Mystery: 221B – Read a mystery featuring a private investigator
December 28, 2020
 | The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton A dark and atmospheric mystery set in the 1600s on a ship heading from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam and bedeviled by strange and unsettling events. The renowned detective Samuel Pipps has been locked in the hold for an unspecified crime, leaving his assistant to manage the case. Book eBook Audio eBook |
 | Murder in the Marais by Cara Black Private Investigator Aimée Leduc lives and works in Paris in the 1990s, but in this series starter she’s called to investigate a disturbing, anti-Semitic murder with ties to World War II crimes. Book Audio eBook |
 | Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Rich in African history and mythology, this epic fantasy has been described as the African Game of Thrones. The detective called Tracker is renowned for his abilities as a hunter and has been hired to find a boy who went missing three years ago. Book eBook |
 | The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King The brilliant, 15-year-old Mary Russell stumbles onto a beekeeper only to discover that he is the renowned (and retired) detective Sherlock Holmes. He’s so impressed by the young Mary that he takes her on as an apprentice when he’s called to investigate the kidnapping of an American senator’s daughter. Book |
 | Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem A classic detective story with a twist. Lionel Essrog is an orphan with Tourette’s who works for a local mobster’s limo service/detective agency. When his boss is fatally stabbed, it’s up to Lionel to find the culprit. Book Audio eBook |
 | Storm Front by Jim Butcher Harry Dresden is a professional wizard, but there’s not always enough business to pay the bills. When the Chicago police ask for his help investigating a homicide by black magic, Harry puts on his detective hat to search out a black mage. Book eBook Audio eBook |
 | The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes, perhaps the most famous literary detective in the world, faces his most terrifying case. A spectral dog is rumored to be roaming the Devon moors, fulfilling a curse by attacking and killing members of the Baskerville family. Book eBook Audio eBook |
 | Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen Carl Hiaasen is the master of funny Florida crime fiction, and Double Whammy is the first in the Skink series. Trailer park resident and new detective R.J. Decker is braving the weird wilds of Florida to investigate a body in a bog. Book Audio eBook |
 | IQ by Joe Ide Isaiah Quintabe is known as IQ in his East LA neighborhood, where he picks up the LAPD’s slack by trying to identify the hit-and-run driver who killed his brother. To make ends meet, he also uses his genius reputation to take on some other mysterious cases. Book eBook Audio eBook |
 | The Missing American by Kwei Quartey Emma has dreamed of becoming a police detective in Accra, Ghana since she was just a little girl. When she’s forced to leave a disappointing term in the police force, she decides to pursue a life as a private detective instead, investigating the disappearance of an American who was looking into internet scams. Book |