Books like Death of a minor character by Elizabeth Ferrars

Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens’s 1837-39 social novel, follows an orphan raised in a workhouse who flees to London, joins a gang of pickpockets, and uncovers family secrets while exposing child labour and exploitation.

Colonel and Mrs Bantry find a dead young woman in their library, and her body may be linked to another murder. With their own detective skills stalled, they turn to Miss Marple to unravel the mystery.

A parlor game in Snowbound Sittaford House turns deadly when a curse appears to predict murder. Amateur occultists must confront a spirit world to uncover the killer.

A detective in semiretirement finds herself assigned to lead the Literary Detectives, only to be replaced by a new chief librarian, leaving her to deal with the consequences of her past actions.

Eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce must unravel a mysterious death that leads to family secrets tied to Winston Churchill, using her scientific mind and a beloved plane to uncover the truth.

Virginia Freer, a woman physician, and her husband Felix reunite at an old friend’s wedding, only to find themselves entangled in a murder mystery that unravels deep family secrets.

Martha Crayle takes in a young woman seeking help from the National Guild for Unmarried Mothers, only to find a stranger turned husband whose presence unravels a web of deceit that threatens her life.

The final installment of Elizabeth Ferrars’s Virginia and Felix Freer mystery series, starring a divorced woman and her partner navigating crime and theft in a lively English setting.

A missing‑person mystery in which baffling clues—an unopened milk bottle, smoke‑free ashes, swapped flowers—challenge a police investigation.

Janie Jenkins, an ex‑celebrity ‘It Girl’ newly released from prison, goes undercover in a quiet South Dakota town to uncover the truth behind her mother’s murder, while confronting the possibility that she herself may be the killer.

A widowed mother and her daughter inherit the secluded Honeychurch Hall, only to find a missing nanny, a dead housekeeper, and a murder accusation that forces the daughter to unravel family secrets in this cozy mystery.

When Rachel Gairdner takes off for Australia to visit her brother Ian, she expects to enjoy a well-deserved holiday in that exotic land down under. But things don't appear to be going as planned. First, her brother fails to meet her at the airport as promised, and shortly after arriving at his house, Rachel discovers that Ian has disappeared. Then, later that weekend, she awakens to find a doctor hovering over her. It seems Rachel has attempted suicide--there's even a note in what looks like her handwriting at her bedside. Realizing that she was drugged, Rachel now fears that someone is trying to kill her. But who would want to murder a twenty-nine-year-old schoolteacher from Edinburgh? Could Ian, her only living relative, somehow be involved now that Rachel has recently received a surprisingly large inheritance from their aunt? And what of the hasty departure of the Constoupolises, the seemingly friendly Greek couple from whom Ian rented a room? And the sinister-looking character named Slattery, who's been snooping around ever since Rachel arrived--is he the key to brother Ian's disappearance or the attempt on her life? All Rachel knows is that her dream vacation has suddenly turned into a terrifying nightmare...and it's only a matter of time before her mystery assassin strikes again.

After a quiet vacation at her friend’s country house, a middle‑aged divorcee finds herself entangled in a mysterious murder that the village of Stillbeam will not admit ever happened.

Holly Dunthorne returns to her childhood village to find an old friend accused of assaulting an elderly resident and later a murder, leaving her to confront how much the community—and she herself—has changed.

A Jane Austen meets Agatha Christie mystery about a dedicated Jane Austen fan who becomes embroiled in the dark story behind the beloved author's death.

In this gripping mystery, divorcee Virginia Freer investigates a suspicious will while her ex-husband Felix returns home, leading to a series of violent deaths that threaten to unravel her own life.

Virginia and Felix Freer series #6

In the quiet post‑War England of 1926, a missing quarry mason sparks a mystery that draws the keen eye of young detective Kate Shackleton and her investigating mother, Mary Jane, whose own secrets may hold the key to the truth.

One late-summer's evening, before the beginning of the new term, Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired police detective Alan Newbitt, are guests at Sherebury University art department's drinks party to introduce the new teaching assistant sculptress Gillian Roberts. However, tragedy strikes on a tour of the art department, when the lift breaks down ans a corpse is discovered at the bottom of the shaft. Dorothy and Alan become involved in the ensuing investigation, putting their local knowledge and sleuthing skills to good use once again. But when another member of the art faculty goes missing and someone receives threatening phone calls, it seems the killer still has something to hide and may very well strike again.