18 books like The Girl and the Gravedigger

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Miss Morton Takes the Waters

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

Death Times Seven

Death Times Seven Anne Perry & Victoria Zackheim Two violent crimes challenge the investigative skills of young Daniel Pitt and his wife, Miriam, in the final novel of iconic mystery writer Anne Perry's beloved Daniel Pitt series.“A towering achievement from a towering talent—superb!” —Jeffery Deaver, author of the Colter Shaw series1913: Junior attorney Daniel Pitt must step in for his friend, fellow attorney Toby Kitteridge, whose parents… Shares Mystery

Murder in the Library

Murder in the Library Anita Davison A body in a hospital isn’t so unusual. Unless they’ve been murdered!1916, London: Keen to support the war effort, bookshop manager and sometime amateur sleuth Hannah Merrill has taken a volunteer role in the library of the nearby military hospital.But arriving at the hospital one cold winter’s morning, she is horrified to find the body of a dead soldier in the library.What’s more, a beautiful… Shares Mystery

Murder on the Brighton Express

Murder on the Brighton Express C.J. Archer Gossip, scandal and murder collide on the express train to London. Did the journalist fall from the first-class carriage, or was she pushed?   Cleo’s holiday with her family to the seaside resort town of Brighton is everything she hoped it would be…until she receives a blackmail note. The blackmailer demands Cleo help her or a story revealing Cleo’s investigating will appear in the… Shares Mystery

The Comfort of Ghosts

The Comfort of Ghosts Jacqueline Winspear A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow!The Comfort of Ghosts completes Jacqueline Winspear’s ground-breaking and internationally bestselling series.“An outstanding historical series.”—The New York Times“Winspear is a brilliant writer, mixing the history and the mystery with the psychology of criminals and victims.”—The Historical Novel SocietyPsychologist… Shares Mystery

Eleanor and the Cold War

Eleanor and the Cold War Ellen Yardley · 2025 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A brilliant 1950s Cold War historical mystery debut a female sleuth who is also an indispensable assistant to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Perfect for fans of Colleen Cambridge and Agatha Christie.New York City and Washington, DC, 1951.Kay Thompson—secretary to Eleanor Roosevelt—is a young woman of conviction navigating the post-World War II period. But can she expose the dark truth about… Shares Mystery

Dead Men Tell No Tales E. W. Hornung · 1899 Shares Mystery with this book.

Murder at the Crown and Anchor

Murder at the Crown and Anchor C.J. Archer A wealthy businessman with a reputation for taking risks rose from the slums to the height of success. But success comes at a price, especially when it’s achieved at the expense of others.  When a former guest of the hotel is found dead in a dockside tavern, the police rule it suicide. After all, some say his negligence caused one of his company’s ships to go down in a storm, along with all… Shares Mystery

Murder at Mill Ponds House

Murder at Mill Ponds House Michelle Salter The BRAND NEW instalment in the page-turning Iris Woodmore Mysteries from Michelle Salter!When murder hits close to home, Iris must fight to clear her name…Spring, 1924. Reporter Iris Woodmore plans to move to London to avoid a shocking hometown scandal. Longtime enemy Archie Powell has been threatening to reveal her darkest secret – and she’s desperate to flee before he does.But when he’s found… Shares Mystery

The Christmas Guest

The Christmas Guest Peter Swanson “Delicious…I defy you to stop reading The Christmas Guest once you begin.” — New York Times Book ReviewNew York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson pens a spectacularly spine-chilling novella in which an American art student in London is invited to join a classmate for the holidays at Starvewood Hall, her family’s Cotswold manor house. But behind the holly and pine boughs, secrets are… Shares Mystery

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 Hidden City

The Hidden City Charles Finch NAMED ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S TEN BEST MYSTERY NOVELS OF 2025 and THE LOS ANGELES TIMES' BEST FALL MYSTERIES!Against the vividly drawn backdrop of Victorian London, amateur sleuth Charles Lenox must unlock a mystery concealed in the architecture of the city itself, in this new novel from acclaimed author Charles Finch.It's 1879, and Lenox is convalescing from the violent events of his last… Shares Mystery

The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh

The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh Claudia Gray The third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facing their most daunting challenge yet: preventing the murder of the imperious Lady Catherine de Bourgh.Someone is trying to kill Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Esteemed aunt of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, generous patroness of Mr. William Collins, a woman of rank who rules over the estate of Rosings Park… Shares Mystery

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

A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder

A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder Dianne Freeman Shares Mystery with this book.

The Rebel

The Rebel C.J. Archer Elizabethan England: Cole's heart is dark.  He's a mystery, even to those closest to him in the Assassins Guild. All anyone really knows for sure is that he's ruthless, grim, and cares little for his own life. So when he loses his memory during an attack and thinks himself a naive eighteen year-old again, no one can really believe the transformation. But as his memory returns, so do the… Shares Mystery

The Dove of Death

The Dove of Death Peter Tremayne Shares Mystery with this book.

The Price of Paradise

The Price of Paradise Andrea Penrose A gripping Regency tale of greed, temptation, and the deadly dance between truth and lies. London, 1817: For Arianna and Saybrook, a rare interlude of peace at their country estate with their young son has been a much-needed respite from their undercover missions for the British government. But when an old friend arrives in London as part of an American diplomatic mission and requests their… Shares Mystery

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