Books for Fans of Agatha Christie

Another queen of mystery, Dorothy L. Sayers introduces her amateur detective, Lord Peter Wimsey in this multi-layered whodunnit. A famous London financier disappears without a trace. Across town, a corpse is found in an architect’s bathtub, but no one knows the identity of the body. Lord Peter is convinced these two seemingly unrelated cases are linked, but can he solve the crime before the murderer goes after him?

Fortune Favors the Dead is a fun, fast-paced mystery that feels like a hardboiled noir classic. Here private investigators Willowjean “Will” Parker and Lillian Pentecost are hired to solve the murder of Abigail Collins. Everyone thinks that Abigail was killed by the vengeful spirit of her husband, who killed himself the year before. Soon Parker and Pentecost are navigating jealous family members and frightening messages from the dead in order to find the culprit.

Set during the Harlem Renaissance, Nekesa Afia introduces readers to Louise Lloyd, a girl with a lot of moxie who is running from the secrets of her past. She spends her days working at Maggie’s Café and her nights at the Zodiac, Harlem’s hottest speakeasy. But when a murderer starts targeting young Black women like herself, Louise has no choice but to investigate and soon finds herself toe-to-toe with a murderous mastermind hell-bent on taking more lives, maybe even her own…

On Valentine’s Day, four members of the Coverdale family are brutally murdered. It soon comes to light that George, Jacqueline, Melinda, and Giles were shot by their housekeeper, Eunice Parchman. But after Detective Chief Superintendent William Vetch arrests Eunice, he has a suspicion that there is a lot more to the story than meets the eye.

Daniel Pitt is a junior barrister in London who is eager to prove himself, independent of his renowned parents’ influence and reputation. His new case involves biographer Russell Graves who is found guilty of murdering his wife, and Daniel must find the real killer before Russell faces the hangman’s noose—in twenty-one days. But when Daniel’s investigation leads him close to home, he will have to choose between his duty to law or his desire to protect his family.

From the author of the bestselling The Flight Attendant comes a riveting story about a luxurious safari that turns deadly. When Katie Barstow, an A-list Hollywood starlet, planned a safari to Africa for her closest friends, she envisioned wild parties and stunning adventures. What she didn’t expect was to be in the middle of a kidnapping gone wrong, praying she will be able to see the sun rise one more time.

P.D. James takes readers back into the lives of Jane Austen’s beloved Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy in this electric whodunnit. Six years after their marriage, Elizabeth and Darcy have fallen into a relaxed routine at their home, until one night when Elizabeth’s estranged sister Lydia Wickham arrives on their doorstep in hysterics claiming that her husband has been murdered. Suddenly, nothing at Pemberley will ever be the same again.

Marc Moreau, a professional cyclist with a military past, is part of a top Tour de France team. But what starts off as a thrilling adventure takes a turn for the worse when a series of violent accidents start taking out cyclists one by one. Marc agrees to help the French police with their investigations from the inside and becomes convinced that the culprit is a cyclist who wants to win at any cost…

Molly Gray is a maid at the elegant Regency Grand Hotel. Her obsessive love for cleaning and details make her ideal for the job and she delights in making each room perfect for each guest. But one day she discovers the body of the wealthy Charles Black in her bed, and before she knows it, she has become the police’s prime suspect! The Maid is a fabulous locked-room mystery that will keep you guessing until the final check out.

Father Brown may seem a pleasantly doddering Roman Catholic priest, but appearances deceive. With keen observation and an unerring sense of man’s frailties — due in large part to years of listening to confessions — Father Brown succeeds in bringing even the most elusive criminals to justice. In this wonderful collection, readers can follow Father Brown through fifteen brilliant and unforgettable stories.

Flavia de Luce is an aspiring chemist with a penchant for poisons. At her once-grand estate, Buckshaw, a dead bird is found on her doorstep, and hours later she finds a man lying dead in her cucumber patch. For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. This wholly original and wickedly funny story takes readers on a wonderful ride.