Laura Steven has cut a modern Gothic gem, leaving room for glints of her trademark humour' - Samantha Shannon Ten years ago, four students lost their lives in the infamous North Tower murders at the elite Carvell College of Arts, forcing Carvell to close its doors. Now Carvell is reopening, and fearless student Lottie is determined to find out what really happened. But when her roommate, Alice, stumbles... continue
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The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie EN
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On Tuesday evening a group gathers at Miss Marple's house and the conversations turns to unsolved crimes: the case of the disappearing bloodstains; the thief who committed his crime twice over; the strange case of the invisible will; and the death-bed message about a "heap of fish".
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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman EN
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Krimi. In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings. But when a local property developer shows up dead, 'The Thursday Murder Club' find themselves in the middle of their first live case. The four friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, might be octogenarians, but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?