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Reading Recommendations: Archived booklists

This guide provides the resources to assist you in locating what to read next. Browse the resources below or check with the Reference Librarian at your Delaware Public Library for Reader's Advisory assistance.

Police Procedurals

No amateur detectives here! These sleuths are law enforcement pros, subject to the rules and procedures of their force. Forensics colleagues, medical examiners, and legal officials may also pitch in to help them crack the case. - www.NoveList.com

For Fans of ... Knives Out

Try these reads if Knives Out left you wanting more keep-you-guessing mysteries with memorable characters. - www.NoveList.com

Literary Mysteries

A book is at the center of the puzzle. - bookbub.com

Kilt to Death 9/21

Scottish crime fiction - Publishers Weekly

9/21

Tartan Noir 8/21

Scottish mysteries - St. Paul Public Library

8/21

Female Detectives You Want to Solve Crimes With 6/21

Saintly Sleuths 5/21

Locked Room Mysteries 4/21

Senior Sleuths 1/21

If You Like....And Then There Were None 11/20

Mysteries that take place at a remote location where the bodies begin piling up, one by one - www.bookriot.com

11/20

Locked Room Mysteries 11/20

The "locked-room", or "impossible crime" mystery is a subgenre of detective fiction in which a crime (almost always murder) is committed in circumstances under which it was seemingly impossible for the perpetrator to commit the crime or evade detection in the course of getting in and out of the crime scene.

11/20

Sleuthy Sleuths 8/20

Mysteries from Another Time 7/20

Throw yourself into another time with this list of historical mysteries. - www.bookriot.com

7/20

Genre Mash-up 5/20

Are  these mysteries with a touch of romance or romances with a touch of mystery?- www.bustle.com

Click each title to see all formats (e-book, e-audio), if available.

5/20

Fatally Funny 6/20

Readers who like their mysteries with plenty of laughs, will find these books have just the right blend of "who-done-it" and "laugh-out-loud." - www.NoveList.com

 Click each title to see all available formats (e-book, e-audio)

 

6/20

 

Outback Noir 1/20

Australian crime - www.crimereads.com

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