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A delightfully sharp, Golden Age-style whodunit that balances boarding school nostalgia with the very real complexities of growing up. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Murder Most unladylike.
- cozy
- nostalgic
- suspenseful
- atmospheric
- 01
Arsenic For Tea
Robin Stevens
A delightfully sharp, Golden Age-style country house mystery where the greatest danger might just be growing up and seeing adults for who they really are.
- 02
A Spoonful of Murder
Robin Stevens
A classic Golden Age-style mystery wrapped in the emotional turbulence of growing up, going home, and realizing nothing stays the same.
- 03
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson
A true-crime podcast brought to life as a high-stakes, mixed-media puzzle box that dares you to stop reading.
- 04
Truly Devious
Maureen Johnson
A chilly, atmospheric puzzle-box of a mystery where true crime obsession meets eccentric boarding school secrets.
- 05
Stalking Jack the Ripper
Kerri Maniscalco
A fog-drenched, blood-spattered romp through Victorian London that balances gruesome forensic science with swoony romantic banter.
- 06
A study in Charlotte
Brittany Cavallaro
A sharp, moody boarding school mystery wrapped in witty banter and the heavy burden of legacy.
- 07
As Good As Dead
Holly Jackson
A claustrophobic, dread-soaked descent into the dark consequences of playing detective.
- 08
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
Alan Bradley
A charmingly eccentric historical mystery where a precocious young chemist unravels deep family secrets amidst the crumbling halls of an English estate.
- 09
Friday Barnes, Under Suspicion
R. A. Spratt
A delightfully deadpan romp through boarding school corridors where sharp wits and a pork-pie hat are the best defense against absurd adults and baffling crimes.
- 10
Friday Barnes, Girl Detective
R. A. Spratt
A delightfully eccentric romp through an elite boarding school where the crimes are as quirky as the genius girl solving them.
- 11
Utterly me, Clarice Bean
Lauren Child · 2002
A delightfully chaotic and visually inventive romp through the mind of a wry, imaginative underdog trying to stand out in a loud world.
- 12
Ruby Redfort look into my eyes (Ruby Redfort #1)
Lauren Child
A stylish, retro-tinged puzzle box of a book that crackles with deadpan wit and high-stakes espionage.
