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

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1

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

25,730 members

619 reviews

4.2

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

2

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie

20,813 members

476 reviews

4.1

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

3

Death on the Nile

by Agatha Christie

10,957 members

227 reviews

3.9

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

4

Murder Must Advertise

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,147 members

113 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

18,016 members

342 reviews

3.9

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

6

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie

12,204 members

388 reviews

4.1

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

7

by Dorothy L. Sayers

6,015 members

159 reviews

½ 4.3

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

8

by Dorothy L. Sayers

5,583 members

223 reviews

½ 3.6

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

9

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,897 members

141 reviews

4.1

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

10

The Nine Tailors

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,874 members

124 reviews

4

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

11

The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

3,261 members

18 reviews

½ 4.5

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

12

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

14,633 members

374 reviews

4

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

13

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

14,077 members

99 reviews

½ 4.4

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

14

by Wilkie Collins

12,128 members

274 reviews

4

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

15

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie

11,093 members

353 reviews

3.8

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

16

A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle

9,260 members

359 reviews

3.9

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

17

The Sign of the Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle

5,897 members

196 reviews

3.8

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

18

A Morbid Taste for Bones

by Ellis Peters

4,450 members

117 reviews

3.8

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

19

Clouds of Witness

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,063 members

114 reviews

3.8

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

20

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,394 members

98 reviews

3.9

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

21

Lord Peter Views the Body

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1,949 members

45 reviews

3.9

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

22

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

8,404 members

170 reviews

3.8

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

23

The Murder at the Vicarage

by Agatha Christie

7,377 members

220 reviews

3.8

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

24

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie

6,769 members

173 reviews

½ 3.7

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

25

The Daughter of Time

by Josephine Tey

6,718 members

252 reviews

3.9

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

26

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

6,109 members

98 reviews

4.2

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

27

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

5,103 members

64 reviews

4.1

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

28

Sleeping Murder

by Agatha Christie

5,076 members

87 reviews

3.8

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

29

The Mirror Crack'd

by Agatha Christie

4,452 members

86 reviews

½ 3.7

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

30

Busman's Honeymoon

by Dorothy L. Sayers

4,291 members

100 reviews

4.2

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

31

The Tuesday Club Murders

by Agatha Christie

3,840 members

88 reviews

½ 3.7

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

32

Have His Carcase

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,599 members

85 reviews

4

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

33

Unnatural Death

by Dorothy L. Sayers

3,510 members

95 reviews

3.8

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

34

Miss Marple : The Complete Short Stories

by Agatha Christie

2,798 members

47 reviews

4.1

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

35

Death of a Peer

1,073 members

20 reviews

3.8

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

36

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

48,017 members

1,401 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

19,766 members

369 reviews

½ 3.7

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

38

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

18,569 members

277 reviews

4.1

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

39

Murder on the Links

by Agatha Christie

5,590 members

149 reviews

½ 3.6

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

40

Five Little Pigs

by Agatha Christie

5,488 members

118 reviews

3.9

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

41

Murder for Christmas

by Agatha Christie

5,446 members

131 reviews

3.8

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

42

Curtain: Poirot's Last Case

by Agatha Christie

5,212 members

72 reviews

3.8

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

43

The Secret Adversary

by Agatha Christie

5,120 members

165 reviews

½ 3.6

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

44

Peril at End House

by Agatha Christie

4,928 members

100 reviews

½ 3.7

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

45

The Moving Finger

by Agatha Christie

4,733 members

130 reviews

½ 3.7

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

46

At Bertram's Hotel

by Agatha Christie

4,451 members

95 reviews

½ 3.5

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

47

by Agatha Christie

4,395 members

111 reviews

3.8

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

48

by Agatha Christie

4,337 members

77 reviews

½ 3.5

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

49

A Caribbean Mystery

by Agatha Christie

4,303 members

96 reviews

½ 3.6

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

50

A Pocket Full of Rye

by Agatha Christie

4,290 members

82 reviews

½ 3.7

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

51

Poirot Investigates

by Agatha Christie

4,232 members

110 reviews

½ 3.6

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

52

by Agatha Christie

4,212 members

92 reviews

½ 3.7

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

53

The Man in the Brown Suit

by Agatha Christie

4,195 members

112 reviews

½ 3.6

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

54

They Do It With Mirrors

by Agatha Christie

3,975 members

80 reviews

½ 3.6

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

55

Partners in Crime

by Agatha Christie

3,143 members

69 reviews

½ 3.6

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

56

One Corpse Too Many

by Ellis Peters

3,049 members

71 reviews

3.9

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

57

Murder in the Mews

by Agatha Christie

2,896 members

53 reviews

½ 3.6

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

58

Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories

by Dorothy L. Sayers

2,455 members

30 reviews

4.2

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

59

Friend of the Devil

by Peter Robinson

1,320 members

64 reviews

3.8

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

60

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

40,236 members

794 reviews

4.1

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

61

Hallowe'en Party

by Agatha Christie

5,894 members

147 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

62

Death Comes to Pemberley

5,565 members

342 reviews

3

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963

63

The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie

5,376 members

111 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

64

Crocodile on the Sandbank

by Elizabeth Peters

4,991 members

246 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Only2rs, rretzler, gypsysmom, NinieB

65

Cat Among the Pigeons

by Agatha Christie

4,887 members

98 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

66

Murder in Mesopotamia

by Agatha Christie

4,691 members

95 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

67

After the Funeral

by Agatha Christie

4,611 members

82 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

68

Death in the Clouds

by Agatha Christie

4,606 members

87 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

69

by Agatha Christie

4,531 members

121 reviews

½ 3.3

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

70

Elephants Can Remember

by Agatha Christie

4,454 members

77 reviews

½ 3.4

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

71

Lord Edgware Dies

by Agatha Christie

4,348 members

96 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

72

by Agatha Christie

4,203 members

80 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

73

The Complete Father Brown Stories

by G. K. Chesterton

4,099 members

38 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Only2rs, merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963

74

by Agatha Christie

4,085 members

89 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

75

by Agatha Christie

4,059 members

90 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

76

Death in Holy Orders

3,997 members

58 reviews

3.8

4 Members: rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33

77

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

by Agatha Christie

3,985 members

81 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

78

Hickory Dickory Dock

by Agatha Christie

3,768 members

68 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

79

3,709 members

98 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

80

By the Pricking of My Thumbs

by Agatha Christie

3,695 members

60 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

81

by Agatha Christie

3,582 members

85 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

82

Devices and Desires

3,570 members

45 reviews

3.8

4 Members: rretzler, ahef1963, Bookkat33, NinieB

83

The Seven Dials Mystery

by Agatha Christie

3,506 members

90 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

84

The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

3,356 members

54 reviews

3.9

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

85

Ordeal by Innocence

by Agatha Christie

3,303 members

77 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

86

Death Comes as the End

by Agatha Christie

3,229 members

68 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

87

They Came to Baghdad

by Agatha Christie

3,185 members

59 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

88

His Last Bow (story collection)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

2,862 members

56 reviews

4

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

89

The Mysterious Mr. Quin

by Agatha Christie

2,838 members

63 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

90

Destination Unknown

by Agatha Christie

2,647 members

62 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

91

Parker Pyne Investigates

by Agatha Christie

2,484 members

44 reviews

½ 3.4

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

92

Shroud for a Nightingale

2,469 members

49 reviews

3.9

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

93

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories

by Agatha Christie

2,459 members

36 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

94

The Skull Beneath the Skin

2,300 members

34 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB

95

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and Other Stories

by Agatha Christie

1,889 members

45 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: merrystar, JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963

96

Poirot's Early Cases

by Agatha Christie

1,806 members

29 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

97

The Documents in the Case

by Dorothy L. Sayers

1,732 members

28 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

98

The Singing Sands

by Josephine Tey

1,640 members

55 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

99

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories

by Agatha Christie

1,594 members

25 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: JohnChic, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

100

Miss Pym Disposes

by Josephine Tey

1,570 members

64 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ahef1963, NinieB

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