Category: mystery
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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton is a slyly written dystopian ‘who-dun-it’ mystery. I can’t believe I’d be the only person who’d initially mistaken this novel for the FX TV series A Murder at the End of the World. I learned that this author has written prior mystery novels…
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Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom is the second book of seven in the Matthew Shardlake mysteries series. I had a blast with Absolution, and so I expect similar results with Dark Fire. The novel plays in a very similar light in that our main detective is once again commissioned by none other than Thomas Cromwell,…
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Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay is the author’s 27th fictional novel if Wikipedia and my counting is to be trusted. Being so consistent, I felt that if I wanted a quick psychological thriller fix, I can always turn to this author at any single point of the year, and I’m sure he’d have released a…
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Dissolution by CJ Sansom is the first of seven in his Matthew Shardlake Mysteries series. Set in the mid-16th century, amid the backdrop of the Church Reformation era, we follow lawyer Matthew Shardlake to St. Donatus monastery to investigate the murder of a fellow Commissioner of the King. As usual, nothing is as it seems,…
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Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak is a horror mystery novel that aims to bring the chills through the mysterious and sinister drawings of an innocent five-year-old. Once again, I got pulled into the web of a horror novel simply because I’ve always wanted to give it a second, third, fourth, fifth and so on chance…
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann goes over one of Britain history’s most brutal and ever forgotten shipwreck disaster during wartime. Having occurred in the mid 1700s, the author scours logbooks and journals that have been preserved through the times to brilliantly weave together a story that will scare…
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The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older is a novella set on the planet of what we can only assume is Jupiter and aptly named Giant. If you’re looking for a quick sci-fi mystery read, this may be right up your alley. I found the world building to be quite captivating. The citizen’s constant…
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The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison is book two in The Cemeteries of Amalo series. This series is pretty interesting in that it can be considered highly boring for many yet somehow I still find myself salivating at finally being able to read the next book in the series! I remember absolutely enjoying The…
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The Maid by Nita Prose is a heartwarming novel about a hotel maid with a very peculiar outlook on life becoming the prime witness to a mystery murder at the Regency Grand Hotel. To be clear without giving it up, this novel is not your typical “whodunit” type story. This is very different than what…
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The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould is a paranormal thriller novel and the author’s debut. It has been a while since I’ve read a YA novel but it peaked my interest while searching for my next read. After having watched the Fear Street triple movie series on Netflix and actually enjoying it a…
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