Books like A Morbid Taste for Bones

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Edith Pargeter reads as atmospheric, contemplative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

One Corpse too Many

Edith Pargeter · 1979

Both explore justice & murder

77% genome match

The wicked winter

Kate Sedley · 1995

Both explore justice

61% genome match

Company of Liars

Karen Maitland · 2008

Both explore secrets

57% genome match

Benim Adım Kırmızı

Orhan Pamuk · 1998

Same historical feel

52% genome match

People of the book

Geraldine Brooks · 1991

Both explore faith

53% genome match

The Physician

Noah Gordon · 1986

Both explore faith

52% genome match

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

David Mitchell · 2010

Both explore justice

51% genome match

An Instance of the Fingerpost

Iain Pears · 1997

Both explore justice

52% genome match

Murder on the Leviathan

Борис Акунин · 2004

Both explore justice

54% genome match

The Janissary Tree

Jason Goodwin

Both explore murder

55% genome match

Conclave

Robert Harris · 2016

Both explore secrets

51% genome match

Léon l'Africain

Amin Maalouf · 1986

Same historical feel

50% genome match