Whodunits
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
And Then There Were None
Agatha ChristieEstablishes the archetype of an isolated group of suspects eliminated one by one on an island.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha ChristieA landmark Golden Age puzzle novel that tests reader assumptions through narrative perspective.
The Hollow Man
John Dickson CarrA standard text for impossible-crime puzzles, containing a chapter that classifies locked-room murder methods.
Strong Poison
Dorothy L. SayersBalances strict alibi and poison deduction with character-driven development and courtroom procedure.
The Moonstone
Wilkie CollinsEarly Victorian detective novel that introduced core genre conventions including multiple suspects, false clues, and an amateur investigator.
Chosen and described with AI from our notes on the genre.
Reading lists
More whodunits books
- The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan Doyle - The Red House Mystery
The Red House MysteryA. A. Milne - The Greek Coffin Mystery
The Greek Coffin MysteryEllery Queen - The Daughter of Time
The Daughter of TimeJosephine Tey - The Decagon House Murders
The Decagon House MurdersYukito Ayatsuji - Magpie Murders
Magpie MurdersAnthony Horowitz - The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder ClubRichard Osman - Murder on Main Street
Murder on Main StreetCynthia Manson1993 - One Of Us Is Lying
One Of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus2014 - Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens2018 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
A Good Girl's Guide to MurderHolly Jackson2019 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle1892
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