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28 books

The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie

The Mystery of Locked Rooms

Lindsay Currie

256 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0maxac32's review
fiction middle grade mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels

Janice Hallett

413 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0maxac32's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Murder at the Merton Library by Andrea Penrose

Murder at the Merton Library

Wrexford & Sloane #7

Andrea Penrose

361 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0maxac32's review
fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer by Philip Carlo

The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer

Philip Carlo

410 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0maxac32's review
nonfiction biography crime true crime dark tense slow-paced
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

464 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0maxac32's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

325 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0maxac32's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

The Tattooist of Auschwitz #1

Heather Morris

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0maxac32's review
fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

Portrait of a Thief

Grace D. Li

375 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0maxac32's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ thriller adventurous reflective medium-paced
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

Shutter Island

Dennis Lehane

369 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0maxac32's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag

Flavia de Luce #2

Alan Bradley

364 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0maxac32's review
fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced