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A pulse-pounding, witty excursion into a decades-old English mystery that balances sharp laughs with genuine suspense. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Nine Liars.

  • atmospheric
  • nostalgic
  • tense
  • adventurous
  1. 01

    The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious Book 2)

    Maureen Johnson

    A chilly, clever puzzle-box of a mystery where the ghosts of a 1930s tragedy bleed dangerously into the present.

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    • atmospheric
    • suspenseful
    • wry
  2. 02

    The name of the star

    Maureen Johnson

    A witty, fog-drenched boarding school mystery that slowly peels back the veil to reveal a chilling paranormal thriller.

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    • atmospheric
    • suspenseful
    • wry
  3. 03

    How to Solve Your Own Murder

    Kristen Perrin

    A delightfully eccentric mystery that proves a lifetime of paranoia is entirely justified when a foretold danger finally arrives.

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    • atmospheric
    • suspenseful
    • wry
    • engaging
  4. 04

    The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)

    Nancy Springer

    A spirited, puzzle-filled romp through Victorian London alongside a fiercely independent heroine who refuses to be sidelined by her famous older brothers.

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    • adventurous
  5. 05

    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.

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    • nostalgic
    • suspenseful
    • wry
  6. 06

    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.

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    • nostalgic
    • wry
  7. 07

    Speaking from Among the Bones

    Alan Bradley

    A delightfully macabre romp through a mid-century English village, guided by a brilliant, chemistry-obsessed child who prefers corpses to her older sisters.

    Shares:
    • wry
  8. 08

    Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Queen's Necklace

    Kathryn Kenny

    A shadowy pursuit through atmospheric English landscapes tests the bonds of friendship and unravels the secrets of an old heirloom.

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    • atmospheric
    • tense
    • adventurous
    • suspenseful
  9. 09

    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.

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    • atmospheric
    • nostalgic
    • adventurous
    • suspenseful
  10. 10

    Magic for Liars

    Sarah Gailey

    A gritty, emotionally bruised noir where the real mystery is how to survive the resentment of being the ordinary sister in a magical world.

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    • atmospheric
    • wry
  11. 11

    This Lie Will Kill You

    Chelsea Pitcher

    A claustrophobic, locked-room thriller dripping with teen angst, toxic secrets, and the inescapable gravity of revenge.

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    • tense
    • suspenseful
  12. 12

    Stalking Jack the Ripper

    Kerri Maniscalco

    A fog-drenched, blood-spattered romp through Victorian London that balances gruesome forensic science with swoony romantic banter.

    Feels:
    • gaslit
    • fog-drenched
    • gruesome

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