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Recommended mystery novels? (self.books)

submitted 1 year ago by OmegaMouse to c/books@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[–] pg_jglr@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just about any Agatha Christie mystery is worth reading. I personally love the Hercule Poirot and Tommy and Tuppence series. Another series I enjoyed is the Lord Peter Wimsey novels by Dorothy L. Sayers. I guess the narrow genra I usually read is a cozy mystery because it's easy.

[–] drudoo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Just finished listening to Murder on the Orient Express narrated by Kenneth Branagh. Wish he would do them all, but so far just two are out (Death on the Nile being the second).

[–] OmegaMouse 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do Agatha Christie's series need to be read in any particular order, or are they standalone? I was tempted by And Then There Were None

[–] bogdugg@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Short answer is it doesn't matter. And Then There Were None is a great starting point.

[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

They can be order chronologically, but aside from very casual and occasional references to other cases it doesn't matter, each story is entirely self contained.