Literary mystery novels

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Anonymous wrote:I’m excited to read A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley when my family travels over the holiday and I would love recs of other literary mystery novels I could add to my reading list. I read a ton of mysteries, including novels I have read before, because I find them to be good at helping me manage anxiety and insomnia. But with a break from work over the holidays I think I might have enough mental bandwidth to tackle some more challenging mysteries!

Wait. She has a new book out?

Yes! Came out this week

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m excited to read A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley when my family travels over the holiday and I would love recs of other literary mystery novels I could add to my reading list. I read a ton of mysteries, including novels I have read before, because I find them to be good at helping me manage anxiety and insomnia. But with a break from work over the holidays I think I might have enough mental bandwidth to tackle some more challenging mysteries!

Did you read Duplicate Keys? It’s kind of a psychological mystery. One of my favorite Jane Smiley novels.

I haven’t, this looks like a great rec, thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ooh I have the perfect rec for you. An Instance of the Finger Post by Ian Fleming.

It’s the best use of unreliable narrator and multiple perspectives that I’ve ever read. It’s quite long and intricate (> 600 pages) and the topic sounds obscure (it’s set at Oxford during the English Restoration) but don’t let that out you off. It’s soooo good. Very literary,

Love this book!! Its very good, I have it saved for a reread this winter.