Time’s 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time

It's spooky season, so I thought it would be fun to go through Time Magazine's list of the 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time to see how many I have read, which ones don't belong, and who I think should have been included. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 💻
The Full Article: time.com/collection/best-myst...
Further Viewing 🎥
Mystery Thriller Cliches I Don’t Like: • 5 Mystery Novel Cliche...
The Shining Book vs. Movie: • Book vs Movie: Stephe...
The 25 Best Books of the Last 25 Years: • The 25 Best Books of t...
My husband made a cookbook! Check it out here:
www.blurb.com/b/10189765-my-m...
But wait, there's more!
Email: supposedlyfungreg-at-gmail.com
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile...
Instagram: / supposedlyfun
Website: supposedlyfun.com/

[@jacksontalley1983]

I didn't think I would like Crime and Punishment but I read it back in April of this year and LOVED it. There's such a reputation that it's a hard book but I didn't find it too difficult to read and enjoy. I definitely want to read The Brothers Karamazov and Demons.

[@larryyonce]

Thanks so much for doing this Greg 👍. I wasn't aware Time Magazine did this. I've only read between 5 and 10 of these. But I'm saving the list! I want to dive into these.

[@lauragabbard4322]

For Tana French I’d start with the first Dublin Murder Squad book which is In The Woods. Very good one!

[@neliaaa]

The murder of roger Aykroyd is one of Christie's finest pieces of writing! This was her first best seller back in the day.

[@kathrinholweger8743]

This was a fun one! Thanks for making me aware of that list. Definitely good food for my TBR on there. :)

[@ColorfulBooknester]

Thank you of mentioning The Alienist - and yes if we are including both mystery and thriller - House of Leaves! And please try to read The Shadow of the Wind... Thanks for going through this list. And Big Little Lies was a great fast paced book - really jump started my reading again after a long reading slump for me.

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

Henning Mankell 🤩I read them all and followed the the two tv series. The English one and the Swedish one.

[@michaelbroderick2282]

I agree with you about the older,classic mysteries. But definitely read the Hound of the Baskervilles before your trip and if you happen to cross a Scottish Moor be sure to look in all directions!

[@jontattum1476]

I enjoyed this video and have subscribed.

[@wordqueen2406]

I love this video. I'm trying to get into spooky stories with my students since it's definitely in my curriculum for October. Do you mind sharing a little of what you do for a living now beside youtube? I think a lot of us (me included) went into teaching because we didn't know what else to do and it seemed like a fun thing to do but are now looking to pursue other things....you seem like you have a vast knowledge of the world --- what is there to do for someone that loves books and people but is a little put off by teaching at the moment. I love your content and look forward to every video of yours! Keep doing what you do.

[@mariyamak]

For Scotland, I definitely recommend Ian Rankin. He has the very long Rebus series (and a couple that are not so long... yet) and some standalone books. But I'd recommend a non-mystery, The Flood, which is a coming of age and deals with class and transition in Scotland. He is very masterful at creating an atmosphere.

[@AmalijaKomar]

Love both Eco The Name of the Rose and Fucault Pendelium. Generally a fan of most of his books. Find your video in a perfect time for me. Thanks.

[@pattorelli3451]

My Tana French suggestion would be The Searcher. In it a retired Chicago cop who had gone through a bad divorce moves to a bucolic Irish village for fishing, rest, and relaxation. Fate has other plans, and he gets drawn into the seamy underside of criminal activity. Interesting portrayal of a child whom he befriends. I loved it.

[@neliaaa]

John le Carré writes brilliant spy thrillers. If you're reading the Smiley series, rather read in order (tinker tailor soldier spy are later in the series) because it does follow one spy (Smiley) and the plots he's involved in. I've only read a handful of his books and a murder of quality (the 2nd in the smiley series) are my favourite so far. This is mostly because it's set at a boy's school of all places. I need to pick up the next one in the series, but I'm on a mission to finish the Josephine Tey books in my (local) library 😂 hopefully in December when it's sunny! 🌞🏖

[@awebofstories]

I would actually recommend that you try The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, for the same reasons you said We Have Lived in the Castle is important. Roger Ackroyd was really a ground-breaking novel for its time and sort of shook up the crime fiction landscape when it came out. That being said, it is a Poirot novel and there is a lot of Poirot-ness, which sounds like it isn't your thing. However, I think if you go into Roger Ackroyd knowing that it is there, it shouldn't be too much of a distraction.

[@bonniehickey9978]

My high school (in NJ) set up senior English classes the same way! I took Shakespearean drama, film as an art form and contemporary novel (mostly banned books). It was a fun way to learn things that I wouldn’t have in a traditional year long class.

[@lindaleehall]

If you want to read a Dorothy Sayer, go with the Nine Tailors. It has some slow bits but overall brilliant.

[@davidnovakreadspoetry]

I felt like the person who yells at the TV because my mind kept making interjections that were ultimately inane - it’s an interesting video with some good comments here. 👍

[@annharbaugh2991]

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead is very good. I liked Bluebird Bluebird. Mexican Gothic was just OK. P.D. James and Elizabeth George deserve to be on the list. I also really loved some of Kate Atkinson's mysteries. I loved The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay but I also enjoyed Moonglow. Hated Gone Girl with a ferocious passion. This was a fun video. Thanks!

[@Jacob-gu3in]

I don't read many mysteries or thrillers, but I am always interested when 'literary' writers dabble in genre. The results are often things I either absolutely love or absolutely hate. I read Drove Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead and Your House Will Pay in 2021 and they still stick with me. I recommend them both extremely highly. I was especially not expecting to love Your House Will Pay as much as I did, and I feel bad that I haven't read more of Steph Cha since. I am also intrigued by the inclusion of Linda Hogan's Mean Spirit. It was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1991, and I read a different Hogan, People of the Whale, this year and liked it a lot. I might prioritize getting to it now.