# Books like Murder Among Friends

**10** books similar to *Murder Among Friends* by Candace Fleming (Nonfiction · grades 9–12), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** crime, justice, history
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## Similar books

- [The Silence That Binds Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-silence-that-binds-us) by Joanna Ho _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of justice, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard](https://readinglist.school/book/now-let-me-fly) by Ronald Wimberly _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of history, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Unwind](https://readinglist.school/book/unwind) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of justice, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and overlapping grades (8–12).
- [The Agathas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-agathas) by Kathleen Glasgow _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [I'll Give You the Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/ill-give-you-the-sun) by Jandy Nelson _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend](https://readinglist.school/book/bonnie-and-clyde-the-making-of-a-legend) by Karen Blumenthal _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Death in the Jungle](https://readinglist.school/book/death-in-the-jungle-murder-betrayal-and-the-lost-dream-of-jonestown) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10)_ — Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)](https://readinglist.school/book/just-mercy-young-adult) by Bryan Stevenson _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Oedipus Rex](https://readinglist.school/book/oedipus-rex) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).

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