Books like The Frozen Deep by Wilkie Collins

Set in north England, Jane Eyre follows an orphaned governess who faces abuse, hardship, and ultimately a complicated love with her employer, Edward Rochester, while contemplating marriage to her austere cousin St. John Rivers.

Ryland Grace wakes aboard a desperate, last‑chance interstellar mission with no memory of his identity or purpose, and must singlehandedly prevent humanity’s extinction as he grapples with survival in the vastness of space.

The beloved classic of American literature, Little Women, narrates the adventures of four March sisters as they grow up during the Civil War era.

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 young governess in a remote estate discovers that the souls of two children are threatened by the malevolent ghosts of a former governess and her lover.

A pioneering English detective story in which a priceless diamond, once stolen from a Hindu idol and presented to a young woman on her eighteenth birthday, disappears again, sparking intrigue and danger.

On a luxury Nile cruise, the glamorous Linnet Ridgeway is found murdered, and intrepid detective Hercule Poirot must uncover the truth amid intrigue, secrets, and false leads.

Walter Hartright, a drawing master, becomes entangled with Laura Fairlie, Sir Percival Glyde, and the scheming Count Fosco as questions of identity and madness intertwine in 19th‑century England.

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.

Joseph Conrad’s 1907 political thriller follows London spy Adolf Verloc as he navigates anarchism, espionage and moral compromise, revealing a bleak portrait of the city and the exploitation of the vulnerable.

Detective Poirot solves a murder on a short flight from Paris to London, where every passenger, from a cocaine‑addicted countess to a jealous writer, becomes a suspect.

At the seaside town of Crowdean, typist Sheila Webb discovers a corpse surrounded by five clocks at 19 Wilbraham Crescent, a place she was never meant to visit. When the blind owner, Mrs. Pebmarsh, denies any connection, the mystery deepens, compelling intellectual Gordon “Colin” Lamb to turn to the famed detective Hercule Poirot for help.

Hercule Poirot unravels a series of bizarre, Christmas‑season murders, piecing together clues from a warning, a buried corpse, a quarrel, a dietary change, and a dream‑inspired suicide. Each case tests the detective’s famed analytical skill.

A parlor game in Snowbound Sittaford House turns deadly when a curse appears to predict murder. Amateur occultists must confront a spirit world to uncover the killer.

A collection of twelve Poirot mysteries, each loosely themed on one of the mythic Labours of Hercules, showcasing the Belgian detective’s final cases with familiar allies and Inspector Japp.

In Ann Radcliffe’s classic Gothic tale, Emily St. Aubert faces loss, danger and eerie castles as she battles sorrow, shadows and selfish rivals in 18th‑century Italy.

She’s my ticket to freedom, but the plane heads in the wrong direction—to her heart. Dad thinks I’m spoiled and unruly so he forces me to run the Pink Hotel to teach me responsibility. Screw that. My granddad and I strike a deal instead. The deal? Marry a high society woman to get my inheritance. The challenge is I can’t stand the type. So I proposition my one-night stand from weeks ago to be my fake fiancée. Carly Huntley, a gorgeous, curvy, and emotionally unavailable blonde, aka, the best choice. All’s going well until I’m panting at the hem of her skirt, melting at the look in her eyes, hanging onto her every word. Carly’s falling for me too. The tension between us sizzles—electric, intoxicating. But my granddad will never accept the real her. Then her messed up family starts causing problems. Someone sinister is after her. And an unplanned pregnancy tests our bond. Yet, I’m committed. Historically, I leave when the going gets tough. But I’m sticking with her despite my flaky tendencies. Maybe she’ll ruin me for good. Always Knew It Was You is a standalone romantic suspense that balances heart-pounding tension with witty banter and humor. No cheating. HEA guaranteed. Expect a rollercoaster of emotions seasoned with laugh-out-loud moments. Contains explicit content. Recommended for 21+.

A high‑stakes romance between a battle‑tested Navy SEAL and a determined WRT asset, where trust, desire, and duty collide amid a deadly political conspiracy.

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