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24 books recommended for fans of Jelly’s Gold by David Housewright, tied together by themes of Hard-Boiled, Traditional, Crime, and Mystery & Detective.

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Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Jelly’s Gold.

Madman on a Drum — David Housewright

Madman on a Drum

David Housewright

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Moonlight Mile — Dennis Lehane

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Deadlock — Graham Ison

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Den of Iniquity A J. P. Beaumont Novel — J. A. Jance

Den of Iniquity A J. P. Beaumont Novel — J. A. Jance

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Spook Street — Mick Herron

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

The Saint Closes the Case — Leslie Charteris

The Saint Closes the Case

Leslie Charteris

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

A Killing of Innocents — Deborah Crombie

A Killing of Innocents

Deborah Crombie

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

The Secret of Chimneys — Agatha Christie

The Secret of Chimneys

Agatha Christie

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Blood Grove — Walter Mosley

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Another Thing to Fall A Novel — Laura Lippman

Another Thing to Fall A Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Cut Thin to Win — Erle Stanley Gardner

Cut Thin to Win

Erle Stanley Gardner

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Blessing of the Lost Girls A Brady and Walker Family Novel — J. A. Jance

Blessing of the Lost Girls A Brady and Walker Family Novel — J. A. Jance

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Beautiful Remains A Totally Captivating Mystery That Will Hook You from the Start — Gwyn Bennett

Beautiful Remains A Totally Captivating Mystery That Will Hook You from the Start

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Featuring the Saint — Leslie Charteris

Featuring the Saint

Leslie Charteris

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

A Demon in My View — Ruth Rendell

A Demon in My View

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Sacred A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel — Dennis Lehane

Sacred A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

The Mercy Seat — Martyn Waites

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

This Man is Dangerous — Peter Cheyney

This Man is Dangerous

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

Slough House — Mick Herron

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

A Killing of Innocents A Novel — Deborah Crombie

A Killing of Innocents A Novel

Deborah Crombie

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

The D.A. Takes a Chance — Erle Stanley Gardner

The D.A. Takes a Chance

Erle Stanley Gardner

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

By a Spider’s Thread — Laura Lippman

By a Spider’s Thread

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

A Morning for Flamingos — James Lee Burke

A Morning for Flamingos

James Lee Burke

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

The Man Who Knew Too Much — Gilbert Keith Chesterton

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Traditional • Crime

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Jelly’s Gold by David Housewright — spanning Hard-Boiled, Traditional, Crime and featuring authors such as David Housewright, Dennis Lehane, Graham Ison, J.A. Jance, and others.

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