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Goodreads' 36 Mystery and Thriller Recommendations Based on Pop Culture

"Are you new to reading mysteries and thrillers and feeling overwhelmed by where to start? As all good detectives know, narrowing down the list of possible suspects is the first place to start. And we're here to help!
Here are some of our recommendations for mysteries and thrillers to try, based on other recent pop culture you might enjoy. From cozy country houses to suspenseful true crime to magical murder, this list should give you a good hunch about what to read next."
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Clouds of Witness (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Clouds of Witness
1
Dorothy L. Sayers
A Man Lay Dead (Ngaio Marsh)
A Man Lay Dead
2
Ngaio Marsh
Crooked House (Agatha Christie)
Crooked House
3
Agatha Christie
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
4
Alan Bradley
The Plotters (Un-Su Kim)
The Plotters
5
Un-Su Kim
The Good Son (You-Jeong Jeong)
The Good Son
6
You-Jeong Jeong
The Hole (Hye-Young Pyun)
The Hole
7
Hye-Young Pyun
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
8
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Shamini Flint)
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
9
Shamini Flint
The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Ovidia Yu)
The Frangipani Tree Mystery
10
Ovidia Yu
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Sujata Massey)
The Widows of Malabar Hill
11
Sujata Massey
Murder at the Grand Raj Palace (Vaseem Khan)
Murder at the Grand Raj Palace
12
Vaseem Khan
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
13
Laurie R. King
A Study in Scarlet Women (Sherry Thomas)
A Study in Scarlet Women
14
Sherry Thomas
Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Japan (Keisuke Matsuoka)
Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Japan
15
Keisuke Matsuoka
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (Nicholas Meyer)
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols
16
Nicholas Meyer
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
17
Ellis Peters
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
18
Umberto Eco
Dissolution (C J Sansom)
Dissolution
19
C J Sansom
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
20
Dan Brown
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
21
Gillian Flynn
You (Caroline Kepnes)
You
22
Caroline Kepnes
The Wife Between Us (Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen)
The Wife Between Us
23
Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
The New Husband (D.J.Palmer)
The New Husband
24
D.J.Palmer
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
25
Erik Larson
The Monster of Florence (Douglas Preston)
The Monster of Florence
26
Douglas Preston
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
27
Michelle McNamara
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
28
Patrick Radden Keefe
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
29
Gillian Flynn
Sadie (Courtney Summers)
Sadie
30
Courtney Summers
Conviction (Denise Mina)
Conviction
31
Denise Mina
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line (Deepa Anappara)
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
32
Deepa Anappara
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
33
Storm Front (Jim Butcher)
Storm Front
34
Jim Butcher
A Potion to Die for (Heather Blake)
A Potion to Die For
35
Heather Blake
Magic for Liars (Sarah Gailey)
Magic for Liars
36
Sarah Gailey
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