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Mysteries for Readers Who Want to Solve the Case Themselves

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Locked-Room Mysteries With Solutions Worth the Setup
Locked-Room Mysteries With Solutions Worth the Setup
by book_guy  • 
9 in common: The hollow man, The Judas window and 7 more
A locked door is only the start: the pleasure comes when the explanation makes the room, the witnesses and the awkward physical details add up. These 25 selections put impossible crimes at the...
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Detective Series That Are Strong From the First Book
Detective Series That Are Strong From the First Book
by book_guy  • 
2 in common: Magpie Murders and The Honjin Murders
A detective's first novel should give you a reason to return, rather than ask you to wait for the series to become interesting. These opening books already offer a distinctive investigator and a...
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Books That Make a Long Train Journey Fly By
Books That Make a Long Train Journey Fly By
by book_guy  • 
In common: Eight Detectives
A good train book establishes its voice quickly and gives you a reason to return after a platform change or an announcement. These choices range from mysteries and speculative adventures to...
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Novels Told Through Letters, Diaries and Documents
Novels Told Through Letters, Diaries and Documents
by book_guy  • 
In common: The Appeal
A letter has an intended reader; a diary has a keeper; a case file has someone who selected the evidence. These novels and novellas make those facts matter. Some unfold entirely through...
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Cold-Case Mysteries About What Time Changes
Cold-Case Mysteries About What Time Changes
by book_guy  • 
In common: Five Little Pigs
A witness builds a family, a familiar landscape is redeveloped, and an old explanation becomes part of someone’s identity. These mysteries make such changes central to discovering what happened...
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Books That Reward Going In Knowing Almost Nothing
Books That Reward Going In Knowing Almost Nothing
by book_guy  • 
In common: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Sometimes the best preparation is a sense of tone and enough uninterrupted time, rather than a detailed explanation. These novels reward discovering how they work while you read them. The entries...
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Books That Made Me Fall in Love With Reading Again
Books That Made Me Fall in Love With Reading Again
by book_guy  • 
In common: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
When reading starts to feel like another unfinished obligation, a book with an inviting voice can matter more than a reading target. These choices favour emotional involvement, manageable...
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Books Worth Spending a Whole Weekend With
Books Worth Spending a Whole Weekend With
by book_guy  • 
In common: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
A whole weekend with one book is a chance to settle into another place, rather than simply finish a large number of pages. These novels offer an inhabited world, a reason to keep turning the pages...
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Books That Open Up on a Second Reading
Books That Open Up on a Second Reading
by book_guy  • 
In common: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
A return visit can move your sympathies, reveal a pattern or make a once-minor conversation feel central. These novels offer particular reasons to read again, from Austen's social misreadings to...
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Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once
Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once
by book_guy  • 
In common: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Treat this as a set of doors into different kinds of reading. Familiar novels sit beside translated fiction, memoir, poetry, science and stories told in pictures, chosen for a memorable voice, an...
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Police Procedurals That Remember the Work Is Done by a Team
Police Procedurals That Remember the Work Is Done by a Team
by book_guy  • 
More from book_guy
A useful colleague can notice a missed detail, pursue a dull lead, disagree with a convincing theory or carry work that one detective could never finish alone. These procedurals give that...
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Romantic Comedies Where the Banter Reveals Character
Romantic Comedies Where the Banter Reveals Character
by book_guy  • 
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For readers who enjoy flirtation most when the people sound different from one another. These adult romantic comedies use conversation to reveal expertise, nerves, affection or a reluctance to be...
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Crime Novels Where Justice and the Law Pull Apart
Crime Novels Where Justice and the Law Pull Apart
by book_guy  • 
More from book_guy
A verdict can settle a charge while grief, responsibility and fear continue. These novels follow that gap through families, police investigations, trials and private revenge. Some expose a clear...
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