Books like Death Walks the Woods by Cyril Hare

When Belgian detective Hercule Poirot returns to the English village of King's Abbot, he confronts the murder of industrialist Roger Ackroyd, unraveling a web of family secrets and hidden motives that reveal the culprit was nobody he expected.

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.

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.

Hercule Poirot boards Le Train Bleu for a quiet trip to the Riviera, only to investigate the murder of American heiress Ruth Kettering in her luxury compartment.

Edgar Allan Poe’s 1841 detective tale in which Parisian sleuth C. Auguste Dupin uncovers the truth behind the double murder on Rue Morgue.

Ernest Hemingway’s nonfiction account celebrates bullfighting as an art form, offering history and personal reflections on its courage and ritualistic nature.

A federal judge and his secretary vanish before a trial, sparking an FBI investigation that uncovers a brutal murder and a lawyer’s chilling confession.

A High Court judge in wartime England faces anonymous threats and a poisoned chocolate box, prompting former barrister Francis Pettigrew—once romantically linked to the judge's wife—to investigate the danger before it escalates.

During the Blitz, civil servants relocate to Marsett Bay, where Inspector Mallett investigates a real murder that starts a deadly game of 'plan the perfect murder' among government officials.

A gripping detective mystery follows the investigation of solo violinist Lucy Carless's murder at a Markshire Orchestra concert, as suspects include her two husbands, the charming Bill Ventry, and a rival Polish clarinetist, Zbartorowski.

A gripping psychological suspense novel set in Dublin, focusing on two detectives investigating a series of murders in the woods.

Francis Pettigrew returns to a childhood haunting on Exmoor, stumbling upon a corpse in the same spot where he once found a dead body—an eerie repeat that draws him into a mystery he’d rather avoid, with help from retired Inspector Mallett.

Detective Chief Inspector Kate Daniels is haunted by her inability to solve a brutal double murder, leading her to investigate another opportunity as Senior Investigating Officer, but her personal life is put in jeopardy.

"Cal Claxton is determined to reinvent himself as a small town lawyer in the aftermath of his wife's suicide. Once a hardcharging L.A. prosecutor, he now lives in an old farmhouse overlooking the Oregon wine country. When a scruffy, tattooed kid shows up asking for help in solving his mother's cold case murder, Cal wants to say no. But the kid, who calls himself Picasso, has ridden a bike from Portland, and something about his determination touches Cal. It turns out Picasso is a gifted artist. He's also one of the legions of street kids who are drawn to Portland's Old Town. A reluctant Cal finds Picasso painting a mural on the side of a health clinic run by an idealistic doctor. Then Picasso is charged with the murder of a major business figure. The evidence is overwhelming. Suddenly Cal finds himself back in the game, pitted against the police, the media, and some of Portland's most powerful citizens. Is Picasso being framed? And if so, is there a connection between the murder of his mom and this new killing?"--Publisher's web site. When Cal Claxton decides to help a young homeless man accused of a brutal murder, he finds himself pitted against the police, the media and an angry citizenry. But that's child's play compared to the trouble he finds himself in when he starts to uncover the truth behind the crime.

Emily, a young girl, must clear her father's name after he is charged with murder, leading her into a dangerous wood-game that tests family bonds and her own courage.