Books like Experiment with death by Elizabeth Ferrars

A chilling, factual account of the 1959 shotgun murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, where four members were killed with no clear motive or clues.

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.

Walter Hartright, a drawing master, becomes entangled with Laura Fairlie, Sir Percival Glyde, and the scheming Count Fosco as questions of identity and madness intertwine in 19th‑century England.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec investigates a surprising death in the quiet village of Three Pines, uncovering a sinister truth beneath the seeming hunting accident.

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.

In the mining town of Llanelen, the corpse of Glenda Roberts spurs a murder investigation that pits local sleuth Penny Brannigan against a skeptical police force amid secrets tied to a former slate mine turned tourist attraction.

A Texas Ranger and a group of paranormal investigators solve a case of murder and disappearance in San Antonio.

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

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.

Nigel Cleaver vacationing at his brother’s estate discovers the bodies of his brother’s wife Annabel and her half‑sister Caroline. As family secrets unravel, the killers remain hidden until a stormy night reveals the truth.

Jay Follet’s brief summer trip to care for his ailing father ends in a fatal car crash, leaving behind family to confront the sudden loss.

Freelance lyricist Jaine Austen is hired for a Miss Teen Queen America talent contest, but a deadly catfight pulls her into a glittering mystery of stage moms, judges, and teenage rivals.