Whether it happens to be TV shows, books, or movies, the mystery genre has affected all corners of entertainment, books especially. Authors like Patricia Cornwell, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Mary Higgins Clark have impacted the genre by writing amazing bestsellers. These modern classics listed below have all the aspects of a good whodunnit murder mystery, amazing characters, a great plot, and a few interesting romances.
Everyone knows the story of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, but no one has ever seen a story like this one. A Study In Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro features the descendants of Holmes and Watson themselves, Jamie and Charlotte, and follows the story of how the two of them become suspects in a murder case. According to The Baker Street Babes, a book review site, Holmes and Watson “team up to solve the murder—not only because it is their familial and literary destiny, but because they find themselves framed in an ongoing series of crimes.” Brittany Cavallaro delivers a story filled with drama, grief, death, and romance that received an amazing 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon. This book can be bought on Amazon, and at Barnes and Noble.
The next book, Genuine Fraud came out in 2017, resulting in E. Lockhart earning the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Lockhart writes a story about a pair of best friends named Imogen and Jule and how their friendship falls apart when Jule starts using Imogen's name, slowly taking her identity. But why does Jule need Imogen's name? Where is Imogen? This book goes deep into what happens when obsession mixes with friendship, and puts readers on the edge of their seats due to the unorthodox formatting. The bestseller can be bought at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.
Dead Girls Don’t Lie, released in 2013, has taken the title of one of the lesser known books in the mystery genre. Jennifer Shaw writes a story about a pair of best friends separated by death. Jaycee doesn’t know how to cope when her ex-best friend, Rachel, dies from a gunshot wound. They had not been talking at the time, but when Rachel calls Jaycee on the night of her death and Jaycee doesn’t answer, she feels responsible for Rachel’s death. Could Jaycee have saved Rachel if she had answered the phone? Was Rachel’s death an accident, or something more sinister? According to Kirkus Reviews, “the story’s greatest strength is in keeping readers guessing the killer’s real identity until the final scenes.” Dead Girls Don't Lie can be bought at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.
Abigail Haas, another mystery author, wrote I’ll Never Tell and blew the minds of everyone reading it. When Anna and her group of friends go to Aruba, everything starts out perfect--until Anna finds her best friend, Elise, dead in their vacation house. In this novel, readers get to see how the court system deals with Anna’s case, and how Anna’s other friends slowly but surely turn on her while she remains in custody. The story goes through many twists and turns, and readers get flashbacks of Anna, Elise, and their friends before the brutal murder happens. Haas’ book can be bought on Amazon.
To Catch A Killer by Sheryl Scarborough revolves around Erin Blake, a young teen who became famous as a result of her mother’s murder when she had been a baby. Years later with her mother’s killer still not caught, Erin fears the killer may have struck again when her favorite teacher, Miss P, ends up dead outside her house. Scarborough leaves readers on the edge of their seat as they follow Erin and her group of friends figuring out what happened to their teacher. Scarborough’s story can be bought at Amazon.
If you want a thriller filled with twists, turns, and drama, the books above have the perfect qualities for an amazing read!
Comments