Locked room mysteries have long captivated readers with their ingenious plots and mind-bending puzzles. These stories, often set in confined spaces where a crime seems impossible to commit, challenge both the characters and the readers to unravel the truth. Whether it’s a murder at a cooking school or the eerie voices in a haunted castle, locked room mysteries captivate with their tantalizing premises and clever solutions.
KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS by Orlando Murrin
The Maid meets Knives Out with a dash of Top Chef in the debut locked room culinary mystery set in a London cooking school by MasterChef semi-finalist and cookbook writer Orlando Murrin.
LOOSE LIPS by Kemper Donovan
The USA Today bestselling host of the “All About Agatha” podcast injects the spark and fizz of a Golden Age murder mystery into the present-day, as the ghostwriter’s skills are put to the test aboard a bestselling author’s decidedly insalubrious cruise.
THE WOMAN IN THE CASTELLO by Kelsey James
Perfect for readers of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Kate Morton, this sophisticated, atmospheric debut spins a bewitching web of ruthless ambition, family secrets, and the consequences of forbidden love, as an ambitious American actress snags the starring role in a mysterious horror movie shooting on location in a crumbling medieval castle outside Rome…
THE LOST GIRLS OF WILLOWBROOK by Ellen Marie Wiseman
For fans of The Girls with No Names, The Silent Patient, and Girl, Interrupted, the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan Collector blends fact, fiction, and the urban legend of Cropsey in 1970s New York, as mistaken identities lead to a young woman’s imprisonment at Willowbrook State School, the real state-run institution that Geraldo Rivera would later expose for its horrifying abuses.
IN THE LONELY HOURS by Shannon Morgan
In a bewitchingly melancholy, thrillingly modern ghost story for readers of Eve Chase, Megan Shepherd, and Lisa Jewell, the new inhabitants of a centuries-old castle perched on a remote island in northwest Scotland must confront its tragic and terrifying history…
THE GHOST ILLUSION by Kat Martin
In a twisty page-turner for fans of Sadah Pinborough, Megan Goldin, and Melinda Leigh, New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin melds psychological thriller and ghost story as one woman’s daring search for the truth tests the dividing line between life and death.
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