Secret History tells you in the first pages who was murdered and who did it. It’s said to be a why done it story, not a who done it story.
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Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk
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duplicate keys by Jane smiley. opens as the MC is describing to the detective how she came over to water her friends’ plants and found the bodies.
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A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell is also one that starts with a brutal multiple murder. Great read!
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*Little Eve* by Catriona Ward is an extremely well written gothic book about a young woman growing up in a cult. Her family is found murdered in the first chapter, and we spend the rest of the novel putting together the pieces of what led to this brutal scene.
*The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle* by Stuart Turton is filled with manipulative characters and nothing is quite what it seems. A man wakes up without memories and is trying to not only piece together his identity, but also solve a murder in the process! Do yourself a favor and don’t read spoilers on this, just dive in.
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I recommend ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ by Stieg Larsson for a suspenseful read that combines family secrets with sharp social commentary. The unlikely partnership between a journalist and a hacker makes for a dynamic investigation into a decades-old disappearance.
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Secret History tells you in the first pages who was murdered and who did it. It’s said to be a why done it story, not a who done it story.
Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk
duplicate keys by Jane smiley. opens as the MC is describing to the detective how she came over to water her friends’ plants and found the bodies.
A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell is also one that starts with a brutal multiple murder. Great read!
*Little Eve* by Catriona Ward is an extremely well written gothic book about a young woman growing up in a cult. Her family is found murdered in the first chapter, and we spend the rest of the novel putting together the pieces of what led to this brutal scene.
*The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle* by Stuart Turton is filled with manipulative characters and nothing is quite what it seems. A man wakes up without memories and is trying to not only piece together his identity, but also solve a murder in the process! Do yourself a favor and don’t read spoilers on this, just dive in.
I recommend ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ by Stieg Larsson for a suspenseful read that combines family secrets with sharp social commentary. The unlikely partnership between a journalist and a hacker makes for a dynamic investigation into a decades-old disappearance.