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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
1
Agatha Christie
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections (Eva Jurczyk)
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
2
Eva Jurczyk
The Cartographers (Peng Shepherd)
The Cartographers
3
Peng Shepherd
The Woman in the Library (Sulari Gentill)
The Woman in the Library
4
Sulari Gentill
We Were Never Here (Andrea Bartz)
We Were Never Here
5
Andrea Bartz
The Flight Attendant (Chris Bohjalian)
The Flight Attendant
6
Chris Bohjalian
A Circle of Wives (Alice Laplante)
A Circle of Wives
7
Alice Laplante
The Maid (Nita Prose)
The Maid
8
Nita Prose
Moonflower Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Moonflower Murders
9
Anthony Horowitz
The Last (Hanna Jameson)
The Last
10
Hanna Jameson
Death at the Voyager Hotel (Kwei Quartey)
Death at the Voyager Hotel
11
Kwei Quartey
Murder at the Grand Raj Palace (Vaseem Khan)
Murder at the Grand Raj Palace
12
Vaseem Khan
Enter a Murderer (Ngaio Marsh)
Enter a Murderer
13
Ngaio Marsh
The Appeal (Janice Hallett)
The Appeal
14
Janice Hallett
The Man in the Queue (Josephine Tey)
The Man in the Queue
15
Josephine Tey
Temper (Layne Fargo)
Temper
16
Layne Fargo
The Herd (Andrea Bartz)
The Herd
17
Andrea Bartz
All Her Little Secrets (Wanda M.Morris)
All Her Little Secrets
18
Wanda M.Morris
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
19
Zakiya Dalila Harris
Impostor Syndrome (Kathy Wang)
Impostor Syndrome
20
Kathy Wang
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L Sayers)
Murder Must Advertise
21
Dorothy L Sayers
The Escape Room (Megan Goldin)
The Escape Room
22
Megan Goldin
The Night Shift (Alex Finlay)
The Night Shift
23
Alex Finlay
The Cage (Bonnie Kistler)
The Cage
24
Bonnie Kistler
When No One Is Watching (Alyssa Cole)
When No One Is Watching
25
Alyssa Cole
The Paris Apartment (Lucy Foley)
The Paris Apartment
26
Lucy Foley
Other People's Clothes (Calla Henkel)
Other People's Clothes
27
Calla Henkel
56 Days (Catherine Ryan Howard)
56 Days
28
Catherine Ryan Howard
The Family Chao (Lan Samantha Chang)
The Family Chao
29
Lan Samantha Chang
Arsenic and Adobo (Mia P. Manansala)
Arsenic and Adobo
30
Mia P. Manansala
A Killer Sundae (Abby Collette)
A Killer Sundae
31
Abby Collette
Murder Lo Mein (Vivien Chien)
Murder Lo Mein
32
Vivien Chien
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
33
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
34
Wilkie Collins
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
35
Agatha Christie
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
36
Stuart Turton
Farthing (Jo Walton)
Farthing
37
Jo Walton
Hither, Page (Cat Sebastian)
Hither, Page
38
Cat Sebastian
Cut to the Quick (Kate Ross)
Cut to the Quick
39
Kate Ross
Silent on the Moor (Deanna Raybourn)
Silent on the Moor
40
Deanna Raybourn
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