Murder mystery
A fair-play puzzle around a death, with clues the reader could assemble before the reveal.
All 2 murder mystery reviews, latest first
- 6.8competent A Study in Scarlet A dry, observant doctor narrates taking rooms with a consulting detective who can read a stranger's whole history at a glance.
- 8.0exceptional The Hound of the Baskervilles A canon detective classic whose moorland atmosphere and fair-play clueing still outclass the genre — read it for the fog and the deductions, not for a tidy final confrontation.