Books like The tower, the zoo, and the tortoise by Julia Stuart

Don Tillman, a genetics professor with Asperger’s, designs a scientific survey to find a wife, only to meet Rosie Jarman, a drinker and late arriver who challenges his controlled worldview and leads him to discover that love can’t be measured.

In January 1946, London novelist Juliet Ashton receives a mysterious letter from a Guernsey native, opening a lively epistolary journey that reveals the island’s quirky community, wartime struggles and a beloved book club born of curfew-breaking escapades.

Miss Marple investigates a chilling murder witnessed on a London train, a case that begins with only a lone witness, no suspects and no body.

A murder mystery that loops through time: each day at Blackheath the detective wakes in a new guest’s body, racing to stop the killer before the fatal pistol shot repeats.

Veteran sniper Bob Lee Swagger returns to the U.S. to investigate a murder that places him against powerful adversaries, blending sharp suspense and crime investigation.

A thriller featuring a young prosecutor who becomes entangled in the case of a famous actress and her tragic death.

A detective must untangle a baffling murder case in which an amnesiac doctor discovers his pivotal alibi, while the convicted killer’s wrongful trial leaves the truth hidden and the danger still looming.

"The founding of a zoo in London is a story of jaw-dropping audacity in the Age of Empire. It is the story of diplomats, traders, scientists, and aristocratic amateur naturalists charged by Sir Stamford Raffles with collecting amazing creatures from all four corners of the globe. It is the story of the first 'zoo' in history, a weird and wonderful oasis in the heart of the filthy, swirling city of Dickensian London, and of the incredible characters, both human and animal, that populated it--from Charles Darwin and Queen Victoria to Obaysch the celebrity hippo, the first that anyone in Britain had ever seen. This is a tale of visionaries and adventurers, of science and empire, and of Victorian grandeur and romanticism. And it is the saga of a dizzying age of transformation and industrialization, a time of change unmatched before or since. This the extraordinary story of London Zoo."--Jacket.

A 69‑year‑old widower, Arthur Pepper, embarks on a globe‑spanning quest after discovering a mysterious gold charm bracelet left by his late wife, uncovering her hidden past and finding hope and self‑discovery along the way.

Guy, his wife, and his mother-in-law: a wild and funny saga of love, loss, and literature gone wrong

A blind woman investigates a serial killer through her musical therapy skills.

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.