The Mystery List*
*A companion to The Passion List
The Mystery List
Well, I have been lamenting a lack of good mystery reads lately, and soniag made the fine suggestion that we all compile a list - I was looking for books, but really, if you have movie suggestions, I'm game!
Historical, futuristic, gritty, cozy, contemporary, suspense, translations.... as long as there's a mystery (and that mystery shouldn't be "Why was this book/movie published/made?"), they're all good!
Books
Anything by Boris Akunin
The Agatha Raisin series, M.C. Beaton
The Hamish Macbeth series, M.C. Beaton
The Bernie Rodenbarr series, Lawrence Block
The Matt Scudder series, Lawrence Block
The Long Goodbye, Raymond Chandler
Anything by Agatha Christie
Anything by Mark Daniel
The Falco series, Lindsey Davis
The Inspector Morse series, Colin Dexter
The Sherlock Holmes series, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Banker, Dick Francis
Hot Money, Dick Francis
The Edge, Dick Francis
Anything by John Francome
Mistress of the Art of Death, Ariana Franklin
The Serpent's Tale, Ariana Franklin
Anything by Frances Fyfield
The Lynley series, Elizabeth George (be sure to read in order!)
The Assassini, Thomas Gifford
Praetorian, Thomas Gifford
The Midsomer Murders series, Caroline Graham
Anything by Dashiell Hammett
The Navajo series, Tony Hillerman (read in order)
Red Fox, Anthony Hyde
Anything by PD James, earlier works
Berlin Noir (a 3-in-1 volume), Phillip Kerr
The Game, Laurie King
Jerusalem, Laurie King
The Moor, Laurie King
The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova
The Brunetti series, Donna Leon
Anything by Ross Macdonald
The Appalachian Ballad series, Sharyn McCrumb
The Tony Hill series, Val McDermid
A Place of Execution, Val McDermid
The Phantom Ship, Captain Frederick Marryat
Garnethill, Denise Mina
Exile, Denise Mina
Johnny Under Ground, Patricia Moyes
The Spenser series, Robert B. Parker
An Instance of the Fingerpost, Ian Pears
The Monk series, Anne Perry (read in order)
The Thomas Pitt series, Anne Perry (read in order)
The Murders of Richard III, Elizabeth Peters
The Love Talker, Elizabeth Peters
The Amelia Peabody series, Elizabeth Peters
Anything by Ruth Rendell
The Julian Kestrel series, Kate Ross (best read in order)
Have His Carcase, Dorothy Sayers
Gaudy Night, Dorothy Sayers
Murder Must Advertise, Dorothy Sayers
Strong Poison, Dorothy Sayers
The Martin Beck series, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo
The Secret History, Donna Tartt
The Franchise Affair, Josephine Tey
Daughter of Time, Josephine Tey
The Rutledge series, Charles Todd (read in order)
Anything by Dorothy Uhnak
The Inspector Bonaparte series by Arthur Upfield (rec says: very dated, but fun, and a wonderful look at Australian culture and Aboriginal society at a certain point in time)
The Amsterdam Cops series, Janwillem van de Wetering (read in order)
The Ice House, Minette Walters
Scold's Bridle, Minette Walters
The Mystery List
Well, I have been lamenting a lack of good mystery reads lately, and soniag made the fine suggestion that we all compile a list - I was looking for books, but really, if you have movie suggestions, I'm game!
Historical, futuristic, gritty, cozy, contemporary, suspense, translations.... as long as there's a mystery (and that mystery shouldn't be "Why was this book/movie published/made?"), they're all good!
Books
Anything by Boris Akunin
The Agatha Raisin series, M.C. Beaton
The Hamish Macbeth series, M.C. Beaton
The Bernie Rodenbarr series, Lawrence Block
The Matt Scudder series, Lawrence Block
The Long Goodbye, Raymond Chandler
Anything by Agatha Christie
Anything by Mark Daniel
The Falco series, Lindsey Davis
The Inspector Morse series, Colin Dexter
The Sherlock Holmes series, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Banker, Dick Francis
Hot Money, Dick Francis
The Edge, Dick Francis
Anything by John Francome
Mistress of the Art of Death, Ariana Franklin
The Serpent's Tale, Ariana Franklin
Anything by Frances Fyfield
The Lynley series, Elizabeth George (be sure to read in order!)
The Assassini, Thomas Gifford
Praetorian, Thomas Gifford
The Midsomer Murders series, Caroline Graham
Anything by Dashiell Hammett
The Navajo series, Tony Hillerman (read in order)
Red Fox, Anthony Hyde
Anything by PD James, earlier works
Berlin Noir (a 3-in-1 volume), Phillip Kerr
The Game, Laurie King
Jerusalem, Laurie King
The Moor, Laurie King
The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova
The Brunetti series, Donna Leon
Anything by Ross Macdonald
The Appalachian Ballad series, Sharyn McCrumb
The Tony Hill series, Val McDermid
A Place of Execution, Val McDermid
The Phantom Ship, Captain Frederick Marryat
Garnethill, Denise Mina
Exile, Denise Mina
Johnny Under Ground, Patricia Moyes
The Spenser series, Robert B. Parker
An Instance of the Fingerpost, Ian Pears
The Monk series, Anne Perry (read in order)
The Thomas Pitt series, Anne Perry (read in order)
The Murders of Richard III, Elizabeth Peters
The Love Talker, Elizabeth Peters
The Amelia Peabody series, Elizabeth Peters
Anything by Ruth Rendell
The Julian Kestrel series, Kate Ross (best read in order)
Have His Carcase, Dorothy Sayers
Gaudy Night, Dorothy Sayers
Murder Must Advertise, Dorothy Sayers
Strong Poison, Dorothy Sayers
The Martin Beck series, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo
The Secret History, Donna Tartt
The Franchise Affair, Josephine Tey
Daughter of Time, Josephine Tey
The Rutledge series, Charles Todd (read in order)
Anything by Dorothy Uhnak
The Inspector Bonaparte series by Arthur Upfield (rec says: very dated, but fun, and a wonderful look at Australian culture and Aboriginal society at a certain point in time)
The Amsterdam Cops series, Janwillem van de Wetering (read in order)
The Ice House, Minette Walters
Scold's Bridle, Minette Walters