18 books like The Burning Room

What to read after The Burning Room — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Death by his grace Kwei Quartey · 2017 · 257p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "Katherine Yeboah's marriage to Solomon Vanderpuye is all the talk of Accra high society. But when it becomes apparent that Katherine is infertile, Solomon's extended family accuses her of being a witch, hounding her until the relationship is so soured Solomon feels compelled to order Katherine out of the house they shared. Alone on her last night there, Katherine is brutally murdered by an… Shares Enquêtes, Meurtre, Police, Investigation

The Redbreast

The Redbreast Jo Nesbø · 2007 · ★ 4.5 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Don’t Miss the Netflix series Detective Hole, based on Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series, premiering March 26, 2026!“An elegant and complex thriller….Harrowingly beautiful.” —New York Times Book Review“The Redbreast certainly ranks with the best of current American crime fiction.” —Washington PostJo Nesbø, the New York Times bestselling author of The Snowman, has solidified his spot as one of the most… Shares Police, Investigation, Murder

Bareback Kit Whitfield · 2006 · ★ 3.5 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate "For those born feet-first, life is normal. Civil rights are enshrined in law, the world is a comfortable place, and every full moon night, you lock yourself in a secure room to fur up in peace. But for those born head-first, the damage done is more than just physical. For a non, locked in his or her human skin, is first and foremost a conscript, drafted at eighteen into DORLA, the Department for… Shares Enquêtes, Meurtre, Investigation, Murder

Post-mortem Jon Wells · 2009 · ★ 3.3 · 276p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A jogger is running near the perimeter of the African Lion Safari theme park in southern Ontario when he stumbles across a near- mummified skeleton in a field. The skeletal remains are studied at the Hamilton morgue by a forensic pathologist, a forensic anthropologist, and a forensic entomologist (known as "the bug lady". The victim is female, non-Caucasian. But who is she? Enter Hamilton… Shares Enquêtes, Meurtre, Investigation, Murder

Written in Bone Simon Beckett · 2007 · ★ 3.9 · 430p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Written in Bone is a novel written by the British crime fiction writer Simon Beckett, first published in 2007. It is the second novel to feature Dr. David Hunter. Set in the Outer Hebrides, this crime novel features forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter. In this volume, he is called in to examine a badly burned body found in a deserted house on a small island while contending with both… Shares Enquêtes, Meurtre, Investigation, Murder

Sound of Broken Glass Deborah Crombie · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Enquêtes, Meurtre, Police, Investigation with this book.

Phantom evil Heather Graham · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Enquêtes, Meurtre, Homicide, Investigation with this book.

Time of departure Douglas Schofield · 2015 · ★ 4.0 · 329p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Florida state prosecutor Claire Talbot is as tough as they come, and not everyone loves her for it. Newly promoted Felony Division Chief, Claire has about as many jealous detractors as she does supporters. Some colleagues are openly skeptical about her youth, her abilities, and even her gender. When a highway project construction crew unearths two skeletons in a common grave, Claire reopens an… Shares Enquêtes, Cold cases, Meurtre, Investigation

Where Shadows Dance

Where Shadows Dance C. S. Harris · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Sebastian St. Cyr finds himself in the realm of international intrigue when he investigates the murder of a foreign office diplomat--a murder his reluctant bride-to-be, Hero Jarvis, knows something about. Set in Regency London: July, 1812. Shares Enquêtes, Meurtre, Homicide, Investigation

The Sittaford Mystery Agatha Christie · 1931 · ★ 3.8 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate M-U-R-D-E-R. It began as an innocent parlor game intended to while away the hours on a bitter winter night. But the message that appeared before the amateur occultists at the snowbound Sittaford House was spelled out as loud and clear as a scream. Of course, the notion that they had foretold doom was pure bunk. Wasn't it? And the discovery of a corpse was pure coincidence. Wasn't it? If… Shares Meurtre, Investigation, Murder, Romans

Die, My Love Kathryn Casey · 2007 · ★ 3.4 · 353p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The day before Halloween 2004 was the last day on Earth for respected, well-liked college professor Fred Jablin. That morning, a neighbor discovered his body lying in a pool of blood in the driveway of Jablin's Virginia home. Police immediately turned their attentions to the victim's ex-wife, Piper, a petite, pretty Texas lawyer who had lost a bitter custody battle and would do anything to get… Shares Criminal investigation, Homicide, Investigation, Murder

The Heist Daniel Silva · 2014 · ★ 4.5 · 475p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Gabriel Allon, art restorer and occasional spy, searches for a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio. Sometimes the best way to find a stolen masterpiece is to steal another one. Shares Criminal investigation, Secrets, Homicide, Investigation

The nightmare Lars Kepler · 2012 · ★ 3.8 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "In this sequel to THE HYPNOTIST, Detective Joona Linna returns to investigate a series of interlinking murders surrounding a suspicious Swedish arms deal"-- Shares Criminal investigation, Homicide, Police, Investigation

The Bitter Season Tami Hoag · 2016 · ★ 4.5 Shares Cold cases, Police, Investigation, Murder with this book.

The vanishing box

The vanishing box Elly Griffiths · 2018 · 357p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "In a nail-biting hunt for a missing loved one, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto discover once again that the line between art, life, and death is all too easily blurred"-- Shares Criminal investigation, Homicide, Police, Investigation

Running with wild blood Gerrie Ferris Finger · 2015 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Richard Lake of the Atlanta Police Department gets a cold case when a witness suddenly gets his memory back. Lake recruits Moriah Dru to look into the murder of Juliet Trapp' sixteen when she died' and a student at Winters Farm Academy. Juliet Trapp had told her mother she was going to Bike Week with Wild Blood' an outlaw motorcycle gang' over the Christmas break. The police were unable to solve… Shares Cold cases, Police, Investigation, Murder

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 Meurtre, Homicide, Investigation, Murder

Murder in America Stephen T. Holmes · 1994 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "A major revision of the best-selling Murder in America, this Second Edition examines both common and unusual acts of homicide in light of society's changing norms, values, attitudes, and customs. The authors, Ronald and Stephen Holmes, have worked with numerous police departments on more than 300 murder and rape cases. They have authored a variety of books and written many articles addressing… Shares Meurtre, Homicide, Murder

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