Books like The case of the vanishing villain by Carol J. Farley
When a convict escapes and ends up aboard a ship on Lake Michigan, two sisters find themselves trapped alongside the rest of the crew. Together they must track the fugitive and bring him to justice before the vessel drifts out of reach.
First publish date: 1986
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Carol J. Farley
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for The case of the vanishing villain by Carol J. Farley 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 The case of the vanishing villain (21 similar books)
A 2012 crime thriller that explores a marriage in turmoil as one wife disappears, leaving her husband to confront suspicion and secrets.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
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.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Hard‑boiled detective Sam Spade races to recover a priceless, gem‑encrusted statuette while double‑crosses and danger creep from every corner.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A pioneering English detective story in which a priceless diamond, once stolen from a Hindu idol and presented to a young woman on her eighteenth birthday, disappears again, sparking intrigue and danger.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Thea and her sisters adventure into a Hollywood movie set, where they must solve a theft of a crucial film reel to save the production.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When a haunted dollhouse illuminates the night, sisters Amy and her sister with a mental disability investigate the past murders that befell their family.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner Barbara Havers race against time to find abducted girl Charlotte Bowen, navigating political intrigue and personal secrets that threaten a prominent Home Office official.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When a beloved mystery author vanishes, five Thea Sisters’ mouse friends journey to Iceland to recover the writer and unravel his latest novel—an adventure that turns perilously real.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Nick and Nora Charles navigate a New York murder mystery with wit and charm, turning a hard‑boiled investigation into a sophisticated comedy of manners.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When their parents are kidnapped, sisters Sabrina and Daphne Grimm enlist the help of a long‑lost relative and a touch of magic to uncover the mystery and bring their family back together.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
"Hide and Seek" is a teen‑fiction mystery about sisters and twins navigating high‑school drama, family secrets, and a homicide that turns the family upside down.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Two sisters seek help from magical mirrors to save Ferryport Landing from an evil plot.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In the quiet town of Gill Creek, teen Maggie Larsen’s life is jolted when a serial killer targets young girls, forcing her, new friends Pauline and Liam, to confront shocking danger.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When Ashley’s cheer routine gets stolen, her sister Mary-Kate teams up with her to uncover the culprit and recover the missing performance.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In the bleak midwinter, newly ordained priest Clare Fergusson faces suspicion in Millers Kill after a baby is abandoned and a mother is murdered, forcing her to navigate town secrets and a tense partnership with Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Twin sisters Hayley and Taylor Ryan investigate a friend’s Christmas‑time suicide, uncovering a family secret while battling cyberbullying and psychological terror.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Junior detective Andrew, fresh from boarding school, tackles a string of mysteries in London, from stolen jewels to a corpse that has vanished after a brutal murder.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Sarah Masters Buckey’s children’s travel‑mystery follows 12‑year‑old Samantha and her adopted sister Nellie as they accompany their Grandfather, the Admiral, on a 1907 Paris adventure fraught with danger and intrigue.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Tessa returns to her Pennsylvania hometown after her father's death, where she must confront her fractured family and the secrets that led a serial killer to death row, while a new trial threatens to unravel her past.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!