Books like The Spanish Cape Mystery by Ellery Queen

Cody Hoyt, a brilliant but alcoholic cop, investigates the suspicious death of his mentor Hank Winters after a mentor’s burned cabin points to foul play, forcing him to confront his own sobriety and past misconduct.

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

During a mountain vacation, Ellery Queen and his father are trapped by a forest fire at a remote cabin where a doctor, his family, and unusual guests—including conjoined twins—meet a deadly mystery. Queen must solve twin murders while fending off flames.

Reid Bennett, a former cop, moves to a quiet Canadian town to solve a murder case but quickly realizes he must adapt to local customs to protect the killer.

A mysterious crime unraveling through puzzles, family secrets, and a deadly numeric obsession.

When novelist Karen Leith is found dead in her Manhattan home, Ellery Queen investigates a crime that ties her life, her father‑son relationship, and a mysterious family history together.

When a mysterious man is found dead in a hotel anteroom, a wealthy publisher’s social circle becomes a tangled web of secrets, jewels, and stolen stamps. Ellery Queen must untangle the bizarre clues to reveal the killer.

When Mrs. French is found dead in her department store’s showroom, Detective Ellery Queen and his father must untangle a web of corporate intrigue and familial secrets to uncover the killer hidden behind the glamorous façade of New York’s most celebrated retail empire.

Ellery Queen and his father investigate the mysterious disappearance of a Greek art dealer’s will, uncovering clues tied to a strangled ex‑convict, color‑blindness, a shredded will, and a tiny typing mistake.

In the small coastal town of Cape Perdido, an out‑of‑state corporation plans to drain the river for California’s water supply, sparking a community uprising that turns deadly as secrets and revenge surface.

It’s Christmas in Chicago, and Inspector Richard Queen is enjoying a busman’s holiday at a conference on gangland violence—but his son, amateur sleuth Ellery, is bored silly. Until, that is, Ellery reads of an unusual killing in rural Arroyo, West Virginia: A schoolmaster has been found beheaded and crucified. Ellery hustles his father into his roadster and heads east, since there is nothing he’d like better for Christmas than a juicy, gruesome puzzle. When the Queens arrive in Arroyo, they learn that the victim was an eccentric atheist, but not the sort to make enemies. What initially looks to be the work of a sadistic cult turns out to be something far more sinister. In the months ahead, more victims will turn up all over the world—all killed in the same horrifying manner. It will take several bodies before Queen divines the clue that unlocks the mystery of the Christmas crucifixion.

Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot investigates a mysterious murder in the Yorkshire Dales, while Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, once a lover, comes to help and uncover the darker aspects of his family's past.

In the second act of a theatre production, a blackmailer is found murdered in the back row. Inspector Queen and his son Ellery investigate, focusing on the victim’s missing top hat.