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100 Mystery and Thriller Recommendations by Setting - Page 2

"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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Under Lock & Skeleton Key (Gigi Pandian)
Under Lock & Skeleton Key
41
Gigi Pandian
Malice (Keigo Higashino)
Malice
42
Keigo Higashino
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
The Honjin Murders
43
Seishi Yokomizo
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder (T.A. Willberg)
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder
44
T.A. Willberg
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
45
Donna Tartt
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
46
Iain Pears
Never Saw Me Coming (Vera Kurian)
Never Saw Me Coming
47
Vera Kurian
Lightseekers (Femi Kayode)
Lightseekers
48
Femi Kayode
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (Ashley Winstead)
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
49
Ashley Winstead
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons (Kate Khavari)
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
50
Kate Khavari
The Bombay Prince (Sujata Massey)
The Bombay Prince
51
Sujata Massey
The Maidens (Alex Michaelides)
The Maidens
52
Alex Michaelides
The Oxford Murders (Guillermo Martinez)
The Oxford Murders
53
Guillermo Martinez
The Revelations (Erik Hoel)
The Revelations
54
Erik Hoel
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
55
Dorothy L. Sayers
If We Were Villains (M L Rio)
If We Were Villains
56
M L Rio
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
57
Umberto Eco
The Night Will Be Long (Santiago Gamboa)
The Night Will Be Long
58
Santiago Gamboa
The Beautiful Mystery (Louise Penny)
The Beautiful Mystery
59
Louise Penny
Smaller and Smaller Circles (F.H.Batacan)
Smaller and Smaller Circles
60
F.H.Batacan
One by One (Ruth Ware)
One by One
61
Ruth Ware
The Girl Who Died (Ragnar Jonasson)
The Girl Who Died
62
Ragnar Jonasson
The Overnight Guest (Heather Gudenkauf)
The Overnight Guest
63
Heather Gudenkauf
Breathless (Amy McCulloch)
Breathless
64
Amy McCulloch
Snow (John Banville)
Snow
65
John Banville
Nowhere to Hide (Nell Pattison)
Nowhere to Hide
66
Nell Pattison
Murder in the Crooked House (Soji Shimada)
Murder in the Crooked House
67
Soji Shimada
An English Murder (Cyril Hare)
An English Murder
68
Cyril Hare
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
69
Agatha Christie
Falling (T.J.Newman)
Falling
70
T.J.Newman
Murder on the Ballarat Train (Kerry Greenwood)
Murder on the Ballarat Train
71
Kerry Greenwood
The Last Flight (Julie Clark)
The Last Flight
72
Julie Clark
Dangerous Crossing (Rachel Rhys)
Dangerous Crossing
73
Rachel Rhys
Devil's Breath (G. M. Malliet)
Devil's Breath
74
G. M. Malliet
The Devil and the Dark Water (Stuart Turton)
The Devil and the Dark Water
75
Stuart Turton
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Ruth Ware)
The Woman in Cabin 10
76
Ruth Ware
The Ex-Husband (Karen Hamilton)
The Ex-Husband
77
Karen Hamilton
S.S. Murder (Q.Patrick)
S.S. Murder
78
Q.Patrick
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
79
Agatha Christie
Miss Aldridge Regrets (Louise Hare)
Miss Aldridge Regrets
80
Louise Hare
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