What a good murder mystery to read? Im 14 but a very avid reader.?

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What a good murder mystery to read? Im 14 but a very avid reader.?

Answer 1

To start with, it has to be Agatha Christie.

I "ate" her books when I was your age...don't get bothered that the stories are a little "old" they are amazing reads, and are actually fitting for any age.

I would start with the Miss Marple stories, to ease you into her writing (well, I am not a native speaker, so I found those easier than the ones with Hercule Poirot, you might think differently thou...), but Miss Marple was the preferred character of Christie, as she got quite tired of her own creation, of Hercule Poirot, after several years and numerous books and focused on Marple instead...fun think about that: Hercule Poirot was the only fictional character to get an obituary in the NY Times, after Christie decided to drop him ;-)



Then you can go for Karen Rose, she writes a mixture of crime thriller paired with some romance on the side...



Another capturing read is Karen Slaughter - her name tells you all ;-) its really difficult to put those ones down once you started...the stories include quite brutal murders, but the comforting part about her books that the "heroes" are always some somehow screwed up characters who are not the Knights in shining armor, but each have their own package to carry. Makes them more realistic, and you feel much more satisfied when they actually "win". I like those, because the realistic main characters make the killing psychopath even more creepy.



Agatha Christie starter: 4.50 from Paddington (it is, I would say, the most popular Marple-story, so in case you are not becoming a fan of her - which I actually doubt - you will at least have read this one)



Karen Rose starter: Don't tell (this is the first one, and since the characters are kind of coming up again I would start in the beginning)



Karen Slaughter starter: Blind Sighted (the first book of the Grant County series, also you can read each book by itself, i recommend to stay in order to fully understand the development of the MCs - I myself started with the second one "Kisscut" and it was still perfectly well to understand...)



Apart from that Mary Higgins Clark is always about offering some enjoyable hours of a suspense thriller (I like her books, but I must admit I don't find them as memorable as the other 3 on top). The same goes for Joy Fielding with the exception that Fieldings "See Jane run" really got me into suspense thrillers when I was around 14 as well. Before I just stuck to Christie...



So go for the upper 3, but if you feel you need more Clark and Fielding offer you a wide selection of good books, and I would never say 'no' to one of them ;-)

Answer 2

The Poet, by Michael Connelly (an interesting type of killer, great story, and Connelly is a rare great writer for being so popular!)



I suggest that, and these three books by Caleb Carr:



The Alienist (if you choose to read any Caleb Carr books, I warn you that they are very dark. The time period for this one is the end of the 1800's, and it is a hunt for a new type of criminal for the time period: a serial killer. Carr knows the past and the human mind better than any author of his genre that I've ever come across)



The Angel of Darkness (tied in with "The Alienist," in my opinion this one was even better than it. The enemy is one so unspeakably evil, the leading psychiatrist is a great character, and there's even an appearance of an actual historical figure as a character: Clarence Darrow. This is a very dark, disturbing, but amazing book. Carr is better than any run of the mill author--like James Patterson or John Grisham, both of whom are undoubtedly good writers, but just aren't as real as Carr, as they are quantity over quality--of his genre)



Killing Time (instead of going into the past, as Carr did so well, in this book he paints a picture of a dark, and scarily believable future along with a conspiracy/murder mystery. It's a bold, and amazing, rare book, and has been compared to Orwell's "1984.")



Hope any of these work for you!

Cheers!

Answer 3

Bone Thief by Thomas O'Callaghan. Kinsey Millhone mystery series by Sue Grafton. Blood Relations by Barbara Parker. Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag. Anything by Kathy Reichs. With Malice by Rachel Lee.

Answer 4

I learn the first e-book and that i concept it was pretty good. The trouble is now everybody has read it and theres a film so it would be a bad time to start. Despite the fact that, if men and women are speaking about it might be just right to understand what theyre speaking about. I rather cant say. I dont have this situation on the grounds that I dont relatively read fiction or any novels for that matter...

Answer 5

I would recommend Patricia Cornwell. Although I have not read her books personally, I know they are held in very high regard.

James Patterson is AMAZING! I have read much of his work, I love it all.

Jeez, when you specify MURDER mystery it narrows down the options quite a lot.... Next time just say good action packed books- I have SO MANY to recommed for that! :) Good luck!

Answer 6

One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest



Stand by Me



The Outsiders

Answer 7

Agatha Christie - anything she writes is not only a good read, but will also give you culture references and introduce you to Poirot (similar to Sherlock Holmes). I also saw her play, The Mousetrap, performed and it was excellent.

Answer 8

Anything by James Patterson. One of the best!

Answer 9

Any and All Sherlock Holmes books, I love 'em.

Answer 10

scooby doo. Its awsome no matter how many times you read them.