Parade Magazine: Want to Crack the Case? These Are The 101 Best Mystery Books of All Time

[SheltieLover]

https://parade.com/1285756/michael-giltz/best-mystery-books/amp/

To craft a list of the 101 best mysteries of all time, the first thing you must do is define “mystery,” a genre we believe puts its emphasis on solving a puzzling event—often a crime or murder but not always. If it’s set in London and there’s fog and a man named Sherlock, you’re on solid ground. Otherwise, the line between the best mystery book and the best thriller, suspense or spy novel is a murky one indeed.

In this batch, we’re favoring both ongoing series and stand-alone stories, where the puzzle of a crime drives the plot more than a race against time. You’ll find classic locked-room mysteries, amateur detectives, cops on the beat and a few curve balls to keep you on your toes. Oh, and we’re sticking to one title per author, so you won’t find five Agatha Christies or Ruth Rendells here—just one legendary book that stands in for their body of work.

Much more at link.

Enjoy!

[Wicked Blue]

1. Thank you, SheltieLover!

I've read eight from the list.

[SheltieLover]

2. Yw!

Lots left to enjoy, then!

[brer cat]

3. Thanks for posting this great resource, SL.

There are many authors there that I haven't tried.

[SheltieLover]

4. Yw!

Great stuff! Enjoy!

[SheltieLover]

6. 👍

[tanyev]

7. I've been exploring cozy mysteries lately.

I’ve found a few series I enjoy, but I do wonder why it always has to be a murder. Why can’t it sometimes be a search for a valuable heirloom? Or someone got swindled? When the series goes on for many books, you have to question how idyllic that village really is with people getting murdered all the time.

[SheltieLover]

8. I agree!

Always murder...

But the coziesare light reads & not graphic.

Many are quite funny as well.

I think it takes too much brain power to writea white collar crime mystery.