Recs if you like The Last Murder at the End of the World...

Like Agatha Christie but in the modern world. Please leave recommendations!

Someone made a post about this and I thought it was a great list idea. I know I really need books that have more positivity and hope for the future, so hopefully this will help someone else too.

Let me know if I get anything wrong. Please comment recommendations!

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 💕

Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!

Books with short chapters!!! I started a challenge where I read a super long book a chapter-a-day and annotate it using a study guide! I found that annotating short chapters is super accessible and not overwhelming at all for me, so I wanted to share this list with anyone that wants to start over-analyzing their books :) I included a variety of stories because HOW you read is as important (if not more) than WHAT you read!!!!

Lots of titles are [insert thing or person] at the end of the world, so let's group them together.

Murders happen everywhere, all the time, to humans and aliens alike. Time to solve them among the stars. (Book 1 of series exclusively)

dystopia fiction / near-future speculative fiction that hasn't hit huge bestseller lists, gone viral, etc. (for this list I'm focusing on dystopia without a heavy romance line)

Need to feel like you're far removed from everything? These books all take place on islands - big or small, real or made up, friendly or scary. I won't add books set, say, on modern day Bali, because that's not the feeling of remoteness I'm aiming for (unless it's about Bali being cut-off from the rest of the world or some such). Happy to see your recs in the comments!

The Seep- for the person who kind of wished Carol spent more time with her grief

The Last Murder at the End of the World- for the person interested in the relationships between of village of the joined and a couple humans

To be Taught if Fortunate— if your favorite scenes were the ones of getting the signal and the telescope scene

One Last Stop- lesbian yearning for a person you can’t fully be with

Frostbite (nonfiction)- for the person lowkey interested in refrigerated supply chains

sometimes forgetting is for the best, but sometimes it definitely isnt and might leave you in quite a pickle.

whether its their whole life or just a crucial moment, each of these books has a character who forgets something they really shouldnt have.

No hand-holding, you'll have to figure out these complex sci-fi and fantasy worlds for yourself. Intricate worldbuilding, delightfully disorienting and highly rewarding.

Pairs of books that have odd similarities, from titles (ie 7 Evelyns) to plots.

if you read these, youre honestly so cool and have such a great taste.

Cozy or not, the vibe is pumpkins, murders and mustache-man.

Includes supernatural, sleuth and some YA.

Since I returned to reading last year, I have tracked every book I have read and ranked them. This is that ranking.