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105 New Mysteries & Thrillers by Authors of Color
It’s Mystery Week here at Goodreads, and we're solving the case of how to find a great new mystery to crack open. On tap today: 105 new mysteries and thrillers from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) authors.
These are all new mysteries and thrillers published in the past three years. Bear in mind that this isn’t a complete list, and you can find plenty of other great titles out there. (In fact, feel free to add your own recommendations in the comments section.) We’ve cut a wide swath through the usual subgenres—cozies, procedurals, horror-adjacent—and we’ve excluded YA titles. This one is for the grown-ups.
Some off-the-dome highlights: S.A. Cosby’s modern classic Razorblade Tears; Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s historical mystery Velvet Was the Night; and Jesse Q. Sutanto’s delightful Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. Double-secret bonus tip: Cherokee author Tiffany McDaniel based her novel On the Savage Side on the real-life case of the Chillicothe Six.
Scroll down and click through the book cover images for more details about each title. If you find some good leads, add ’em to your Want to Read shelf.
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How many of these books have you read? Let us know in the comments below!
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Apr 03, 2023 02:26AM
Goodreads coming up with amazing mystery recs when you’re craving it the most. What can be better than this?
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I love mystery week! I've read & enjoyed some of these, have been looking forward to some & added a few more to my TBR. Thanks, Goodreads!
I second the recommendation for The Woman in the Library! It breaks the bonds of the reader/book/author boundaries and had me guessing the whole way through.
I will never understand why some people constantly feel the need to separate people by the color of their skin.But, anyway, there are some great authors on this list. I would recommend "Liar, Dreamer, Thief", by Maria Dong, for instance. I loved it and I didn't even know - or care - about the "color" thing which seems to be so relevant for some people, who knows why...
Even though Goodreads recommendations have always disappointed me, I'll still be reading some of these books this time. Also one One recommendation from me: The Girl in the Glass Case by Devashish Sardana Enjoy everyone.
I absolutely loved Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers! So glad to see it in this list 😁
i'm currently reading a mystery book and i'll be glad to find other thriller mystery recommendations
A list of mysteries that isn't dominated by white authors? Thank you Goodreads for providing us with a list of BIPOC authors to encourage people to diversify their reading and increase representation for those of us who want to be able to relate to our books!
Added some to my TBR list - Thank you, Goodreads!
Diversity is beautiful. How dull the world would be if we were all the same. Thank you for introducing mystery authors who are new to me.
I really loved "American Spy" by Lauren Wilkinson. I think I originally read it from a Goodreads recommendation.
You asked how many we have read. The answer is 8. All 8 were strong reads!
Who cares what color the author is? I don't read Walter Mosely because he's black, I read him 'cause he's damn entertaining. Either the writing is good or it isn't, that's my criterion.
Bronx wrote: "Who cares what color the author is? I don't read Walter Mosely because he's black, I read him 'cause he's damn entertaining. Either the writing is good or it isn't, that's my criterion."Exactly!! I don't understand why there always has to be some kind of category to separate people - a good writer is a good writer, the color of their skin makes no difference.
For those who are commenting about the colour of the authors’ skin have clearly no understanding of how difficult it is for black authors to get published. Those who have never been oppressed will never appreciate the struggle to be recognised. Thank you Goodreads for recognising not only talent, but also for honouring the ethnicity of the authors.
I like bed stumbling across this list, but I’m unhappy that three of my favorite authors are not listed: Stephen Mack Jones, Abir Mukherjee and Vaseem Khan!And I’m not 100% certain of this, but Nick Medina writes about Native Americans, but is not a tribal member.
