Books Like Still Life

Loved Still Life by Louise Penny? If its series, series starter and small town hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Murder at Holly House, Raven Black and Murder Before Evensong. 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 Still Life: Series · Series Starter · Small Town · Mystery · Detective Fiction

Murder at Holly House
Denzil Meyrick

Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Cozy Mystery · Whodunit · Small Town

Buy Libby Hoopla
Raven Black
Ann Cleeves

Detective Fiction · Small Town Secrets · Whodunit · Detective Protagonist · Small Town

Buy Libby Hoopla
Murder Before Evensong
Richard Coles

Cozy Mystery · Whodunit · Small Town Secrets · Small Town · Closed Circle of Suspects

Buy Libby Hoopla
The Last Party
Clare Mackintosh

Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Small Town Secrets · Whodunit · Closed Circle of Suspects

Buy Libby Hoopla
Snow White Must Die
Nele Neuhaus

Detective Fiction · Small Town Secrets · Detective Protagonist · Small Town · Whodunit

Buy Libby Hoopla
Murder in the Rue Dumas
M.L. Longworth

Detective Fiction · Whodunit · Cozy Mystery · Mystery · Cozy

Buy Libby Hoopla
How to Solve Your Own Murder
Kristen Perrin

Small Town Secrets · Whodunit · Cozy Mystery · Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings

Buy Libby Hoopla
Murder On The Orient Express
Agatha Christie

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

Buy Libby Hoopla
We Solve Murders
Richard Osman

Cozy Mystery · Whodunit · Detective Protagonist · Cozy · Mystery

Buy Libby Hoopla
The Murder of Mr. Wickham
Claudia Gray

Cozy Mystery · Whodunit · Red Herrings · Closed Circle of Suspects · Mystery

Buy Libby Hoopla
The Tenant
Katrine Engberg

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

Buy Libby Hoopla
Murder at Gulls Nest
Jess Kidd

Whodunit · Cozy Mystery · Closed Circle of Suspects · Mystery · Small Town

Buy Libby Hoopla
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Jesse Q. Sutanto

Whodunit · Cozy Mystery · Closed Circle of Suspects · Mystery · Red Herrings

Buy Libby Hoopla
Missing, Presumed
Susie Steiner

Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Mystery · Red Herrings · Character-Driven

Buy Libby Hoopla
Murder on the Christmas Express
Alexandra Benedict

Whodunit · Detective Protagonist · Red Herrings · Snow and Ice · Mystery

Buy Libby Hoopla
The Finisher
Peter Lovesey

Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Whodunit · Mystery · Crime

Buy Libby Hoopla
In the Woods
Tana French

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

Buy Libby Hoopla
The Last Sister
Kendra Elliot

Detective Protagonist · Small Town Secrets · Small Town · Crime · Mystery

Buy Libby Hoopla
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
Kate Khavari

Whodunit · Cozy Mystery · Mystery · Cozy · Closed Circle of Suspects

Buy Libby Hoopla
Good Girl, Bad Blood
Holly Jackson

Small Town Secrets · Detective Fiction · Whodunit · Small Town · Mystery

Buy Libby Hoopla