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Calendar of Crime 2024 - hosted by minnnt

August
7. Month-related item on cover: summer scene, beach/water, a school, bus, etc.

9. Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Sheep

10. Summer holiday setting (beach, resort, etc.)

11. Academic setting
All books added
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

629 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

370 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

The Last Murder at the End of the World

Stuart Turton

368 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Santa Cruz Noir by Susie Bright

Santa Cruz Noir

Akashic Noir

Susie Bright

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
De schreeuw van het lam by Thomas Harris

De schreeuw van het lam

Hannibal Lecter #2

Thomas Harris

280 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction crime horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Tale of Two Cookies by Eve Calder

A Tale of Two Cookies

A Cookie House Mystery #3

Eve Calder

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

fiction mystery dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

The House Across the Lake

Riley Sager

349 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced