Books like The Brutal Telling

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny · 2009

• Detective fiction
• Crime fiction
• Mystery fiction
• Armand Gamache

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

• The Girl with the Dragon TattooStieg Larsson

  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  Stieg Larsson · Adult

  about 580 pages

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  Why: Both are crime books.

  • Crime
  What both books share

  • crime
    The Brutal Telling: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)

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• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyAlexander McCall Smith

  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

  Alexander McCall Smith · Adult

  about 240 pages

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  Why: Both are mystery books.

  • Mystery
  What both books share

  • mystery
    The Brutal Telling: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)

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• Step on a CrackJames Patterson

  Step on a Crack

  James Patterson · 2007 · Adult

  about 380 pages

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  Why: Both are mystery books about police.

  • Mystery
  • Police
  What both books share

  • mystery
    The Brutal Telling: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
    Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
  • police
    The Brutal Telling: "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Québec (Province) -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    Step on a Crack: "Police in fiction" (OL subject); "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

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• The Cuckoo's CallingRobert Galbraith

  The Cuckoo's Calling

  Robert Galbraith · 2013 · Adult

  about 480 pages

  Why: Both are crime books about murder.

  • Crime
  • Murder
  What both books share

  • crime
    The Brutal Telling: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
    The Cuckoo's Calling: "crime" (OL subject); "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
  • murder
    The Brutal Telling: "Murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    The Cuckoo's Calling: "murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

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• The Murder at the VicarageAgatha Christie

  The Murder at the Vicarage

  Agatha Christie · 1930 · Adult

  about 260 pages

  Why: Both are crime books.

  • Crime
  What both books share

  • crime
    The Brutal Telling: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
    The Murder at the Vicarage: "Comics & graphic novels, crime & mystery" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)

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• Naked in DeathJ. D. Robb

  Naked in Death

  J. D. Robb · 1995 · Adult

  about 320 pages

  Why: Both are detective books.

  • Detective
  What both books share

  • detective
    The Brutal Telling: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
    Naked in Death: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Brutal Telling; Open Library and Wikidata for Naked in Death, read September 24, 2026.
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• A Is for AlibiSue Grafton

  A Is for Alibi

  Sue Grafton · 1982 · Adult

  about 250 pages

  Why: Both are mystery books.

  • Mystery
  What both books share

  • mystery
    The Brutal Telling: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
    A Is for Alibi: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject)

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• The Deep Blue Good-byJohn D. MacDonald

  The Deep Blue Good-by

  John D. MacDonald · 1964 · Adult

  about 200 pages

  Cover from Google Books

  Why: Both are mystery books.

  • Mystery
  What both books share

  • mystery
    The Brutal Telling: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
    The Deep Blue Good-by: "Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled" (OL subject); "mystery" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)

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• And Then There Were NoneAgatha Christie

  And Then There Were None

  Agatha Christie · 1939 · Adult

  about 220 pages

  Why: Both are crime books.

  • Crime
  What both books share

  • crime
    The Brutal Telling: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
    And Then There Were None: "Crime" (OL subject); "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)

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