I realised the other day that I’ve enjoyed lots of murder mystery games and shows, but I’ve hardly read any mystery novels. The only ones that come to mind are Altered Carbon and some of the Discworld Watch novels (all great!).
Can anyone recommend me some of their favourite books in this genre? I don’t really mind the setting, as long as it’s a satisfying mystery with a great payoff.
Isaac Asimov, Ellery Queen, and Agatha Christie are all pretty much “can’t go wrong”. And I’m just talking “straight up mystery novels”
Since I see sci-fi/fantasy on your list I’d mention:
There is also a decent amount of urban fantasy (the Dresden files comes to mind) that are essentially mysteries.
Many thanks for this list! Some great looking books in there, and I do enjoy the sound of unique sci-fi/fantasy settings