Mystery Read-Alikes

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IF YOU LIKE:

Susan Wittig Albert – China Bayles, herbal shop owner series, you may like:

  • Lea Wait – Maggie Sommers, college professor and antique print dealer
  • and Angie Curtis, Mainely Needlepoint
  • Sarah Grave – Jacobia Tiptree, home improvement series
  • Tracy Kiely – Elizabeth Parker, Jane Austen fan
  • Diane Mott Davidson – Goldy Schultz, caterer
  • Cynthia Baxter – Dr. Jessica Popper, Veterinarian
  • Laura Childs – Theodosia Browning, Tea Shop owner
  • Joanna Carl – Lee McKinney, chocolate shop series
  • Barbara Colley – Charlotte LaRue

C. J. Box – Joe Pickett series, you may like:

  • Nevada Barr – Anna Pigeon
  • Paul Doiron – Mike Bowditch
  • William Krueger Kent – Cork O’Connor

Edna Buchanan – Britt Montero series, you may like:

  • Denise Hamilton – Eve Diamond
  • Gerry Boyle – Jack McMorrow
  • Mary Jane Clark – Elisa Blake
  • Jen Blood – Erin Solomon

Agatha Christie – Miss Marple series you may like:

  • Simon Brett – Mrs. Pargeter
  • Dorothy Gilman – Mrs. Polifax
  • M.C. Beaton – Agatha Raisin

Michael Connelly – Harry Bosch series, you may like:

  • John Lescroart – Dismas Hardy (cop and attorney) and Abe Glitsky ( cop)
  • Harlan Coben – Myron Bolitar
  • Ian Rankin – John Rebus
  • James Lee Burke – Dave Robicheaux
  • Lee Child – Jack Reacher

Janet Evanovich – Stephanie Plum series, you may like:

  • Sarah Strohmeyer – Bubbles Yablonski
  • Jennifer Kincheloe – Anna Blanc
  • Rhys Bowen – Georgiana Rannock
  • Donna Andrews – Meg Langslow
  • Ellen Byron – Maggie Crozat
  • M.C. Beaton – Agatha Raisin
  • Colin Cotterill – Jim Juree

Sue Grafton – Kinsey Millhone series, you may also like:

  • Sara Paretsky – V. I. Warshawski
  • Linda Barnes – Carlotta Carlisle
  • Marcia Muller – Sharon McCone
  • Karen Kijewski – Kat Colorado
  • Barbara D’amato – Cat Marsalla
  • J.A. Jance – Joanna Brady
  • Janet Evanovich – Stephanie Plum

Steve Hamilton – Alex McKnight series you may like:

  • Thomas Perry – Jane Whitefield
  • P. J. Tracy – Magozzi & Gino

Tony Hillerman – Jim Chee or Joe Leaphorn, Navaho Tribal Police, NM series, you may like:

  • Margaret Coel – Fr John O’Malley and V Holden, Arapaho lawyer in WY
  • David & Aimee Thurlo – Ella Clah, Navaho FBI agent, in Shiprock, NM
  • James Doss – Charlie Moon, Ute Police in Grant Creek, CO
  • Dana Stabenow – Kate Shugak – Aleut native P.I. in Alaska
  • Anne Hillerman – Bernadette Manuelito, Navaho Tribal police, NM

P.D. James – British Detective Adam Dalgleish series, you may like:

  • Susan Hill – Simon Serrailler,
  • Elizabeth George – Inspector Lynley
  • Louise Penny – Inspector Gamache
  • Ann Cleeves – Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez
  • Elly Griffiths – Det. Harry Nelson & Ruth Galloway
  • Laurie R. King – Mary Russell

Iris Johansen – Eve Duncan series, you may like:

  • Tami Hoag – various series and stand alones
  • Linda Fairstein – Alexandra (Alex) Cooper, Assistant District Attorney in NYC
  • Alex Kava – Maggie O’Dell, FBI profiler
  • Linda Castillo, police chief

Ngaio Marsh – Inspector Allyn series, you may like:

  • Catherine Aird, Christopher Sloan, CID
  • Dorothy Sayers – Lord Peter Wimsey
  • Agatha Christie –Inspector Poirot
  • M.C. Beaton – Hamish Macbeth
  • Sally Spencer – Charlie Woodend
  • Tessa Arlen – Lady Clementine Montford

Archer Mayor – Joe Gunther series, you may like:

  • Kate Flora – Joe Burgess
  • Gerry Boyle – Brandon Blake
  • Dana Stabenow – Liam Campbell
  • Margaret Mizushima – Mattie Cobb

Robert Parker – Spenser series, you may like:

  • Philip Craig – J. W. Jackson
  • Stuart Woods – Stone Barrington,
  • William Tapply – Brady Coyne
  • J.A. Jance – J.P. Beaumont

James Patterson – Alex Cross series, you may like:

  • Patricia Cornwell – Kay Scarpetta
  • Kathy Reichs – Temperence Brennan
  • Tess Gerritsen – Rizzoli & Isles
  • Jeffrey Deaver – Lincoln Rhyme
  • James Hayman – Mike McCabe, former homicide detective
  • Mark Billingham – Insp. Tom Thorne

Ann Perry – Inspector Pitt or William Monk series, you may like:

  • Victoria Thompson – Gaslight
  • Robin Paige – Kathryn Ardleigh and Charles Sheridan
  • Deanna Raybourn – Lady Jane Grey
  • Charles Finch – Charles Lenox
  • Kieran Shields – Archie Lean & Percival Grey
  • Alex Grecian – Insp. Walter Day

Charles Todd – Inspector Rutledge or Bess Crawford series, you may like:

  • Jacqueline Winspear – Maisie Dobbs
  • Susan Elia MacNeal – Maggie Hope

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