Darkly Funny Mysteries

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Darkly Funny Mysteries

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Finlay Donovan is killing it
Cosimano, Elle
Paper Book
In development to be a major TV series on Peacock, adapted by Tina Fey and Lang Fisher A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "Getting the job done" takes on a whole new meaning for one single mom in Finlay Donovan is Killing It, kicking off the beloved,...
Everyone in my family has killed someone
Stevenson, Benjamin
Paper Book
Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this "utterly original" (Jane Harper), "not to be missed" (Karin Slaughter), fiendishly clever locked room mystery that blends classic and modern whodunits. "A witty twist on classic whodunits... Stevenson not only...
Don't swipe right
Chilton, L. M.
Paper Book
'Kept me guessing and was so fun to read.' BRITNEY SPEARS, People Magazine Favorite Beach Read Pick 'Utterly compelling and laugh-out-loud funny.' KATY BRENT DATING APPS ARE SO DEAD. Gwen Turner, 29,...
Murder your employer : the McMasters guide to homicide
Holmes, Rupert
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Award-winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, "a fantasy academy laid out like a combination of Hogwarts, Downton Abbey, and...
Mother-daughter murder night : a novel
Simon, Nina
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK  Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. "I just loved how intriguing the mystery is but also the dynamics between a grandmother, a mother, and a teenage daughter." --Reese Witherspoon Think: Gilmore...
The other half
Vassell, Charlotte
Paper Book
You know how they live. This is how they die... A STUNNING DEBUT FROM YOUR NEXT FAVORITE MYSTERY WRITER * Rupert's 30th birthday party is a black-tie dinner at the Kentish Town McDonald's--catered with cocaine and expensive champagne. The morning after, his girlfriend Clemmie is...
West Heart kill
McDorman, Dann
Paper Book
An irresistible murder mystery set at a genteel private club where everyone is a suspect, including the erratic detective on the scene--a remarkable debut that gleefully upends the rules of the genre and marks the arrival of a major new talent "The writer of murder, like all...
Play the fool : a mystery
Chern, Lina
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD * A cynical tarot card reader seeks to uncover the truth about her friend's mysterious death in this delightfully clever whodunit, "a delicious blend of suspense and madcap humor" (Library Journal, starred review). For Katie True, a...
The sunset years of Agnes Sharp
Swann, Leonie
Paper Book
Now You See Us
Jaswal, Balli Kaur.
Paper Book
Crazy Rich Asians meets The Help! From Reese's Book Club veteran Balli Kaur Jaswal comes a wildly entertaining and sharply observed story of three women who work in the homes of Singapore's elite, and band together to solve a murder mystery involving one of their own. "Tender and heartfelt...
Every time I go on vacation, someone dies : a novel
Mack, Catherine
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller #1 Toronto Star Bestseller in Canadian FictionA Globe and Mail Bestseller in Canadian Fiction A Vancouver Sun Bestseller in New Releases An Indie Next List Pick (May 2024) An...
My murder
Williams, Katie
Paper Book
What if the murder you had to solve was your own? Lou is a happily married mother of an adorable toddler. She's also the victim of a local serial killer. Recently brought back to life and returned to her grieving family by a government project, she is grateful for this second...
Scorched grace
Douaihy, Margot
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller · A New York Times, Apple Books, and The Guardian Best Crime Novel of the Year · An Indie Next Pick · Winner of the Pinckley Prize for Crime Fiction and the Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Festival Emerging Writer Award · Longlisted for the Mass Book Award · A...
Killers of a certain age
Raybourn, Deanna
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "This Golden Girls meets James Bond thriller is a journey you want to be part of." -Buzzfeed Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their...
Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
A USA Today bestseller Edgar Award Winner for Best Original Paperback Audie Award Winner for Mystery Libby Award Winner for Best Mystery A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by...
How to solve your own murder : a novel
Perrin, Kristen
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Jimmy Fallon's Book Club Finalist for 2024 | A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist | A GMA Buzz Pick | A USA Today Bestseller One of Jimmy Fallon's favorite books for Spring 2024, The Top LibraryReads pick for March 2024, A...
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home massacre
Fracassi, Philip
Paper Book
'DIABOLICALLY DELIGHTFUL' Tananarive Due, author of The Reformatory 'OLD-SCHOOL HORROR' Stephen King on Boys in the Valley Burgeoning with dark humour, violence and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a...
Bearer of Bad News
Dini, Elisabeth
Paper Book
A sharply funny and moving debut in which a young woman accepts a job that takes her though the Italian Dolomites and into an international mystery far greater--and more personal--than she could have ever expected. For someone who hates secrets, Las Vegas hairdresser Lucy Rey is...
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