Read-alikes and related books

Books like The Chessmen

24 titles for readers of The Chessmen by Peter May, selected for shared themes: Scotland, International Crime & Mystery, Criminology, and Great Britain.

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Top related books to The Chessmen

Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

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Themes: Scotland • Great Britain • Crime

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Criminology • Crime

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Criminology • Crime

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Criminology • Crime

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Themes: Scotland • International Crime & Mystery • Crime

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Criminology • Crime

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#10

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Themes: Scotland • Great Britain • Crime

#11

The Girl who Played with Fire

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Crime • Suspense

#12

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#13

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Themes: Scotland • Criminology • Great Britain

#14

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Themes: Scotland • International Crime & Mystery • Crime

#15

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Themes: Scotland • Criminology • Great Britain

#16

Kiss the Detective A Lefty Mendieta Investigation (Book 4)

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Criminology • Crime

#17

Forfeit

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Criminology • Crime

#18

Entanglement

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Crime • Suspense

#19

Go Seek

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Themes: Criminology • Crime • Suspense

#20

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Crime • Suspense

#21

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Themes: Criminology • Crime • Suspense

#22

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Crime • Suspense

#23

Involuntary Witness

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Themes: International Crime & Mystery • Crime • Mystery & Detective

#24

The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill

C. S. Robertson

Themes: Criminology • Crime • Suspense

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for The Chessmen by Peter May — spanning Scotland, International Crime & Mystery, Criminology and featuring authors such as Peter May, Michael Connelly, Claire Stibbe, Joni M. Fisher, and others.