Books like Half a Crown

12 books to read next

• Death at the President's Lodging Michael Innes 4.9 h
• The Architect of Genocide Richard Breitman 6.2 h
• The Turn of the Screw Henry James 2.9 h
• Birdman Mo Hayder 7.3 h
• The Nursing Home Murder Ngaio Marsh 3.6 h
• The Man in the Queue Josephine Tey 4.5 h
• Kraken China Miéville 9.3 h
• Rivers of London Ben Aaronovitch 7.3 h
• Death in the Stocks Georgette Heyer 5.3 h
• The Black Tower P. D. James 5.5 h
• After London Richard Jefferies 4.2 h
• Behold, Here's Poison Georgette Heyer 5.7 h

How long each takes

Death at the President's Lodging Michael Innes 4.9 h The Architect of Genocide Richard Breitman 6.2 h The Turn of the Screw Henry James 2.9 h Birdman Mo Hayder 7.3 h The Nursing Home Murder Ngaio Marsh 3.6 h The Man in the Queue Josephine Tey 4.5 h Kraken China Miéville 9.3 h Rivers of London Ben Aaronovitch 7.3 h Death in the Stocks Georgette Heyer 5.3 h The Black Tower P. D. James 5.5 h After London Richard Jefferies 4.2 h Behold, Here's Poison Georgette Heyer 5.7 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.