18 books like Crooked House

What to read after Crooked House — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

4:50 from Paddington Agatha Christie · 1957 · ★ 4.3 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Agatha Christie’s audacious mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman’s throat. The… Shares: Jane Marple, English language, Women detectives, Investigation

They Do It with Mirrors Agatha Christie · 1952 · ★ 3.8 · 215p · ≈ 7h · Moderate E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on They Do It with Mirrors;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.A sense of danger pervades the rambling Victorian mansion in which Jane Marple’s friend Carrie Louise lives—and not only because the building doubles as a rehabilitation centre for criminal youths.… Shares: Jane Marple, English language, Women detectives, England

Nemesis Agatha Christie · 1970 · ★ 3.9 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Moderate E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Nemesis;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.Even the unflappable Miss Marple is astounded as she reads the letter addressed to her on instructions from the recently deceased tycoon Mr Jason Rafiel, whom she had met on holiday in the West Indies (A Caribbean… Shares: Jane Marple, Women detectives, England, English literature

Blue Labyrinth Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child · 2014 · ★ 4.5 · 403p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "A long-buried family secret resurfaces when one of Aloysius Pendergast's most implacable enemies shows up on his doorstep as a murdered corpse. The mystery has all the hallmarks of the perfect murder, save for an enigmatic clue: a piece of turquoise lodged in the stomach of the deceased. The gem leads Pendergast to an abandoned mine on the shore of California's desolate Salton Sea, which in turn… Shares: Family secrets, Family life, Investigation, Murder

The Murder at the Vicarage Agatha Christie · 1930 · ★ 4.0 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Murder at the Vicarage (1930)is the first Miss Marple mystery book by Agatha Christie. Miss Jane Marple is a village busybody who applies human nature to crimes. Colonel Protheroe, magistrate universally despised, was shot in his study, unheard. His wife Anne admits newly arrived artist Lawrence Redding is an old flame, and both confess to murder. The local inspector and Miss Marple sort through… Shares: Jane Marple, Women detectives, Investigation, England

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Agatha Christie · 1960 · ★ 4.0 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.The quaint village of St Mary Mead has been glamourized by the presence of screen queen Marina Gregg, who has taken up residence in preparation for her comeback. But when a local fan is… Shares: Jane Marple, English language, Women detectives, England

At Bertram's Hotel Agatha Christie · 1965 · ★ 3.7 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate An old-fashioned London Hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out… When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she’s looking for at Bertram’s Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an… Shares: Jane Marple, Women detectives, England, English literature

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding Agatha Christie · 1960 · ★ 3.8 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding...then the discovery of a corpse in a chest...next, an overheard quarrel that led to murder...the strange case of the dead man who altered his eating habits...and the puzzle of the victim who dreamt his own suicide. What links these five baffling cases? The little grey cells of Monsieur Hercule Poirot! Shares: Jane Marple, Investigation, England, English literature

Sleeping Murder Agatha Christie · 1940 · ★ 4.0 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Challenging "Let sleeping murder lie": this is the proverb (a variation on "Let sleeping dogs lie") which is not obeyed by twenty-one-year-old New Zealander Gwenda Reed, who has recently married and now comes to England to settle down there. While her husband, Giles, is out of the country, she buys a house for them and starts recalling memories which make her start to think that perhaps she had lived in the… Shares: Jane Marple, Women detectives, England, English literature

The Law and the Lady Wilkie Collins · 1875 · ★ 3.8 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Three years ago, her husband stood accused of murder -- and the verdict that came in from the jury was the Scottish Verdict, Not Proven. The jury had not evidence enough to convict him -- nor enough to comfortably exonerate him. Eustace could not bear the weight of her discovery; he fled to the continent, to live in anonymity. But Valeria knew her husband, and she loved him. She knew he was… Shares: Women detectives, Investigation, England, English literature

A Burial at Sea Charles Finch · 2011 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In March 1873 aristocratic sleuth Charles Lenox undertakes a delicate espionage mission to Egypt, where five British agents have been killed, apparently by the French. But soon after Charles's ship sets sail, the captain calls on him to dust off his deductive skills when a crew member is murdered and left eviscerated on the deck. Shares: Investigation, Murder

The Moving Finger Agatha Christie · 1942 · ★ 3.9 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Challenging The placid village of Lymstock seems the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. But soon a series of vicious poison-pen letters destroys the village's quiet charm, eventually causing one recipient to commit suicide. The vicar, the doctor, the servants—all are on the verge of accusing one another when help arrives from an unexpected… Shares: Jane Marple, Women detectives, England, English literature

Evil Under the Sun Agatha Christie · 1941 · ★ 4.0 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of England, Evil Under the Sun is one of Agatha Christie’s most intriguing mysteries. When a gorgeous young bride is brutally strangled to death on the beach, only Hercule Poirot can sift through the secrets that shroud each of the guests and unravel the macabre mystery at this playground by the sea. Shares: English language, Investigation, England, English literature

The Likeness Tana French · 2008 · ★ 4.4 · 466p · ≈ 15h · Moderate In the follow-up to Tana French’s runaway bestseller In the Woods, itʼs six months later and Cassie Maddox has transferred out of the Dublin Murder Squad with no plans to go back—until an urgent telephone call summons her to a grisly crime scene. The victim looks exactly like Cassie and carries ID identifying herself as Alexandra Madison, an alias Cassie once used as an undercover cop. Cassie… Shares: Women detectives, Investigation, Murder

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman P. D. James · 1972 · ★ 3.8 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A Cordelia Gray MysteryMeet Cordelia Gray: twenty-two, tough, intelligent and now sole inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency. Her first assignment finds her hired by Sir Ronald Callender to investigate the death of his son Mark, a young Cambridge student found hanged in mysterious circumstances. Required to delve into the hidden secrets of the Callender family, Cordelia soon realizes it is not… Shares: Women detectives, Investigation, England, Murder

Shields textbook of glaucoma R. Rand Allingham · 2004 · 610p · ≈ 20h · Moderate "Thoroughly updated, and now in full color, Shields' Textbook of Glaucoma, Sixth Edition is a clinically focused and practical textbook for general ophthalmologists treating patients with glaucoma. This classic text offers a rational approach to the medical and surgical management of glaucoma and presents a total care plan for the patient. This edition has five new or reconfigured… Shares: Film adaptations, Drama

The silent dead Tetsuya Honda · 2016 · 292p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "When a body wrapped in a blue plastic tarp and tied up with twine is discovered near the bushes near a quiet suburban Tokyo neighborhood, Lt. Reiko Himekawa and her squad take the case. The victim was slaughtered brutally--his wounds are bizarre, and no one can figure out the "what" or the "why" of this crime. At age twenty-nine, Reiko Himekawa of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Homicide… Shares: Women detectives, Investigation, Murder

The Stranger You Know Jane Casey · 2013 · ★ 4.4 He meets women. He gains their trust. He kills them. That's all London police detective Maeve Kerrigan knows about the man she is hunting. Three women have been strangled in their homes, and it appears to be the work of the same sadistic killer. With no sign of break-ins, every indication shows that the women let their attacker in willingly. The victims' neighbors and friends don't seem to… Shares: Women detectives, Investigation, Murder

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