Mystery books with something extra

Post date: 2024-04-17 01:48:43

I love books that might be described as "mystery plus." That is, they work as clever, well-constructed, and fair mysteries... but they have a distinctive additional attraction on top of the mystery. For example, The Tuesday Murder Club is a mystery + unusually charming characters and humor. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is mystery + {SPOILER REDACTED}. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone and West Heart Kill are mystery + narrative self awareness. Can you recommend other examples?

Feel free to say a few words about what the plus is, but I'd be grateful if you could avoid spoilers. If in doubt, I'd rather you err on the side of vagueness (as you can probably tell from the fact that I have been vague about Evelyn Hardcastle even though the thing that makes the book unusual is revealed very early on.)

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