The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Thriller/Mystery By A Non Caucasian Author
When I think of mystery/thrillers, my mind initially goes to the ones by Caucasian authors that I grew up reading but diverse voices in genres like mystery and suspense are needed now more than ever. They offer readers the opportunity to expand their imagination by reading from authors from perspectives not often found in mainstream mysteries.
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Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah

Next of Kin

Kia Abdullah

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction crime dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Someone Had To Do It by Danielle Brown, Amber Brown

Someone Had To Do It

Danielle Brown, Amber Brown

10 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The After Party by A.C. Arthur

The After Party

A.C. Arthur

351 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary thriller adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Die Flucht by Fuminori Nakamura

Die Flucht

Fuminori Nakamura

592 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary
Watershed by Percival Everett

Watershed

Percival Everett

208 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction mystery challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

Moon of the Crusted Snow

The Whitesky Saga #1

Waubgeshig Rice

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction dystopian thriller dark reflective tense medium-paced
Shutter by Ramona Emerson

Shutter

Ramona Emerson

302 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

The Violin Conspiracy

Brendan Slocumb

345 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction crime mystery thriller emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
The Black Girl Survives in This One by Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans

The Black Girl Survives in This One

Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans

272 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror short stories young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me

I Feed Her to the Beast #1

Jamison Shea

12 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced