10 BEST MYSTERIES WITH A TWIST

[SheltieLover]

https://bookriot.com/best-mysteries-with-a-twist/

Is there anything more delicious than a big twist in a book? In the best mysteries with a twist, the narrator leads you down one path, but then you realize at the end that they’ve actually taken you off the main path in the forest. While it can happen in many different types of writing, in mysteries, it can mean that the person you thought was an innocent bystander is actually the murderer. Or maybe the victim was actually alive all the time! Or maybe everything you understand about the narrative has been completely wrong.

Of course, the best mysteries with a twist are those that surprise you but are rooted in the story. We don’t want a big twist that comes out nowhere kinda like a Deus ex machina. Much like the clues for the murderer should be littered throughout for the reader, a good twist needs to have clues that give the reader a fighting chance…even if it is tiny.

While there are some pretty prominent examples of mysteries with big twists (I’m looking at you Agatha Christie), I’m including more recently published or translated works that have big twists. Obviously, I won’t spoil the twist since that stinks but if you want that big aha, these are the mystery books to find them.

More at link, including the list.

Enjoy!

[XanaDUer2]

1. The Christie one is a favorite

[SheltieLover]

2. Thx for sharing!

Enjoy!

[BlueGreenLady]

3. Say Nothing

Here's a great non-fiction story of murder and how the crime was unraveled. There are eerily familiar societal paralelles to the schism we have going on in the US today. I'm still thinking about it months after reading it.

"Say Nothing focuses on The Troubles in Northern Ireland, beginning with the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville. Keefe
began researching and writing the book after reading the obituary for Dolours Price in 2013.[2]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Nothing_(book)

“Masked intruders dragged Jean McConville, a 38-year-old widow and mother of 10, from her Belfast home in 1972. In this
meticulously reported book—as finely paced as a novel—Keefe uses McConville’s murder as a prism to tell the history of the Troubles
in Northern Ireland. Interviewing people on both sides of the conflict, he transforms the tragic damage and waste of the era into a
searing, utterly gripping saga.” —New York Times Book Review

"Jean McConville’s abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the
neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it."
(from penguinrandomhouse review.)

[SheltieLover]

5. Thx for sharing!

It sounds intriguing!

[BlueGreenLady]

4. Thanks for posting the 10 best list

I am always on the lookout for a good read

[SheltieLover]

6. Yw!

Me too! I read so much (~1/day), I only read what library has available in e-format. This pretty much crimps my style, so I'm always hunting for funny cozies.

[BlueGreenLady]

7. I'm going to post this to the Non-Fiction book group

so I know where this review is for future reference. I'm always suggesting it to friends.

[SheltieLover]

8. Great idea!

[FM123]

9. Wow, thanks so much!

I have a great comfy chair out on my patio, and now I have a list of books to read.....

[SheltieLover]

10. Yw!

Enjoy!