Two Words: Louise Penny. Start from the beginning with "Still Life" - Three Pines is one of the best settings in mystery fiction and the relationships forged between Inspector Gamache and his team with the Three Pines residents is magical.
Dorothy Sayers. Same era as Christie, but, unlike Christie, she gives you all the clues well before the end of each book. If we’re only as smart as her, it would be possible to figure out the mystery. Agatha always waits till the very end to give you the crucial clue.
Christie doesn't ALWAYS withhold information until the end. Sometimes it's a matter of interpreting the clues correctly that comes at the end, but the clues were there (e.g. Five Little Pigs, Curtain). Admittedly a few of her works are as you say, but surely not all.
9.and then they were none 8. Mystic river 7. The word is murder 6. He cuckoo's calling 5. The murder of Roger ackroyd 4. The Maid 3. The 7 and half death of Evelyn Hardcastle 2. The devil and the dark water 1. Magpie murders
The best writer of "The Golden Age of Mystery" is Josephine Tey. Most people love her The Daughter of Time, but I prefer The Franchise Affair. Total MUST READ
I second the person who recommended Josephine Tey. Sadly she wrote only a few books. Each is amazing. Of modern authors I strongly recommend Elly Griffiths and Deborah Crombie. Both have written series that go into the teens. I have read all of them twice and will probably read them all again if I live long enough. I was glad to see Magpie Murders as number one. Serious Anthony Horowitz fan. The PBS adaptation of Magpie Murders, also written by Anthony is also excellent. Even if you have read the book it is worth watching. Magnificent casting of Susan and Pund. Also many thanks to all the people who made recommendations.
Magpie Murders was so good and book two recently landed as well on PBS. I recommend watching the series 1st then, reading the books then watching it again. I’m currently reading and watching the Marlow Murder Club, which is also on PBS right now and it’s becoming humorous, an easy read and a pretty good plot so far.
I was so impressed by “Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone” by Benjamin Stevenson that I went out of my way to gift copies to friends. The sequel, “Everyone on this Train os a Suspect” was just as good. I cannot recommend them enough.
@@gordonburroughs2474 I've read them. I thought the plot of the first one was really good, but found the narration just a little too tongue in cheek. Then I read the second, which is full of more meta commentary on the genre as a whole, and loved it, which has caused me to revise my opinion on the first one in my mind.
I certainly understand that. On paper, the idea of a fourth wall breaking mystery is terrible in my mind, but I found the narrator so endearing that I found myself enjoying it tegardless. I’m looking forward to the short story this holiday season. I’ve added Mystic River and the Magpie Murders to my TBR.
Great list! Mystery on the Midnight Express by Florence Bearden is another one to add to your collection. This illustrated mystery combines captivating art with a high-stakes murder plot on a train. It’s a feast for the eyes and a thrilling read, perfect for anyone who enjoys illustrated books with strong storytelling.
Thank you for recommending so many new-to-me books and authors in my favorite genre! I have read lots of Agatha Christie, and none by the other authors you mentioned. It’s very nice to have a list of books that deliver and hold interest throughout.
About half of these books I have read and agree with your comments and share your enthusiasm. I have not read Turton but I put 7.5 first on my list. That sounds like a book I would enjoy. TY for bringing some new authors to my attention. BTW, loved seeing the different covers. I'm a cover-art fan.
I love your list. Read most and just recently found The Maid which I loved for just the reasons you mentioned. Have you read P D James she wrote the Adam Dalgleish books or Niago Marsh she is a ?New Zealand writer very much a contemporary of the great Agatha. I second the recommended Dorothy L Sayers, wonderful imaginative writer. Thank you. ❤ 😊
@@tommonk7651 Horowitz basically has the genre on his shoulders, with some company named on this list. Also Janice Hallet has been doing excellent work, if you haven't gotten into her yet
@@SusanArmbrecht well we share a few favorites for sure then 🙂 if you haven't gotten into Stu Turton I can't recommend him enough. He just released a new book called The Last Murder at the End of the World that's pretty good. I definitely plan to do more current rec videos though, thank you!
And Then There Were None (no longer referenced by its original title - which is a racial epithet) is SUCH a great book!! Also, do yourself a favor and watch the 1945 film of the same name (in black and white) for one of the best adaptations. What about Daughter of Time, by Josephine Tey? Great mystery. I have also been thoroughly enjoying the Cherringham Series by Michael Costello and Neil Richard’s. I love the clever stories, characters who jump off the page, and the relationship between Jack (a retired NY cop) and Sarah (a clever no-nonsense mum moved back to the village of Cherringham). They are short-ish and there are a lot of them. Finally, the Charity Shop Detective Agency by Peter Borland - all 3 books are a treat!
I absolutely agree with you on Sherlock Holmes' books being too arduous to read, but I've found that I really enjoy them in audiobook format. They help me fall asleep 😴! 👌 Great mystery book list!
Totally disagree. Not arduous at all. Some of the vocabulary might be out of date with readers today but stories are fantastic. If you read a couple of the stories you will get used to his writing and descriptive vocabulary. I love Doyle’s short stories. I used to read them in the Navy when I had some time and could read them easily instead of an unnecessary long book that just filled pages. Try them again and really try to understand what’s being written. Doyle has a lot of short stories other than Holmes as well.
You hooked me. I read mostly mystery novels and very little mystery gets discussed on BookTube, so your video intrigued me. It was a pleasure to see Agatha Christie getting the chops she so richly deserves, but when you brought out "The Word is Murder", I knew I had found a kindred spirit. So now I'm a subscriber and eagerly await your future content.
I finished watching the 2 seasons of magpie murders by horrowitz and now you really encouraged me to read more of his works. I also heard mixed reviews about The 7 ½ deaths but u convinced me to give it a shot. Thank you!!!
@@InspiritShawol82 nice! And I think a lot of people found 7.5 deaths to be very convoluted and difficult to follow. I didn't find that to be a deal breaker, and I loved how weird and genre bending it was
Great list. I love many of these books, including Horowitz, Christie and Galbraith. I have the Nita Prose books and the Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle but haven’t read them yet. Must get to them soon! Personally, I also really like Robert Thorogood (The Marlowe Murders series) Richard Oseman and Elly Griffiths….my favourite of hers is The Stranger Diaries.
Honestly Doyle's Holmes Novels were only good, but read the short stories. Those are the classics and the best of his writing. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes contain the best stories. A Scandal in Bohemia, The Adventure of the Speckled Band. I am going to assume you have read Dorothy L Sayers, Rex Stout, Dashiel Hammett, and Wilke Collins. But have you read Jasper Fforde The Big Over Easy and or The Fourth Bear? And lastly Azimovs The Caves of Steel.
Thank you for pointing out the differences in the Holmes works, I agree with you completely. The Speckled Band story really creeped me out, and The adventure of the Dancing Men had me completely stymied. (Sorry, I don't know why I can't make a capital a with my keyboard all of a sudden).
I haven't read The Maid, Evelyn Hardcastle, J.K.Rowling, I will put them on my list since I have read the others you mentioned and loved them. Thank you.
@@2024FingersCrossed of the three mentioned I'd say Evelyn Hardcastle was easily the most mind-bending, if that's your thing. Stu Turton has a new book I'm actually starting today as well, very excited. Thank you for watching/commenting 🙂
Great list! The only one I had a terrible time with is the Evelyn Hardcastle one. I love the trope and the writing so you would think it could be a favorite book. However, I grew tired of the numerous characters and couldn’t “root for” the main character any longer. Maybe I’ll try it again.
@@glendaw5221 cheers, I totally understand how it could be a lot. I think it was worth it, so would of course advise trying again at your own pace. Have you read any of Turton's other books?
Linwood Barclay (No Time for Goodbye would be a great place to start) Thomas Perry, Lee Child, Harlan Coben (Tell No One) Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, Michael Robotham (Bomb Proof). Or better still, find an independent bookshop where the owner or other staff reads 5 books a week, tell her what you like and she/he can find you more. My list is pathetic. I "lost" Robotham's name and went through my audio library looking for him. Picking at random good books and authors as a sped by.
@@rgc1600 the maid is a little outside the cerebral stuff I usually like but well worth the read. And that is pretty cool, these aren't like, the most popular books or anything. You must have good taste
No Thomas Harris? Perhaps Red Dragon is more thriller than mystery but its up there with the best. Also PD James and Elizabeth George have incredible series. Great video!
So you believe that if you don’t like a person, it’s all right to steal from them (by not obtaining their work legally)? I am a musician by profession, a reader by personality and life calling, and a (hopefully) future author. I’ve had to deal with deciding how far to let the character and opinions of a creator affect my interactions with the creation for a long time. The most important things are to not sacrifice my own moral code in the process and to maintain humility since my own character has flaws and my opinions have and will change over time.
@@rebeccawilkinson1846 I'm glad you've found something that works for you. What I offered was a suggestion, just as every recommendation in this video is. I am not a thought leader or a paragon of virtue. This is UA-cam. Everyone is free to do as they wish, and especially to not watch my videos if they find them offensive in any capacity. I think we can approach these situations with nuance, and on a case by case basis. If you're asking if I would steal from you, or someone in your position, in any capacity, the answer is a clear no. I go out of my way to support small artists whenever and however I can. We're all doing our best here, at least I like to hope so. I appreciate your comment, thank you.
Question: does the author receive commission if you buy their book from a 2nd hand shop? People do that regularly and I don’t think it’s considered stealing from the author (or is it?) I’m serious. Do writers consider this unethical?
@@kw3978 No, that is not stealing. Neither is using the library (and interlibrary loan). I was referencing Torrent which is considered breaking copyright. I thought about coming back on and suggesting the borrow method. I was just reacting to a social trend to devalue people and their rights if we don’t like their opinions on a given topic. That said, I don’t think the author of this video exhibits that tendency. A lot of people lose sight of which things break copyright and which don’t. This video was not demeaning to any person for viewpoint or other trait. I should have been more careful in how I worded my comment.
@@rebeccawilkinson1846 I also do not like that trend at all. And I am glad this previous commenter asked about secondhand shops, since I often use thrift books and book bundler. But the library remains my primary source of books, especially audio. Anyway, I appreciate your comment and the ethics questions it raises, I think it's good to think or talk these things through.
I love all kinds of recommendations! I would love to see other lists make their way in-between Animorphs videos. Animorphs can be pretty heavy and its also very long. There is nothing wrong with takinf some breaks
@@marcellomi agree with chaseredmoon i dont really mess with mystery books but its nice hearing you talk while i deliver pizzas. That book about the author writing about himself as a detective sounds super dope tho gonna pick it up on audible or at the library if they got it. Keep it up fam
As you mentioned in your commentary, I too found The Cuckoo's Calling very long - unnecessarily long and very over-written. There were entire scenes that weren't needed at all (eg when the detective travels to a seedy part of town to speak to the victim's mother at a pub - there were pages of lengthy descriptions of what the neighbourhood was like and what the pub looked and smelled like until finally we got to the point of the interview "So, when did you last see your daughter?" which in my opinion should have been where the chapter started. The book was so full of this kind of unnecessary padding I almost gave up on it. I find Ann Cleeves is another contemporary mystery writer who doesn't know how to be concise - her books are all about 100 pages longer than they need to be. (Sorry, rant over).
I agree with you wholeheartedly on Anthony Horowitz. I loved Moonflower Murders and its sequel. Same with your Chrisie picks.I'm definitely going to check out Stuart Turton. I know a lot of people liked The Maid but that one missed me. Not a fan. Like your video.
I moved from True Crime (I was a teenager during the renaissance of serial killers in my area) but people found it gruesome. I moved on to Sue Grafton. In High School I had to read both Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle. At the time I found them rather contrived and all the love interests unnecessary and considered them romance novels cloaked in mysteries. And the I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I was hooked. I wanted more. I read and enjoyed many authors of that genre of detective novels. One author Jo Nesbo (Finish) writes a compelling story that does have sex that really carries the story along. All of his books read like action films and they’re fun to read. This genre of mystery books was started by a married couple Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö that wrote 10 slim but dense novels. You are meant to read them in order. The first book is Roseanna ( written in 1965). Others in the same vein: Arnaldur Indridason, Henning Markell, Håkan Nesser. I also enjoy: Tana French, Anne Holt, Iris Johansen, Karin Slaughter, Ruth Ware.
I’d like to recommend the book ‘The Siege’ by Arturo Perez-Reverte. It’s historical fiction taking place during 1811 in a Spanish city under attack by the French army that’s a thriller with a mystery of a detective trying to psychologically track down a serial killer who’s been killing young girls in a time of bombs and chaos on the streets of the city Cadiz. 👍🏻
Arturo Perez has quite a few other great mystery novels - Club Dumas, Flanders Panel being the first two I have read. Hollywood killed the first one and someone made a fortune nicking the idea of the second.
@@adrianwee7245 Club Dumas didn’t leave a strong impression on me but they turned it into the movie with Johnny depp called the ninth gate and it was a completely different story. I never read the Flanders panel but have read and highly recommend his Captain Alatriste series of six books, it’s like a darker and grittier three musketeers. His book the fencing master is also excellent. I hope the host reads my suggestion of the siege, I’d love to hear it discussed. ✌️
Happy to admit I read almost all the books on your list and enjoyed them, although my sweet spot is Golden Age, with Dorothy L Sayers a particular favourite. Since you appreciate new approaches to the genre I would definitely recommend Janice Hallett, starting with The Appeal. Christopher Fowler's Bryant & May series is also very good if you like the more quirky, British books.
The Curtain A.C.!! Drood by Dan Simmons!! PD James books loved Cuckoo's Calling!! Jonathon Strange and Mr. Nortel S. Clarke The 39 Steps!! Patrick Barlow Rebecca by De Demornie!! key to Rebecca by Follett
I highly recommend the British mystery writer Robert Goddard. I read his novel Caught in the Light in 1999, couldn't put it down, and have been hooked on Goddard ever since. He constructs intricate plots which keep you guessing but ultimately make sense. Goddard has a degree in History from Cambridge University and uses it to great effect in his novels, although most of them are not strictly historical novels. Goddard is the only novelist who whenever he has a new book out I go out and buy it.
This is a massive coincidence, but I read three of these books this year (And Then There Were None, The Maid, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle) and read (& own!) the two Anthony Horowitz ones last year. I was sooo entranced by the 7 1/2 Deaths one, it’s so different and creative! I really liked The Maid but out of the ones here it was the least impactful to me. I’m aiming to read more Agatha Christie before the year ends. My personal favorite murder mystery of late is The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman
Robert Crais--PI Elvis Cole and his taciturn partner solve hardboiled crimes in LA while somehow bringing the feels with themes of found family, friendship and brotherhood running throughout. Elizabeth Peters--she wrote the Amelia Peabody series set during the Howard Carter era of Egyptian archeology. The books are great fun, sometimes spoofy, sometimes serious, but always well-written mysteries. Any of the 4 series by Stuart Kaminsky. He has a contemplative Chicago policeman, a PI to the stars in the golden age of Hollywood, a more modern PI detective recovering from loss and alcoholism, and a small police series set in Soviet Russia. Agatha Christie's fellow contemporary Queens of Crime: Ngaio Marsh Dorothy L. Sayers Margery Allingham
If you haven't already found him Will Thomas has a series of Mystery style books. They are similar to a Sherlock Holmes mystery and it's not always a murder. You should check him out if you haven't.
Ruth Ware as a modern author and Josephine Tey for classic mystery. I haven't been able to complete a Sherlock Holmes either . I can't even read the books by writers other than Conan Doyle that feature Sherlock or Watson.
I've recently read a couple of English translations of classic Japanese mystery novels. I really enjoyed and recommend both - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji and The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo. The Decagon House murders was inspired by And Then There Were None, but the story is unique and not a copy of the famous Christie story. And my understanding is that Detective Kijndaichi from The Inugami Curse is one of the most popular Asian detectives. If you are interested in Japanese culture and love a good mystery, these might be up your alley.
For a different take on the locked-room mystery, have a look at Len Boswell's A GRAVE MISUNDERSTANDING. In this one, the victim is not the one locked in. The suspects are. So how did one of them unlock the room and leave unseen to commit murder?
Journey Under the Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino - Absolutely amazing novel, surpassing the boundaries of the genre. The novel tells us what happens but not how or why until the end and it is just as engaging and enthralling. It has a lot of interesting and fleshed characters while also showing Japan at different time periods of 20th century. It is a drama book just as much as a mystery novel. Cannot recommend it highly enough.
You are a lost soul who needs to be saved. "The hound of the Baskervilles" is a masterpiece. I re-read it every year or so. I also recommend "A scandal in Bohemia" if you want to read an excellent short story by ACD.
@@quadropheniaguy9811 cheers, and thank you for the esoteric insult, although I'd argue it's not quite COWARDLY given that I have tried multiple times to read the books. Thank you for the recommendation
@@sochiazuh honestly my list of books to read is so absurdly long thanks to all you lovely people. I have not read these but they'll go on the list. My reading pace has been good lately so hopefully I'll be putting out a solid updated list full of books from this comment section in a couple months
@@yoga8575 on this list? I'd suggest The Maid. More broadly, that depends on your taste and what kind of books you're used to reading. Probably still The Maid, though.
First of all, thank you for the kind words and the comment. I appreciate your feedback regarding "my politics", but I think the fact that you're assuming that I don't like JK is evidence that I have kept my politics out of this video. I wanted to acknowledge what I think is a common public sentiment, whether I agree with it or not, because I'm very sick of people commenting on any video where I mention her telling me that I'm a bigot or a transphobe or whatever- I've had to delete a previous video because the whole comments section was people yelling at me, and it was frustrating and took a lot of the enjoyment out of why I make videos. I understand that it rubbed you the wrong way, but this was the tactic I chose to take to prevent politics from being the focus of this video in any capacity. I am annoyed that I have to do this, to be honest, but I also just do not want to have to defend my right to read an author that I like to randos on the internet whenever I make a video. It's frankly a bit of a lose-lose situation, and while I could just not mention her at ALL, that seems like a little bit too much of a compromise. Anyway, sorry for the long comment, but I really do not like when people have the wrong idea about my beliefs or intentions in creating these videos. In either direction.
5:27 Unless it is a hard boiled private detective, or a tough as nails female private detective, i.e. Sue Grafton, then I will pass on this J.K. Rawlings series. Oh I did try, i gave it 20 pages in a sample on kindle and never bought the book. As for Christie, I loved her in my early teens, however I soon realized that she just liked to throw the conclusion together based on maybe one line earlier in the book. I do respect her though, and I agree with the locked room, And Then There Were None, I do recommend that one.
@@Stormbrise it is a spin on the hard boiled private detective, but if you tried and it wasn't for you I'd say don't bother. The first book is one of the best in the series so if you didn't like that one you'd definitely hate some of the later ones
“The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” is my favorite Poirot mystery. I couldn’t wait to see the tv version with David Suchet. Biggest disappointment of the entire series! Read the book - forget the adaptation.
@ As you probably know, when the book was first published, Christie was accused of not playing fair. Dorothy Sayers came to her defense, saying (to put it in my own words), “She fooled you! The clues are right there.” And it’s true! A second reading left me saying, “Why didn’t I see that the first time around?” If anything, such a response attests to Christie’s talents as a writer and “Ackroyd”’s quality as a book.
@@k21im I don't really care what she has said, I'm just saying for those that DO, there are ways to consume art without supporting the artist. Personally, I think putting every artist through a moral purity test is a complete waste of time regardless, but I recognize that some people feel otherwise, and wanted to acknowledge that in the video. Funnily, others have commented telling me I'm a JK apologist and I should be ashamed of myself. I guess there is no winning this one.
JK Rowling is not persona non grata in my house. She is right and eventually people will understand and appreciate her gallant support of women and feminism. But, regardless, I was unaware she was writing mystery novels. Thanks for sharing this list of your favorites, I will head to the library today.
@@elderhiker7787 you're welcome! I suspect you'll enjoy her mystery series quite a bit, I think at heart she's always been a mystery writer. The Harry Potter novels, while fantasy in setting, largely stick to the mystery formula, at least for the first four. Anyway, thank you for your comment
I mean she denied historical facts about the holocaust to push her agenda and fear-mongers from her castle whilst arguing with random people online who have 100 followers, but sure, her support of women is very gallant
@@GaryMartinDobbs yeah a few people have decided that fact completely wrecks any recommendation credibility I have. In fairness, I have tried multiple times, and will probably try again. But of course I respect everyone's right to make whatever judgements they like about my taste
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE is not a locked-room/impossible crime mystery. If you want the real thing, read John Dickson Carr/Carter Dickson, Hake Talbot, Paul Halter, Joseph Commings, Gaston Leroux, many of Edward D. Hoch's short stories, Clayton Rawson, some of Jonathan Latimer's novels, and many others. EVELYN HARDCASTLE was tediously dull and repetitive to the point where I didn't care whodunit; I just wanted it to end! You've completely ignored the hardboiled school--e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross Macdonald, the Big Three, as well as many others who were contemporaries and followers. Macdonald could plot as well as any Golden Age author like Christie while depicting more realistic characters. Read his novel THE CHILL, my favorite of his. Read Chandler's masterpiece THE LONG GOODBYE for a "genre-transcending" work.
@@h.wardgagner2660 cheers. It is a subjective video about books I like, the title is just to appease the algorithm gods. Thank you for the suggestions, I am slowly making my way through these, as time allows.
@@jwi1085 hey thank you, I appreciate that. I read close to death a couple of months ago and loved it. I have thought about doing a video on him at some point and probably will eventually
OK, so you're honestly not missing much with Conan Doyle. I am a fan, and I quite like Sherlock Holmes stories, but they aren't mysteries. In a mystery, the audience has a chance to put clues together and solve the case, along with the protagonist. Sherlock Holmes stories are detective stories, sure, but not all detective stories are mysteries. Holmes's stories INVARIABLY hinge on his superhuman powers of deduction. Holmes is a superhero. His stories are superhero stories.
thank you for not being one of the many people to yell at me for not reading him lol. I will probably try again at some point, but I appreciate this commentary and will bear it in mind
Totally unforgiveable comments about J.K. Rowling, about as decent and honourable a person as one could find. And all to appease the mob.This is the first and last video of yours I will be watching.
@@stewartlaw9382 you know what's funny is that I have other comments from people telling me that I'm bad because they hate her and don't think I hate her enough. I don't have a problem with jk personally, but it's a clear fact that a lot of people do. I don't think acknowledging that my audience has those people in it is to "appease the mob", I am just acknowledging the reality of the situation. But you of course are free to watch whatever you wish, and I hope you enjoy it, whatever it winds up being.
@@BusJACKTV - What it comes down to, is that the two camps are manipulated to dislike one another each and every day, and the ones who write the script laugh at us.
Everyone thinks they are tolerant, and when they come up against someone with the viewpoint that triggers them, they express “righteous” outrage, which of course is never, ever intolerance.
Before you recommend any novels, you should first investigate the private lives and opinions of all the authors. Then, having passed them through your screen, come back and make suggestions.
@@sciagurrato1831 I couldn't disagree more. Enjoying the art someone produces is very different from condoning every opinion they have, or action they have taken. That is the stance this channel takes, feel free to manage your own channel and videos however you see fit.
@@marcellom I don' think you're being honest iwth yourself as you clearly made an immediate negative comment about an author before going into a discussion of the work in question. No worries. I'm not subscribing -- in this mystery silo, there's simply too many good channels out there.
@@marcellomAbsolutely correct! I love the art of Pablo Picasso - he was notoriously cruel to many in his life, particularly the women, but that is separate to his artistic genius.
Two Words: Louise Penny. Start from the beginning with "Still Life" - Three Pines is one of the best settings in mystery fiction and the relationships forged between Inspector Gamache and his team with the Three Pines residents is magical.
@@sarahumphries6047 excellent, thank you, I will read these.
I love, love, love the first four books of that series. But got completely turned off after slogging angrily through the fifth.
I was just about to suggest Louise Penny when I saw your post. Agree 100%!!
Oh, yes, those books are great! Well , I really like her books 📚
Dorothy Sayers. Same era as Christie, but, unlike Christie, she gives you all the clues well before the end of each book. If we’re only as smart as her, it would be possible to figure out the mystery. Agatha always waits till the very end to give you the crucial clue.
@@ediedbdbd7902 Thanks I'm in the process of obtaining the Peter Whimsay audiobooks right now
@ Please don’t overlook her Harriet Vane series too. I’m especially fond of those. I’d be interested to hear how you think DS stands up against AC.
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Yup. Some of my favorite books of all. 😁
Christie doesn't ALWAYS withhold information until the end. Sometimes it's a matter of interpreting the clues correctly that comes at the end, but the clues were there (e.g. Five Little Pigs, Curtain). Admittedly a few of her works are as you say, but surely not all.
9.and then they were none
8. Mystic river
7. The word is murder
6. He cuckoo's calling
5. The murder of Roger ackroyd
4. The Maid
3. The 7 and half death of Evelyn Hardcastle
2. The devil and the dark water
1. Magpie murders
Thank you! Was looking for a list to screenshot😂
LOVE MARTHA GRIMES - HER JURY MYSTERIES ARE ALL GREAT - ALL ABOUT WEIRDLY NAMED PUBS- THE KNOWLEDGE IS ONE PF MY FAVORITES
The best writer of "The Golden Age of Mystery" is Josephine Tey. Most people love her The Daughter of Time, but I prefer The Franchise Affair. Total MUST READ
I second the person who recommended Josephine Tey. Sadly she wrote only a few books. Each is amazing. Of modern authors I strongly recommend Elly Griffiths and Deborah Crombie. Both have written series that go into the teens. I have read all of them twice and will probably read them all again if I live long enough. I was glad to see Magpie Murders as number one. Serious Anthony Horowitz fan. The PBS adaptation of Magpie Murders, also written by Anthony is also excellent. Even if you have read the book it is worth watching. Magnificent casting of Susan and Pund. Also many thanks to all the people who made recommendations.
Magpie Murders was so good and book two recently landed as well on PBS. I recommend watching the series 1st then, reading the books then watching it again. I’m currently reading and watching the Marlow Murder Club, which is also on PBS right now and it’s becoming humorous, an easy read and a pretty good plot so far.
Your wallpaper is insane! I love it! Moody and gorgeous. Such a vibe. I’d love to sit in a comfy chair and read a book in there!
@@TheMariana0295 thank you so much, I am very proud of it and you are the first person to comment on it. It's from Graham and Brown 🙂
@@marcellom thanks! I’m gonna check it out. It’s absolutely gorgeous!
I was so impressed by “Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone” by Benjamin Stevenson that I went out of my way to gift copies to friends. The sequel, “Everyone on this Train os a Suspect” was just as good. I cannot recommend them enough.
@@gordonburroughs2474 I've read them. I thought the plot of the first one was really good, but found the narration just a little too tongue in cheek. Then I read the second, which is full of more meta commentary on the genre as a whole, and loved it, which has caused me to revise my opinion on the first one in my mind.
I certainly understand that. On paper, the idea of a fourth wall breaking mystery is terrible in my mind, but I found the narrator so endearing that I found myself enjoying it tegardless. I’m looking forward to the short story this holiday season. I’ve added Mystic River and the Magpie Murders to my TBR.
@@gordonburroughs2474 this trend of authors coming out with holiday themed short stories is excellent, I also am looking forward to it
Try "An Instance of the Fingerpost" by Iain Pears. Wonderful read and taught me a lot about perspectives.
@@ginbro008 thank you very much, I have not heard of him, nor has he been suggested yet.
Let me second that recommendation. “An Instance of the Fingerpost” is fantastic.
Excellent list. I have several of these already because I am older than dirt. I’ve ordered the ones that I don’t have. I’m definitely subscribing.
@@tigerspaw thank you very much, and happy reading 🙂
What, no P.D. James? I love her stuff!
ALL Sherlock Holmes novels
Yes - just get used to the prose because they are perfect!
Great list! Mystery on the Midnight Express by Florence Bearden is another one to add to your collection. This illustrated mystery combines captivating art with a high-stakes murder plot on a train. It’s a feast for the eyes and a thrilling read, perfect for anyone who enjoys illustrated books with strong storytelling.
@@K98McKean this sounds excellent, thank you
Thank you for recommending so many new-to-me books and authors in my favorite genre! I have read lots of Agatha Christie, and none by the other authors you mentioned. It’s very nice to have a list of books that deliver and hold interest throughout.
@@jackieedwards-henry8315 oh if you like Christie but haven't read Horowitz you are in for a TREAT. Enjoy!
Dorothy L. Sayres - Strong Poison & Gaudy Night & any other of the Peter Whimsey mysteries. Golden Age excellence.
About half of these books I have read and agree with your comments and share your enthusiasm. I have not read Turton but I put 7.5 first on my list. That sounds like a book I would enjoy. TY for bringing some new authors to my attention. BTW, loved seeing the different covers. I'm a cover-art fan.
The Big Sleep is a wonderful noir mystery.
I love your list. Read most and just recently found The Maid which I loved for just the reasons you mentioned. Have you read P D James she wrote the Adam Dalgleish books or Niago Marsh she is a ?New Zealand writer very much a contemporary of the great Agatha. I second the recommended Dorothy L Sayers, wonderful imaginative writer. Thank you. ❤ 😊
Shutter Island is terrifying, in a similar way that the Sixth Sense is..
Mysteries are groovy.
I was going to recommend The Murder of Roger Ackroyd if it wasn’t on your list. Fantastic! And I really like Horowitz….
@@tommonk7651 Horowitz basically has the genre on his shoulders, with some company named on this list. Also Janice Hallet has been doing excellent work, if you haven't gotten into her yet
@@marcellom Thanks. I'll check Hallet out.
Would like to see more of your current mystery recommendations. My favorite current author is Horowitz and all time is Agatha Christie.
@@SusanArmbrecht well we share a few favorites for sure then 🙂 if you haven't gotten into Stu Turton I can't recommend him enough. He just released a new book called The Last Murder at the End of the World that's pretty good. I definitely plan to do more current rec videos though, thank you!
I will try him. I also loved The Maid I thought your list was great.
And Then There Were None (no longer referenced by its original title - which is a racial epithet) is SUCH a great book!! Also, do yourself a favor and watch the 1945 film of the same name (in black and white) for one of the best adaptations.
What about Daughter of Time, by Josephine Tey? Great mystery.
I have also been thoroughly enjoying the Cherringham Series by Michael Costello and Neil Richard’s. I love the clever stories, characters who jump off the page, and the relationship between Jack (a retired NY cop) and Sarah (a clever no-nonsense mum moved back to the village of Cherringham). They are short-ish and there are a lot of them.
Finally, the Charity Shop Detective Agency by Peter Borland - all 3 books are a treat!
Love the Josephine Tey mysteries. Are you aware of the Nichola Upton series in which Tey is the protagonist? Also recommend.
Such a wonderful and informative review. Thank you so much!!
Anthony Horowitz was also screenwriter on a number of early episodes of Poirot.
@@melvincain5012 I didn't know that, though I did know about midsomer murders, which I've been slowly working my way through
The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco
@@loriroemer1122 you're not the first to have recommended it, I will definitely read
I absolutely agree with you on Sherlock Holmes' books being too arduous to read, but I've found that I really enjoy them in audiobook format. They help me fall asleep 😴!
👌 Great mystery book list!
too arduous? how young are you?
@anneroy4560
64 years old.
Totally disagree. Not arduous at all. Some of the vocabulary might be out of date with readers today but stories are fantastic. If you read a couple of the stories you will get used to his writing and descriptive vocabulary. I love Doyle’s short stories. I used to read them in the Navy when I had some time and could read them easily instead of an unnecessary long book that just filled pages. Try them again and really try to understand what’s being written. Doyle has a lot of short stories other than Holmes as well.
You hooked me. I read mostly mystery novels and very little mystery gets discussed on BookTube, so your video intrigued me. It was a pleasure to see Agatha Christie getting the chops she so richly deserves, but when you brought out "The Word is Murder", I knew I had found a kindred spirit. So now I'm a subscriber and eagerly await your future content.
what a kind comment, thank you so much. I am happy to have one with such good taste in the audience
I finished watching the 2 seasons of magpie murders by horrowitz and now you really encouraged me to read more of his works. I also heard mixed reviews about The 7 ½ deaths but u convinced me to give it a shot. Thank you!!!
@@InspiritShawol82 nice! And I think a lot of people found 7.5 deaths to be very convoluted and difficult to follow. I didn't find that to be a deal breaker, and I loved how weird and genre bending it was
@@marcellom It'll be my first book with this kinda time travel almost elements, so excited to try it out. Thanks again!
Great list. I love many of these books, including Horowitz, Christie and Galbraith. I have the Nita Prose books and the Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle but haven’t read them yet. Must get to them soon! Personally, I also really like Robert Thorogood (The Marlowe Murders series) Richard Oseman and Elly Griffiths….my favourite of hers is The Stranger Diaries.
Honestly Doyle's Holmes Novels were only good, but read the short stories. Those are the classics and the best of his writing. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes contain the best stories. A Scandal in Bohemia, The Adventure of the Speckled Band. I am going to assume you have read Dorothy L Sayers, Rex Stout, Dashiel Hammett, and Wilke Collins. But have you read Jasper Fforde The Big Over Easy and or The Fourth Bear? And lastly Azimovs The Caves of Steel.
Thank you for pointing out the differences in the Holmes works, I agree with you completely. The Speckled Band story really creeped me out, and The adventure of the Dancing Men had me completely stymied. (Sorry, I don't know why I can't make a capital a with my keyboard all of a sudden).
I haven't read The Maid, Evelyn Hardcastle, J.K.Rowling, I will put them on my list since I have read the others you mentioned and loved them. Thank you.
@@2024FingersCrossed of the three mentioned I'd say Evelyn Hardcastle was easily the most mind-bending, if that's your thing. Stu Turton has a new book I'm actually starting today as well, very excited. Thank you for watching/commenting 🙂
Great list! The only one I had a terrible time with is the Evelyn Hardcastle one. I love the trope and the writing so you would think it could be a favorite book. However, I grew tired of the numerous characters and couldn’t “root for” the main character any longer. Maybe I’ll try it again.
@@glendaw5221 cheers, I totally understand how it could be a lot. I think it was worth it, so would of course advise trying again at your own pace. Have you read any of Turton's other books?
@@marcellom I have been afraid to!
Me too .
I did not like the ending either.
Linwood Barclay (No Time for Goodbye would be a great place to start) Thomas Perry, Lee Child, Harlan Coben (Tell No One) Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, Michael Robotham (Bomb Proof). Or better still, find an independent bookshop where the owner or other staff reads 5 books a week, tell her what you like and she/he can find you more. My list is pathetic. I "lost" Robotham's name and went through my audio library looking for him. Picking at random good books and authors as a sped by.
Good video. I’ll add The Devil and the Dark Sea to my list. I’d also recommend The Silent Patient if you haven’t read that one yet.
@@roberthieber1 thank you, I have read and did enjoy The Silent Patient 🙂
Shocked that I've read all your favorites except The Maid. It's on order now. Nice to come on someone with similar tastes.
@@rgc1600 the maid is a little outside the cerebral stuff I usually like but well worth the read. And that is pretty cool, these aren't like, the most popular books or anything. You must have good taste
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I've read The Maid now and really enjoyed it. Great recommendation, thanks!
No Thomas Harris? Perhaps Red Dragon is more thriller than mystery but its up there with the best. Also PD James and Elizabeth George have incredible series. Great video!
@@RyanLisbon adding them to my lists, there's a ton I haven't read but I appreciate the recs I'm getting out of this video
Yes, PD James and Elizabeth George are both incredible writers!
Wait... you can't read Sherlock Holmes but love Agatha Christie? Go to jail, do not pass go...
So you believe that if you don’t like a person, it’s all right to steal from them (by not obtaining their work legally)? I am a musician by profession, a reader by personality and life calling, and a (hopefully) future author. I’ve had to deal with deciding how far to let the character and opinions of a creator affect my interactions with the creation for a long time. The most important things are to not sacrifice my own moral code in the process and to maintain humility since my own character has flaws and my opinions have and will change over time.
@@rebeccawilkinson1846 I'm glad you've found something that works for you. What I offered was a suggestion, just as every recommendation in this video is. I am not a thought leader or a paragon of virtue. This is UA-cam. Everyone is free to do as they wish, and especially to not watch my videos if they find them offensive in any capacity. I think we can approach these situations with nuance, and on a case by case basis.
If you're asking if I would steal from you, or someone in your position, in any capacity, the answer is a clear no. I go out of my way to support small artists whenever and however I can.
We're all doing our best here, at least I like to hope so. I appreciate your comment, thank you.
Question: does the author receive commission if you buy their book from a 2nd hand shop? People do that regularly and I don’t think it’s considered stealing from the author (or is it?)
I’m serious. Do writers consider this unethical?
@@kw3978 No, that is not stealing. Neither is using the library (and interlibrary loan). I was referencing Torrent which is considered breaking copyright. I thought about coming back on and suggesting the borrow method.
I was just reacting to a social trend to devalue people and their rights if we don’t like their opinions on a given topic. That said, I don’t think the author of this video exhibits that tendency. A lot of people lose sight of which things break copyright and which don’t. This video was not demeaning to any person for viewpoint or other trait. I should have been more careful in how I worded my comment.
@@rebeccawilkinson1846 I also do not like that trend at all. And I am glad this previous commenter asked about secondhand shops, since I often use thrift books and book bundler. But the library remains my primary source of books, especially audio. Anyway, I appreciate your comment and the ethics questions it raises, I think it's good to think or talk these things through.
I love all kinds of recommendations! I would love to see other lists make their way in-between Animorphs videos. Animorphs can be pretty heavy and its also very long. There is nothing wrong with takinf some breaks
Thanks 🙃 I appreciate that. I'm just gonna do every other video, prioritizing Animorphs
@@marcellomi agree with chaseredmoon i dont really mess with mystery books but its nice hearing you talk while i deliver pizzas. That book about the author writing about himself as a detective sounds super dope tho gonna pick it up on audible or at the library if they got it. Keep it up fam
As you mentioned in your commentary, I too found The Cuckoo's Calling very long - unnecessarily long and very over-written. There were entire scenes that weren't needed at all (eg when the detective travels to a seedy part of town to speak to the victim's mother at a pub - there were pages of lengthy descriptions of what the neighbourhood was like and what the pub looked and smelled like until finally we got to the point of the interview "So, when did you last see your daughter?" which in my opinion should have been where the chapter started. The book was so full of this kind of unnecessary padding I almost gave up on it. I find Ann Cleeves is another contemporary mystery writer who doesn't know how to be concise - her books are all about 100 pages longer than they need to be. (Sorry, rant over).
I agree with you wholeheartedly on Anthony Horowitz. I loved Moonflower Murders and its sequel. Same with your Chrisie picks.I'm definitely going to check out Stuart Turton. I know a lot of people liked The Maid but that one missed me. Not a fan. Like your video.
@@kennethwilliams8094 thank you, I appreciate your comment. I think given what you do like, that Turton probably will hit the spot
Just read The Hound of the Baskervilles❤
I moved from True Crime (I was a teenager during the renaissance of serial killers in my area) but people found it gruesome. I moved on to Sue Grafton. In High School I had to read both Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle. At the time I found them rather contrived and all the love interests unnecessary and considered them romance novels cloaked in mysteries. And the I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I was hooked. I wanted more. I read and enjoyed many authors of that genre of detective novels. One author Jo Nesbo (Finish) writes a compelling story that does have sex that really carries the story along. All of his books read like action films and they’re fun to read. This genre of mystery books was started by a married couple Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö that wrote 10 slim but dense novels. You are meant to read them in order. The first book is Roseanna ( written in 1965).
Others in the same vein: Arnaldur Indridason, Henning Markell, Håkan Nesser.
I also enjoy: Tana French, Anne Holt, Iris Johansen, Karin Slaughter, Ruth Ware.
Patricia Wentworth.
Maybe not “the best”, but my favorite. Less well-known contemporary of Agatha Christie. Especially the Maud Silver series.
I’d like to recommend the book ‘The Siege’ by Arturo Perez-Reverte. It’s historical fiction taking place during 1811 in a Spanish city under attack by the French army that’s a thriller with a mystery of a detective trying to psychologically track down a serial killer who’s been killing young girls in a time of bombs and chaos on the streets of the city Cadiz. 👍🏻
@@madlynx1818 thank you, I will read it 👍
Arturo Perez has quite a few other great mystery novels - Club Dumas, Flanders Panel being the first two I have read. Hollywood killed the first one and someone made a fortune nicking the idea of the second.
@@adrianwee7245 Club Dumas didn’t leave a strong impression on me but they turned it into the movie with Johnny depp called the ninth gate and it was a completely different story. I never read the Flanders panel but have read and highly recommend his Captain Alatriste series of six books, it’s like a darker and grittier three musketeers. His book the fencing master is also excellent. I hope the host reads my suggestion of the siege, I’d love to hear it discussed. ✌️
Happy to admit I read almost all the books on your list and enjoyed them, although my sweet spot is Golden Age, with Dorothy L Sayers a particular favourite. Since you appreciate new approaches to the genre I would definitely recommend Janice Hallett, starting with The Appeal. Christopher Fowler's Bryant & May series is also very good if you like the more quirky, British books.
Yes I adore Janice Hallett, she has become an auto-buy for me. I will check out Bryant & May, thank you :)
The Curtain A.C.!! Drood by Dan Simmons!! PD James books loved Cuckoo's Calling!! Jonathon Strange and Mr. Nortel S. Clarke The 39 Steps!! Patrick Barlow Rebecca by De Demornie!! key to Rebecca by Follett
I highly recommend the British mystery writer Robert Goddard. I read his novel Caught in the Light in 1999, couldn't put it down, and have been hooked on Goddard ever since. He constructs intricate plots which keep you guessing but ultimately make sense. Goddard has a degree in History from Cambridge University and uses it to great effect in his novels, although most of them are not strictly historical novels. Goddard is the only novelist who whenever he has a new book out I go out and buy it.
@@fidomusic excellent. I haven't heard of him, but this is a ringing endorsement. I will read his books
Dorothy L Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, Louise Penny, Rex Stout, Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter)
This is a massive coincidence, but I read three of these books this year (And Then There Were None, The Maid, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle) and read (& own!) the two Anthony Horowitz ones last year. I was sooo entranced by the 7 1/2 Deaths one, it’s so different and creative! I really liked The Maid but out of the ones here it was the least impactful to me. I’m aiming to read more Agatha Christie before the year ends. My personal favorite murder mystery of late is The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman
Great List! And Then There Were None should be called a Closed Circle Mystery, not a Locked Room Mystery.
@@punypunny Thank you for the correction, I will use that term going forward 🙂
Robert Crais--PI Elvis Cole and his taciturn partner solve hardboiled crimes in LA while somehow bringing the feels with themes of found family, friendship and brotherhood running throughout.
Elizabeth Peters--she wrote the Amelia Peabody series set during the Howard Carter era of Egyptian archeology. The books are great fun, sometimes spoofy, sometimes serious, but always well-written mysteries.
Any of the 4 series by Stuart Kaminsky. He has a contemplative Chicago policeman, a PI to the stars in the golden age of Hollywood, a more modern PI detective recovering from loss and alcoholism, and a small police series set in Soviet Russia.
Agatha Christie's fellow contemporary Queens of Crime:
Ngaio Marsh
Dorothy L. Sayers
Margery Allingham
@@andreamiller3578 thank you for this very thorough comment. These all sound like excellent recommendations
@marcellom I get a little carried away with book lists. Heh
Extra thumbs up for Ngaio Marsh!
I am going to try out a few of your recommendations. Thanks
@@amitsaha9314 you're welcome 🙂
If you haven't already found him Will Thomas has a series of Mystery style books. They are similar to a Sherlock Holmes mystery and it's not always a murder. You should check him out if you haven't.
@@edwardmedina1236 I have not, but that sounds right up my alley I will check him out
As a voracious reader, I really appreciate your commentary. Keep it up!
@@goingwalkaboutnow thank you ☺️ I appreciate that, and I plan to, to the degree my two very young children allow lol
Shutter Island was a great read.
Ruth Ware as a modern author and Josephine Tey for classic mystery. I haven't been able to complete a Sherlock Holmes either . I can't even read the books by writers other than Conan Doyle that feature Sherlock or Watson.
Please seek out books by Moray Dalton .She is a Golden Age mystery writer with a unique voice.Very unusual plots.
I discovered Horowitz's books by accident and love them all.
Great video!! But WHY is poor Treebeard facing the wall??????😭
Astute observation, he has been fixed.
@ great news haha
I've recently read a couple of English translations of classic Japanese mystery novels. I really enjoyed and recommend both - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji and The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo.
The Decagon House murders was inspired by And Then There Were None, but the story is unique and not a copy of the famous Christie story. And my understanding is that Detective Kijndaichi from The Inugami Curse is one of the most popular Asian detectives. If you are interested in Japanese culture and love a good mystery, these might be up your alley.
@@RodericSpode thank you, I actually just read Decagon House and enjoyed it. I will add the Inugami Curse to my list
@@marcellom Awesome. I hope you enjoy it.
For a different take on the locked-room mystery, have a look at Len Boswell's A GRAVE MISUNDERSTANDING. In this one, the victim is not the one locked in. The suspects are. So how did one of them unlock the room and leave unseen to commit murder?
@@h.wardgagner2660 sounds excellent, I will bump it to the top of the list
Glad to see Murder of Roger ackroyd on list
Watched this a few times! Make a list of the best thrillers? 😊
@@bernard.tomasevic it is in the works, thank you for supporting 😀
Loved this list.
Journey Under the Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino - Absolutely amazing novel, surpassing the boundaries of the genre. The novel tells us what happens but not how or why until the end and it is just as engaging and enthralling. It has a lot of interesting and fleshed characters while also showing Japan at different time periods of 20th century. It is a drama book just as much as a mystery novel. Cannot recommend it highly enough.
Thr Mayflower Murders was almost as good as the Magpie Murders, I love the book within a book element.
@@kathleenobrien3473 I agree, and I really thought it wouldn't be possible to replicate in a sequel. Horowitz is so talented, I adore that man
Thanks for the recs!
@@SirJosephZhou you are welcome
You are a lost soul who needs to be saved. "The hound of the Baskervilles" is a masterpiece. I re-read it every year or so. I also recommend "A scandal in Bohemia" if you want to read an excellent short story by ACD.
@@quadropheniaguy9811 cheers, and thank you for the esoteric insult, although I'd argue it's not quite COWARDLY given that I have tried multiple times to read the books. Thank you for the recommendation
@@quadropheniaguy9811 haha I see your edit right as I hit send. I appreciate any effort at leading me to the light
Fun list!
Not only is there a sequel to Magpie Murders but a third chapter is being released in March 2025
@@melvincain5012 I know, I've pre-ordered it ☺️
Loved this list. ❤ my faves made the list so I’m happy. 😃
@@sochiazuh allow me to certify your excellent taste
@ Hahaha. I wonder if you’ve considered PD James or Anne Cleeve worthy of your list. My recent fave is Stig Abel.
@@sochiazuh honestly my list of books to read is so absurdly long thanks to all you lovely people. I have not read these but they'll go on the list. My reading pace has been good lately so hopefully I'll be putting out a solid updated list full of books from this comment section in a couple months
@ Yeah. I can imagine. I suppose it’s the same for most of us here. The journey is worth it. I look forward to seeing more of your content.
Ruth Rendell’s mysteries!
Which is the best thriller and detective book for beginners
@@yoga8575 on this list? I'd suggest The Maid. More broadly, that depends on your taste and what kind of books you're used to reading. Probably still The Maid, though.
Thanks. Good pace and no spoilers. Love JK. Please keep your politics out of your book reviews
First of all, thank you for the kind words and the comment.
I appreciate your feedback regarding "my politics", but I think the fact that you're assuming that I don't like JK is evidence that I have kept my politics out of this video. I wanted to acknowledge what I think is a common public sentiment, whether I agree with it or not, because I'm very sick of people commenting on any video where I mention her telling me that I'm a bigot or a transphobe or whatever- I've had to delete a previous video because the whole comments section was people yelling at me, and it was frustrating and took a lot of the enjoyment out of why I make videos. I understand that it rubbed you the wrong way, but this was the tactic I chose to take to prevent politics from being the focus of this video in any capacity. I am annoyed that I have to do this, to be honest, but I also just do not want to have to defend my right to read an author that I like to randos on the internet whenever I make a video. It's frankly a bit of a lose-lose situation, and while I could just not mention her at ALL, that seems like a little bit too much of a compromise.
Anyway, sorry for the long comment, but I really do not like when people have the wrong idea about my beliefs or intentions in creating these videos. In either direction.
5:27 Unless it is a hard boiled private detective, or a tough as nails female private detective, i.e. Sue Grafton, then I will pass on this J.K. Rawlings series. Oh I did try, i gave it 20 pages in a sample on kindle and never bought the book.
As for Christie, I loved her in my early teens, however I soon realized that she just liked to throw the conclusion together based on maybe one line earlier in the book. I do respect her though, and I agree with the locked room, And Then There Were None, I do recommend that one.
@@Stormbrise it is a spin on the hard boiled private detective, but if you tried and it wasn't for you I'd say don't bother. The first book is one of the best in the series so if you didn't like that one you'd definitely hate some of the later ones
“The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” is my favorite Poirot mystery. I couldn’t wait to see the tv version with David Suchet. Biggest disappointment of the entire series! Read the book - forget the adaptation.
@@Kjt853 agreed, the experience of reading this book can not be replicated
@ As you probably know, when the book was first published, Christie was accused of not playing fair. Dorothy Sayers came to her defense, saying (to put it in my own words), “She fooled you! The clues are right there.” And it’s true! A second reading left me saying, “Why didn’t I see that the first time around?” If anything, such a response attests to Christie’s talents as a writer and “Ackroyd”’s quality as a book.
5:08 Just because she said women use tampons? Wow!!
@@k21im I don't really care what she has said, I'm just saying for those that DO, there are ways to consume art without supporting the artist. Personally, I think putting every artist through a moral purity test is a complete waste of time regardless, but I recognize that some people feel otherwise, and wanted to acknowledge that in the video. Funnily, others have commented telling me I'm a JK apologist and I should be ashamed of myself. I guess there is no winning this one.
JK Rowling is not persona non grata in my house. She is right and eventually people will understand and appreciate her gallant support of women and feminism. But, regardless, I was unaware she was writing mystery novels. Thanks for sharing this list of your favorites, I will head to the library today.
@@elderhiker7787 you're welcome! I suspect you'll enjoy her mystery series quite a bit, I think at heart she's always been a mystery writer. The Harry Potter novels, while fantasy in setting, largely stick to the mystery formula, at least for the first four. Anyway, thank you for your comment
EXACTLY
They’re great books!
yess!
I mean she denied historical facts about the holocaust to push her agenda and fear-mongers from her castle whilst arguing with random people online who have 100 followers, but sure, her support of women is very gallant
Love to read all.
Great video
@@amiram4608 thank you!
Not read Holmes. This is one of the foundation stones of the genre
@@GaryMartinDobbs yeah a few people have decided that fact completely wrecks any recommendation credibility I have. In fairness, I have tried multiple times, and will probably try again. But of course I respect everyone's right to make whatever judgements they like about my taste
@@marcellom Indeed, but I think you should try The Sign of Four to start.
@@GaryMartinDobbs I will accept that tip, thank you
Hi silent patient is easy to read for English beginners
Great list!
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE is not a locked-room/impossible crime mystery. If you want the real thing, read John Dickson Carr/Carter Dickson, Hake Talbot, Paul Halter, Joseph Commings, Gaston Leroux, many of Edward D. Hoch's short stories, Clayton Rawson, some of Jonathan Latimer's novels, and many others.
EVELYN HARDCASTLE was tediously dull and repetitive to the point where I didn't care whodunit; I just wanted it to end!
You've completely ignored the hardboiled school--e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross Macdonald, the Big Three, as well as many others who were contemporaries and followers. Macdonald could plot as well as any Golden Age author like Christie while depicting more realistic characters. Read his novel THE CHILL, my favorite of his. Read Chandler's masterpiece THE LONG GOODBYE for a "genre-transcending" work.
@@h.wardgagner2660 cheers. It is a subjective video about books I like, the title is just to appease the algorithm gods. Thank you for the suggestions, I am slowly making my way through these, as time allows.
Cool content and very pleasant on the eye, leased to find your channel
PS love Horowitz, please do a video just on him, just finished close to death yesterday😊
@@jwi1085 hey thank you, I appreciate that. I read close to death a couple of months ago and loved it. I have thought about doing a video on him at some point and probably will eventually
@@marcellom please, please, please, please. Thanks for replying btw, greetings from London
Interesting list!
I highly recommend the British mystery writer Robert Goddard.
As soon as you said you never read a Sherlock Holmes book i was out-for obvious reasons.
OK, so you're honestly not missing much with Conan Doyle. I am a fan, and I quite like Sherlock Holmes stories, but they aren't mysteries. In a mystery, the audience has a chance to put clues together and solve the case, along with the protagonist. Sherlock Holmes stories are detective stories, sure, but not all detective stories are mysteries. Holmes's stories INVARIABLY hinge on his superhuman powers of deduction. Holmes is a superhero. His stories are superhero stories.
thank you for not being one of the many people to yell at me for not reading him lol. I will probably try again at some point, but I appreciate this commentary and will bear it in mind
I agree with you about Maggie Murders. I read it and saw the PBS series based on the book. Glad I found your site.
@@joegilbody4878 I haven't seen the series, was it any good?
@@marcellom Very, very good!
Totally unforgiveable comments about J.K. Rowling, about as decent and honourable a person as one could find. And all to appease the mob.This is the first and last video of yours I will be watching.
@@stewartlaw9382 you know what's funny is that I have other comments from people telling me that I'm bad because they hate her and don't think I hate her enough. I don't have a problem with jk personally, but it's a clear fact that a lot of people do. I don't think acknowledging that my audience has those people in it is to "appease the mob", I am just acknowledging the reality of the situation. But you of course are free to watch whatever you wish, and I hope you enjoy it, whatever it winds up being.
I admire JK Rowling for voicing her truth and not backing down to the woke mob. Aren’t the lefties supposed to teach and practice tolerance?
While that is true, the “paradox of tolerance” exists, which is that you cannot allow intolerance or it will take advantage of the tolerant.
@@BusJACKTV - What it comes down to, is that the two camps are manipulated to dislike one another each and every day, and the ones who write the script laugh at us.
Wow your stupid
Everyone thinks they are tolerant, and when they come up against someone with the viewpoint that triggers them, they express “righteous” outrage, which of course is never, ever intolerance.
Where is her tolerance?
Before you recommend any novels, you should first investigate the private lives and opinions of all the authors. Then, having passed them through your screen, come back and make suggestions.
@@sciagurrato1831 I couldn't disagree more. Enjoying the art someone produces is very different from condoning every opinion they have, or action they have taken. That is the stance this channel takes, feel free to manage your own channel and videos however you see fit.
@@marcellom I don' think you're being honest iwth yourself as you clearly made an immediate negative comment about an author before going into a discussion of the work in question. No worries. I'm not subscribing -- in this mystery silo, there's simply too many good channels out there.
@@sciagurrato1831 enjoy ✌️
@@marcellomAbsolutely correct! I love the art of Pablo Picasso - he was notoriously cruel to many in his life, particularly the women, but that is separate to his artistic genius.
Yeah, no.