I read both of Stuart Turtons mystery novels last year and couldn't recommend them enough.
The Devil and the Dark Water and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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I read both and enjoyed both, but definitely preferred Hardcastle. Though that could be because I read it in early 2021 with an unidentified case of Covid (false neg) and was kind of in a dream state of exhaustion which made the slightly trippy loop even more engaging. Lol
Actually I think I preferred Devil in all honesty, although I'm willing to put that down to me having a bit of a thing for stories set on ships.
Thanks for these suggestions - I hadn't heard of the author. The first one you mentioned has a particularly interesting setting, on an East India ship!
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.
Agatha Christie's are classics, of course - and Dorothy Sayers - but there are so many variations.
Maybe check out Ann Cleeves, or Andrew Vachss is you prefer darker, or Ruth Rendell and Patricia Highsmith for psychological -
The Mystery of the Yellow Room. And if you've read Conan Doyle, and Poe's Dupin stories, you'll enjoy the jabs to both.
“The Snowman” by Jo Nesbø. Most of the Harry Hole series are pretty great
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
@OmegaMouse The Thursday Murder Club are a cosy something. Lightweight, easy to read, and they've absolutely taken off in the few years they've been out.