Books like Stranded by Val McDermid

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.

A complete anthology of Sherlock Holmes, featuring four classic novels and 56 short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Includes famous cases such as 'A Study in Scarlet,' 'The Hound of the Baskervilles,' and the 'Return of Sherlock Holmes.'

A classic collection of Sherlock Holmes detective tales featuring the renowned sleuth, including adventures such as “The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone” and “The Adventure of the Three Gables.”

Sherlock Holmes investigates a crime at a moated English country house, uncovering unusual clues and a mystery that reaches backward in time and into a Valley of Fear.

A collection of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Sherlock‑Holmes short stories, featuring adventures such as "Silver Blaze," "The Adventure of the Yellow Face," and "The Final Problem."

‘Poirot Investigates’ is a classic Agatha Christie mystery short story featuring detective Hercule Poirot in a whodunnit set in England.

A retired detective, Bill Owen, sits in a modest cafe where journalists gather. He weaves knots with a string and unravels newspaper crimes for Polly – a budding reporter – revealing police‑missed solutions.

A collection of Father Brown short stories, in which the Catholic priest detective solves mysteries with gentle wit and keen observation.

When a serial killer’s fourth victim is discovered, Detective Inspector Carol Jordan partners with criminologist Tony Hill to construct a detailed profile that could crack the case.

Detective mystery about Lina Aysgarth, who discovers her husband Johnny is a murderer—and plans to kill again—once he becomes a suave yet morally corrupted thrill seeker.

From McDermid's webpage: "Four in the morning, mid-December, and snow is smothering St Andrews. Student Alex Gilbey and his three best friends are staggering home from a party when they stumble upon the body of a young woman. Rosie Duff has been raped, stabbed and left for dead in the ancient Pictish cemetery. And the only suspects are the four young students stained with her blood. Twenty-five years later, Fife police mount a cold case review. Among the unsolved murders they’re examining is that of Rosie Duff. But someone else has their own idea of how justice should be done. One of the original quartet dies in a suspicious house fire. Soon after, a second is killed in what looks like a burglary gone sour. But Alex fears the worst. Someone is taking revenge for Rosie Duff. He has to find out who it is before he becomes the next victim. And it might just save his life if he can uncover who really killed Rosie all those years ago."

In Florida's Keys, twelve‑year‑old Koby, who lost a foot in a childhood accident, tests her self‑reliance by risking it all to rescue two stranded pilot whales.

A classic collection of Arthur Conan Doyle’s four Sherlock Holmes tales, featuring the famed detective’s adventures in England.

A collection of thrilling detective tales featuring the charming thief Raffles, as he navigates London's criminal underworld and outwits the police.

A compilation of Sherlock Holmes‑style detective short stories by a variety of authors, each featuring Holmes and Watson solving fresh mysteries.

After a plane crash leaves her stranded in the desert, Jessie Travers hopes her life ends—until the powerful and enigmatic Lucas Kincaid rescues her. Can she resist the intense passion he ignites?

A classic whodunnit about two brothers attending the same boarding school and the mysterious deaths that follow.

Detective Philip Trent solves the case three times, each time closer to the truth.

Fiona Cameron, academic psychologist, used to help the police track serial offenders. She vowed never to work again for the Met when they ignored her advice but, when her friend's fellow crime novelist is murdered, she is forced to respond.(Google Books) Psychologist Fiona Cameron uses state of the art computer programming to develop a serial profiling system, but not the typical sexual based type that dominates the field. The professor believes that other factors can also pinpoint a personality besides the sexual approach. She has helped the police solve several homicides though she is not always believed. Her lover, best selling author Kit Martin, informs Fiona that someone murdered a peer, using a modus operandi found in the deceased's novel. Other killings of authors using a page or two out of their books soon follow. Fiona working with the Toledo, Spain police struggles to put together a clear profile of the killer, but refuses to quit because she thinks Kit is on the murderer's short list. KILLING THE SHADOWS is an engaging serial killer investigative tale starring a wonderful lead character with a location that embellishes the plot. The enjoyable story line widens the common belief in profiling with a believable technique that is also quite frightening with what Fiona can do with it. Though the reluctance by the police to accept a serial killer on the loose seems ridiculous with the body count, the who-done-it is fun and the heroine is as good a character as Kate Brannigan is. Val McDermid shows why she is an award-winning author with this strong story. (Allreaders)