Mystery Book Club celebrated our 5th Anniversary on March 20, 2022! We discussed diverse authors and characters of mysteries with outdoor settings, a strong sense of place, many in the wilderness, a garden or 2, and some with environmental justice themes.
This list features our top 9 picks from the selections. • A mystery is a story about a crime and the investigation and discovery of who did it. The sleuth may be an amateur or an expert. *Some of these mysteries are thrillers which include brutal details; fewer cozies are found in this subgenre. This list is sorted alphabetically by author.
1st in the Birder murder series, detailed police procedural especially for bird-watchers in Norfolk, England, Crime Writers of Canada Award Best First Crime Novel (formerly Arthur Ellis Award)
1st in the Birder murder series, detailed police procedural especially for bird-watchers in Norfolk, England, Crime Writers of Canada Award Best First Crime Novel (formerly Arthur Ellis Award)
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1st in the Birder murder series, detailed police procedural especially for bird-watchers in Norfolk, England, Crime Writers of Canada Award Best First Crime Novel (formerly Arthur Ellis Award)
1st in the Birder murder series, detailed police procedural especially for bird-watchers in Norfolk, England, Crime Writers of Canada Award Best First Crime Novel (formerly Arthur Ellis Award)
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1st in the Sam Chitto series, compelling & detailed grizzly police procedural, Oklahoma Choctaw Nation Tribal Police constrained by complicated jurisdictions, Author & hero have Choctaw heritage
1st in the Sam Chitto series, compelling & detailed grizzly police procedural, Oklahoma Choctaw Nation Tribal Police constrained by complicated jurisdictions, Author & hero have Choctaw heritage
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1st in the Sam Chitto series, compelling & detailed grizzly police procedural, Oklahoma Choctaw Nation Tribal Police constrained by complicated jurisdictions, Author & hero have Choctaw heritage
1st in the Sam Chitto series, compelling & detailed grizzly police procedural, Oklahoma Choctaw Nation Tribal Police constrained by complicated jurisdictions, Author & hero have Choctaw heritage
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A gritty, darkly atmospheric, and descriptive stand-alone mystery & climate fiction; the heroine is a tough & complex wolf biologist in the woods of the Scottish Highlands
A gritty, darkly atmospheric, and descriptive stand-alone mystery & climate fiction; the heroine is a tough & complex wolf biologist in the woods of the Scottish Highlands
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A gritty, darkly atmospheric, and descriptive stand-alone mystery & climate fiction; the heroine is a tough & complex wolf biologist in the woods of the Scottish Highlands
A gritty, darkly atmospheric, and descriptive stand-alone mystery & climate fiction; the heroine is a tough & complex wolf biologist in the woods of the Scottish Highlands
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This is a suspenseful, compelling & atmospheric stand-alone debut, with an intricate plot and lush writing; a biologist caretaker fights bear poachers in Appalachian region of Virginia, Edgar Awards: Best First Novel by an American Author
This is a suspenseful, compelling & atmospheric stand-alone debut, with an intricate plot and lush writing; a biologist caretaker fights bear poachers in Appalachian region of Virginia, Edgar Awards: Best First Novel by an American Author
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This is a suspenseful, compelling & atmospheric stand-alone debut, with an intricate plot and lush writing; a biologist caretaker fights bear poachers in Appalachian region of Virginia, Edgar Awards: Best First Novel by an American Author
This is a suspenseful, compelling & atmospheric stand-alone debut, with an intricate plot and lush writing; a biologist caretaker fights bear poachers in Appalachian region of Virginia, Edgar Awards: Best First Novel by an American Author
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A darkly humorous, fast-paced, compelling & thought-provoking caper-mystery with an intricate & complex plot; an anthropologist in Utah and Arizon...Show more
A darkly humorous, fast-paced, compelling & thought-provoking caper-mystery with an intricate & complex plot; an anthropologist in Utah and Arizona with provocative ethical questions about Indigenous sovereignty. Named Best Mystery Thriller in the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards
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A darkly humorous, fast-paced, compelling & thought-provoking caper-mystery with an intricate & complex plot; an anthropologist in Utah and Arizon...Show more
A darkly humorous, fast-paced, compelling & thought-provoking caper-mystery with an intricate & complex plot; an anthropologist in Utah and Arizona with provocative ethical questions about Indigenous sovereignty. Named Best Mystery Thriller in the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards
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10th Inspector Chen Cao police procedural in Shanghai, China; this is compelling, suspenseful, sharp & incisive. Author & hero are both Chinese
10th Inspector Chen Cao police procedural in Shanghai, China; this is compelling, suspenseful, sharp & incisive. Author & hero are both Chinese
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10th Inspector Chen Cao police procedural in Shanghai, China; this is compelling, suspenseful, sharp & incisive. Author & hero are both Chinese
10th Inspector Chen Cao police procedural in Shanghai, China; this is compelling, suspenseful, sharp & incisive. Author & hero are both Chinese
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This is gothic, mystical & descriptive; an engaging story of friendship with mystery in the many hidden secrets. The author’s debut earned the Locus Award for first novel.
This is gothic, mystical & descriptive; an engaging story of friendship with mystery in the many hidden secrets. The author’s debut earned the Locus Award for first novel.
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This is gothic, mystical & descriptive; an engaging story of friendship with mystery in the many hidden secrets. The author’s debut earned the Locus Award for first novel.
This is gothic, mystical & descriptive; an engaging story of friendship with mystery in the many hidden secrets. The author’s debut earned the Locus Award for first novel.
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Who may claim the found child? An intricate, compelling and complex gothic, mystical & lyrical mystery featuring a community on the River Thames who s...Show more
Who may claim the found child? An intricate, compelling and complex gothic, mystical & lyrical mystery featuring a community on the River Thames who spend most of their time sharing tales in the local tavern. Loan Stars favorite of Canadian librarians
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Who may claim the found child? An intricate, compelling and complex gothic, mystical & lyrical mystery featuring a community on the River Thames who s...Show more
Who may claim the found child? An intricate, compelling and complex gothic, mystical & lyrical mystery featuring a community on the River Thames who spend most of their time sharing tales in the local tavern. Loan Stars favorite of Canadian librarians
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Offbeat, quirky & compelling, suspenseful stand-alone mystery with a reflective and complex anti-heroine who is against hunting and celebrates astrolo...Show more
Offbeat, quirky & compelling, suspenseful stand-alone mystery with a reflective and complex anti-heroine who is against hunting and celebrates astrology and William Blake’s poetry, set in a wintry remote Poland – Czech border region, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, translated from Polish
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Offbeat, quirky & compelling, suspenseful stand-alone mystery with a reflective and complex anti-heroine who is against hunting and celebrates astrolo...Show more
Offbeat, quirky & compelling, suspenseful stand-alone mystery with a reflective and complex anti-heroine who is against hunting and celebrates astrology and William Blake’s poetry, set in a wintry remote Poland – Czech border region, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, translated from Polish
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