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Writer's pictureGinny Seegmiller

Private Eye July

As the end of July is upon us, I wanted to share some of the fascinating mystery books and authors I have grown to love this month while feeding my murder mystery/serial killer obsession. I’m not sure how healthy it is to crave a good mystery, or murder mystery party game, or read nonfiction serial killer facts, but I can confidently say I’m not the only one like this. So, for those of my friends who also feed on this, here are

Detective with magnifying glass

some lovely reviews, recommendations and finds from “Private Eye July”!


Top Ten Most Circulated Murder Mystery Books:


And Then There Were None -Agatha Christie

Stillwatch- Mary Higgins Clark

The Witness- Sandra Brown

High Five- Janet Evanovich

In Plain Sight- C.J. Box

Hour Game- David Baldacci

Mind Prey- John Sanford

Dirt- Stuart Woods

Nothing to Lose: A Jack Reacher Novel- Lee Child

 


Board Game Recommendation:

Hunt A Killer’s “Death at the Dive Bar


Death at the Dive Bar

After completing Hunt a Killer’s “Class of ’98”, I decided on an easier challenge with a similar game. Rather than a full 6 “episodes” with each one taking about 2 hours to complete, “Death at the Dive Bar” is about 2-3 hours in total. It’s nice that everything you need to solve the case is in one box and you don’t have to eliminate suspects in a particular order. The downside of getting all the evidence at once is that it doesn’t really give direction on what order you should look at everything. The “Class of ‘98” game seemed slightly more guided, but more extensive and time consuming. After working with a friend of mine on this game, and once we figured out a direction, it was fun and exciting to unravel the mystery and uncover the twists in the storyline.


The True Crime Files

Non-Fiction Recommendation:


I really struggled with turning this book back in. There were so many interesting facts, trivia and quizzes, and it’s a short 2-3 page read for each subject. Very quick and easy to pick up and put down and the information and detail is just fascinating.

 

I have yet to find a good murder mystery audio book, but if you have any suggestions, please let me know! I hope you enjoy these fabulous finds!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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