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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorQueen of the Flowers
Kerry Greenwood · 264 pages
The utterly delightful Phryne Fisher makes her very welcome appearance as St Kilda's Queen of the Flowers. But when a body washes up on the beach, she must leave the carnival and find the killer. This is the fourteenth seductive installment in the classic Phryne Fisher whodunnit series.With more than a dash of glamour and serious helpings of style, the witty and courageous Phryne Fisher returns.In
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.
A Disappearance in Drury Lane
Ashley Gardner · 340 pages
Last Seen in Massilia
Steven Saylor · 289 pages
Analyse : Roman policier (énigme). Roman historique.
Legacy of the Dead
Charles Todd · 308 pages
Legacy of the Dead (Inspector Ian Rutledge #4) by Charles Todd The weathered remains found on a Scottish mountainside may be those of Eleanor Gray, but the imperious Lady Maude Gray, Eleanor's mother, will have to be handled delicately. This is not the only ground that Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard must tread carefully, for the case will soon lead him to Scotland, where many of Rutledg
The Leper's Bell
Peter Tremayne · 288 pages
De Ierse rechtsgeleerde Zuster Fidelma en haar partner krijgen eind 667 te horen dat hun zoontje is verdwenen en ontdekken dat een melaatse hier wellicht meer van weet.
The Order of the Furies
Niklas Natt och Dag · 400 pages
When his close friend, Anna, who is said to be in possession of a letter with the names of revolutionary conspirators, goes missing, Cardell must find her before the secret police, and as he and Winge fight for justice and life, they are caught between powerful enemies in 18th-century Stockholm.
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
The Bohemian Murders
Dianne Day · 251 pages
Forced to leave San Francisco after the devastating earthquake of 1906, Fremont (nee Caroline) Jones follows her heart to the bohemian beach community of Carmel-by-the-Sea. She is eager to be reunited with her elusive suitor, retired spymaster Michael Archer, but finds him mysteriously metamorphosed into Misha--otherwise occupied and decidedly unavailable for sleuthing. But the irrepressible Fre
Jane and the stillroom maid
Stephanie Barron · 277 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.
The Boy's Tale
Margaret Frazer · 240 pages
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Elizabeth Peters · 280 pages
Thirty-one-year-old Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody has not only inherited her father's fortune, but she is also blessed with his strong will as well. Now she's headed for Cairo, accompanied by a girl with a tarnished past, to indulge her passion for Egyptology. Little did she know that murder and a homicidal mummy lay in wait for her.
Mistress of the Art of Death
Ariana Franklin · 408 pages
The national bestselling hit hailed by the New York Times as a "vibrant medieval mystery...[it] outdoes the competition."In medieval Cambridge, England, Adelia, a female forensics expert, is summoned by King Henry II to investigate a series of gruesome murders that has wrongly implicated the Jewish population, yielding even more tragic results. As Adelia's investigation takes her behind the closed
The 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 in Murray Hill
Victoria Thompson · 296 pages
"When facing injustice, the residents of nineteenth-century New York City's tenements turn to midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to protect their rights. Now, as the Edgar and Agatha Award-nominated series continues, the two must track down a cruel criminal preying on the hopes and dreams of innocent women A Gaslight Mystery Frank Malloy has never known any life other than th
Corridors of the Night
Anne Perry
Maisie Dobbs and Birds of a Feather
Jacqueline Winspear
Deadly Election
Lindsey Davis · 360 pages
"In the first century A.D., during Domitian's reign, Flavia Albia is ready for a short break from her family. So, in July, she returns to Rome, leaving them at their place on the coast. Albia, the daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, now retired as private informer, has taken up her father's former profession and it's time to get back to work. The first order business, however, is the corpse found in
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets
Nancy Springer · 192 pages
Stalking Ivory
Suzanne Arruda · 339 pages
On a photography assignment in the northern territory of Mount Marsabit, Jade hopes to film the area's colossal elephants. Instead, she discovers the mutilated remains of four elephants and a man. Although the authorities suspect Abyssinian poachers in search of ivory and slaves, Jade has her own suspicions. When the Kikuyu boy accompanying her is captured by slave traders, Jade must join forces w
A Study in Scarlet Women
Sherry Thomas · 411 pages
"USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas turns the story of the renowned Sherlock Holmes upside down... With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London. When the city is struck by a
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
A Place of Confinement
Anna Dean · 416 pages
Thwarting her sister-in-law's efforts to marry her off to a decidedly unwanted suitor, the sharp-witted Miss Dido Kent is sent to live with a wealthy hypochondriac aunt and investigates the disappearance of a visiting heiress.