Suggest me a contemporary literary novel that is either a mystery or psychological thriller
Just finished Pet by Catherine Chidgey and want to read something else that’s like it / go on a mystery / thriller binge. Preferably something published in the last 10-20 years. 💞
For a mystery that delves into the art world’s depths, ‘The Goldfinch’ by Donna Tartt is a book I find myself suggesting time and again. The novel’s exploration of love, loss, and the transformative power of art is wrapped around a central mystery that’s as compelling as it is complex.
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It’s been a while since I’ve read either of them, but Case Histories by Kate Atkinson and In the Woods by Tana French come to mind.
The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco
Paul Auster’s New York Trilogy (though, it’s not for everybody…wasn’t for me, anyway.)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Echo Maker by Richard Powers
Many Stewart O’Nan novels would fit this category, especially Songs of the Missing
And my favorite book of all-time, the Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
Some that I would maybe consider “elevated genre fiction” rather straight literary…
California Fire & Life by Don Winslow
Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston
Daniel Woodrell
Scott Turow
Dennis Lehane
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Literally just finished Non of This is True, which was great
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For a mystery that delves into the art world’s depths, ‘The Goldfinch’ by Donna Tartt is a book I find myself suggesting time and again. The novel’s exploration of love, loss, and the transformative power of art is wrapped around a central mystery that’s as compelling as it is complex.
It’s been a while since I’ve read either of them, but Case Histories by Kate Atkinson and In the Woods by Tana French come to mind.
The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco
Paul Auster’s New York Trilogy (though, it’s not for everybody…wasn’t for me, anyway.)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Echo Maker by Richard Powers
Many Stewart O’Nan novels would fit this category, especially Songs of the Missing
And my favorite book of all-time, the Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
Some that I would maybe consider “elevated genre fiction” rather straight literary…
California Fire & Life by Don Winslow
Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston
Daniel Woodrell
Scott Turow
Dennis Lehane
Literally just finished Non of This is True, which was great