Books like An English Murder

An English Murder by Cyril Hare reads as witty, formal. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Died in the Wool

Ngaio Marsh · 1945

Both explore secrets & justice

91% genome match

The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant #1)

Josephine Tey · 1927

Both explore justice

69% genome match

Traitor's purse

Margery Allingham · 1941

Same mystery feel

63% genome match

Death Is No Sportsman

Cyril Hare · 1938

Both explore justice & secrets

76% genome match

In the Teeth of the Evidence

Dorothy L. Sayers · 1939

Both explore justice

75% genome match

From Doon with Death

Ruth Rendell · 1965

Both explore secrets & class

73% genome match

The harlequin tea set and other stories [9 stories]

Agatha Christie · 1997

Both explore secrets

72% genome match

Trent's Last Case

E. C. Bentley · 1900

Both explore justice & class

83% genome match

Fen Country

Edmund Crispin · 1940

Same mystery feel

66% genome match

The house without a key

Earl Derr Biggers · 1925

Both explore secrets & justice

80% genome match

A Blunt Instrument

Georgette Heyer · 1938

Both explore secrets

79% genome match

The Red House Mystery

A. A. Milne · 1922

Both explore secrets

75% genome match