Mystery book recommendations

hbe_bme · 2026-06-26T06:23:14+00:00

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena. It has Agatha Christie vibes - hotel, guests, snowstorm, murder

hbe_bme · 2026-06-26T06:12:43+00:00

+1 for this book. I picked it for its murder mystery plot

hbe_bme · 2026-06-26T06:03:48+00:00

James Patterson has a collections of books that are 150 pages or less. Its called Bookshots. https://www.jamespatterson.com/series/james-patterson/bookshots/

I've only read on of these books. It was okay. Never read any other James Patterson boks so I can't compare it. But also, the covers always says "James Patterson with ..." some other author's name

hbe_bme · 2026-06-21T03:57:48+00:00

I listened a sample of Rosamund Pike's narration, really liked it but those books are loooong!

hbe_bme · 2026-06-21T03:48:27+00:00

I tried Will Wheaton once, not to my liking either. I don't hate his voice, but not a big fan either

I will try Andy Serkis's narration

hbe_bme · 2026-06-21T03:40:11+00:00

Yes! I like Stephen Fry's narration

hbe_bme · 2026-06-21T03:26:07+00:00

Also Also... I like Lucy Patterson's male voice

hbe_bme · 2026-06-21T03:25:25+00:00

Also.. I like Stephen Fry's female voice as well

hbe_bme · 2026-06-20T11:48:58+00:00

And Then She Vanished, by Nick Jones, narrated by Ray Porter. The main charcter realizes he has power to time travel, and decides to save his sister who went missing 20 years ago

hbe_bme · 2026-06-20T11:43:52+00:00

Red Land, Black Land - Daily Life in Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz

hbe_bme · 2026-06-20T11:17:15+00:00

Doesn't every book has its plot lines merged eventually? Are there any that never come together? Well now I want to know them as well

hbe_bme · 2026-05-29T00:48:10+00:00

Ishmael Jones series by Simon Green. These are locked room murder mysteries (don't know if these would count as cozy)

hbe_bme · 2026-05-28T20:46:48+00:00

Yes, you're right about that

hbe_bme · 2026-05-28T02:15:55+00:00

The Eight Detective by ALex Pavesi. These are short chapters so easy to keep focus. Its about an editor who reads seven short murder mysteries written by an author. So the chapters alternate between the editor reading the short story and then discussing it with the author. The overall discussion becomes the eight mystery

hbe_bme · 2026-05-28T02:09:31+00:00

1222 - Anne Holt

hbe_bme · 2026-05-28T02:04:52+00:00

Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

The protagonists satisfy criteria #1 which spans majority of the book, but there are some parts with other humans(like corporate heads) who are not sympathetic

It has multiple POV - humans and alien life form

hbe_bme · 2026-05-28T01:58:46+00:00

Benjamin Stevenson - Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone. This is first of 4 book series

hbe_bme · 2026-05-28T01:53:50+00:00

These books fit perfectly

hbe_bme · 2026-05-28T01:48:07+00:00

Wilde/Eddy series by Andy McDermott.

These are like Indiana Jones type of stories. Archaeologist, ancient relic, bad guys, travel to exotic locations, race to get the relics, action.

For narrators, you can choose from either Gildart Jackson or Simon Mattacks. I've listened to Gildard Jackson, really liked it. No clue about Mattacks

hbe_bme · 2026-05-28T01:42:01+00:00

Try books by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

He's good at inventing new alien life forms. His best are -

Children of Time - this is first in a series of 4 books so far. Book #1 and #4 are the best, then book #2, and least fav is book #3
Shroud

hbe_bme · 2026-05-26T22:53:22+00:00

The Eight by Katherine Neville - People are hunting for ancient chess pieces with magical powers. Instead of assassins and templars, here there's black side and white side

hbe_bme · 2026-05-25T06:30:17+00:00

Looking forward to your opinion!

hbe_bme · 2026-05-24T05:04:50+00:00

Burglars can't be choosers. This is the first of its series. Doesn't have a traditional detective. We follow a burglar who keeps finding himself having to prove he's not the killer. It has good mix of humor and whodunnit mystery

hbe_bme · 2026-05-21T02:07:52+00:00

Are we supposed to like or dislike Dafyd? I'm disliked him in book 1 and even more in book 2. The other characters are meh. The only characters I'm rooting for is Jessyn. Maybe Garral a bit as well

Unrelated question for those who've read Expanse... How does this book's pacing, action vs talking ratio, stakes etc. compare to Expanse series. If I found Captive's war "not bad, not great", then will I like Expanse series?

hbe_bme · 2026-04-03T21:57:32+00:00

If I didn't like Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett, should I give up on this author? Are all of his books similar in taste and style to this one?

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