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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Impersonator
Mary Miley · 358 pages
From amazon dot com: "In 1917, Jessie Carr, fourteen years old and sole heiress to her family's vast fortune, disappeared without a trace. Now, years later, her uncle Oliver Beckett thinks he's found her: a young actress in a vaudeville playhouse is a dead ringer for his missing niece. But when Oliver confronts the girl, he learns he's wrong. Orphaned young, Leah's been acting since she was a todd
Murder on the Flying Scotsman
Carola Dunn · 232 pages
The Tomb of the Honey Bee
L.B. Hathaway · 248 pages
Private Detective Posie Parker is dreaming of a lazy London summer . . . But following the success of the Maharajah diamond case, she finds herself more in demand than ever. Asked to locate a world-famous explorer who has gone missing after a string of catastrophic events, Posie finds herself in murky waters yet again: an aristocratic family torn apart by hatred, a bizarre murder at an English cou
Dying In the Wool
Frances Brody · 359 pages
Bridgestead is a quiet village. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens, except for the day when Joshua Braithwaite, goes missing in dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again. Now Joshua's daughter is getting married and wants one last attempt at finding her father.
Murder Your Darlings
J.J. Murphy · 316 pages
When she stumbles over the dead body of drama critic Leland Mayflower and an aspiring writer named Billy Faulkner is accused of the murder, Dorothy Parker investigates with the aid of her fellow Algonquin Round Tablemates.
Death Wears a Mask
Ashley Weaver · 354 pages
Amory Ames is looking forward to a tranquil period of reconnecting with reformed playboy husband Milo after an unexpected reconciliation following the murderous events at the Brightwell Hotel. Amory hopes a quiet stay at their London flat will help mend their dysfunctional relationship. However, she soon finds herself drawn into another investigation when Serena Barrington asks her to look into th
Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains
Catriona McPherson · 293 pages
Receiving a letter from a woman who fears that her husband is planning to kill her, Dandy Gilver goes undercover as a maid and uses her aristocratic connections and prowess to discern the truth.
Murder at Hartigan House
Lee Strauss · 232 pages
A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury
Kerry Greenwood, Beth Norling · 265 pages
The Honourable Phryne Fisher - she of the Lulu bob, green eyes, Cupid's Bow lips and diamant garters - is the 1920's most elegant and irrepressible sleuth. This all-new collection of Phryne short stories and other Phryne miscellany - including lists of Phryne's favourite designers, decadent cocktail recipes and other ephemera - is a gorgeously collectable, must-have treat for all Phryne fans. Lavi
The Lake House
Kate Morton · 495 pages
Living on her family's gorgeous lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, clever, inquisitive, innocent, and precociously talented fourteen-year-old who loves to write stories. One midsummer's eve, after a beautiful party drawing hundreds of guests to the estate has ended, the Edevanes discover that their youngest son, Theo, has vanished without a trace. What follows is a tr
The Serpent's Daughter
Suzanne Arruda · 336 pages
Murder, I Spy: A Dora and Rex Mystery (Dora and Rex 1920s Mysteries)
Lynn Morrison · 240 pages
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets
Nancy Springer · 192 pages
The Curse of Penryth Hall
Jess Armstrong · 326 pages
Mrs. Christie and the Mystery in the Mews
Amanda Chapman
Folly Du Jour
Barbara Cleverly · 330 pages
Paris, 1927. It's springtime in Paris and Joe Sandilands, a Scotland Yard detective, has flown in to attend an Interpol conference. However, he is promptly diverted to the Quai des Orfevres where his old friend, Sir George Jardine, has been arrested for murder. George is confined to a cell at police headquarters, his evening dress stained with the blood of the man he is alleged to have knifed to d
The Riddle at Gipsy's Mile
Clara Benson · 284 pages
Lost in the mists of the Romney Marsh, Angela Marchmont stumbles upon the body of a woman whose face has been disfigured - presumably to prevent recognition. Who is she, and what was she doing out there in the middle of nowhere? The search for answers will take Angela from a grand stately home to London's most fashionable - and disreputable - nightclub, and into a murky world of illegal drinking,
Deadly Promise
Brenda Joyce · 341 pages
Francesca Cahill is an American heiress. She also happens to be a political activist and an amateur sleuth (detective). Francesca finds out that there a girl missing from the streets and she fears that she may have been abducted. Along with finding her, she has also accepted Calder Harts proposal for marriage which puts her on the outs with Rick, the police commissioner and Harts brother. Howeve
Where the Heart Leads
Stephanie Laurens · 409 pages
New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens knows the world of Regency London ... especially the exclusive enclave of luxury in which the aristocracy lived in wealth and comfort. But outside that glittering circle lay another world ... and Laurens pulls back the curtain that has hidden it from us—until now.Penelope Ashford, Portia Cynster's younger sister, has grown up with every advantage
An Unwilling Accomplice
Charles Todd · 440 pages
The Poisoned Pilgrim
Oliver Potzsch · 495 pages
In 1666, Magdalena, the hangman's daughter, and her physician husband arrive at Andechs Abbey where they, along with Jakob Kuisl, the hangman of Schongau, set out to find the mysterious Brother Virgilius, a monk, watchmaker and inventor who disappeared after creating an eerie automata.
Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues
Emily Brightwell · 184 pages
Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series #2 The case wasn't closed yet... A servant girl's gone missing...along with a valuable brooch. When the Inspector finds the brooch, pinned to the gown of a murdered woman, one mystery is solved--but another begins. Fortunately, Mrs. Jeffries isn't the sort to clean a room without dusting under the bed--or to give up on a case before every loose end is t
Bless the Bride
Rhys Bowen · 261 pages
Before the wedding bells can ring for PI Molly Murphy, a wealthy Chinese immigrant wants her to find his missing bride, and Molly---sure she isn't getting the whole story---suspects that his bride ran off. Set in early-twentieth-century New York.