Author: Sydney
There is no genre as suspenseful and thrilling as mystery. From Encyclopedia Brown to Sherlock Holmes, readers of all ages are eager to follow along their favorite detective as facts are uncovered and criminals apprehended.
Rabbit Holes
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Night Film by Marisha Pessl is a mystery for the digital age. A New York detective is tantalized by the decades-old mystery of a disappeared filmmaker and his freshly suicidal daughter.
Marisha Pessl is familiar with the twisting, often terrifying dark corners of the internet that, with just a click, can transport you somewhere you really don’t want to be. This book follows that thought to its icky, beating heart, with twists and turns along the way that leave the reader entranced and maybe even regretful that they picked it up.
For fans of ARGs, scum cinema, and horror movies.
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Locked Rooms
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson takes place primarily on a small, privately owned island north of Stockholm, Sweden, where an elderly billionaire remains tortured by the cold case of his granddaughter’s disappearance. The events that led to the girl’s disappearance happened on the small island on a particularly well-documented day, which creates the perfect setting for a locked-room mystery.
The mystery is propulsive enough to guarantee readers keep turning pages, but it is the two main characters – a detective and a hacker – that create enough sordid intrigue to merit two sequel books and several film and television adaptations.
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Amateur Investigators
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Frink and Jeffrey Cranor
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor takes place in the surrealistic town of Night Vale. Fans of the extremely popular podcast will recognize the zany characters and setting, but the story is all new. A nineteen-year old girl and a single mother are drawn together when strange events derail their lives and they are pointed toward the seemingly non-existent ‘King City’.
The surrealist, comedic setting of Night Vale offers a lighthearted edge to the plot, but the emotional undertones are frighteningly realistic.
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