Books like In at the Kill 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.

Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates a stabbed victim found in a London cemetery while his former colleagues uncover a sinister secret in the New Forest, revealing intertwined mysteries that threaten all involved.

Bernie Rhodenbarr, a charming New York burglar with a moral compass, must locate the real killer of a wealthy man while the police close in on him.

A.J. Raffles, a dashing gentleman thief of late Victorian England, captivates with his jewel heists and cunning escapes, assisted by loyal friend Bunny Manders.

A plot twist detective story featuring John Dortmunder, a thief with a conscience, and his nemesis Kelp, the FBI agent who has given up on the force to become a private detective.

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.

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A thief and his gang are hired to do a reality TV show, but their next score will be captured on camera.

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.

Toby Dyke and his assistant George investigate Edgar Prees’s mysterious death, which first appears as a suicide and later as a murder—an unlikely puzzle that tests their detective skills.

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.

In the fourth Virginia and Felix Freer mystery, two separate murders entwine the duo’s investigation, driving them to uncover a dark, twisted chain of events that connects the victims and reveals a chilling truth.

Virginia Freer returns to the Appleyard house for her niece’s wedding, but finds her estranged husband and a tangled web of secrets, murders, and stolen gifts unraveling a family’s quiet celebration into a baffling mystery.

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.

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Bernie Rhodenbarr, a New York bookseller and thief, travels to a remote upstate inn to steal a valuable first‑edition book, only to encounter a snowbound murder mystery that forces him to solve a serial killer on the premises.

Detective Bernie Rhodenbarr, a part‑time thief, finds himself framed for murder after a burglar plunders a dentist’s apartment and kills its wife.

Former spouses Virginia and Felix Freer team up to solve a baffling kidnapping after Holly Noble, a drug‑arrested teen, is taken from her wealthy neighbor’s home. Suspense builds as secrets surface and a body is found.