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British Mystery

Description: Mysteries from the British Isles.
Based on tag: British mystery

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1

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

22,474 members

559 reviews

4.2

9 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

2

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie

18,167 members

428 reviews

4.1

9 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

3

Death on the Nile

by Agatha Christie

9,534 members

191 reviews

3.9

9 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, miguel.catalan

4

Murder Must Advertise

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,894 members

108 reviews

4.2

9 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, miguel.catalan

5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

16,066 members

311 reviews

3.9

8 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

6

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie

10,624 members

339 reviews

4.1

8 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

7

by Dorothy L. Sayers

5,627 members

150 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

8

by Dorothy L. Sayers

5,132 members

203 reviews

½ 3.6

8 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

9

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,604 members

124 reviews

4.1

8 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, miguel.catalan

10

The Nine Tailors

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,530 members

117 reviews

4

8 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

11

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / The Hound of the Baskervilles / The Return of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

2,966 members

18 reviews

½ 4.4

8 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, miguel.catalan

12

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

13,355 members

345 reviews

4.1

7 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

13

The Return of Sherlock Holmes / The Hound of the Baskervilles / The Valley of Fear / His Last Bow / The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

13,085 members

93 reviews

½ 4.4

7 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

14

by Wilkie Collins

11,209 members

256 reviews

4

7 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

15

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie

9,526 members

306 reviews

3.8

7 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

16

A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle

8,168 members

326 reviews

3.9

7 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

17

The Daughter of Time

by Josephine Tey

6,104 members

229 reviews

3.9

7 Members: merrystar, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

18

The Sign of Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle

5,286 members

179 reviews

3.8

7 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

19

A Morbid Taste for Bones

by Ellis Peters

4,076 members

108 reviews

3.8

7 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB

20

Clouds of Witness

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,767 members

105 reviews

3.8

7 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

21

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,164 members

93 reviews

3.9

7 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

22

Lord Peter Views the Body

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1,809 members

43 reviews

3.9

7 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

23

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

7,383 members

142 reviews

3.8

6 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

24

The Murder at the Vicarage

by Agatha Christie

6,488 members

193 reviews

3.8

6 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

25

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie

6,112 members

154 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

26

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

5,412 members

88 reviews

4.1

6 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

27

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

4,654 members

63 reviews

4.1

6 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

28

Sleeping Murder

by Agatha Christie

4,529 members

74 reviews

3.8

6 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

29

Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story with Detective Interruptions

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,062 members

94 reviews

4.2

6 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33

30

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

by Agatha Christie

4,020 members

79 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda

31

The Thirteen Problems

by Agatha Christie

3,501 members

72 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

32

Have His Carcase

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,401 members

73 reviews

4

6 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33

33

Unnatural Death

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,276 members

87 reviews

3.8

6 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

34

Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

by Agatha Christie

2,462 members

41 reviews

4.1

6 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

35

Death of a Peer

989 members

20 reviews

3.8

6 Members: Only2rs, aulsmith, merrystar, rretzler, Bookkat33, NinieB

36

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

45,470 members

1,348 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Only2rs, rretzler, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
Explanations: merrystar: couldn't finish this one

37

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

17,827 members

331 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: Only2rs, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

38

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

16,451 members

257 reviews

4.1

5 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

39

Murder on the Links

by Agatha Christie

4,858 members

130 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

40

Five Little Pigs

by Agatha Christie

4,788 members

98 reviews

3.9

5 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB

41

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

by Agatha Christie

4,730 members

117 reviews

3.8

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

42

Curtain: Poirot's Last Case

by Agatha Christie

4,672 members

57 reviews

3.8

5 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

43

The Secret Adversary

by Agatha Christie

4,616 members

146 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

44

Peril at End House

by Agatha Christie

4,376 members

79 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

45

The Moving Finger

by Agatha Christie

4,227 members

108 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

46

At Bertram's Hotel

by Agatha Christie

3,974 members

84 reviews

½ 3.5

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

47

by Agatha Christie

3,901 members

84 reviews

3.8

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

48

A Pocket Full of Rye

by Agatha Christie

3,883 members

72 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

49

A Caribbean Mystery

by Agatha Christie

3,860 members

86 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

50

by Agatha Christie

3,844 members

65 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

51

by Agatha Christie

3,842 members

82 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

52

Poirot Investigates

by Agatha Christie

3,735 members

91 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

53

The Man in the Brown Suit

by Agatha Christie

3,716 members

92 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

54

They Do It With Mirrors

by Agatha Christie

3,574 members

72 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

55

One Corpse Too Many

by Ellis Peters

2,846 members

67 reviews

3.9

5 Members: Only2rs, rretzler, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963

56

Partners in Crime

by Agatha Christie

2,800 members

57 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

57

Murder in the Mews and Other Stories

by Agatha Christie

2,601 members

43 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

58

Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories

by Dorothy L. Sayers

2,291 members

28 reviews

4.1

5 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

59

Friend of the Devil

by Peter Robinson

1,237 members

61 reviews

3.8

5 Members: elkiedee, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB

60

The Golden Compass

by Philip Pullman

37,373 members

755 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Only2rs, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
Explanations: merrystar: more fantasy than mystery

61

Death Comes to Pemberley

5,082 members

331 reviews

3

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963

62

Hallowe'en Party

by Agatha Christie

5,067 members

117 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

63

The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie

4,715 members

86 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

64

Crocodile on the Sandbank

by Elizabeth Peters

4,714 members

232 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Only2rs, rretzler, gypsysmom, NinieB

65

Cat Among the Pigeons

by Agatha Christie

4,370 members

84 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

66

Murder in Mesopotamia

by Agatha Christie

4,182 members

75 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

67

After the Funeral

by Agatha Christie

4,154 members

72 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

68

by Agatha Christie

4,003 members

96 reviews

½ 3.3

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

69

Elephants Can Remember

by Agatha Christie

4,001 members

67 reviews

½ 3.4

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

70

Death in the Clouds

by Agatha Christie

3,997 members

68 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

71

Lord Edgware Dies

by Agatha Christie

3,869 members

76 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

72

The Complete Father Brown Stories

by G. K. Chesterton

3,787 members

33 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963

73

Death in Holy Orders

3,779 members

55 reviews

3.8

4 Members: rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33

74

by Agatha Christie

3,740 members

68 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

75

by Agatha Christie

3,611 members

80 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

76

by Agatha Christie

3,599 members

73 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

77

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

by Agatha Christie

3,493 members

68 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

78

3,415 members

88 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

79

Hickory Dickory Dock

by Agatha Christie

3,367 members

56 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

80

By the Pricking of My Thumbs

by Agatha Christie

3,350 members

51 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

81

Devices and Desires

3,207 members

45 reviews

3.8

4 Members: rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

82

by Agatha Christie

3,159 members

73 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

83

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

3,051 members

49 reviews

3.9

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

84

The Seven Dials Mystery

by Agatha Christie

2,996 members

67 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

85

Ordeal by Innocence

by Agatha Christie

2,959 members

65 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

86

Death Comes as the End

by Agatha Christie

2,911 members

56 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

87

They Came to Baghdad

by Agatha Christie

2,884 members

51 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

88

Passenger to Frankfurt

by Agatha Christie

2,694 members

59 reviews

2.8

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

89

by Arthur Conan Doyle

2,606 members

52 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

90

The Mysterious Mr. Quin

by Agatha Christie

2,520 members

51 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

91

Destination Unknown

by Agatha Christie

2,388 members

51 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

92

Shroud for a Nightingale

2,264 members

45 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

93

Parker Pyne Investigates

by Agatha Christie

2,212 members

37 reviews

½ 3.4

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

94

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories

by Agatha Christie

2,190 members

30 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

95

The Skull Beneath the Skin

2,156 members

33 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB

96

by Josephine Tey

1,966 members

81 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

97

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and Other Stories

by Agatha Christie

1,686 members

34 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963

98

Poirot's Early Cases

by Agatha Christie

1,636 members

24 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

99

The Documents in the Case

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1,614 members

26 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

100

The Singing Sands

by Josephine Tey

1,514 members

51 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

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