Books like Murder gets a life by Anne George
Sisters Mary Alice and Patricia Anne reunite with their son Ray’s new bride, Sunshine Dabbs, only to discover that Meemaw Turkett—Sunshine’s eccentric grandmother—has been murdered on the family’s five‑trailer compound. The body shows the unmistakable bite of Meemaw’s famous hog‑butchering knife. With a motley crew of relatives, neighbors, a channeling mystic, and Pal‑Forth‑-ish Sheriff Reuse on the scene, the sisters must untangle a tangled web of motives and hidden family history before the next secret surfaces.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Anne George
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for Murder gets a life by Anne George are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to Murder gets a life (16 similar books)
A locked‑in murder on the Orient Express forces detective Hercule Poirot to unravel a mystery among a diverse group of passengers during a snowbound night.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Two young lovers, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, form a private detective agency and are hired to locate a missing woman named Jane Finn, whose disappearance threatens post‑war Britain.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A charming and clever women detective, Precious Ramotswe, solves mysteries in Botswana's small town of Midsomin, South Africa, from 1986 to 1997, facing dangers and love in the process. The novel is beloved by readers worldwide for its clever dialogue and characters who are as flawed as the rest of us. The book is a bestseller and has been translated into 45 languages, including Polish, German, and Japanese, among others. It was also voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Miss Marple finds herself in the Caribbean, where a mysterious old soldier hints at a strange coincidence that could spark adventure.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
After leaving her pop‑idol career, Heather Wells embraces her new life as a dorm director in New York but soon becomes a sleuth when a student’s body is found in her residence hall’s elevator shaft.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
The engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency, Precious Ramotswe, expands her business to include car repair and a beauty pageant, but her sense of justice remains unshaken by scandal and deceit, as in THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY and TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When Lorna Kepler’s bizarre death leaves detectives with no lead, her grieving mother Janice turns to Kinsey Millhone, who must confront a case that threatens to unravel the quiet streets of California’s fictional Santa Teresa.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Aurora Teagarden and wealthy businessman Martin Bartell marry at the Julius House, but a violent attack reveals the house and their shared pasts may destroy their fledgling marriage.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Sister Fidelma, a Celtic nun and Brehon lawyer, teams up with Roman Brother Eadulf to solve a murder at a pivotal 7th‑century Whitby synod, amid church rivalry and looming treason.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When a post‑wedding luncheon turns deadly, sisters Mary Alice and Patricia Anne uncover secrets buried in a Southern family’s genealogy and find themselves entangled in a mystery that threatens to expose long‑hidden shame.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Practical ex‑teacher Patricia Anne and her larger‑bodied sister Mary Alice investigate a murder that occurs after a gallery opening, uncovering clues hidden in the local art scene of Alabama.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Pam and Jerry North, a married couple, spend February in Florida, where their seemingly relaxing vacation turns into a suspenseful mystery involving a low body count, action-packed twists, and plenty of red herrings amid the sun, surf, tuna, and dorado.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Sisters Patricia Anne and Mary Alice drive across Alabama to help their cousin Luke uncover his wife’s disappearance, only to stumble onto a murder mystery involving serpents and a snake‑handling preacher.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Sisters Mary Alice and Patricia Anne, who run a Birmingham bar, investigate a strangled killer that stalks them after a murder in their pub.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Former reporter Tess Monaghan returns to Baltimore as a private investigator, pursuing a murder linked to a disgraced tycoon, a covert hacker, and the city's dark underside.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Thomas Pitt, a Special Branch operative, is called to investigate a murder at Connaught Square, where a junior diplomat's body lies in a wheelbarrow. Suspicion falls on the house’s Egyptian tenant, Ayesha Zakhari, as political intrigue and a looming trial threaten to expose hidden scandals.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Cat Sawed in Half by Shirlee RomkeyDeath in a Deserted Church by K. C. Constantine
A Taste for Death by P.D. James
Last Breath by Kay Hooper
Death in Her Shoes by Eva Gates
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!