18 books like The Dollhouse Murders

What to read after The Dollhouse Murders — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling · 1997 · ★ 4.5 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'. HARRY POTTER has never even heard of Hogwarts when the LETTERS start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in GREEN INK on yellowish parchment with a PURPLE SEAL, they are swiftly confiscated by his… Shares Monsters, Witches, Ghosts, Vampires

The Celery Stalks at Midnight James Howe · 1983 · ★ 3.9 · 111p · ≈ 3h · Moderate HARE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW Bunnicula is missing! Chester is convinced all the world's vegetables are in danger of being drained of their life juices and turned into zombies. Soon he has Harold and Howie running around sticking toothpicks through hearts of lettuce and any other veggie in sight. Of course, Chester has been known to be wrong before...but you can never be too careful when there's… Shares Detective and mystery fiction, Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Vampires

The House with a Clock in Its Walls John Bellairs · 1973 · ★ 4.5 · 183p · ≈ 6h · Moderate When Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan, comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are both magicians! Lewis is thrilled. At first, watching magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Selenna Izard. It… Shares Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Witches, Supernatural

Of blood and bone Nora Roberts · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed. Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before -- the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions. Traveling anywhere is a… Shares Witches, Vampires

The Monster at the End of This Book Jon Stone · 1971 · ★ 4.5 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Moderate Is there a monster at the end of this book? Lovable, furry old Grover believes that there is, and he will try anything to stop you from turning the pages to find him! The Monster at the End of This Book, the bestselling Sesame Street book of all time, is an exciting and highly original tale that children will want to read again and again. Shares Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Monsters

The Dark Army Joseph Delaney · 2016 · ★ 4.9 · 405p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Tom Ward is now Spook of the county, and with his apprentice, Jenny, he continues the fight against boggarts, witches and terrifying new creatures of the dark. Along with the witch assassin, Grimalkin, Tom and Jenny lead an army into battle against a dangerous enemy -- but it all goes catastrophically wrong. The situation seems hopeless until Alice, Tom's lost love and a powerful witch, appears.… Shares Monsters, Witches, Ghosts, Supernatural

The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner · 1924 · ★ 4.3 · 173p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Orphaned siblings Henry, Jessie, Benny, and Violet are determined not to be separated after the deaths of their parents. Fearing being sent away to live with their cruel, frightening grandfather, they run away and discover an abandoned boxcar in the woods. They convert the boxcar into a safe, comfortable home and learn to take care of themselves. But when Violet becomes deathly ill, the children… Shares Detective and mystery fiction, Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Mystery

Shadow of night Deborah Harkness · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 588p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Picking up from A Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes Diana and Matthew on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of Matthew’s old friends, the School of Night. As the search for Ashmole 782 deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew’s past tightens around them,… Shares Witches, Vampires

Pirate King (with bonus short story Beekeeping for Beginners)

Pirate King (with bonus short story Beekeeping for Beginners) Laurie R. King NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An engaging romp guaranteed to please . . . perfectly written in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”—USA Today   In England’s young silent-film industry, the megalomaniacal Randolph Fflytte is king. But rumors of criminal activities swirl around his popular movie studio. At the request of Scotland Yard, Mary Russell travels undercover to the set of… Shares Mystery

The Body in the Garden

The Body in the Garden Katharine Schellman · 2020 · ★ 4.3 Experience the scandals, gossip—and murder!—of Regency London in this historical mystery series debut for fans of Tasha Alexander and Rhys Bowen.A young widow’s return to London high-society doesn’t go as planned when a body turns up at Lady Walter’s ball . . . Regency London, 1815. Though newly-widowed Lily Adler is returning to a society that frowns on independent women, she is determined to… Shares Mystery

Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse

Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse C.J. Archer She was admired by women and desired by men, until jealousy and past secrets took center stage. Help Cleo and her friends solve the murder of one of London’s leading actresses.  When a hotel guest’s mistress is found dead in the stalls of the Piccadilly Playhouse, a verdict of suicide is given. Convinced his lover didn’t kill herself, Lord Rumford wants the truth uncovered. Against his… Shares Mystery

A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth

A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth Grace Burrowes · 2024 A dogged investigation... Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the country home of a family friend to search for a prize foxhound who’s gone missing. The purloined canine turns out to be only the tail of a series of puzzles involving family secrets, slander, blackmail, and fraud. Matters grow more baffling when Julian is told to drop the investigation, though suspects abound, motives are… Shares Mystery

A Swirl of Shadows

A Swirl of Shadows Andrea Penrose Shares Mystery with this book.

Murder at Somerset House

Murder at Somerset House Andrea Penrose · 2025 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Mystery with this book.

The Lost Symbol: Special Illustrated Edition

The Lost Symbol: Special Illustrated Edition Dan Brown Shares Mystery with this book.

A Murder in Marylebone

A Murder in Marylebone Emily Sullivan Shares Mystery with this book.

Murder at Archly Manor

Murder at Archly Manor Sara Rosett · 2018 · 318p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A high-society murder. An spirited lady detective. Can she out-class the killer before an innocent person takes the fall? London, 1923. Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she’s penniless. Determined to support herself, she jumps at an unconventional job—looking into the background of her cousin’s fiancé, Alfred.  Alfred burst into the upper crust world of London’s… Shares Mystery

The Tembusu Tree Mystery

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

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