18 books like The Bones in the Orchard

What to read after The Bones in the Orchard — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

A Ruse of Shadows

A Ruse of Shadows Sherry Thomas "I cannot recommend this series enough."—#1 New York Times bestselling author Ali HazelwoodCharlotte Holmes finds herself in a dreadfully precarious position when she’s accused of murder—a crime she’s accustomed to solving as Sherlock Holmes—in this twisty Victorian mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of A Study in Scarlet Women.Charlotte’s success on the RMS Provence has afforded her a… Shares Mystery

The Midnight Hour

The Midnight Hour Elly Griffiths · 2021 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The Brighton police force is on the hunt for another killer, but this time they have some competition—a newly formed all-women’s private eye firm, led by none other than the police chief’s wife. Newly minted PI Emma Holmes and her partner Sam Collins are just settling into their business when they’re chosen for a high-profile case: retired music-hall star Verity Malone hires them to find out who… Shares Mystery

Kingdom of Bones

Kingdom of Bones James Rollins · 2021 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, the latest riveting, deeply imaginative thriller in the Sigma Force series, told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action.It begins in Africa . . .A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary… Shares Mystery

Just the Nicest Couple

Just the Nicest Couple Mary Kubica · 2023 · 495p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife, Nina, thinks he is blowing off steam at a friend’s house after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is still nowhere to be found. Lily Scott, Nina’s friend and coworker, thinks she may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing. After Lily confesses everything to her… Shares Mystery

The Body at Carnival Bridge

The Body at Carnival Bridge Michelle Salter Shares Mystery with this book.

Guaranteed to Bleed

Guaranteed to Bleed Julie Mulhern · 2015 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Mystery with this book.

The Abduction of Rosalind Thorne

The Abduction of Rosalind Thorne Darcie Wilde Brimming with intrigue, the latest novel in this charming Jane Austen-inspired mystery series finds resourceful Rosalind Thorne—a discreet sleuth for Regency London’s ladies of ton—facing her most perilous, and awkward, predicament yet… Rosalind is newly, happily engaged to ex-Bow Street officer Adam Harkness, but lunching with the new fiancée of her old love is still discomfiting. Yet, Clara… Shares Mystery

Miss Morton Takes the Waters

Miss Morton Takes the Waters Catherine Lloyd Shares Mystery with this book.

The House in Lordship Lane A. E. W. Mason · 1946 · 246p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Enter Bryan Devisher, over the side of the ketch in which Mordaunt was taking Mr. Julius Ricardo home to London on the summons of his old friend, Inspector Hanaud of the Paris Surete and the English ' idioms.' Exit, Devisher and Mordaunt. Enter Daniel Horbury. Exit Daniel Horbury-violently, with his throat slit in the garden room of the House in Lordship Lane, with Olivia, his wife, locked in her… Shares Mystery

The Talleyrand Maxim Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · 195p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he decides to take extreme measures to get what he believes is his due. Shares Mystery

Where Are the Wise

Where Are the Wise C. S. Harris Shares Mystery with this book.

The Tembusu Tree Mystery

The Tembusu Tree Mystery Ovidia Yu Shares Mystery with this book.

The Heir

The Heir Darcie Wilde Shares Mystery with this book.

Murder at Wakehurst

Murder at Wakehurst Alyssa Maxwell · 2021 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate For fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries… For fans of Rhys Bowen comes the new mystery from acclaimed author Alyssa Maxwell, as she takes readers to the turn of the century mansions of famed Newport, Rhode Island . . . where not all is always golden and murder turns a successful… Shares Mystery

A Deceptive Composition

A Deceptive Composition Anna Lee Huber Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, hope they’ve finally found peace after a tumultuous summer, but long-buried family secrets soon threaten to unravel their lives . . .October 1832. Kiera is enjoying the slower pace of the English countryside. She, Sebastian, and their infant daughter have accompanied her father-in-law, Lord Gage, home so that he can recuperate from the… Shares Mystery

Corridors of the Night

Corridors of the Night Anne Perry · 2015 Anne Perry, that incomparable novelist of life in Victorian England, has once again surpassed herself, with this twenty-first installment of her New York Times bestselling William Monk series. In Corridors of the Night, nurse Hester Monk and her husband, William, commander of the Thames River Police, do desperate battle with two obsessed scientists who in the name of healing have turned to… Shares Mystery

No Mercy for the Innocent

No Mercy for the Innocent Nancy Herriman Shares Mystery with this book.

Death at the Manor

Death at the Manor Katharine Schellman · 2022 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The tortured spirits of the dead haunt a Regency-era English manor—but the true danger lies in the land of the living in the third installment in the Lily Adler mysteries, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn.Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to spending the autumn away from the social whirl of London. When she arrives in Hampshire with her friends, the Carroways, she doesn’t expect much… Shares Mystery

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