The Magnificent Spilsbury and the case of the Brides in the Bath

9 best books like The Magnificent Spilsbury and the case of the Brides in the Bath (Jane Robins): The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Melmoth, The Sittaford Mystery, Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary, The Book Ninja, Fedeltà, The Florios of Sicily, A Wreath for Rivera, The Street of Seven Stars

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Author	Giorgio Bassani
ISBN	1400044227

Giorgio Bassani's acclaimed novel of unrequited love and the plight of the Italian Jews on the brink of World War II has become a classic of modern Italian literature.
Made into an Academy Award winning film in 1970, "The Garden of the Finzi Continis "is a richly evocative and nostalgic depiction...

Melmoth

Author

Sarah Perry

For centuries, the mysterious dark-robed figure has roamed the globe, searching for those whose complicity and cowardice have fed into the rapids of history’s darkest waters—and now, in Sarah Perry’s breathtaking follow-up to The Essex Serpent, it is heading in our direction.

It...

The Sittaford Mystery

Author	Agatha Christie
ISBN	0007136846

Agatha Christie is more than the most popular mystery writer of all time. In a career that spans over half a century, her name is synonymous with brilliant deception, ingenious puzzles, and the surprise denouement. By virtually inventing the modern mystery novel she has earned her title as the Queen...

Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary

Author	Pamela Dean
ISBN	0312859708

Inspired by a traditional ballad, Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary is the tale of a mysterious young man and three ordinary young girls, of ancient magic and the modern world.
Three sisters live comfortably with their parents: Juniper, 16, who likes cooking and computer chats; Gentian, 13, who...

The Book Ninja

Author

Ali Berg

Sometimes love means having to broaden your literary horizons.

Frankie Rose is desperate for love. Or a relationship. Or just a date with a semi-normal person will do.

It’s not that she hasn’t tried. She’s the queen of online dating. But enough is enough. Inspired by her job...

Fedeltà

Author

Marco Missiroli

«Il malinteso», così Carlo e Margherita chiamano il dubbio che ha incrinato la superficie del loro matrimonio. Carlo è stato visto nel bagno dell'università insieme a una studentessa: «si è sentita male, l'ho soccorsa», racconta al rettore, ai colleghi, alla moglie, e Sofia conferma la...

The Florios of Sicily

Author	Stefania Auci
ISBN	0062931679

A grand, sweeping international bestseller that captures the many lives of Italy's most notorious family, the Florios, from their humble origins as impoverished shopkeepers to becoming the uncrowned kings of Sicily.


Vincenzo, who lost his father at eight, builds an empire...

A Wreath for Rivera

Author	Ngaio Marsh
ISBN	0312966067

Red-hot jazz meets cold-blooded murder.

When Lord Pastern Bagott takes up with the hot music of Breezy Bellair and his Boys, his disapproving wife Cecile has more than usual to be unhappy about. The band's devastatingly handsome but roguish accordionist, Carlos Rivera, has taken a rather...

The Street of Seven Stars

Author	Mary Roberts Rinehart
ISBN	1406839310

By now, you probably already know that I'm obsessed with her work. She is quickly taking a seat right next to Agatha Christie in my love of a good mystery. There is something so wonderfully lush about her narrative style that I get transfixed by what is taking place on the page. The plots and characters are...