10 murder mystery books you NEED to read RIGHT NOW!🔪🩸

[@fannitordai8799]

Meg at this point every video you post is like therapy to me. I’ve been studying chemistry all day and this is the little happiness and break that I’ve needed so thank you so so much💞💞

[@x.Kristin.x]

Thank you so much for these fab recommendations! I adore a good murder mystery and thus looking forward to diving in and putting on my detective hat 🧡

[@delatoba]

Here are some murder mystery series I recommend: Freddy Pilkington-Soames Adventures series by Clara Benson, Poppy Denby Investigates series by Fiona Veitch Smith & Susan Ryeland series by Anthony Horowitz!!

[@tyfaniebiggs7357]

I love older characters as well! Just finished remarkably Bright Creatures. An octopus and an old lady. Can’t go wrong!

[@francesmartel7948]

I loved The Thursday Murder Club series as well❤️❤️❤️!

[@sinahummel]

Thank you so much for this murder mystery recommendations video.🩸I love that you're speaking so highly of the Thursday Murder Club series and Richard Osman. I am currently reading book four and I'm loving it. It's one of my favorite series of all time.💞

[@janreadsmostofthetime]

I thank you for introducing me to the Hardcastle series❤ It’s always my go to when I don’t know what I’m in the mood for.

[@georgannsuszka5684]

I read The Three Dahlias based on your recommendation and I loved it! I ordered it through my local indie bookstore and they were also intrigued and purchased more copies for their shop. I picked up the sequel from them as well. Thank you for your wonderful videos and book suggestions! I tend to have the same taste in books as you. 😊

[@hudfamfour]

My eyes are literally welling up with tears listening to you talk about the “emotional subplot” in The Last Devil to Die. That one particular scene hit me so hard as it happened to coincide with losing my mom to Parkinson’s and dementia and I will never forget the experience of listening to it. Richard Osman is an absolute genius with these books and these characters have my whole heart.

[@benjaminashank]

Truth

[@layziek2137]

Easter is approaching and in Norway we go crazy for crime (and murder mystery is a huge part here) during Easter. So much that there are books, tv series, smal mysteries on the milk carton and so on. Ll through Easter. Have a feeling this will be something for you 😁

[@becky9194]

I want to thank you for introducing me to the Lady Hardcastle series. Love it!

[@GaryMartinDobbs]

Great video and super cool cap. Your manic presenting style is addictive. I've subbed.

[@ARSTRG]

Ooooh here’s a video idea: Meg reading a bunch of the Thursday murder club wannabe books and roasting them (or not)

[@muddywatersbookshelf7758]

I recommend: Tainted Cup; Enigma of Room 622; the Word is Murder.

[@AveryV05]

🩸New subscriber, thank you for the book recommendations!

[@jimialbert4847]

You sold me on the Richard Osman series.

[@eri_bot]

love that shirt meg!!

[@caitcreates]

i read a the three dahlias on your recommendation and absolutely loved it! i also loved a very lively murder, i think that series is so underrated!

[@Fiberedfolios]

I loved Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murder it was so cute and Vera was hilarious too. Excited to read some of these!

[@susanraedeke3124]

I've read five of these already! Going to try The Chateau...

[@amyparis93]

The last night at the Hollywood canteen sounds like your kind of murder mystery! I haven’t read it but I’ve added it to my tbr x

[@ruthyoung7599]

Fun recommendations! Thank you!

[@krishnasatpute3120]

Thank you for the book recommendation. I was seeking something to gift my bestfriend and decided to give a murder mystery, our favourite genre, and didn't knew what would be appropriate.

[@lauraturland3795]

I loved the three Dahlias, and have the next book ready to go. But agree you never see it mentioned anywhere generally

[@heemalikataria7432]

Finallyyy murder mystery recs!!!!❤

[@sharonlovesbooks]

🩸Great video. I have read some of the Lady Hardcastle books have to agree they are great. I have only read a few but I am going to get back to the series at some point.

[@enjay5087]

If you don't already know, Robert Thorogood created the TV show Death in Paradise and has written a series of novels based on the first series which are really good.

[@anmbjd7534]

This has become one of my favorite channels 🙂

[@robertawalsh2995]

I've read the whole Lady Hardcastle series.The first editions of the first two books were collections of short stories. So I got confused when it turned into a series and they reissued the first two books as novels. Love the whole series.

[@LindaKanagawa]

I cannot read the titles of books that you hold up.

[@Jennerator74]

New subbie here. I, too, love older characters in books. I’ve read the 1st book in Osman’s series and purchased the 2nd book and haven’t read it yet.

[@ravent3016]

New subscriber here: thanks for these mystery recs! I am with you all the way on the Osman love. I haven't read Katy Watson yet but I plan to soon. I just ordered Vera Wong (love the Auntie books, so I was nudged by your video). As part of my first 2024 haul, I also picked up seven Anthony Horowitz mysteries because I only had ebooks. I bought The Plotters by Un-su Kim, a fantastical crime thriller that looked fun. And I got an anthology, Marple: Twelve New Mysteries. It was published in 2022, but I never read it when it came out.

[@samworley3960]

you need to read one of anthony horowitz’s mystery books! they’re all so excellent and incorporate a lot of your weird mystery tropes

[@arlissbunny]

Such a great list!! When I’m starved for a 5-star mystery I often reach either back in time or for books in translation. Either way to be in the current market they almost have to be exceptional. I have loved: The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley, The Decagon House Murders and The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, The Borrowed by Ho-Kei, The Fine Art of Invisible Prediction by Robert Goddard, The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker. Not in either of those categories I also loved the craziness of The Housekeepers by the extremely inventive Alex Hay. Maybe one of these will strike you?

[@ashleyyeoman9872]

I think you would like Verity Bright’s cozy mystery series, it’s been likened to Lady Hardcastle and I’ve heard a lot of good things!

[@jessicagolden1631]

It’s like you knew I was needing some mystery recs 🥰

[@lilyroxmysox]

thank u for this vid, i've been wanting to read more mysteries! have you read any of anthony horowitz's mystery books, would u consider doing a vid on them?

[@lucentluxanna7354]

i would reccomend the sun down motel, i liked it so much more than the broken girls

[@greggsimmons3392]

This is the first video of yours that I've seen. Thanks so much for the recommendations. I couldn't find a "these are the books Meg has read" list so not sure if you've read any of the following murder mysteries but I've really enjoyed them: The Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley starting with "Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie" follows a very precocious 11-year old girl with a passion for chemistry (poisons!) solving the mystery of the dead body that is found a the door of her dilapidated manor home in the 1950's. Yes, the protagonist is a young girl but this is not a YA book. Flavia is a wonder and her inner dialog is a hoot! The Hawthorne and Horowitz series by Anthony Horowitz (yes, he's written loads - Alex Rider etc - of YA but this is for adults). I find these twisty mysteries a joy to read as Horowitz himself is the first person narrator and he has woven these fictional murder mysteries amongst his real life events (book publications, a meeting with Steven Spielberg, visits to TV sets, etc). A unique (in my experience) storytelling device which adds a nice twist to the genre. The series starts with "The Word is Murder", then "The Sentence is Death" and others with a similar naming pattern. Since the writing and publication of these books are (minor) events in the books themselves, we even have him complaining about how hard it is to keep up this pattern (in "The Twist of a Knife"). Highly recommended.

[@paperbacksgalore]

Vera Wong is sooo good & underrated

[@ollieb.9731]

I'd recommend Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia for you. I read it last year and gave it five stars! It's set in this grand old hotel where there was this murder suicide in a particular room years ago and now there is this annual high school competition for musicians and one of the students disappears from the murder room. Then everyone gets snowed in and stuff gets crazy. It's got The Shining vibes but in a more Wes Anderson/Kevin Wilson kind of way. I loved it!! I'd also recommend Dial A for Aunties, very fun!!

[@michellegleave2550]

A Spoonful of Murder by JM Hall, there are three in the series, Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge, there are three in this series too, takes place in the home of Agatha Christie and Max Mallowan, The Stranger diaries by Elly Griffiths, with the detective Harbinder Kaur, there are now four of those, Anthony Horowitz, if you’ve not yet read him? Recipes for love and murder by Sally Andrew, the Auntie Poldi series by Mario Giordano, Robert Thorogoods Death in Paradise books (author of the Marlowe Murder Club) If you haven’t already looked these up, see what you think.

[@Katbee7944]

Great recs! I have read a lot of these but found some new ones on this video so thanks! I recently read and really liked Identity by Nora Roberts. It’s fun and twisty.🎉

[@Katbee7944]

One more recommendation - not a classic murder mystery, but there is always a murder being solved - the Auntie Poldi series by Mario Giordano. Charming, scenic, funny and cool.

[@Booknerdcc]

I loved The Three Dahlias & Seven Lively Suspects so much!!! I'm telling all my friends to read them too. I really enjoy the dynamic between Posy, Caro, & Rosalind, and it really feels like a love letter to the golden age of crime fiction. Can't wait for book 3 this summer ✨

[@danielleoliver1734]

You need to try and solve Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone or it’s sequel Everyone on This Train is a Suspect. They are very meta and give you all the clues so it should be possible plus they are fun murder mysteries

[@Priyanshi-td6sm]

Yes...... that's THE book for murder mystery lovers. We have all the clues but the author still manages to surprise.

[@chloerichy]

One of my all time favourite murder mystery is the puppet show by m w craven, the series is incredible. Some of the best writing I've ever read

[@readingoffmyshelf2088]

🩸 love murder mystery books, and some great recommendations in this list . You have got to love Richard Osman.

[@amywest5158]

A new murder mystery which I think you will enjoy is magic lies and deadly Pies, by Misha pop It may be listed as a cosy mystery but it has way more to it then a normal cosy with an added magical element and darker subplot. The 2nd book in the series is a much better done Golden spoon and it was great! Reckon you would love! X

[@danielleoliver1734]

I really loved The Three Dahilas, I need to pick up A Avery Lively Murder

[@Kari7]

Hi Megan! I'd like to recommend True Crime Story by Joseph Knox, specially the audiobook as it is done with a full cast using interviews and emails (as a fan of thr Appeal I loved this book ❤). I also recommend The Dry by Jane Harper and 13 minutes by Sarah Pinborough.

[@Mrs_Flint_Reads]

I really reccomend the rosemary shraegar books. They're cosy murder mystery and a good time 😊

[@DebS819]

Just found your site on my feed. I am an avid reader and love murder mysteries. Going to check out all your recommends. I recently finished a new series from Tess Gerritsen (author of the Rizzoli and Isles mystery series) called The Spy Coast: A Thriller (The Martini Club Book 1). It's about a group of retired CIA spies who try to find why someone is trying to kill one of them. There is murder and lots of mystery. I recommend it.

[@ChynnaBlue1]

I LOVE Richard Osman and the Thursday Murder Club and all of the Lady Hardcastle books. This is the first time I've seen one of your videos, but I am definitely going to follow for more. :) I've read a few of these and agree with you. You might also like to check out the Amy Vansant's Pineapple Port series. Not exactly pensioners solving crime, but a woman who was raised in a retirement community in Florida and solves crimes with some zany Florida pensioners and all of the crazy Florida stuff you can imagine if you've read about Florida in the news.

[@chelsea2059]

I just read Dead of Winter which had No Exit vibes and it definitely tricked me into believing things when I knew who it was the whole time!! 😂

[@martellc1008]

Loveeeeeeeee your videos 🎉😂

[@arlievaughn]

I love Death by the Seaside - a great mystery series!

[@cindyemma8754]

Phyllis Whitney wrote some good books..The Jagged Edge I really good too

[@juliettee.labbee]

Have you read The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair (by Joel Dicker) ? I,m reading it right now and it’s really good I was already hooked about 20 pages. I don’t think it’s really known in the UK/US, so it doesn’t have THAT many ratings on GoodReads but it won so many prizes in France and sold like more than 3 million copies.

[@jenniferr.9528]

I just discovered your channel, and subscribed. I’m excited to read these suggestions. I’ve read “The Last ‘Devil’ to Die, and loved it. I already own two other of these suggestions so I’m off to the library and bookstore later. I’m stocking up for the March Mystery Madness booktube event. 😃🩸

[@evakenworthy7308]

I also love Richard Osman. I think when you read a book written by someone, you get a peek into their brain and psychology. If that's true than he is the sweetest, kindest person who ever lived. All he wants is love and family and happiness. He's adorable and how much he loves his wife is my favorite thing ever.

[@lucyroberts6509]

I recently read the sunset years of Agnes sharp by Leonie Swain and it’s one of the many Thursday murder club rip offs, but I really really enjoyed it! It’s a house of about 5 or 6 elderly people whose neighbour is murdered which works out conveniently for them as they have a dead body in their shed 👀 I feel like it has the same sort of humour as tmc and I think you would really enjoy it!

[@BEVERLYRANDOLPH-lx4qu]

I read the First Lady Hardcastle and I wasn’t much impressed so I didn’t read any more of them. Much more charming: the Heathcliff Lenox series by Kathryn Menuhin. Delicious! Another good series is by David Gatward that begins with Grimm Up North. Great fun. Nothing is better than Josephine Tey. Peter Lovesey’s Detective Diamond series is good. And for medieval mysteries, you can’t beat Susanna Gregory’s Matthew Bartholomew. There’s some to be going on with.

[@taylorlmoore]

not the Mike cameo 😂😂

[@PARIWESHJAMAL]

I want to read the story which showcases the following topics such as, The female lead is insecure and has low self-esteem. She and the main lead love each other. The second lead also loves her unconditionally, but his love is never noticed by her. There should be romance, suspense, and mystery. Any suggestions?

[@justonemorechapter74]

Great video! I've already read 4 of them (also love, love, love Richard osman), but want to check out Vera Wong, the 3 dahlias and Riley Sager. There is a little known series I would recommend, it's a homage to the golden age, the first one is, The Affair of the Blood Stained Egg Cosy, by James Anderson. All 3 in the series are fab! Would love to know what you think.

[@robertawalsh2995]

James Anderson is such a great recommendation! Loved that series.

[@patriciaadkinskrough9239]

I try to keep track of the books you recommend, but I don’t always catch the title or author. Maybe you could add a graphic with that information. Thank you!

[@SewKnitee]

🩸Thank you!

[@throwbackgaming3867]

You should check out "How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel" by Kate Jackson. It's similar to your last book on this list and I think you would enjoy it.

[@mildredalayon7095]

Harlan Cobin. Anything of his.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’ve heard good things about murder in the family 👀

[@jojocountrygirl]

The narrator for Lady Hardcastle series has RUINED me!!! I normally listen to cozy mysteries and it’s just so hard now to listen to others.. I’m addicted to that series

[@Priyanshi-td6sm]

Seriously... She is just too good.

[@suziet6535]

No, Megan, people should read The Three Dahlias and then stop. Book 2 was atrocious 😅 Sadly a very poor follow up in the series 😢

[@thisishowweroll9483]

You don’t read the CB Strike series by Robert Galbraith/JK Rowling? I love that series. I like a lot of the same books you like. I also recommend the Alexa Mc Donnell series. Loving those.

[@eri_bot]

tom needs to watch out for richard osman

[@iheart.audiobooks]

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[@meljstephan]

I'm reading the Three Dahlias right now, and I'm enjoying it, but Posey's American accent in the audiobook is so bad. 😅

[@bunkerofbooks9649]

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[@donnar9102]

Like the reviews and the books but the waiving the books around is kinda annoying. Sorry

[@Dmv216661]

Play. Disco. Elysium.

[@elliebellie7816]

Too bad she talks too fast. I can hardly understand her.

[@jennifermiller7139]

Please slow down. I like you but you talk way too fast.

[@johannegauthier4290]

J’aurais apprécié mais vous parler trop vite, pour moi c’est désagréable, désolé

[@Lehcar1]

I like your video but my goodness do you speak fast….difficult to understand at times

[@robertfranklin8704]

Maybe, if you like that sort of thing. As bourgeis citizens living safe lives do! Perhap someday you will growxup, and read worthier fiction, little girl.

[@honeylait]

Meg have you read Murder at the Mayfair hotel?? It’s a historical slightly cozy mystery you might enjoy 🤍

[@greeranelson]

Meg, have you ever watched the American tv series, “Murder, She Wrote”? I bet you’d enjoy it :) 🕯️🔧🔫🪢🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸

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Does anyone know any murder mysteries that heavily feature snorkeling? 🤿

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