Mystery/ crime/ horror novel recommendations? - eviltoast

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

    In cold blood was a great read, a riveting classic. Gone in the dark was also good! She did such a thorough job investigating the whole thing.

    I will look up The poisoner’s handbook because I enjoyed reading Mindhunter many years ago.

    Thanks. ETA: I also like some fantasy authors too, Michael Ende is one of my favorites, stuff like Ruiz Zafón is always a winner in my book too!

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      8 months ago

      If fantasy is back in then Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series is very good. For a while Laurel Hamilton was my favorite modern author. I can recommend the first 9 books of the Anita Blake series. Unfortunately the further you get into the series the more mystery gets replaced with erotica. I didn’t read the last couple of books she released in that series.