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Best 1 In the Woods
In the Woods

Tana Frenchs debut novel is a haunting, atmospheric police procedural that transcends the genre. Detective Rob Ryan investigates the murder of a young girl in a small Irish town, a case that mirrors a...

Book Character Driven Atmospheric Police Procedural Literary Mystery Irish Crime
9.7 Brilliant
2 Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache Series
Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache Series

Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache series, set in the fictional Quebec village of Three Pines, offers a more literary take on the cozy mystery. The series follows the investigations of Chief Inspe...

Book Character Driven Atmospheric Quebec Literary Mystery Small Town Mystery
9.0 Excellent
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3 The Plot
The Plot

Jean Hanff Korelitz's 'The Plot' is a clever and suspenseful literary thriller about a struggling author who steals a deceased student's brilliant plot idea. As he achieves success, he finds himself h...

Book Writing Mystery Suspense Thriller Moral Dilemma Literary Fiction Literary Mystery Writing Thriller Plagiarism Plot Twist
8.5 Very Good
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4 Katherine Reay's 'The Inheritance'
Katherine Reay's 'The Inheritance'

This book follows a woman who discovers a hidden manuscript and finds herself investigating a mystery surrounding its author. Reays writing is elegant and the characters are well-developed. The litera...

Book Manuscript Historical Fiction Small Town Literary Mystery Amateur Sleuth
7.4 Good
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