Book description
The 'razor-sharp' first book in the charming, fast-paced Pentecost and Parker mystery series. Book Two, Murder Under Her Skin, coming December 2021!
Meet your new favourite duo, audacious and iconic, and perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel, Agatha Christie and M.…
Why read it?
1 author picked Fortune Favours the Dead as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’ve already confessed my love for mysteries, and about the only thing I like better is period mysteries. Willowjean Parker, the former circus performer, finds herself working as the partner to famous detective Lillian Pentecost in 1940s New York.
The two take on the case of a rich widow found dead after her fancy Halloween party—in the same place her husband took his own life a year earlier. Vengeful spirits, or something more…human?
Stephen Spotswood captures the feel of the era, from the newshounds to the society pages and crafts compelling characters that you’ll want to keep coming back to—trust…
If you love Fortune Favours the Dead...
December on 5C4
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…
Want books like Fortune Favours the Dead?
Our community of 13,000+ authors has personally recommended 68 books like Fortune Favours the Dead.
Share your top 3 reads of 2026!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
183
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like Fortune Favours the Dead, you might also like...
Child of Vanris
At five years old, Kasiel was found with the pointed ends of his ears cut off. Despite that brutal start, he’s lived twelve peaceful years with the man who took him in. Keeping his hair long over his mutilated ears helps him hide the fact that he is Vanrian, a…
Almost Home
Almost Home is a fictional retelling of the last great tragedy of the Civil War.
In late April 1865, almost 2,000 newly freed Union prisoners of war are packed onto the steamer Sultana, in poor repair and with a listed capacity of 376 passengers. Among them are four Indiana soldiers…
