Books like After the Funeral

After the Funeral by Agatha Christie reads as wry, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Whose Body?

Dorothy L. Sayers

Both explore murder & secrets

78% genome match

The beckoning lady

Margery Allingham · 1955

Both explore murder & secrets

73% genome match

Third Girl

Agatha Christie

Both explore murder & secrets

83% genome match

Spinsters in Jeopardy (Roderick Alleyn #17)

Ngaio Marsh · 1953

Both explore murder & secrets

78% genome match

The Case of the Curious Bride

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1934

Both explore murder & secrets

79% genome match

A Mind to Murder

P. D. James · 1963

Both explore secrets

60% genome match

The Red House Mystery

A. A. Milne · 1922

Both explore murder & secrets

70% genome match

Cat Among the Pigeons

Agatha Christie

Both explore murder & secrets

78% genome match

The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion #1)

Margery Allingham · 1929

Both explore secrets & murder

73% genome match

The Nursing Home Murder

Ngaio Marsh · 1935

Both explore murder & secrets

73% genome match

Strong Poison

Dorothy L. Sayers

Both explore murder

65% genome match

Dead Man's Folly

Agatha Christie

Both explore murder & secrets

78% genome match