Read-alikes and related books

Books like The Impossible Fortune

If you loved The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Amateur Sleuth, Small Town & Rural, Cozy, and Humorous.

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Top related books to The Impossible Fortune

Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of The Impossible Fortune.

The Last Devil to Die

Richard Osman

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

Murder Under the Mistletoe A Canon Clement Christmas Novella

Richard Coles

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax

Dorothy Gilman

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

The Cat who Had 60 Whiskers

Lilian Jackson Braun

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

Savannah Blues

Mary Kay Andrews

Themes: Small Town & Rural • Cozy • Humorous

Tart of Darkness

Denise Swanson

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

Death in the Cotswolds The Captivating Cosy Crime Series

Rebecca Tope

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

The Scenic Route

Katie Ruggle

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

A Fatal Obsession

Faith Martin

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#10

Justice Postponed

Anthea Fraser

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#11

A Death on Location

Richard Coles

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#12

Fish Out of Water

Katie Ruggle

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#13

The Dogwalkers’ Detective Agency

Michael Hogan

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#14

Folly

Stella Cameron

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#15

The Woman Who Took in Parcels And Opened One

Penny Kline

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#16

Shadows in the Cotswolds

Rebecca Tope

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#17

Meat Thy Maker

Tamar Myers

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#18

The Body in the Wake A Faith Fairchild Mystery

Katherine Hall Page

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#19

Cat Deck the Halls A Joe Grey Mystery

Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Small Town & Rural • Cozy

#20

The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder — C L. Miller

C.L. Miller

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Cozy • Humorous

#21

A Pen Dipped in Poison

J. M. Hall

Themes: Small Town & Rural • Cozy • Humorous

#22

Sweet Revenge

Diane Mott Davidson

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Cozy • Humorous

#23

Poison Lilies A Novel

Katie Tallo

Themes: Amateur Sleuth • Cozy • Crime

#24

The Boy and the Dog

Seishu Hase

Themes: Small Town & Rural • Cozy • Crime

If The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Amateur Sleuth, Small Town & Rural, Cozy and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Richard Osman, Richard Coles, Dorothy Gilman, Lilian Jackson Braun, and others.