The StoryGraph’s Genre Challenge 2022 - hosted by thestorygraph

A true crime book by a woman
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The Corpse Had a Familiar Face by Edna Buchanan

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

Edna Buchanan

388 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction crime true crime informative mysterious slow-paced
What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator by Barbara Butcher

What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

Barbara Butcher

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir true crime dark emotional informative fast-paced
The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-Hamilton

The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity

Axton Betz-Hamilton

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir true crime dark reflective medium-paced
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

441 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War by Thomas Mitchell, Marcia Mitchell

The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War

Thomas Mitchell, Marcia Mitchell

256 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

Mad Honey

Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

452 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Mr. Quin

Harley Quin #1

Agatha Christie

396 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)

fiction crime mystery short stories mysterious fast-paced
The Murders at White House Farm by Carol Ann Lee

The Murders at White House Farm

Carol Ann Lee

546 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction crime mystery true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

You're Invited

Amanda Jayatissa

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
A Deadly Betrothal by Fiona Buckley

A Deadly Betrothal

Ursula Blanchard #15

Fiona Buckley

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical mystery informative mysterious medium-paced