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Jul 18, 2019 · Witchcraft Mysteries by Juliet Blackwell. Juliet Blackwell’s series sounds like the result of a thought experiment about what would happen if Sabrina Spellman grew up to become an amateur detective. If that sounds up your alley, check out Book #1, Secondhand Spirits. 3. The Kate Shackleton Mysteries by Frances Brody.
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- Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny. Series starter: Still Life (2005) What you’re in for: Homicide (with a hint of cozy), a beloved village, a book-to-TV adaptation.
- The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman. Series starter: The Thursday Murder Club (2020) What you’re in for: Murder and mirth, octogenarians, laugh-out-loud gags.
- Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie. Series starter: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) What you’re in for: Classic cozy mysteries, an iconic detective.
- The Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French. Series starter: In the Woods (2007) What you’re in for: Dark and atmospheric chills, Ireland-set thrills.
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- Claire DeWitt Mysteries. 'Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead' by Sara Gran. From Come Closer author Sara Gran comes this series, which CNN has hailed as “David Lynch [meets] Raymond Chandler.”
- Detective Elouise Norton. 'Land of Shadows' by Rachel Howzell Hall. Underground Books. In Rachel Howzell Hall’s four-part mystery series, an experienced Los Angeles homicide detective gets partnered with a rookie from Colorado Springs.
- Gethsemane Brown Mysteries. 'Murder in G Major' by Alexia Gordon. Brain Lair Books. Alexia Gordon’s award-winning series follows musician Gethsemane Brown across the Atlantic to Ireland, where she’s just accepted a job with a boys’ orchestra.
- Ice Cream Parlor Mysteries. 'A Deadly Inside Scoop' by Abby Collette. Black Garnet Books. After returning to her small hometown in Ohio, business school grad Bronwyn — Win, to her friends — takes on the challenging job of renovating and rebooting her parents’ business, Crewse Creamery.
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) by Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) by Agatha Christie.
- Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) by Agatha Christie.
- Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #2) by Agatha Christie.
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) by Joanne Fluke (Goodreads Author)
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) by Agatha Christie.
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author)
Apr 24, 2023 · The Origins of the Mystery Genre. Before we jump into the best book series, it’s worth taking a look at how the mystery genre got its start. In the early 19th century, writers like Edgar Allan Poe began exploring the concept of detective fiction, with Poe’s seminal work “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” introducing readers to C. Auguste Dupin, one of the first literary detectives.
Dec 7, 2021 · Naomi Hirahara’s CLARK AND DIVISION (Soho, 320 pp., $27.95) explored the ramifications of Japanese internment through the prism of one young woman determined to solve the murder of her sister ...
