Books like Murder Is Easy

Murder Is Easy by Agatha Christie reads as accessible, witty. 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

77% genome match

Murder at the Vicarage

Agatha Christie · 1930

Both explore amateur sleuth & murder

87% genome match

Death and the Dancing Footman

Ngaio Marsh · 1941

Both explore murder & secrets

72% genome match

More Work for the Undertaker

Margery Allingham · 1949

Both explore secrets & murder

72% genome match

The Red House Mystery

A. A. Milne · 1922

Both explore murder & secrets

78% genome match

A Fatal Grace

Louise Penny · 2007

Both explore murder & cozy mystery

72% genome match

Death of a Perfect Wife

M.C. Beaton · 1989

Both explore murder & cozy mystery

74% genome match

A Blunt Instrument

Georgette Heyer · 1938

Both explore secrets & murder

72% genome match

The Murder at the Vicarage

Agatha Christie

Both explore murder & small town

86% genome match

Strong Poison

Dorothy L. Sayers

Both explore murder

71% genome match

Death in a White Tie

Ngaio Marsh · 1938

Both explore murder & secrets

72% genome match

The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion #1)

Margery Allingham · 1929

Both explore secrets & murder

69% genome match