🔍 British Detective

The quintessential British sleuth — methodical, observant, and often eccentric — solving crimes amid the particular textures of British society.

The Silkworm

by Robert Galbraith • 2014

A missing writer is found murdered, posed exactly like the victim in his own scandalous manuscript.

4.05

296k+

🔍 Private Investigator 🖋️ Literary Noir 🕵️ Hardboiled Detective

The Silkworm 90%

A missing writer is found murdered, posed exactly like the victim in his own scandalous manuscript.

by Robert Galbraith 2014

4.05

296k+ ratings

🔍 Private Investigator 🖋️ Literary Noir 🕵️ Hardboiled Detective

Land Rites

by Andy Maslen • 2021

A severed hand in a badger sett leads a haunted DI to a noble family's dark secrets.

4.39

6k+

👮 Police Procedural 🌾 Rural Crime 🔬 Forensic Investigation

Land Rites 90%

A severed hand in a badger sett leads a haunted DI to a noble family's dark secrets.

by Andy Maslen 2021

4.39

6k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🌾 Rural Crime 🔬 Forensic Investigation

Bury Your Past

by J.M. Dalgliesh • 2019

After a Norfolk storm unearths a skeleton, a pendant leads detectives into arson and buried secrets.

4.20

14k+

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 👮 British Police Procedural 🌊 Coastal Noir

Bury Your Past 90%

After a Norfolk storm unearths a skeleton, a pendant leads detectives into arson and buried secrets.

by J.M. Dalgliesh 2019

4.20

14k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 👮 British Police Procedural 🌊 Coastal Noir

The Body in the Dales

by J.R. Ellis • 2017

A London detective's first day in Yorkshire: a body in a cave, a village thick with secrets.

4.02

30k+

👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Detective Duo 🕳️ Cave Mystery

The Body in the Dales 89%

A London detective's first day in Yorkshire: a body in a cave, a village thick with secrets.

by J.R. Ellis 2017

4.02

30k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Detective Duo 🕳️ Cave Mystery

The Satsuma Complex

by Bob Mortimer • 2022

Dream date, dead mate, fake cops: a legal assistant's life pivots on a corn-cob USB stick.

3.68

75k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Comic Crime 😐 Deadpan Humor

The Satsuma Complex 89%

Dream date, dead mate, fake cops: a legal assistant's life pivots on a corn-cob USB stick.

by Bob Mortimer 2022

3.68

75k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Comic Crime 😐 Deadpan Humor

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle • 2015

An army doctor joins a coldly brilliant detective to solve Victorian London's most baffling crimes.

4.34

4k+

🕵️ Private Detective 🧠 Eccentric Genius 🤝 Detective Duo

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes 89%

An army doctor joins a coldly brilliant detective to solve Victorian London's most baffling crimes.

by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015

4.34

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Private Detective 🧠 Eccentric Genius 🤝 Detective Duo

Lethal White

by Robert Galbraith • 2018

A child's murder and a minister's blackmail lead Strike and Robin to one body in Westminster.

4.25

188k+

🕵️ Private Investigator 👥 Detective Duo 🧊 Cold Case Resurfaced

Lethal White 89%

A child's murder and a minister's blackmail lead Strike and Robin to one body in Westminster.

by Robert Galbraith 2018

4.25

188k+ ratings

🕵️ Private Investigator 👥 Detective Duo 🧊 Cold Case Resurfaced

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1892

Before forensics, one man solved impossible crimes through observation alone. Dr. Watson took notes.

4.30

329k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎩 Eccentric Detective 🏙️ Victorian London

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 89%

Before forensics, one man solved impossible crimes through observation alone. Dr. Watson took notes.

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892

4.30

329k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎩 Eccentric Detective 🏙️ Victorian London

A Great Deliverance

by Elizabeth George • 1988

A beheading in Yorkshire, a mute confession sends two detectives into a family's darkest secrets.

4.03

52k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🎩 Aristocratic Detective 🤝 Unlikely Partners

A Great Deliverance 89%

A beheading in Yorkshire, a mute confession sends two detectives into a family's darkest secrets.

by Elizabeth George 1988

4.03

52k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🎩 Aristocratic Detective 🤝 Unlikely Partners

Corn Dolls

by K.T. Galloway • 2021

A child vanishes, a corn doll appears. The therapist called in has her own missing sister.

4.30

2k+

🕵️ British Crime Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🔍 Missing Child

Corn Dolls 89%

A child vanishes, a corn doll appears. The therapist called in has her own missing sister.

by K.T. Galloway 2021

4.30

2k+ ratings

🕵️ British Crime Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🔍 Missing Child

The Quartet Murders

by J.R. Ellis • 2017

A violinist is killed on stage in a locked chapel, and his priceless Stradivarius disappears.

4.19

18k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 👮 Police Procedural 👯 Identical Twin Trick

The Quartet Murders 89%

A violinist is killed on stage in a locked chapel, and his priceless Stradivarius disappears.

by J.R. Ellis 2017

4.19

18k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 👮 Police Procedural 👯 Identical Twin Trick

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1887

Sharing Baker Street, a reclusive genius and a war-weary doctor solve the crimes that baffle London.

4.51

218k+

🕵️ Consulting Detective 🎩 Victorian London 🔍 Classic Whodunit

The Complete Sherlock Holmes 89%

Sharing Baker Street, a reclusive genius and a war-weary doctor solve the crimes that baffle London.

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1887

4.51

218k+ ratings

🕵️ Consulting Detective 🎩 Victorian London 🔍 Classic Whodunit

A Line to Kill

by Anthony Horowitz • 2021

An island literary festival, a murdered sponsor, and every writer had a reason to kill him.

3.94

47k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🕵️ Detective Duo 📖 Meta Mystery

A Line to Kill 89%

An island literary festival, a murdered sponsor, and every writer had a reason to kill him.

by Anthony Horowitz 2021

3.94

47k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🕵️ Detective Duo 📖 Meta Mystery

Hickory Dickory Dock

by Agatha Christie • 1955

A student hostel's strange thefts conceal a killer. Only Hercule Poirot sees the pattern.

3.77

41k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🔍 Master Detective 🇬🇧 Postwar London

Hickory Dickory Dock 89%

A student hostel's strange thefts conceal a killer. Only Hercule Poirot sees the pattern.

by Agatha Christie 1955

3.77

41k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🔍 Master Detective 🇬🇧 Postwar London

Beekeeping for Beginners

by Laurie R. King • 2011

1915: a despairing Holmes meets a brilliant, hunted girl who gives him a reason to live.

4.13

5k+

🕵️ Sherlock Holmes Pastiche 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🔍 Apprentice Detective

Beekeeping for Beginners 89%

1915: a despairing Holmes meets a brilliant, hunted girl who gives him a reason to live.

by Laurie R. King 2011

4.13

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Sherlock Holmes Pastiche 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🔍 Apprentice Detective

The Cuckoo's Calling

by Robert Galbraith • 2013

A broke PI investigates a supermodel's death ruled suicide. Her brother hired him to prove murder.

3.89

630k+

🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 🎖️ War Veteran Protagonist 💎 High Society Murder

The Cuckoo's Calling 89%

A broke PI investigates a supermodel's death ruled suicide. Her brother hired him to prove murder.

by Robert Galbraith 2013

3.89

630k+ ratings

🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 🎖️ War Veteran Protagonist 💎 High Society Murder

The Impossible Fortune

by Richard Osman • 2025

A car bomb and a missing man pull a grieving ex-spy toward a fortune sealed underground.

4.26

141k+

👵 Retiree Sleuths 🤝 Found Family 🔢 Codes And Ciphers

The Impossible Fortune 89%

A car bomb and a missing man pull a grieving ex-spy toward a fortune sealed underground.

by Richard Osman 2025

4.26

141k+ ratings

👵 Retiree Sleuths 🤝 Found Family 🔢 Codes And Ciphers

The Hallmarked Man

by Robert Galbraith • 2025

A corpse in a silver vault draws Strike into London's underworld of Masonic ritual and trafficking.

4.20

73k+

🔍 Investigative Duo 🖤 Gritty Detective Noir 🔥 Slow Burn Partnership

The Hallmarked Man 89%

A corpse in a silver vault draws Strike into London's underworld of Masonic ritual and trafficking.

by Robert Galbraith 2025

4.20

73k+ ratings

🔍 Investigative Duo 🖤 Gritty Detective Noir 🔥 Slow Burn Partnership

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1914

A genius who reads men from a bootprint solves London's darkest crimes, his doctor chronicling.

4.48

82k+

🔍 Classic Whodunit 🧠 Deductive Reasoning 🏙️ Victorian London

The Complete Sherlock Holmes 89%

A genius who reads men from a bootprint solves London's darkest crimes, his doctor chronicling.

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1914

4.48

82k+ ratings

🔍 Classic Whodunit 🧠 Deductive Reasoning 🏙️ Victorian London

The Secret Adversary

by Agatha Christie • 1922

Penniless in London, two friends stumble into a conspiracy of spies, impostors, and a stolen treaty.

3.84

72k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤝 Crime Solving Duo

The Secret Adversary 89%

Penniless in London, two friends stumble into a conspiracy of spies, impostors, and a stolen treaty.

by Agatha Christie 1922

3.84

72k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤝 Crime Solving Duo

Not Dead Enough

by Peter James • 2007

A woman is murdered in Brighton. Her husband's DNA is everywhere, but he was miles away.

4.13

15k+

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Investigation ⚖️ Framed For Murder

Not Dead Enough 89%

A woman is murdered in Brighton. Her husband's DNA is everywhere, but he was miles away.

by Peter James 2007

4.13

15k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Investigation ⚖️ Framed For Murder

Down to the Woods

by M.J. Arlidge • 2017

A crossbow killer stalks the New Forest. A detective must stop him before he kills again.

4.14

11k+

👮‍♀️ Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 👨‍👧 Vengeful Father

Down to the Woods 89%

A crossbow killer stalks the New Forest. A detective must stop him before he kills again.

by M.J. Arlidge 2017

4.14

11k+ ratings

👮‍♀️ Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 👨‍👧 Vengeful Father

The Running Grave

by Robert Galbraith • 2023

A private eye infiltrates a rural cult where one wrong word could trap her forever.

4.59

113k+

🔍 Cult Infiltration 👥 Detective Partners 🧠 Psychological Control

The Running Grave 88%

A private eye infiltrates a rural cult where one wrong word could trap her forever.

by Robert Galbraith 2023

4.59

113k+ ratings

🔍 Cult Infiltration 👥 Detective Partners 🧠 Psychological Control

A Deadly Episode

by Anthony Horowitz • 2026

A novelist and his detective investigate a murder on the set of their own book's adaptation.

4.02

11k+

🪞 Meta Mystery 🕵️ Detective Duo 🎬 Film Set Mystery

A Deadly Episode 88%

A novelist and his detective investigate a murder on the set of their own book's adaptation.

by Anthony Horowitz 2026

4.02

11k+ ratings

🪞 Meta Mystery 🕵️ Detective Duo 🎬 Film Set Mystery

Career of Evil

by Robert Galbraith • 2015

The severed leg on her desk was meant for her boss, a PI with dangerous enemies.

4.22

231k+

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 🔍 Private Investigator 💀 Taunting Killer

Career of Evil 88%

The severed leg on her desk was meant for her boss, a PI with dangerous enemies.

by Robert Galbraith 2015

4.22

231k+ ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 🔍 Private Investigator 💀 Taunting Killer

Death of a Nurse

by M.C. Beaton • 2016

A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.

3.80

6k+

🏘️ Village Cozy 🕵️ Lonely Detective 🔍 Classic Whodunit

Death of a Nurse 88%

A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.

by M.C. Beaton 2016

3.80

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Cozy 🕵️ Lonely Detective 🔍 Classic Whodunit

In the Market for Murder

by T.E. Kinsey • 2015

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

4.12

17k+

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets

In the Market for Murder 88%

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

by T.E. Kinsey 2015

4.12

17k+ ratings

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets

The clocks [by] Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie • 1963

A corpse. Four stopped clocks. A typist who was never supposed to be there.

3.73

43k+

🪑 Armchair Detective 💰 Inheritance Scheme 🕰️ Staged Crime Scene

The clocks [by] Agatha Christie 88%

A corpse. Four stopped clocks. A typist who was never supposed to be there.

by Agatha Christie 1963

3.73

43k+ ratings

🪑 Armchair Detective 💰 Inheritance Scheme 🕰️ Staged Crime Scene

Curtain

by Agatha Christie • 1975

Poirot, dying at Styles, hunts a killer who has never wielded a weapon: only words.

4.10

51k+

🏠 Country House Mystery 🔒 Locked Room Puzzle 🎭 Master Manipulator

Curtain 88%

Poirot, dying at Styles, hunts a killer who has never wielded a weapon: only words.

by Agatha Christie 1975

4.10

51k+ ratings

🏠 Country House Mystery 🔒 Locked Room Puzzle 🎭 Master Manipulator

Death of a Bore

by M.C. Beaton • 2005

A pompous writer mocks a Highland village then dies. Hamish Macbeth doubts it was suicide.

3.85

7k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

Death of a Bore 88%

A pompous writer mocks a Highland village then dies. Hamish Macbeth doubts it was suicide.

by M.C. Beaton 2005

3.85

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

Death of a Gossip

by M.C. Beaton • 1985

A gossip columnist joins a Highland fishing school. She's found strangled. Everyone wanted her dead.

3.64

22k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👮 Small Town Constable

Death of a Gossip 88%

A gossip columnist joins a Highland fishing school. She's found strangled. Everyone wanted her dead.

by M.C. Beaton 1985

3.64

22k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👮 Small Town Constable

A Picture of Murder

by T.E. Kinsey • 2018

Deaths mirror a cinema troupe's witch film. An Edwardian lady and her maid investigate.

4.29

10k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 👒 Edwardian England 🏘️ Small Village Secrets

A Picture of Murder 88%

Deaths mirror a cinema troupe's witch film. An Edwardian lady and her maid investigate.

by T.E. Kinsey 2018

4.29

10k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 👒 Edwardian England 🏘️ Small Village Secrets

The Mercy Chair

by M.W. Craven • 2024

A ritual stoning in Cumbria draws a detective into a cult that made torture feel like salvation.

4.55

8k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cult Investigation 🖤 Traumatized Detective

The Mercy Chair 88%

A ritual stoning in Cumbria draws a detective into a cult that made torture feel like salvation.

by M.W. Craven 2024

4.55

8k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cult Investigation 🖤 Traumatized Detective

Cards on the Table

by Agatha Christie • 1936

Poirot joins four killers for bridge. Their host is dead before the last card is dealt.

3.96

75k+

🔍 Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Suspects 🧠 Psychological Detection

Cards on the Table 88%

Poirot joins four killers for bridge. Their host is dead before the last card is dealt.

by Agatha Christie 1936

3.96

75k+ ratings

🔍 Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Closed Circle Suspects 🧠 Psychological Detection

Mrs. McGinty's Dead

by Agatha Christie • 1952

Poirot comes out of retirement when a policeman's doubt has an awkward lodger facing the gallows.

3.86

41k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🏘️ English Village 🎭 Hidden Identity

Mrs. McGinty's Dead 88%

Poirot comes out of retirement when a policeman's doubt has an awkward lodger facing the gallows.

by Agatha Christie 1952

3.86

41k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🏘️ English Village 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie • 2018

A corpse in a colonel's library draws Miss Marple into a village's hidden web of lies.

3.76

1k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

The Body in the Library 88%

A corpse in a colonel's library draws Miss Marple into a village's hidden web of lies.

by Agatha Christie 2018

3.76

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

The Sentence is Death

by Anthony Horowitz • 2018

A novelist plays Watson to a difficult detective investigating a lawyer bludgeoned with a rare wine.

3.98

57k+

📚 Metafictional Mystery 🔍 Modern Whodunit 🕵️ Brilliant Abrasive Detective

The Sentence is Death 88%

A novelist plays Watson to a difficult detective investigating a lawyer bludgeoned with a rare wine.

by Anthony Horowitz 2018

3.98

57k+ ratings

📚 Metafictional Mystery 🔍 Modern Whodunit 🕵️ Brilliant Abrasive Detective

A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1887

Dr. Watson meets Sherlock Holmes. A corpse, a bloody word, a trail to the Utah desert.

4.13

499k+

🏙️ Victorian London 🕵️ Eccentric Detective 📝 Sidekick Narrator

A Study in Scarlet 88%

Dr. Watson meets Sherlock Holmes. A corpse, a bloody word, a trail to the Utah desert.

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1887

4.13

499k+ ratings

🏙️ Victorian London 🕵️ Eccentric Detective 📝 Sidekick Narrator

Body Language

by A.K. Turner • 2020

A mortuary tech who reads the dead defies the police to prove her teacher was murdered.

3.96

6k+

🔬 Forensic Mystery 🔎 Amateur Sleuth 🚔 Police Procedural

Body Language 88%

A mortuary tech who reads the dead defies the police to prove her teacher was murdered.

by A.K. Turner 2020

3.96

6k+ ratings

🔬 Forensic Mystery 🔎 Amateur Sleuth 🚔 Police Procedural

Dead Simple

by Peter James • 2005

A stag night joke leaves a groom buried alive. The friends who buried him are dead.

4.06

32k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🪦 Buried Alive 🕷️ Black Widow

Dead Simple 88%

A stag night joke leaves a groom buried alive. The friends who buried him are dead.

by Peter James 2005

4.06

32k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🪦 Buried Alive 🕷️ Black Widow

Death Beside the Seaside

by T.E. Kinsey • 2019

A seaside holiday turns lethal when a scientist vanishes from a hotel packed with spies.

4.26

11k+

🕰️ Edwardian Mystery 🕵️ Espionage Cozy 🌊 Seaside Mystery

Death Beside the Seaside 88%

A seaside holiday turns lethal when a scientist vanishes from a hotel packed with spies.

by T.E. Kinsey 2019

4.26

11k+ ratings

🕰️ Edwardian Mystery 🕵️ Espionage Cozy 🌊 Seaside Mystery

Magpie Murders

by Anthony Horowitz • 2016

To find her author's killer, an editor must solve the murder in his unfinished manuscript.

3.94

170k+

📚 Nested Narrative 🏡 English Village Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Homage

Magpie Murders 88%

To find her author's killer, an editor must solve the murder in his unfinished manuscript.

by Anthony Horowitz 2016

3.94

170k+ ratings

📚 Nested Narrative 🏡 English Village Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Homage

The Man Who Died Twice

by Richard Osman • 2021

A dead man's letter pulls four elderly sleuths into stolen diamonds and a mafia manhunt.

4.35

362k+

🕵️ Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Retired Spy 💕 Found Family

The Man Who Died Twice 88%

A dead man's letter pulls four elderly sleuths into stolen diamonds and a mafia manhunt.

by Richard Osman 2021

4.35

362k+ ratings

🕵️ Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Retired Spy 💕 Found Family

The Murder at the Vicarage

by Agatha Christie • 1930

A tyrant colonel lies shot in the vicarage study. Everyone in the village had a reason.

4.04

219k+

🏘️ Village Murder Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery

The Murder at the Vicarage 88%

A tyrant colonel lies shot in the vicarage study. Everyone in the village had a reason.

by Agatha Christie 1930

4.04

219k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Murder Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery

Silent Bones

by Val McDermid • 2025

Bones beneath a motorway pull a detective into a secret club where membership is murder.

4.12

7k+

🕵️ Cold Case Investigation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Noir 🎭 Secret Society

Silent Bones 88%

Bones beneath a motorway pull a detective into a secret club where membership is murder.

by Val McDermid 2025

4.12

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Investigation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Noir 🎭 Secret Society

The Fatal Flying Affair

by T.E. Kinsey • 2020

A fatal parachute test draws Lady Hardcastle and her maid into a world of aviation and espionage.

4.41

8k+

🎩 Edwardian Cozy 👭 Female Sleuth Duo 🏡 English Village

The Fatal Flying Affair 88%

A fatal parachute test draws Lady Hardcastle and her maid into a world of aviation and espionage.

by T.E. Kinsey 2020

4.41

8k+ ratings

🎩 Edwardian Cozy 👭 Female Sleuth Duo 🏡 English Village

Poirot's Early Cases

by Agatha Christie • 1974

A meticulous Belgian refugee reads the souls of English killers in 18 early cases.

3.91

17k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identities

Poirot's Early Cases 88%

A meticulous Belgian refugee reads the souls of English killers in 18 early cases.

by Agatha Christie 1974

3.91

17k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identities

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1902

A corpse on the moor, giant paw prints, a family curse. Holmes protects the last heir.

4.14

393k+

🕯️ Gothic Mystery 🔍 Debunked Haunting 🩸 Family Curse

The Hound of the Baskervilles 88%

A corpse on the moor, giant paw prints, a family curse. Holmes protects the last heir.

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1902

4.14

393k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Mystery 🔍 Debunked Haunting 🩸 Family Curse

Black Water Rising

by Sean Watkin • 2025

Three dead girls on Liverpool's docks. A retired detective is called back to the water.

3.97

300

🗡️ Serial Killer Hunt 👮 Police Procedural 🔙 Retired Detective

Black Water Rising 88%

Three dead girls on Liverpool's docks. A retired detective is called back to the water.

by Sean Watkin 2025

3.97

300 ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer Hunt 👮 Police Procedural 🔙 Retired Detective

The Bullet That Missed

by Richard Osman • 2022

To save their friend from a kill ultimatum, elderly sleuths must solve a decade-old disappearance.

4.35

283k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 👴 Elderly Protagonists 📁 Cold Case Investigation

The Bullet That Missed 88%

To save their friend from a kill ultimatum, elderly sleuths must solve a decade-old disappearance.

by Richard Osman 2022

4.35

283k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 👴 Elderly Protagonists 📁 Cold Case Investigation

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