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Books like The Cartographers

12 books with a reading profile close to The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd. Escapist; a moderate read.

1

The Cloisters

by Katy Hays

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Ann Stilwell moves to New York for a summer internship at The Cloisters, a medieval museum wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
2

Sacré Bleu

by Christopher Moore

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Set in nineteenth-century Paris, the story follows baker and aspiring painter Lucien Lessard as he investigates the suspicious death of Vincent van Gogh.
3

Batman: The Long Halloween

by Jeph Loeb

entertainment, narrative

Set in the early days of Batman’s career, this mystery follows a year-long investigation into a serial killer known as Holiday, who murders members of the Falcone and Maroni crime families on specific calendar holidays.
4

Missing Joseph

by Elizabeth George

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

When the vicar of a quiet Lancashire village dies from hemlock poisoning, the local constable initially treats the death as an accidental ingestion of wild herbs.
5

Since We Fell

by Dennis Lehane

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Rachel Childs is a Boston journalist whose career ends after she has a panic attack live on air while reporting from Haiti.
6

El enigma de la habitación 622

by Joël Dicker

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Set in the Swiss Alps at the Palace de Verbier, the story follows a writer named Joël who investigates a cold case involving a murder in room 622.
7

The Devil and the Dark Water

by Stuart Turton

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Set in 1634, the narrative follows the Saardam, an East India Company merchant ship traveling from Batavia to Amsterdam.
8

The September House

by Carissa Orlando

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Margaret refuses to leave her Victorian estate, even though every September the walls bleed and the resident ghosts become aggressive.
9

Seeking Whom He May Devour

by Fred Vargas

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

In the French Alps, a village faces a growing crisis as a hidden predator methodically slits the throats of local sheep.
10

The Silent Companions

by Laura Purcell

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Newly widowed and pregnant, Elsie Bainbridge moves to the decaying country estate of the Bridge, the ancestral home of her late husband.
11

The Woman In Cabin 10

by Ruth Ware

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Lo Blacklock, a travel journalist reeling from a violent home invasion, accepts an assignment on the Aurora, a boutique luxury cruise ship.
12

It Girl

by Ruth Ware

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Hannah Jones has spent a decade believing that John Neville murdered her charismatic roommate, April Coutts-Clane, during their first year at Oxford University.

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