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Don't we all love a good mystery? There's just a certain satisfaction when you figure out the ending and especially when you don't.
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Optional Questions:
1. What are you reading for this category?
2. Do you typically read mysteries?

I'm planning on Death Without Company for this one. I love mysteries, so I have lots of options for this one.

Both my likely picks for first book in a series are mysteries - Louise Penny and Atticus Locke. So if I like the one I go with I can slot the next book in here. If not I can give the other author a go. I had two other picks (Her Secret Son and All the Names) but it seems they are more thriller than mystery.

I read a LOT of mysteries, so this prompt is at once super-easy and incredibly hard. I have so many options, but how do I pare it down?

The Blessing Way
The Cuckoo's Calling
And Then There Were Crumbs
The Angel of Darkness
The Whisper Man
Devil in a Blue Dress
The Widow of Pale Harbor
The Body in the Library

Or about a a hundred others. I'll have to see how the rest of the list shapes up before I settle on one.

I have the same problem, Angie. Mysteries are my favorite, so I read a ton of them. I will probably just read something on a whim and then slot it in here.

I read quite a few books that have a mystery central to the plot but very few mystery genre books. However, my wife loves mysteries & thrillers and is more than willing to give me some recommendations for this prompt!

Mysteries, esp. cozy types, are my reading genre of choice.
I have 100's on my TBR shelves but ended up buying a new
EB ;-\ LOL And Then There Were Crumbs A Cookie House
Mystery by Eve Calder from the Listopias for this prompt.

No more new books past 10/28 ;-) Reading the Listopias get me in trouble everytime ;-)

I haven't read many mystery novels, but I read The Mysterious Affair at Styles this year and enjoyed it, so for this prompt I'll probably read the next Poirot book, The Murder on the Links.

I don't think I'd have called myself a mystery reader a few years ago, but I've come to realise that I read a lot. Most of them aren't what I'd instantly class as mysteries (series, detective/ex cop, crime etc), but thanks to reading challenges I am appreciating how wide a genre could be. Basically, I have a lot of options on my TBR shelves!

All This I Will Give to You
Daughters of the Lake
I'll Never Tell
Other People
Rebecca
School's Out
Taken at the Flood
The Bullet Trick
The Husband's Secret
The Little Friend
The Miniaturist
The Obituary Society
We Were Mothers
When Will There Be Good News?
Grasshopper

What are you reading for this category?
I have read The Scandal at Bletchley by Jack Treby

Do you typically read mysteries?
Yes. It is my favourite genre.
I had doubts about this one at the start, as a woman masquerading as a man, where even his wife didn't know didn't seem feasible, however that is explained. There was some humour in the book and was very much a mystery.

I love mysteries so I’m going to find it hard to choose one for my prompt

I am reading As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley. I don't read a lot of mysteries but I do like this series with the young detective/chemist Flavia de Luca. This one is set in Canada at boarding school, instead of in England with her family.

1. What are you reading for this category?
I finished Verity for this prompt on a recommendation from a friend. It had been on my TBR for a while now and after reading it, I don't know what took me so long! I highly recommend this book...it will keep you on the edge of your seat!

2. Do you normally read mysteries? I don't but my husband loves them so I am trying to read more to compare notes with him. I am not sure he will ever read Verity, however :):)

1. What are you reading for this category?
Dangerous Ground by Susan Hunter

2. Do you typically read mysteries?
Yes, it is my favorite genre to read

I read Broken Harbor, the 4th in the Dublin Murder Squad series. And yes, I read a lot of mysteries--it's one of my favorite genres. I even help host #MarchMysteryMadness on youtube/twitter because I love them so much.

I read Payment in Blood, the second in the Inspector Lynley series, by Elizabeth George. I read a lot of mysteries.

I finished Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney. Very very good. I read a lot of mysteries/thrillers. It is by far my favourite genre...i do reserve the right to place this book under another category if i need!

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar by Kate Saunders
2. Do you typically read mysteries?
I do. It is one of my favorite genres.

For this category, I read Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. It is the first of the Sookie Stackhouse mysteries and came highly recommended by a neighbor. I do not go out of my way to select a mystery, but it appears that many of them are finding their way to my pile this year!

I am reading ,Under the Aspens by Elizabeth Sherry. I do like mysteries so it is a topic I would normally read.

1. What are you reading for this category?
Shadow Prey

2. Do you typically read mysteries?
Sometimes. More often recently, but I get bored with the repeated formula of the genre.

I read a lot of mysteries and belong to a library book club that reads one mystery a month, so I will just choose one that isn't needed for another category. For anyone who thinks they don't like mysteries, many other genres contain mystery plots, such as romance, thriller, historical novel with family secrets, graphic novels, etc. Also if you love cats, books, cooking, quilting, or just about any hobby, there are mysteries with those elements. You can search those through Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ or generally online.

For me, I don't try that hard to guess "whodunnit". I rarely remember that about a mystery. What a like is an interesting setting and compelling characters. I like series where characters develop over time, as opposed to someone like Poirot who never changes. Historical mysteries or even 20th-century are interesting in that there is no internet or cell phone to bail the heroes out.

I read several mysteries a year, but I'm counting Dead Man's Ransom from the Cadfael series for this one. I generally love Cadfael, but this wasn't one of the better books in the series.

Mystery/thrillers are one of my favorite genres!!

For some reason I read Elevation by Stephen King for this because it came up as a mystery as well as horror and fantasy. I think maybe no one is really sure what category to put it in?? I guess the mystery is why is the main character losing weight and honestly what happened here? LOL.

I'll read enough other mysteries this year to not feel bothered checking off this prompt with it though.

1. What are you reading for this category?
Someone We Know by Shari Lapena
2. Do you typically read mysteries?
I read mysteries sometimes.

mysteries are my go to genre so this one was easy to know off for me
I selected An Appetite for Murderby Lucy Burdette. as it was on my TBR and I had been meaning to read it to start a new cozy series

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Since it's Mystery and Thriller week, I decided to read my mystery now.

I read The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell - 3.5 stars.

I don't read that many mysteries, but when I do I realize I enjoy it, so I'm going to read some more. I'm gonna read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, maybe to add a 2nd book to this prompt, or if I can fit it in a different prompt, I'll do that.

i read
Open and Shut 27/04/2020

I read lots of mysteries but this is a new series and author to me and one i would read more from.

I read Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles for this prompt, which introduced Hercule Poirot. I thoroughly enjoyed all Christie's Miss Mrple books and found this one an equally good light read.

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn.
2. Do you typically read mysteries?
I do read mysteries, especially if I am in between other books. I enjoy losing myself in them, and sometimes (when they are good) puzzling things out. This was fast-paced, with some twists, and fit a contemporary version of the genre well (especially for a debut author).

1. What are you reading for this category?
2. Do you typically read mysteries? I neither avoid nor seek out this genre.

I tend to read mysteries from time to time.

This one, The Parting Gift by Evan Fallenberg has been described as a kind of homoerotic "Middle Eastern The Talented Mr. Ripley". Sounds promising.

I completed In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) by Tana French. I really enjoyed it. It's the first book by her I have read. I gave it 5 stars. I read cozy mysteries. I love the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. I also read the Maisie Dobbs series. I didn't like Gone Girl or Girl on the train.

1. What are you reading for this category?
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

2. Do you typically read mysteries?
I usually read a fair amount of mysteries throughout the year.

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read Dial P For Poison by Zara Keane

2. Do you typically read mysteries?
It is my favorite genre and I read many in a year, usually
This particular one I read because she has the same name (Zara) as my 2nd great grandfather

I read A Maggot by John Fowles. Not necessarily a traditional mystery, but a fascinating take on the form. The fact that it is historically set just makes it more appealing to me.

I don't tend to read straight mystery genre books, but love when other genres have mystery elements. Historical fiction is one example (The Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom or The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco are prime examples). Or fantasy/sci-fi (Jasper Fforde is one of my favorite writers and almost all his books have some sort of mystery to drive the plot).

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read Hide Away.

2. Do you typically read mysteries?
I like mysteries but can't read too many too closely together!

I read A Regimental Murder by Ashley Gardner

I read a lot of mysteries - of the 155 books I've finished this year, 71 have been mysteries (45%)

I don't read a lot of mysteries, so I went with something that looked good: Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason.

I read Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie for this prompt. I've read it before and it's a great whodunnit and I read a lot of murder mysteries.

I read The Stranger by Harlan Coben for this prompt. I love mysteries, so this was a fun prompt for me.

I'm going to read The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware. I read The Woman in Cabin 10 last year and really enjoyed it; I hope this book is just as good.
I don't normally read outside of fantasy which is why I started doing these challenges...it helps me find books outside of my preferred genre.

1. What are you reading for this category? Eight Perfect Murders
2. Do you typically read mysteries? I mostly read mysteries and think that I just reached a point were many of them are not grabbing me like they used to so had a little bit of a hard time picking one for this.

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar by Kate Saunders
2. Do you typically read mysteries?
Yes. They are my "go-to" genre when dealing with periods of high stress (budget season, holidays, pandemics ;>))

1. What are you reading for this category? Case Histories
2. Do you typically read mysteries? I usually read several a year, mostly for book club.

1. What are you reading for this category? The Woman in Cabin 10
2. Do you typically read mysteries? I like the thriller mysteries more than cozy mysteries. I'm not a fan of police/detective mysteries but I have been known to read them. Every once in awhile it is good for a change.

I had a lot of options for this category, and ended up re-reading The Turn of the Screw by Henry James for this one on the whim of one of my other Goodread Groups, and I'm so glad I did. I first listened to Turn of the Screw five years ago on audiobook, which as it happened was a terrible way to plow through my first James novel. At any rate, it had no impact on me at the time, and I went into the reread with very little memory of the story, so it was like a fresh encounter.

This time I went with an ebook version, and the experience was completely difference. Unlike a typical "whodunnit" mystery, the ending is ambiguous, and in my group we all had many different interpretations. I won't spoil anything, but my own interpretation was pretty disturbing and left me shaken all day. 5 star read!

Mysteries are one of my favorite comfort read genres, and originally I slotted in the new Tana French novel The Searcher here, but ended up moving it to the 400-600 page book category instead. I also enjoy Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Jane Harper, and the occasional domestic thriller.

I'm thinking of choosing an Agatha Christie or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock) mystery for this one. I'm embarrassed to admit I've never read anything by either great author.

Can anyone recommend a good first read for a newbie?

Stacey wrote: "I'm thinking of choosing an Agatha Christie or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock) mystery for this one. I'm embarrassed to admit I've never read anything by either great author.

Can anyone recommen..."

If you go with Conan Doyle, read The Hound of the Baskervilles. I personally think it's the best of his novels, and it's just got great classic mystery vibes...spooky old house, family curse, weird neighbors, etc.

For Agatha Christie, I would say start with Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, or Evil Under the Sun. I love Agatha Christie and I think these three really exemplify what she's best at: cast of interesting characters, puzzling murder plot, and good dialogue. Christie's work is definitely in the "fair play" style of mysteries: you stand a decent shot of figuring it out before the reveal.

If you're going to read one right away, I'd go with Baskervilles because it's such good spooky season reading.

I don't suppose anyone can help me work out which read to slot in here. I read a lot of mystery/thriller but, since keeping an eye out, I honestly think they're more thriller than mystery.

Can anyone shed any light on what the difference actually is. I've got The Thursday Murder Club out from the library at the moment - is this probably a mystery?? It definitely seems more kooky haha