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Books Like Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle · about this book

Loved Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle? If its mystery, classics and detective fiction hooked you, these 19 books hit the same notes — starting with Death on the Nile, The House of Silk and The Cuckoo's Calling. 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 Sherlock Holmes: Mystery · Classics · Detective Fiction · London · Detective Protagonist

1. 

   Death on the Nile

   Agatha Christie

   Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit · Classics

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   The House of Silk

   Anthony Horowitz

   Victorian Era · Detective Fiction · London · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit

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   The Cuckoo's Calling

   J.K. Rowling

   Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Forensic Investigation · London · Detective Protagonist

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4. 

   The Big Sleep

   Raymond Chandler

   Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Plot-Driven · Classics · Detective Protagonist

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5. 

   The Three Coffins

   John Dickson Carr

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

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6. 

   A is for Alibi

   Sue Grafton

   Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Whodunit · Detective Protagonist · Plot-Driven

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7. 

   Mycroft and Sherlock (MYCROFT HOLMES)

   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

   Victorian Era · London · Detective Fiction · Plot-Driven · Whodunit

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8. 

   The Murders in the Rue Morgue

   Edgar Allan Poe

   Detective Fiction · Whodunit · Forensic Investigation · Detective Protagonist · Classics

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9. 

   Gorky Park

   Martin Cruz Smith

   Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Forensic Investigation · Plot-Driven · Crime

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10. 

    A Drop of Corruption

    Robert Jackson Bennett

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

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11. 

    The Thin Man

    Dashiell Hammett

    Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit · Crime

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12. 

    The Wrong Side of Goodbye

    Michael Connelly

    Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Forensic Investigation · Plot-Driven

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13. 

    Too Many Cooks

    Rex Stout

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

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14. 

    Farriers' Lane

    Anne Perry

    Victorian Era · Detective Fiction · Whodunit · London · Detective Protagonist

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15. 

    The Laws of Murder

    Charles Finch

    Victorian Era · Private Investigator · Whodunit · London · Detective Protagonist

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16. 

    The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

    Alan Bradley

    Forensic Investigation · Whodunit · Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Mystery

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17. 

    The Angel of the Crows

    Katherine Addison

    Victorian Era · London · Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit

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18. 

    Fatal Enquiry

    Will Thomas

    Private Investigator · Victorian Era · London · Detective Fiction · Mystery

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19. 

    The Complete Adventures of Feluda, Vol. 1

    Satyajit Ray

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

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