I am a total book nerd, and I love lists. So, when I was told Half Price Books was having a Tournament of Mysteries as part of Mystery Madness, I set out to read all the books on the bracket, in order to vote for the right book with each pairing. Now that I have read all the mystery books in the tournament, I need to solve the mystery of what I’m going to read next. Here’s a list of similar books for myself and other book nerds like me who never want Mystery Madness to end.
If you liked Sherlock Holmes: The Novels, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:
- Knots and Crosses, by Ian Rankin
- Treachery at Lancaster Gate, by Anne Perry
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie
- The Murders in the Rue Morgue, by Edgar Allan Poe
- The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco
If you liked And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie:
If you liked The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco:
- Murder at the Vicarage, by Agatha Christie
- Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death, by James Runcie
- Guns in the Gallery, by Simon Brett
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
If you liked One for the Money, by Janet Evanovich
- The Spellman Files, by Lisa Lutz
- Body Movers, by Stephanie Bond
- Agnes and the Hitman, by Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer
- A is for Alibi, by Sue Grafton
- How to Murder a Millionaire, by Nancy Martin
If you liked A is for Alibi, by Sue Grafton
- Indemnity Only, by Sara Paretsky
- Edwin of the Iron Shoes, by Marcia Muller
- Katwalk, by Karen Kijewski
- Track of the Cat, by Nevada Barr
- One for the Money, by Janet Evanovich
If you liked The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson
- The Boy in the Suitcase, by Lene Kaaberbol & Agnete Friis
- Jar City, by Arnaldur Indridason
- The Bat, by Jo Nesbo
- Faceless Killers, by Henning Mankell
- The Keeper of Lost Causes, by Jussi Adler-Olsen
If you liked A Great Deliverance, by Elizabeth George
- Cover Her Face, by P.D. James
- A Share in Death, by Deborah Crombie
- The Sculptress, by Minette Walters
- The Man with a Load of Mischief, by Martha Grimes
- Gallows View, by Peter Robinson
If you liked The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, by John le Carré
- Red Harvest, by Dashiell Hammett
- The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad
- Our Man in Havana, by Graham Greene
- The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan
- From Russia with Love, by Ian Fleming
If you liked Killing Floor, by Lee Child
- The Lions of Lucerne, by Brad Thor
- The Kill Artist, by Daniel Silva
- American Assassin, by Vince Flynn
- The Innocent, by David Baldacci
- The Gray Man, by Mark Greaney
If you liked Eye of the Needle, by Ken Follett
- The Odessa File, by Frederick Forsyth
- The Scarlatti Inheritance, by Robert Ludlum
- Black Cross, by Greg Iles
- The Eagle has Landed, by Jack Higgins
- The Charm School, by Nelson DeMille
If you liked, The Firm, by John Grisham
- The Lincoln Lawyer, by Michael Connelly
- Primal Fear, by William Diehl
- Defending Jacob, by William Landay
- Everywhere that Mary Went, by Lisa Scottoline
- The Jury Master, by Robert Dugoni
If you liked Presumed Innocent, by Scott Turow
- The List, by Steve Martini
- The 13th Juror, by John Lescroart
- A Time to Kill, by John Grisham
- Absolute Power, by David Baldacci
- After Dark, by Phillip Margolin
If you liked The Bone Collector, by Jeffery Deaver
- Rules of Prey, by John Sandford
- Blindsighted, by Karin Slaughter
- A Perfect Evil, by Alex Kava
- When the Bough Breaks, by Jonathan Kellerman
- Ashes to Ashes, by Tami Hoag
If you liked Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn
- The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins
- Before I Go to Sleep, by S.J. Watson
- The Never List, by Koethi Zan
- The Next Time You See Me, by Holly Goddard Jones
- Dare Me, by Megan Abbott
If you liked An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, by P.D. James
- A Question of Guilt, by Frances Fyfield
- A Great Deliverance, by Elizabeth George
- Whose Body, by Dorothy L. Sayers
- A Man Lay Dead, by Ngaio Marsh
- The Various Haunts of Men, by Susan Hill
If you liked Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
- My Cousin Rachel, by Daphne de Maurier
- Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson
- The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins
- Nine Coaches Waiting, by Mary Stewart
I hope you have solved the mystery of what to read next. As for me, I’m off to my local Half Price Books to look for Body Movers, The Lions of Lucerne, The Jury Master and Whose Body. I may pick up another Lyndley or Reacher book as well. What about you?