These Unsettling Gothic Mysteries Are Some of Our Favorite
What makes for a good gothic mystery suspense book? Dark, atmospheric settings. Unsettling and often supernatural storylines. A sense of horrifying dread that leaves the reader wondering who they can trust. Gothic mystery books and suspense books have been around for centuries, and writers and readers alike continue to love gothic sensibilities in their fiction. These are seven gothic mystery suspense novels—both new and classics—that you absolutely have to read if you’re one of the many who love this genre.
Bloodless marks the 20th book in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Pendergast series, following FBI agent Aloysius X. L. Pendergast. When bloodless bodies start appearing in Savannah, Georgia, panic explodes across the city, and people begin wondering if there's a vampire in their midst. And so Pendergast and his partner, Agent Coldmoon, are on the case, exploring the truth behind the infamous Savannah Vampire and its connection to the only unsolved skyjacking in American history.
Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca is an enduring gothic romance mystery classic that was recently adapted into a film for Netflix, starring Lily James. In this novel, a nameless narrator falls in love with the dashing and mysterious widower Maxim de Winter. Their whirlwind romance ends in a quick marriage, and then our narrator is whisked off the Manderley, Maxim's large country estate that's haunted by the memories of his previous wife, Rebecca. But the echoes of Rebecca all over Manderley threaten to destroy this new marriage from beyond the grave.
Inspector of the Dead is the second novel in David Morrell's Thomas De Quincey series. The novel follows Thomas De Quincey, a real-life historical figure who was a writer, essayist, and literary critic in England in the 19th century. Morrell's novels imagine De Quincey was also a detective, exploring some of the darkest mysteries in Victorian England. Inspector of the Dead is set in 1855 during the Crimean War, and the story sees De Quincey facing off against a killer who is plotting to assassinate Queen Victoria.
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