I realised the other day that I’ve enjoyed lots of murder mystery games and shows, but I’ve hardly read any mystery novels. The only ones that come to mind are Altered Carbon and some of the Discworld Watch novels (all great!).
Can anyone recommend me some of their favourite books in this genre? I don’t really mind the setting, as long as it’s a satisfying mystery with a great payoff.
I read both of Stuart Turtons mystery novels last year and couldn’t recommend them enough.
The Devil and the Dark Water and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
I read both and enjoyed both, but definitely preferred Hardcastle. Though that could be because I read it in early 2021 with an unidentified case of Covid (false neg) and was kind of in a dream state of exhaustion which made the slightly trippy loop even more engaging. Lol
If you like a little bit of horror and the supernatural thrown in the Detective Pendergast books are great.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
The Mystery of the Yellow Room. And if you’ve read Conan Doyle, and Poe’s Dupin stories, you’ll enjoy the jabs to both.
