Public reader discussion about The Roman hat mystery in the WeRead Catalog by Ellery Queen.
By hiddenDeer60
I’ve basically read all the Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle stuff I can find and I’ve enjoyed it every time. More recently I picked up The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and I really liked it. Now I’m just trying to find more murder mystery books with lots of twists and turns as you go.
By ThunderCrown
I’m trying to find some good crime/mystery books—any suggestions?
By rough_pencil
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By DavidInTucson1993
Pretty self-explanatory—I’m trying to find mystery books like *Cain’s Jawbone* (but I can’t find it anywhere). I’d love ones where you get all the clues up front and you can actually figure it out yourself, like how Agatha Christie does it with Poirot. He doesn’t reveal much until he’s basically finished investigating, then he lays everything out. Any suggestions?
By drifts-teacup2
I’ve been really getting into Sherlock lately, and I’m almost done. I’d love more books like that—thanks!
By figOwl559687
When I was younger I was really into those Encyclopedia Brown-style mystery books for kids, and I think I also read a couple things that were a bit more grown-up, but I can’t remember much of that. As I got older I kind of slid into more fantasy and sci-fi, and that’s still mostly what I read now. Honestly, a lot of my mystery time in my teens and twenties was just watching Criminal Minds with my dad, plus the occasional movie, and whatever SFF stuff happened to mix in mystery. Lately though I’ve been wanting to revisit mystery a bit more—mostly because of the Benoit Blanc movies and then discovering Columbo. I grabbed an Agatha Christie book earlier this year (The Mirror Crack’d) and I actually really liked it. I’m planning to read more of her, but I’m also wondering who else I should try, like famous authors and/or more modern ones. So yeah, any recommendations?
By marten-bright
I really love Agatha Christie, and I’m trying to find more detective series stuff. I’ve already gone through all the big mainstream ones though.
By prologue_chaffer1978
I swear a lot of mystery/thrillers just end way too fast and kind of abruptly. Does anyone have any recommendations for books that actually wrap things up in a satisfying way?