oh no step-detective, i'm stuck!
stuck on an island, snowed in, on a boat, aboard a moving train... this list is crime fiction -mostly murder mysteries- in which the characters are stuck in an isolated location and cut off from the outside.
disclaimer: i haven't read all of these so lmk if a book doesn't fit, and feel free to leave suggestions in the comments!
created by knightyknight
last updated August, 2026
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THE TITLE??? 😭
what? they're stuck and need someone to help! 🤷♀️😏
It made me snort at the gym 😂😂
I just hurt myself laughing at this list title!
I also love the list itself. I read The Decagon House Murders a couple months ago and have been really wanting more books like that, so thank you for putting this together!
oops 😦 that was not my intention 😂 and yesss i loved The Decagon House Murders, so happy to give you more recs!
the title is chef's kiss 😏🙂↕️
🙂↕️🤭🤣
lmao thank you 😏😏
Also may I suggest The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter?
oh yeah that's perfect, thank you
Lmao this title🤣🩷
When I first saw the title I was expecting a very different list of books tbh
SAME lol
the title goes by Ms. Leading 😏
love it although I have to admit I was slightly disappointed it wasn’t the books I was expecting 😼
well im sorry i let you down 😔 perhaps one day i shall be able to create a list of similar name in which the recommendations shall be vastly different from these 😼
I would definitely love to see it 🙂↕️👀
This is hilarious. Also, I just happened to finish a book like this: A Restless Truth by Freya Marske. Magical murder mystery set on an old timey ship!
hell yeah! onto the list it goes
Ok also the 7 1/2 Lives of Evelyn Hardcastle should fs be on this
ohoho another to add
Tom Hindle's books fit the vibe. Kudos for making this list ❤️
his books really do fit so well! pretty much all of them would fit lmao he must love this trope 😄
