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It’s autumn, things are turning dark and gray, and that puts us in the mind of… (fictional) murder! Want a mystery novel, or series, to read? Our expert readers have many, many suggestions for you.

Mystery Reading List

Jason Snell with Jean MacDonald, Antony Johnston, David J. Loehr, Scott McNulty, Sandra Wong and Annette Wierstra

Show Notes & Links

Suggestions

• Jean: The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves (Vera Stanhope)
• Antony: Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan (Malabar House)
• David: Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spottswood (Pentacost and Parker)
• Scott: The Man With a Load of Mischief by Martha Grimes (Richard Jury)
• Sandra: A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (Lady Sherlock)
• Annette: Artifact by Gigi Pandian (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt)

• Jason: Strike Three, You’re Dead by R.D. Rosen (Harvey Blissberg)

• Jean: A Test of Wills by Charles Todd (Inspector Ian Rutledge)

• Antony: The Appeal by Janice Hallett
• David: The Deep Blue Good-By by John D. McDonald (Travis McGee)
• Scott: A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara (S.C.Y.T.H.E.)
• Sandra: Hide by Tracy Clark (Detective Harriet Foster)
• Annette: A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell)

• Jason: The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (Mossa and Pleiti)

• Jean: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri (Commissario Montalbano)

• Antony: Ghosts of Belfast/The Twelve by Stuart Neville (Jack Lennon)
• David: The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake (Dortmunder)
• Scott: A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan (Monster Hunter)
• Sandra: Secret Identity by Alex Segura (Secret Identity)
• Annette: The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
• Jason: Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison (Cemeteries of Amalo)

Leftover suggestions

• Jean: Sue Grafton, Sarah Peretsky, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley
• Antony: Three Dahlias by Katy Watson, Man on the Street by Trevor Wood, Dark Horizon by James Swallow, In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan, City of Vengeance by D.V. Bishop (Cesare Aldo)
• David: Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald, American Mystery Classics (ed. by Otto Penzler), The Dog-Sitter Detective by Antony Johnston, Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza, Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman
• Scott: Jack Taylor Series by Ken Bruen, Barker & Llewelyn by Will Thomas, Roma Sub Rosa by Steven Saylor, Athenian Mysteries by Gary Corby
• Sandra: Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day, Time’s Undoing by Cheryl Head, Japantown Series by Naomi Hirahara, Tita Rosie’s Kitchen by Mia P. Manansala, Garden Squad Mysteries by Julia Henry, Like a Sister and Missing White Woman by Kelly Garrett, Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe (Nena Knight), Everything by S.A. Cosby, Crime Writers of Color, Queer Crime Writers
• Annette: In the Dark We Forget and Lola Starke Series by SG Wong, Die for Love by Elizabeth Peters, Magical Fortune Cookie Mysteries, Grave Expectations by Alice Bell
• Jason: Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway (Cal Sounder), The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters (Last Policeman), Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon, Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club)

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