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by Sue Grafton · about this book

Loved A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton? If its series, private investigator and female lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Sherlock Holmes, The Wrong Side of Goodbye and Murder at Holly House. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside A is for Alibi: Series · Private Investigator · Female Lead · Detective Protagonist · Mystery

1. 

   Sherlock Holmes

   Arthur Conan Doyle

   Private Investigator · Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Whodunit · Mystery

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   The Wrong Side of Goodbye

   Michael Connelly

   Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Crime · Mystery

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3. 

   Murder at Holly House

   Denzil Meyrick

   Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit · Mystery · Red Herrings

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4. 

   The Last Party

   Clare Mackintosh

   Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Whodunit · Mystery · Crime

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5. 

   The Tenant

   Katrine Engberg

   Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit · Crime · Mystery

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6. 

   Dream Town

   David Baldacci

   Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Crime · Mystery · Whodunit

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7. 

   The Tainted Cup

   Robert Jackson Bennett

   Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit · Mystery · Plot-Driven

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8. 

   The Finisher

   Peter Lovesey

   Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Crime · Whodunit · Mystery

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9. 

   Snow White Must Die

   Nele Neuhaus

   Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Crime · Whodunit · Mystery

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10. 

    Blue Lightning

    Ann Cleeves

    Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Whodunit · Crime · Mystery

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11. 

    Missing, Presumed

    Susie Steiner

    Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Crime · Mystery · Red Herrings

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12. 

    Murder On The Orient Express

    Agatha Christie

    Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit · Red Herrings · Crime

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13. 

    The Maltese Falcon

    Dashiell Hammett

    Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Crime · Mystery

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14. 

    The House of Silk

    Anthony Horowitz

    Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit · Mystery · Plot-Driven

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15. 

    What She Found

    Robert Dugoni

    Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Crime · Mystery · Plot-Driven

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16. 

    The Enemy

    Lee Child

    Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Crime · Whodunit · Plot-Driven

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17. 

    Murder on Cold Street

    Sherry Thomas

    Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit · Mystery · Red Herrings

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18. 

    Good Girl, Bad Blood

    Holly Jackson

    Detective Fiction · Whodunit · Mystery · Red Herrings · Crime

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19. 

    We Solve Murders

    Richard Osman

    Whodunit · Detective Protagonist · Mystery · Crime · Plot-Driven

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20. 

    Kiss the Girls

    James Patterson

    Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Crime · Plot-Driven · Mystery

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