Books like From Doon with Death
12 books with a reading profile close to From Doon with Death by Ruth Rendell. Escapist; a moderate read.
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1
They Came to Baghdad
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Victoria Jones, a young shorthand typist with a talent for mimicry and fabrication, follows a brief romantic interest from London to Iraq.
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2
And Then There Were None
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Ten strangers arrive at a secluded mansion on Soldier Island, invited by an absent host named U.N.
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3
The Force
by Don Winslow
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Sergeant Denny Malone leads the Manhattan North Special Task Force, an elite NYPD unit authorized to operate with autonomy to disrupt gang violence and drug trafficking.
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4
Dangerous Girls
by Abigail Haas
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Anna’s spring break trip to Aruba turns into a legal nightmare when her best friend, Elise, is found brutally murdered in their vacation rental.
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5
Lady Audley's secret
mystery, classic literature
Lucy Graham, a governess with golden curls and a mysterious past, marries the wealthy widower Sir Michael Audley to secure her social standing.
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6
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Also escapist · mystery, classic literature
Three years after his presumed death at Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock Holmes reappears in London to surprise Dr.
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7
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
Also escapist · mystery, classic literature
This final collection of twelve short stories marks the conclusion of the Sherlock Holmes canon, set primarily in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras.
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8
Snap
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Eleven-year-old Jack Bright is left in a broken-down car on a dark motorway to watch over his two younger sisters while his pregnant mother, Nicola, walks for help.
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9
Strangers on a Train
thriller, mystery
Architect Guy Haines meets the manipulative Charles Bruno on a train, where Bruno proposes a "perfect" trade of murders to eliminate their personal obstacles without motive.
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10
Trust No One
by Paul Cleave
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Jerry Grey is a crime novelist who wrote twelve books under the pseudonym Henry Cutter.
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11
The most dangerous game
Also escapist · thriller, classic literature
Sanger Rainsford, a celebrated big-game hunter, falls overboard while traveling to the Amazon and washes ashore on Ship-Trap Island.
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12
Before the Fall
by Noah Hawley
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
On a foggy night, a private jet carrying two influential families and a struggling painter named Scott Burroughs crashes into the Atlantic Ocean.
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