Recs if you like Magpie Murders...

Bibliophilia at its best - books about books, readers, libraries, bookstores!

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

When character reads or listens to another’s person’s story or is told a longer tale about something which then affects that character in some way. The character needs to comment on reading or listening to the story and it needs to affect their action. The nested story needs to be significantly long. Bonus if there is multiple nested narratives. Epistolary novels where multiple character write to each other also count. (This list is still work in progress, suggestions welcome.)

Books by people who use artificial intelligence in the writing and/or publishing process. Sources are linked in the comments.

Books by people who use artificial intelligence in the writing and/or publishing process. Sources are linked in the comments.

Titles that feature alliteration and we love to see it. Recommendations requested to round out this remarkably ridiculous recital.

mysteries and thrillers in which the victim high-key sucks. rest in pieces, shitheads! love to hate 'em, we will not miss them. disclaimer: while the list creator is a certified hater, in no way is the list creator or pagebound condoning or encouraging violence, even in situations when that person does, in fact, suck.

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!

For fans of Sherlock Holmes & Agatha Christie. For series, only the first book is included.

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!

The New York Times published a list on August 5th, 2026, of the 50 best thrillers published since 2000 as voted on by hundreds of writers of every kind of crime fiction, from legal thrillers to spy novels to cozy mysteries, as well as librarians, editors, critics and Bookstagrammers.

A Pagebound user crowdsourced list of the best, most twisty and mind boggling thrillers and murder mysteries to ever be written.

As a book lover, I enjoy reading about bookish fantasies, bookshops or about books in general! So meta! Here are some of my favorites that I have come across so far. Feel free to comment and suggest even more!

50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century | NYT List

Love these movies and making a list of books that capture a similar feel, any recs you have please send them through! ❤️ Ideally it has a great "who done it"/mystery plot, wit and some funny in there. Boycott friendly please 🙏

I’m an audiobook lover, and I’m always looking for great audiobooks! Rather than just listing my favorites, I thought I’d make a list of audiobooks that have won Audie Awards from 2016-2020.

There are so many, so I stuck to specific categories. Not all categories are in all years, so there is some inconsistency. I included the following categories:

• Audiobook of the year
• Autobiography/Memoir
• Erotica
• Spanish
• Fantasy
• Fiction
• History/Biography
• Humor
• Horror
• Literary Fiction
• Classics
• Middle Grade
• Mystery
• Nonfiction
• Romance
• Science Fiction
• Short Stories/Collections
• Thriller/Suspense
• YA/Teens
• Paranormal

More info in the comments!

Happy listening!

women with reasonable reactions to the situations they are presented with. the polar opposite of an “unhinged women” list

August 2026 List of the best thrillers of the 21st century as nominated by mystery/thriller authors

For the Fae and Flame Society book club, often our seasonal book bingo includes a square for 'a book set in a small town.' Here is a list of books set in small towns across a variety of genres to push us outside of our normal romantasy.