Books like The long farewell by Michael Innes

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.

Oedipa Maas, executor of Pierce Inverarity’s will, uncovers a hidden network of conspiracies, jazz clubs, and beatnik culture while navigating her own psyche.

Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland York investigates the true identity of King Richard III, challenging the historic image of the notorious Tudor tyrant.

Inspector Adam Dalgliesh must uncover the killer of a clever, ambitious young woman whose life ended in murder.

A dark New England mansion, the House of the Seven Gables, casts an ancestral curse over the Pyncheon family, revealing secrets, mysterious deaths, and a complex mix of gothic, historical, and moral themes.

A thrilling murder mystery set in England’s opulent Scamnum Court, where a deadly crime unfolds during a staged performance of *Hamlet* on an Elizabethan set, involving high-profile characters and a prestigious victim.

Detective Inspector John Appleby disembarks at the station named Appleby's End, where strange coincidences echo the mysterious tales of Victorian novelist Ranulph Raven. The mystery unfolds as Appleby encounters uncanny events tied to Raven's legacy.

A baffling murder in the world of fine art puts Inspector Sir John Appleby in a maze of forgeries, deceit, and madness.

When a train journey to Scotland turns deadly, chemist John Appleby must unravel a kidnapping, murder, and disappearance spanning London and the Highlands in this traditional mystery.

Retired Metropolitan Police Chief Commissioner Sir John Appleby tackles ingenious art swindles that would have been ideal crimes without his intervention.

Sir John Appleby investigates a murder at the manor of Scroop House, where a former employee is found dead in a canal lock and the estate’s great wealth is unveiled.

Sir John Appleby investigates a simultaneous death and suspicious last request at a family estate, uncovering tangled loyalties and potential foul play.

Sir John Appleby confronts a list of suspects after the murder of Maurice Tytherton at his country estate, with clues pointing to a past art theft.

Inspector John Appleby solves three tightly plotted mysteries involving a murdered university president, a shooting of the Lord Chancellor, and a wartime disappearance of a girl and a horse.

In Michael Innes’ mystery, Sir John Appleby uncovers a sinister research project at Milton Manor Clinic after a con‑man’s bungling intervention reveals Operation Pax’s hidden Formula 10.

Sir John Appleby and his sculptor wife, Lady Judith, investigate the death of artist Gavin Limbert and the theft of paintings from the Duke of Horton's estate in an intricate London mystery.

John Appleby, a chief inspector of London's Metropolitan Police, tackles a perplexing case involving a celebrated mystery writer who may be manipulating events to cover a murder.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

A collection of short stories featuring Sir John Appleby, the Metropolitan Police commissioner (and later retiree), exploring his varied adventures in London.

At a strict English boarding school, Harriet Shaw is drawn into a midnight skinny‑dipping party, only to find herself the unwilling witness to a murder, threatening her future and her reputation.

Student David Henchman seeks solace in the English countryside, but a stray bullet turns his quiet day into a frantic chase involving a missing corpse, a desperate drive, and an ivy‑covered tower that holds the mystery’s secret.