Darkly Funny Mysteries

Updated June 11, 2026
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Killing me
Gagnon, Michelle
Paper Book
Finalist for the CALIBA 2023 Golden Poppy Award A LibraryReads Pick Utterly original and wildly entertaining, Killing Me is a laugh-loud-loud thriller with a protagonist whose life is a total mess. She escaped a serial killer. Then things got...
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
Ebook
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...
Swiped
Chilton, L. M.
Paper Book
A young woman must unmask a serial killer and prove her innocence, all before her best friend's wedding in this hilarious "sultry summer thriller" (The New York Times). Gwen Turner has made a bloody mess of her life. She recently broke up with the best man...
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
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NEW BLOOD DAGGER AWARD * A remote lodge. A stormy night. A shot in the dark. You may think you've read this story before. Think again. *  Fans of The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Magpie Murders, look no further. "Potent. . ....
We love to entertain : a novel
Strohmeyer, Sarah
Paper Book
"A diabolical and deliciously twisty romp through reality TV home renovations infused with humor and warmth. Sarah Strohmeyer does murder and suspense in all the best possible ways!" --Wanda M. Morris, award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets and Anywhere You Run From the...
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
It has been an eventful morning for Agnes Sharp and the other inhabitants of Sunset Hall, a house share for the old and unruly in the sleepy English countryside. Although they have had some issues (misplaced reading glasses, conflicting culinary tastes, decreasing mobility, and unruly grandsons),...
Now you see us : a novel
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
Mack, Catherine
Ebook
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
NATIONAL BESTSELLER  NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND GLAMOUR! "One of those rare emotionally intelligent books that are also fun reads... Going to keep readers turning pages late into the night." -The New York Times ...
Scorched grace
Douaihy, Margot
Ebook
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
They've spent their lives as assassins in a clandestine international organization, but at 60 years old, four women find they can't just retire - it's kill or be killed in this book by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie...
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
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A Best Horror Book of 2025! (BookBub, Vulture, Men's Health) Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher that will keep...
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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