Books like Art in the blood by Bonnie MacBird

Dan Brown’s thriller follows symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu as they race through Paris to solve a murder at the Louvre, uncovering a conflict between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over a controversial religious secret.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s second Sherlock Holmes novel, The Sign of Four, follows Holmes and Watson as they investigate a mysterious treasure and a crime tied to a former convict.

The Goldfinch chronicles the life of thirteen‑year‑old Theo Decker, who survives a museum attack that kills his mother and carries an art piece that becomes a lifelong obsession, exploring loss, identity, and art in contemporary America.

Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective tale follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate the legend of an undead hound on Dartmoor, revealing secrets that threaten a family’s legacy.

In 17th‑century Delft, Griet, a quiet servant, enters the Vermeer household and finds herself entwined in its domestic intrigues, gradually becoming the painter’s assistant and a painted model.

An Irish bouncer in a New Jersey bar must solve a series of murders, including the killing of the girl he loves, with a quirky crew of misfits in this high‑energy detective adventure.

After a career crash, investigative reporter Jack Tagger becomes an obituary writer in South Florida, yet his ambition drives him to solve the mysterious death of rock star Jimmy Stoma while battling jealous editors, a widow, and a ruthless editor-in-chief.

When Lady Ingram asks Sherlock Holmes to locate her former lover who never arrived at a scheduled meeting, the detective discovers the case is deeply personal: the missing man is Myron Finch, Charlotte’s secret half‑brother.

A slick Perry Mason mystery where a brash heiress seeks counsel over a will that threatens her inheritance if she marries early—only to find her own groom on trial after an uncle’s murder.

A curated collection of rare 20th‑century crime stories translated into English, showcasing the golden age of detective fiction before Scandinavian noir, including first‑time translations of largely overlooked European works.

A gripping mystery story following teenage girls grappling with personal tragedy and the pursuit of justice in a small English town.

Two well‑meaning cousins stumble into a murder mystery when the Dowager Duchess of Melmont is killed at a weekend house party; they must prove her chauffeur’s innocence by unmasking the true killer.

A decaying palazzo on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, an archive unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome makes a discovery that inspires a search for a painting lost for almost two centuries. The artist was Caravaggio, a revolutionary painter beset by personal demons. Four hundred years ago, he drank and brawled in the taverns and streets of Rome, in and out of jail, all the while painting transcendent works. He rose from obscurity to fame and wealth, but success didn't alter his violent temperament. He died young, alone, and under strange circumstances. Caravaggio scholars estimate that between sixty and eighty of his works are in existence today. Many others--no one knows the precise number--have been lost to time. Somewhere, surely, a masterpiece lies forgotten. This quest is a synthesis of history and detective story.--From publisher description

When Oxford’s new Thinking Engine claims to rival Sherlock Holmes’ deductive powers, the detective is called to turn the tide in a baffling murder, leading to a deadly battle of wits between man and machine in steampunk‑tinged 1895 Oxford.

A young Scottish journalist, Paddy Meehan, gets her breakthrough case when a sensational murder ties her personally to a suspect and she must unravel hidden truths to protect future lives.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson race to Edinburgh to investigate the murders of two workers on the Palace of Holyrood House, uncovering a plot linked to the historic assassination of David Rizzio, the Italian secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Memoir of artist‑journalist Molly Crabapple, tracing her life from a restless childhood through 9/11, the nightlife of The Box, and the rise of protest movements, using art and reportage to witness social change.