Intelligent Literary Mysteries

Discover the best intelligent literary mysteries with our curated list of thought-provoking books. Perfect for discerning readers who love clever plots, rich prose, and deep intrigue.

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The Listener

by Shira Nayman

It is 1947 and Dr. Harrison, chief psychiatrist at the private asylum Shadowbrook, is treating a mysterious patient, Bertram, who has voluntarily come to the …
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The Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro

BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, here is ā€œan intricate and dazzling novelā€ (The New York Times) about …
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The Ghost Road

by Pat Barker

As World War I winds to a close, two men--Dr. William Rivers, a psychologist whose dedicated healing sends men back to the brutal front, and …
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Jack Maggs

by Peter Carey

The Booker Prize-winning author of Oscar and Lucinda returns to the nineteenth century in an utterly captivating mystery. The year is 1837 and a stranger …
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The Best Short Stories of O. Henry

by O. Henry

"Modern library of the world's best books"--Colophon.
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The Gravedigger's Daughter

by Joyce Carol Oates

Fleeing Nazi Germany in 1936, the Schwarts immigrate to a small town in upstate New York. Here the father—a former high school teacher—is demeaned by …
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The Help

by Kathryn Stockett

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film—a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and …
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Sarah's Key

by Tatiana de Rosnay

On the anniversary of the roundup of Jews by the French police in Paris, Julia is asked to write an article on this dark episode …
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The New York Trilogy

by Paul Auster

First published by Sun & Moon Press in three volumes in 1985 and 1986, The New York Trilogy has since been translated into many languages. …