Looking for some good mystery novels/short story compilation, etc. Preferably no sci fi or futuristic stuff, no Stephen King. TIA.

FWIW just finished reading “We have to talk about Kevin” by Lionel Shriver. It was OK.

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    8 months ago

    Horror, last year I read Between two fires, cant remember the author. Felt like I was reading dark souls, but with more of a religious horror vibe. It was okay. Gave me ideas for my dnd campaigns.

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    8 months ago

    I’ve been hooked on the Cleopatra Fox series. Despite not being overly complex, it delivers likable characters and keeps the story moving without getting bogged down.

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    8 months ago

    I’m going to go with a classic and recommend Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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    I’d like to recommend Laird Barron who mostly writes horror stories and novels. I’ve read his short story collection “The Beautiful Thing That Awaits us All” and there are some really good ones in there (along with some mediocre of course). And his novel The Croning is my favorite horror novel in recent memory. I felt like it could be adapted well into a movie, too.

    Another great (very scary imo) novel is Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons. Might be my top horror novel.

    Also, I’d like to second someone else’s suggestion for Between Two Fires.

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    8 months ago

    I think anything by C.J Tudor would fit your bill

    The Chalk Man is very good, as is The Burning Girls

    English author, very distinctive storytelling style

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        Really, it’s hard to go wrong with Umberto Eco. Though I have to admit, I’ve tried MULTIPLE times to crack Foucalt’s Pendulum and that’s a super dense read.

        Basically the same plot as Dan Brown’s DaVinci Code, but for intellectuals. :)

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          Oh that woulld be The island of the day before for me. Couldn’t fully understand it but read it nonetheless. Foucault’s pendulum was my late father’s favorite book so thanks for the memory.

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          I gave up on Faucalts Pendulum. I liked the first chapter, but the following chapters were… Yes, dense is a good word for it.