10 books for fans of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
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The Collected Stories, Season Two, Volume I: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery Collection
A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
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Victorian London springs to life through Holmes' partnership with the sharp-witted Lucy James in these atmospheric mysteries. Elliott and Veley capture Doyle's spirit while giving their female detective equal billing in solving impossible crimes.
★ 4.51 Goodreads (83 ratings) - 2
Sherlock
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
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Handpicked by the BBC Sherlock creators, these nineteen tales trace Holmes from his debut in A Study in Scarlet to late classics like The Dying Detective, offering the essential canon that shaped television's most famous consulting detective.
★ 4.33 Goodreads (457 ratings) - 3
Sherlock Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia (The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book 4)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Book 1
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Holmes faces his most memorable adversary in Irene Adler, the only person to ever best the consulting detective. Conan Doyle crafts a perfect introduction to a character who haunts Holmes throughout the canon.
★ 3.83 Goodreads (12.7K ratings) - 4
Banker (A Dick Francis Novel)
Sid Halley Mystery
by Dick Francis
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Banker Tim Ekaterin discovers something's wrong with the champion horse he financed—and people start dying. Francis explores the money behind horse racing with deadly results.
★ 4.12 Goodreads (5.5K ratings) - 5
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Sid Halley Mystery
by Dick Francis
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Wine expertise becomes deadly when merchant Tony Beach's elegant soiree turns into a crime scene. Francis crafts a sophisticated thriller where knowledge of vintages proves as dangerous as it is valuable.
★ 4.09 Goodreads (8.1K ratings) - 6
The Knocker on Death's Door
The Felse Investigations • Book 10
by Ellis Peters
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Ancient door knocker carries a deadly curse from abbey to church, leaving two bodies in its wake. Peters weaves folklore and forensics in this atmospheric mystery about legends that refuse to die.
★ 4.04 Goodreads (857 ratings) - 7
Rainbow's End
The Felse Investigations • Book 13
by Ellis Peters
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Wealthy newcomer Arthur Rainbow's aggressive campaign to modernize the sleepy village of Middlehope creates so much resentment that murder becomes the community's final solution.
★ 4.01 Goodreads (645 ratings) - 8
The House of Green Turf
The Felse Investigations • Book 8
by Ellis Peters
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After a car accident, opera singer Maggie Tressider becomes haunted by the inexplicable conviction that she's killed someone, driving her to uncover repressed memories and dark secrets.
★ 3.98 Goodreads (613 ratings) - 9
City of Gold and Shadows
The Felse Investigations • Book 12
by Ellis Peters
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A young woman's search for her vanished great-uncle leads to romance and danger among the ruins of a Roman settlement.
★ 3.94 Goodreads (571 ratings) - 10
Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart
The Felse Investigations • Book 6
by Ellis Peters
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A weekend folk music course at a remote English mansion becomes the perfect cover for settling old scores when one singer's haunting performance contains a message meant for murder.
★ 3.90 Goodreads (927 ratings)