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100 Mystery and Thriller Recommendations by Setting

"The famous old saying about real estate, it turns out, can be a useful way to parse books in the mystery and thriller categories. After all, a murder mystery needs a body (usually), and the body needs to be found in a particular place.

We've gathered below a specially curated list of mystery and thriller titles sorted according to the setting where the body is found. Or unearthed. Or stumbled upon."
1-4 In a library
5-12 In a hotel room
13-16 At the theater
17-24 At the office
25-28 In a creepy apartment
29-32 At the table
33-40 In a country house
41-44 In a locked room
45-56 On campus
57-60 At church
61-68 In a very cold place
69-72 On planes and trains
73-80 On a boat
81-84 By the shore
85-88 On an island
89-92 Through time
93-100 In space
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The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
2
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections (Eva Jurczyk)
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections (Eva Jurczyk)
3
The Cartographers (Peng Shepherd)
The Cartographers (Peng Shepherd)
4
The Woman in the Library (Sulari Gentill)
The Woman in the Library (Sulari Gentill)
5
We Were Never Here (Andrea Bartz)
We Were Never Here (Andrea Bartz)
6
The Flight Attendant (Chris Bohjalian)
The Flight Attendant (Chris Bohjalian)
7
A Circle of Wives (Alice Laplante)
A Circle of Wives (Alice Laplante)
8
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid (Nita Prose)
9
Moonflower Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Moonflower Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
10
The Last (Hanna Jameson)
The Last (Hanna Jameson)
11
Death at the Voyager Hotel (Kwei Quartey)
Death at the Voyager Hotel (Kwei Quartey)
12
Murder at the Grand Raj Palace (Vaseem Khan)
Murder at the Grand Raj Palace (Vaseem Khan)
13
Enter a Murderer (Ngaio Marsh)
Enter a Murderer (Ngaio Marsh)
14
The Appeal (Janice Hallett)
The Appeal (Janice Hallett)
15
The Man in the Queue (Josephine Tey)
The Man in the Queue (Josephine Tey)
16
Temper (Layne Fargo)
Temper (Layne Fargo)
17
The Herd (Andrea Bartz)
The Herd (Andrea Bartz)
18
All Her Little Secrets (Wanda M.Morris)
All Her Little Secrets (Wanda M.Morris)
19
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
20
Impostor Syndrome (Kathy Wang)
Impostor Syndrome (Kathy Wang)
21
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L Sayers)
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L Sayers)
22
The Escape Room (Megan Goldin)
The Escape Room (Megan Goldin)
23
The Night Shift (Alex Finlay)
The Night Shift (Alex Finlay)
24
The Cage (Bonnie Kistler)
The Cage (Bonnie Kistler)
25
When No One Is Watching (Alyssa Cole)
When No One Is Watching (Alyssa Cole)
26
The Paris Apartment (Lucy Foley)
The Paris Apartment (Lucy Foley)
27
Other People's Clothes (Calla Henkel)
Other People's Clothes (Calla Henkel)
28
56 Days (Catherine Ryan Howard)
56 Days (Catherine Ryan Howard)
29
The Family Chao (Lan Samantha Chang)
The Family Chao (Lan Samantha Chang)
30
Arsenic and Adobo (Mia P. Manansala)
Arsenic and Adobo (Mia P. Manansala)
31
A Killer Sundae (Abby Collette)
A Killer Sundae (Abby Collette)
32
Murder Lo Mein (Vivien Chien)
Murder Lo Mein (Vivien Chien)
33
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
34
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
35
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
36
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
37
Farthing (Jo Walton)
Farthing (Jo Walton)
38
Hither, Page (Cat Sebastian)
Hither, Page (Cat Sebastian)
39
Cut to the Quick (Kate Ross)
Cut to the Quick (Kate Ross)
40
Silent on the Moor (Deanna Raybourn)
Silent on the Moor (Deanna Raybourn)
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