Editors Reads

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Mystery

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Where to Start with David Grann: A Reading Guide

Where to start with David Grann — whether to begin with Killers of the Flower Moon, The Lost City of Z, or The Wager. A complete reading guide to the narrative non-fiction writer.

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Where to Start with Dennis Lehane: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Dennis Lehane — whether to begin with Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, or Shutter Island. A complete reading guide to the Boston crime novelist.

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Where to Start with Freida McFadden: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Freida McFadden — whether to begin with The Housemaid, The Locked Door, or The Housemaid's Secret. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Harlan Coben: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Harlan Coben — whether to begin with Tell No One, Stay Close, or No Second Chance. A complete reading guide to Coben's thrillers.

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Where to Start with Holly Jackson: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Holly Jackson — whether to begin with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Good Girl Bad Blood, or As Good As Dead. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with James Patterson: A Reading Guide

Where to start with James Patterson — whether to begin with Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls, or 1st to Die. A complete reading guide to the bestselling thriller writer.

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Where to Start with Jennifer Lynn Barnes: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Jennifer Lynn Barnes — whether to begin with The Inheritance Games, The Final Gambit, or A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Liane Moriarty: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Liane Moriarty — whether to begin with Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers, or The Husband's Secret. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Lisa Jewell: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Lisa Jewell — whether to begin with Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs, or The Night She Disappeared. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Louise Penny: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Louise Penny and Inspector Gamache — why to begin with Still Life and what to expect from the Three Pines series. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Lucy Foley: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Lucy Foley — whether to begin with The Guest List, The Hunting Party, or The Paris Apartment. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Michael Chabon: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Michael Chabon — whether to begin with The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, or Wonder Boys. A complete guide.

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Where to Start with Paula Hawkins: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Paula Hawkins — whether to begin with The Girl on the Train, Into the Water, or A Slow Fire Burning. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Richard Osman: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Richard Osman — whether to begin with The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice, or The Bullet That Missed. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Ruth Ware: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Ruth Ware — whether to begin with In a Dark Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, or The Turn of the Key. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Stieg Larsson: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Stieg Larsson — how to begin the Millennium Series with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. A complete reading guide to the Swedish crime trilogy.

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Where to Start with Stuart Turton: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Stuart Turton — whether to begin with The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, The Devil and the Dark Water, or The Last Murder at the End of the World.

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Best Psychological Thriller Books: 15 Essential Reads (2026)

The best psychological thriller novels — from Gone Girl and The Silent Patient to Verity and The Housemaid — ranked and reviewed with honest assessments of what makes each one work.

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Ann Cleeves Books in Order: Vera, Shetland & Two Rivers Guide

All Ann Cleeves books in order — the complete Vera, Shetland, and Two Rivers series. Where to start with each, reading order, and which TV adaptations follow which books.

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20 Best Cozy Mystery Books to Read Next

The best cozy mysteries and cozy-adjacent reads: charming amateur detectives, atmospheric small towns, low violence, and the pleasure of a puzzle with a satisfying answer.

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