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Locked-Room Puzzles & Dark Thrills: My Top 6 Crime Fiction Picks from Bookshop!

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This is a list of six of my favorite crime fiction novels from the author, which were so exciting that they would make an insomniac remain awake all night to read them! The books can be purchased through Bookshop.org. Each time you buy one of these books, you will also be supporting the independent bookstores within the United States by making them money when you read the book. You will definitely become addicted to these books!
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Book Title: The Plot

The plot of the story involves a struggling author who borrows (he doesn't steal) an unpublished, guaranteed best-seller from a dead student. The author’s book becomes a success, and shortly after it is released, the author receives an anonymous note...

 
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The author, Jean Hanff Korelitz, expertly combines an insider's view of the publishing industry while simultaneously telling a compelling story that kept me glued to the pages. The book is an intelligent, quick-moving read that forces readers to thin...
The Plot (The Book Series, #1) by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Book Title: Gone Girl

Before the first sunrise on their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne's wife, Amy, is missing. The media and law enforcement are immediately suspicious of Nick, but the reality behind Nick and Amy's relationship will be revealed.

 
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This book is a contemporary classic and a true evolution of a domestic thriller. The sharp writing, along with the unreliable narrator, results in a highly complex, dark, and compelling plot. You'll still be pondering this novel for some time after f...
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Book Title: Blacktop Wasteland

Beauregard 'Bug' Montage, a legendary former getaway driver, is forced to take on one last dangerous diamond heist to save his family from financial ruin.

 
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Cosby's writing is superb; it is gritty, brutally honest, and includes fantastic sequences with many fast-paced car chase scenes. If you enjoy films that combine drama and emotion, then this story will definitely appeal to you regardless of what type...
Blacktop Wasteland by Cosby, S. A.

Book Title: And Then There Were None

Ten strangers are lured to an isolated mansion and begin to die one by one, according to the lines of a nursery rhyme. The remaining guests realize the murderer must be one of them.

 
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Agatha Christie, Author of Classic Mystery/Locked-Room It's a classic because it's a classic! If you haven't yet read this book, I would encourage you to do so. It sets the standard for all locked-room mysteries and continues to have a strong sense o...
And Then There Were None by Christie, Agatha

Book Title: The Kind Worth Killing

Ted Severson, a successful businessman, casually tells a beautiful stranger on a flight that he wishes his wife was dead. To his surprise, she agrees to help him do it, launching a twisty cat-and-mouse game.

 
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Written by: Peter Swanson Type: Psychological Thriller The novel is nailed down solid for being an exciting read at a dizzying pace. The story is inventive, twisted, and full of morally ambiguous characters that keep you engaged in a suspenseful way ...
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

Book Title: The Big Sleep

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy man to deal with the blackmailing of his daughter, but the case quickly spirals into a complicated tangle of murder, double-crosses, and deceit in 1930s Los Angeles.

 
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Raymond Chandler’s writing is known for being dark and brutally realistic (the genre is called ‘hard-boiled detective’). Dialogues are very quick. Atmosphere is filled with smoke. Philip Marlowe perfectly encapsulates the cynical detective archetype....
The Big Sleep by Chandler Raymond