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A sparkling, champagne-fueled romp through the 1920s that hides a surprisingly tender exploration of wartime scars. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Murder in Montparnasse.
- glamorous
- effervescent
- nostalgic
- shadowed
- 01
Away With The Fairies
Kerry Greenwood · 2005
A sparkling, champagne-fueled romp through 1920s Melbourne that blends sharp-witted sleuthing with unapologetic glamour.
- 02
Flying too high
Kerry Greenwood · 2006
A sparkling, champagne-fueled romp through the 1920s with a heroine who solves crimes as flawlessly as she dresses.
- 03
A perilous undertaking
Deanna Raybourn
A fiercely witty romp through Victorian London, fueled by crackling banter, deadly secrets, and a heroine who absolutely refuses to behave.
- 04
The Saltmarsh Murders
Gladys Mitchell
A delightfully eccentric Golden Age mystery that spikes the traditional cozy village formula with Freudian psychology and macabre wit.
- 05
Silent in the sanctuary
Deanna Raybourn
A deliciously intriguing historical mystery where aristocratic flirtation collides with snowbound murder in an ancient abbey.
- 06
A Study in Scarlet Women
Sherry Thomas
A sharp, gaslit reimagining where a brilliant outcast uses society's blind spots to forge her own independence.
- 07
Her Royal Spyness
Rhys Bowen · 2007
A sparkling, witty romp through 1930s London high society with a heroine who is long on titles but delightfully short on cash.
- 08
Murder on the Flying Scotsman (Daisy Dalrymple #4)
Carola Dunn
A bustling 1920s train journey turns into a classic puzzle of family greed and murder.
- 09
The Art of Theft
Sherry Thomas
A glittering, high-stakes Victorian heist where clever women and their loyal allies infiltrate a festive chateau to steal back dangerous secrets.
- 10
At Bertram's Hotel
Agatha Christie · 2006
A perfectly preserved slice of Edwardian luxury where the tea is hot, the muffins are buttered, and the guests are hiding deadly secrets.
- 11
The Body in the Library
Agatha Christie
A delightfully sharp and perfectly structured puzzle box that hides dark human motives behind the veneer of polite country house society.
- 12
The Winter Queen
Boris Akunin
A witty, gaslit romp through 19th-century high society that slowly reveals a heart of pure Russian melancholy.
