Recs if you like How to Solve Your Own Murder ...
"IDK the title but I think the cover was blue"
A librarian's favorite response to asking what book a patron is looking for...
It's a (Modern) Mystery!
Like Agatha Christie but in the modern world. Please leave recommendations!
you won’t find these on wikihow
not sure i would take these books titled “how to” or “guide to” at face value but your mileage may vary.
taking suggestions, as always.
How To Write a List Title
A collection of titles that all start with "how to" that aren't actually how-to guides...suggestions welcome!
Mysteries and Thrillers
This includes book that have either mystery or thrillers as a primary or secondary genre. If you have recommendations to add please comment and I'll happily add them 💕
Aardvark Book Club master list
Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!
First Book in Cozy Mystery Series
The starters for cozy mystery series with fun and unique themes, amateur sleuths with niche-specific jobs and hobbies, adorable animal companions (or supernatural beings), small towns with close-knit communities, may or may not include tasty recipes, and generally just some fun romp mysteries!
crime but make it cozy
cozy mysteries
Murder, but make it awkward.
Funny or darkly comic murder books featuring bungled plans, accidental deaths, bizarre families, amateur sleuths, incompetent criminals or people who are just having the worst day imaginable.
Murder In An English Village
One of the most classic settings of the murder mystery genre. Have a cup of tea, head to the pub, look around the church, and get solving!
fictional how-to guides
fiction books with titles that sound like a how-to guide but teaching you something you probably don’t need to learn
made you look! red herrings
red herring: 1. a dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke. 2. a clue or piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading or distracting. these will make you go on a fishing expedition, if you will. this list will feature books highlighting the second definition.
thriller/crime/mystery
Why are they doing this, the birds?
Birds on the cover. Why do they all creep me out so much? Extra points if they’re weird/creepy.
Please feel free to add your suggestions/recommendations!
if books were a season: fall edition
books i’ve read (and liked) that made me feel the cozy calm (or dark grit) of fall
no rhyme or reason, just ✨vibes✨
**i’m including some cozy fantasy/spooky season/fall-occurring books, but this list is also meant to expand beyond those limited sub-genres to include books i think would hit different if read during fall or majorly incorporate elements i associate w fall like mountains/forests, adventures, murder, small towns, seasons of change/hardship, grittiness, dark academia, pirates, etc
Cosy Mystery: a cup of tea with a slice of murder
𝖒𝖚𝖗𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖉𝖚𝖒𝖒𝖎𝖊𝖘
a beginners guide
Amateur Nouns
Books with pronouns in the title. Suggestions welcome!
Non-Horror Fall Reads
When you want something with an autumnal setting or dark (but not scary) vibe to curl up with.
Animals on the cover
This is one of a few lists I'm making to help me organize my ideas for HRCYED 3.0. Feel free to take inspiration or comment with more ideas.
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