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56 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Where to Start with A.J. Finn: A Reading Guide
Where to start with A.J. Finn — how to approach The Woman in the Window, the Hitchcockian psychological thriller featuring an agoraphobic narrator. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Dashiell Hammett: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Dashiell Hammett — how to approach The Maltese Falcon, his essential novel and the founding text of hardboiled crime fiction. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Delia Owens: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Delia Owens — how to approach Where the Crawdads Sing, her essential debut novel set in the North Carolina marshes. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Eleanor Catton: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Eleanor Catton — whether to begin with The Luminaries or Birnam Wood. A complete reading guide to the Booker Prize-winning New Zealand novelist.
Where to Start with Ian Rankin: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Ian Rankin — whether to begin with Knots and Crosses or Black and Blue. A complete reading guide to the Scottish crime novelist.
Where to Start with Mary Kubica: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Mary Kubica — whether to begin with The Good Girl or Local Woman Missing. A complete reading guide to the psychological thriller author.
Where to Start with Raymond Chandler: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Raymond Chandler — how to approach The Big Sleep, his essential hardboiled crime novel and Philip Marlowe's debut. A complete reading guide.
Arthur Conan Doyle Books in Order: Complete Sherlock Holmes Guide
Arthur Conan Doyle's complete Sherlock Holmes bibliography in order — from A Study in Scarlet to The Case-Book. Reading order, best stories, and where to start.
Best Books with Plot Twists: Novels That Will Shock You
The best books with plot twists — from Gone Girl to The Secret History, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Shutter Island, and Atonement. Novels whose endings redefine everything.
Best Books with Unreliable Narrators: Fiction That Keeps You Guessing
The best books with unreliable narrators — from Gone Girl and Lolita to The Remains of the Day and We Need to Talk About Kevin. Fiction that keeps you guessing.
Best Dark Academia Books: Essential Reading for the Genre
The best dark academia books — from The Secret History and If We Were Villains to The Name of the Rose and The Historian. Essential dark academia reading.
Best Detective Fiction: From Golden Age to Hardboiled to Modern Noir
The best detective fiction — from Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler to Tana French and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The complete guide to crime fiction.
Best Gothic Novels: The Essential Reading List
The best gothic novels from Frankenstein and Dracula to Rebecca, Mexican Gothic, and The Picture of Dorian Gray — where atmosphere, dread, and the past's refusal to stay buried define the genre.
Best Scandinavian Crime Fiction: Essential Nordic Noir Reading List
The best Scandinavian crime fiction — from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and A Man Called Ove to Anxious People. The essential Nordic noir reading guide.
Daphne du Maurier Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points
Daphne du Maurier's complete bibliography in order — from Rebecca and Jamaica Inn to My Cousin Rachel. Best starting points for new readers of this gothic master.
Where to Start with Alex Michaelides: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Alex Michaelides — whether to begin with The Silent Patient, The Maidens, or The Fury. A complete reading guide to the psychological thriller writer.
Where to Start with Arthur Conan Doyle: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Arthur Conan Doyle — whether to begin with A Study in Scarlet, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, or The Hound of the Baskervilles. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Carlos Ruiz Zafón: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Carlos Ruiz Zafón — whether to begin with The Shadow of the Wind, The Prisoner of Heaven, or The Labyrinth of the Spirits. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Dan Brown: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Dan Brown — whether to begin with Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, or The Lost Symbol. A complete reading guide to the Robert Langdon series.
Where to Start with Daphne du Maurier: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Daphne du Maurier — whether to begin with Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel, or Jamaica Inn. A complete reading guide to du Maurier's novels.
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