Category: Mystery
Mystery book reviews and recommendations featuring twists, secrets, suspicious characters and stories that keep you guessing until the final page.
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You Killed Me First
Three neighbours, plenty of dark secrets and a suburban street where nothing is quite as it seems. You Killed Me…
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In Her Defense
A high-stakes celebrity trial, complex characters and a mystery that keeps you guessing. In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka is…
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Hallowe’en Party (A Haunting in Venice)
Looking for a spooky read this Halloween? Join me as I review Agatha Christie’s Hallowe’en Party, also known as A…
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The Lamb
The Lamb had one of the most attention-grabbing opening lines I’ve read, but unfortunately, the rest of the novel didn’t…
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Hidden Pictures
A creepy supernatural mystery where unsettling drawings, a troubled past and an imaginary friend come together to create a story…
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Seven Reasons To Murder Your Dinner Guests
Seven dinner guests. Seven mysterious letters. Seven dates of death. Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests had me guessing…
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Those People Next Door
What begins as a disagreement between neighbours quickly spirals into something far more sinister. Those People Next Door is a…
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Murder Off the Page (The Book Club Murders #2)
*Advanced Reader Copy* Returning to The Book Club Murders felt like catching up with old friends. The familiar cast, another…
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The Book Club Murders
*Advanced Reader Copy* I went into The Book Club Murders not quite knowing what to expect, but it quickly won…
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One of Our Own
As Felicia gains the girl’s trust, more details begin to surface, bringing the tragedy far closer to home than she…
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The Apothecary Diaries #1
In a palace where a single misstep can mean death, Maomao’s sharp mind and sharper tongue set her apart. What…
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Project Hail Mary Film Review
After giving the book a full five stars last year, I was both excited and a little worried to see…
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Take it Back (Zara Kaleel #1)
ke It Back is a gripping and thought-provoking novel that follows Zara Kaleel, a former barrister who leaves behind one…
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The Trees
The Trees confronts America’s history of racial violence through a darkly satirical lens, blending murder, history, and uncomfortable humour. While…
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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
Leviathan Wakes is an expansive, cinematic science fiction novel that balances mystery, political tension, and interplanetary conflict across the solar…
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Action / Adventure · Book Reviews · Crime · Fiction · Murder Mystery · Mystery · Mythology · Sci-fi · ScientificThe Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon #6)
Truth, like light, can blind those unprepared to face it. Yet without it, we stumble endlessly in the dark—mistaking shadows…
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Weyward
I am a Weyward, and wild inside. My blood runs with the memory of herbs and whispers, the rustle of…
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Project Hail Mary
In the silence of deep space, one man wakes up with no memory — alone, uncertain, and thousands of miles…
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