The Best Mystery Books For When You Want to Be Like Sherlock

Time to get out the magnifying glass and begin sleuthing like Sherlock with these intriguing and mysterious reads.

Mary Russell’s War by Laurie R. King

These nine short stories and one Sherlock Holmes mystery, King divulges Mary Russell’s life adventures spanning from her teenage diaries in 1914 England to her contemplative thoughts at age 92. Follow along with Russell as she tracks German spies through San Francisco, investigates family mysteries, and searches via a series of postcards for her missing husband — Sherlock Holmes.

The Sculthorpe Murder by Karen Charlton

In 1810 Northamptonshire, every local constable is out looking for the ruthless Panther Gang, a vicious mob looking to claim as much of the county as they could. When an elderly man is robbed and murdered, the magistrates send for help from London. When Detective Stephen Lavender and Constable Ned Woods arrive they soon discover that the murdered man’s life and family were clouded in mystery.

Closed Casket by Agatha Christie / Sophie Hannah

When famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool of Scotland Yard are invited to Lady Athelinda Playford’s party at her Irish mansion, the two are confused. The world’s most beloved children’s author wants them at her party, but why? When they arrive to discover that Lady Playford has decided to cut off her two children from her will and instead leave her entire fortune to an invalid who only has weeks to live. Poirot begins to glean that Lady Playford invited them there because she expects a murder.

Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner

Edith Hind, a beautiful graduate student at Cambridge University and daughter of the surgeon to the Royal Family, has gone missing and detective Manon Bradshaw is determined to find her alive. With only a few clues to go off of— a smattering of blood in the kitchen, her keys and phone left behind, the front door ajar but showing no signs of forced entry — Bradshaw is forced to investigate deeper into Edith’s personal life. She begins to worry when she discovers a tangled love life and erratic behavior leading up to her disappearance, knowing that every second that passes is pushing her further away from finding the girl alive.

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