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Mar 23, 2024 · 30. The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado (2020). A mystery for the digital age, The Cipher follows FBI Agent Nina Guerrera fighting both the ghosts of her own pasts and a serial killer determined to ...
- Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (2014) The debut novel by acclaimed author Celeste Ng is a skillfully written family drama that is built around the mystery of the eldest daughter’s disappearance and death.
- The Secret Place by Tana French (2014) Tana French is one of the most popular mystery novelists writing today; I know multiple previously reluctant readers who now swear by her books.
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (2015) This runaway hit from 2015 reimagined the sensation novel after Gillian Flynn’s 2012 Gone Girl. It lets the readers into the minds of its narrator: a messy, ordinary woman descending into an all-consuming obsession while trying to navigate the vagaries of contemporary life.
- Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (2016) This book is a whodunit set in an idyllic English village in the 1950s — a mystery that is very Agatha Christie.
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- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. It’s impossible to talk about mystery novels without immediately thinking of the legendary Agatha Christie.
- The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. Raymond Chandler’s idea of mystery strays from conventions — for him it’s less about the intricate plot and more about the atmosphere and characters.
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Perhaps better known by its major motion picture adaptation, Gone Girl is the ultimate mystery puzzle for the modern media age.
- The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. The Postman Always Rings Twice is often lauded the most important crime book of the 20th century, and it's not hard to see why.
Nov 20, 2019 · Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn. (2012) More than any other book in the decade, Gillian Flynn’s mega-hit Gone Girl captured the essence of female rage, as millions of well-dressed, seemingly content women used Flynn’s fearsome takedown of the patriarchy to unleash their inner discontent. There are so many reasons to praise this book, but to ...
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- All The Devils Are Here by Louise Penny. I highly recommend Louise Penny’s All the Devils Are Here (Minotaur Books, 2020) the 16th novel featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec.
- The Beast Must Die by Nicholas Blake. One of my favorite mystery books is The Beast Must Die by Nicholas Blake (Vintage Books, 2012). The story is narrated by a father who tracks down the person he holds responsible for killing his young son in a hit and run accident.
- Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders by Kate Griffin. I’m a big fan of the Kitty Peck mysteries by Kate Griffin. The first book, Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders (Faber & Faber, 2019) is set in the down and dirty underworld of London’s East End.
- Sandrine's Case by Thomas H. Cook. Sandrine’s Case by Thomas H. Cook (Mysterious Press, 2013) is the story of a man on trial for murdering his wife. He refuses to defend himself and his young daughter, having just lost her mother, cannot understand why her loving father remains silent.
Why Mystery Books Are So Satisfying. by Tana French. Illustration by Michelle Urra for TIME. The Woman in White. by Wilkie Collins. Crime and Punishment. by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Leavenworth...
Dec 7, 2021 · Those I rate highest are RHODE ISLAND RED, COQ AU VIN and DRUMSTICKS (all Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, paper, $16 each), Charlotte Carter’s jazz-inflected series featuring the street...
