18 books like Death in the Stocks

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Behold, Here's Poison Georgette Heyer · 1936 · ★ 3.9 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate **Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway #2** When Gregory Matthews, patriarch of the Poplars, is found dead one morning, imperious Aunt Harriet blames it on the roast duck he ate for supper. After all, she had warned him about his blood pressure. But a post-mortem determines the cause of death as murder by poison. Suspicion falls immediately amongst his bitter, quarrelsome family. Each has a… Shares Hannasyde, Inspector Hannasyde, 1930s, Contemporary

A Blunt Instrument Georgette Heyer · 1938 · ★ 3.8 · 199p · ≈ 6h · Moderate **Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway #4** Who would kill the perfect gentleman? When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well liked and respected, so who would have a motive for killing him? Inspectors of Scotland Yard felt it was an unlikely crime for the London suburbs: a perfectly respectable chap at home with his head… Shares Hannasyde, Inspector Hannasyde, 1930s, Contemporary

The Unfinished Clue Georgette Heyer · 1934 · ★ 3.9 · 246p · ≈ 8h · Moderate It should have been a lovely English country-house weekend. But the unfortunate guest-list is enough to exasperate a saint, and irascible General Sir Arthur Billington-Smith was nobody's idea of the perfect host. In fact he was absolutely frightful. He bullied his wife, Fay, grumped at his guests, refused gleefully to help his financially stricken indigent nephew, and positively blew his stack… Shares 1930s, Contemporary, Police, England

They Found Him Dead Georgette Heyer · 1937 · ★ 3.8 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate **Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway #3** ONE HEIR AFTER ANOTHER TURNS UP DEAD…. Silas Kane's sixtieth birthday party is marred by argument and dissension amongst his family, and then the next morning, Kane is found dead. The coroner's verdict of death by misadventure would seem to confirm that Silas accidentally lost his way in the fog. But then Clement, his heir, is shot, and threats are… Shares Hannasyde, Inspector Hannasyde, 1930s, Contemporary

Death at the president's lodging J. I. M. Stewart · 1936 · ★ 3.3 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Inspector Appleby is called to St Anthony's College, where the President has been murdered in his Lodging. Scandal abounds when it becomes clear that the only people with any motive to murder him are the only people who had the opportunity - because the President's Lodging opens off Orchard Ground, which is locked at night, and only the Fellows of the College have keys. Shares Police, England, Thriller

Why shoot a butler? Georgette Heyer · 1933 · ★ 3.7 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Every family has secrets, but the Fountains' are turning deadly…On a dark night, along a lonely country road, barrister Frank Amberley stops to help a young lady in distress and discovers a sports car with a corpse behind the wheel. The girl protests her innocence, and Amberley believes her—at least until he gets drawn into the mystery and the clues incriminating Shirley Brown begin to add up…In… Shares 1930s, Contemporary, England, Thriller

Footsteps in the Dark Georgette Heyer · 1932 · ★ 3.7 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate BED, BREAKFAST AND MURDER The ramshackle old house, with its rambling charm is beloved of Peter, Margaret and Celia, who have inherited it from their uncle. But local wisdom says The Priory is haunted. It wasn't the lack of modern conveniences that made a summer spent at the ancient priory mansion such an unsettling experience. It was the ghost... or whatever was groaning in the cellars and… Shares 1930s, Contemporary, England, Thriller

The Last Hope Hugh Stowell Scott · 1904 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares England, Thriller with this book.

A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant #2) Josephine Tey · 1936 · ★ 3.9 · 197p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A woman's body is found on the English seacoast, and twisted in her hair is an article screaming murder. For Inspector Alan Grant, the case becomes a nightmare, as too many clues and too many motives arise. (cc. Edmonton Public Library website.) Shares Police, England

In Kedar's tents Hugh Stowell Scott · 1897 · ★ 5.0 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Challenging If it be a duty to respect other men's claims, so also is it a duty to maintain our own.' Shares England, Thriller

Resurrection Men Double Sided A2 Poster Ian Rankin · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Sent to a rehabilitation school after a serious mistake, Inspector John Rebus discovers that among his fellow "resurrection men" are a group of classmates plotting a drug heist and joins forces with his protTgT, Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke to investigate ties to an art dealer's murder, a crime that could lead to scandal and danger at the highest level of law enforcement. 50,000 first… Shares Police, Thriller

A conspiracy of faith Jussi Adler-Olsen · 2013 · ★ 4.1 · 642p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Detective Carl Mørck has received a bottle that holds an old and decayed message written in blood. It's a cry for help from two young brothers bound in a boathouse by the sea. After floating for years, the bottle sat forgotten, unopened, on a police department windowsill, before the seal was cracked and the gruesome message, written in Danish, was analyzed. Could it be real? Who are these boys,… Shares Police, Thriller

The Girl from Devil's Lake

The Girl from Devil's Lake J. A. Jance Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady solves her biggest case yet, from a body in the desert to crimes spanning decades and countries, in the thrilling latest installment in the New York Times bestselling suspense series.Sheriff Joanna Brady is looking forward to the holidays with her busy family, and to celebrating her daughter Jenny’s graduation from the police academy. But the family… Shares Thriller

The Bone Winter

The Bone Winter V. J. Chambers Shares Thriller with this book.

Easy Prey

Easy Prey Dan Ames · 2017 · 166p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A Gripping Mystery Thriller That Will Keep You Guessing Until The Final, Shocking Twist. A prominent Grosse Pointe doctor is found dead, in his car, in an abandoned section of Detroit with a rope around his neck. Private Investigator John Rockne knows the victim, and soon finds himself in the middle of an investigation that blows the lid off Grosse Pointe's glamorous façade. Soon, Rockne becomes… Shares Thriller

The Accused Coroner

The Accused Coroner Paul Austin Ardoin · 2021 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Thriller with this book.

So Shall You Reap

So Shall You Reap Donna Leon In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti’s own youthful past helps solve a mysterious murderOn a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late when a call from his colleague Ispettore Vianello arrives, alerting the Commissario that a hand has been seen in one of Venice’s canals. The body is soon found, and Brunetti is… Shares Thriller

The Taken Ones

The Taken Ones J. A. Jance Shares Thriller with this book.

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