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Dec 03, 2019 11:10PM
Anyone have any ideas for a book where the victim(s) is not a woman? I LOVE this challenge!
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My first thought was Murder on the Orient Express as the murder victim within the book is a man. If you count other crimes that happened before the book and are mentioned within the book, it doesn't count. I may well be back with more!Already back with more, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd also counts, as long as we are only counting victims of murder, and not any other crimes.
Rachael wrote: "My first thought was Murder on the Orient Express as the murder victim within the book is a man. If you count other crimes that happened before the book and are mentioned within the b..."Thank you!
Check out the staunch book prize. They give out an award for this type of novel
A lot of the Golden Age novels have male victims. "The Sittaford Mystery" by Agatha Christie would be a less well known option, or "The Man in the Queue" by Josephine Tey.
The Hollow by Agatha Christie has a male as the victim. I'm only halfway through, so I am not sure if anyone else dies in a cover-up attempt.
Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer is another
Amy J. wrote: "Check out the staunch book prize. They give out an award for this type of novel"Thank you so much for this tip. It's awesome that this resource exists!
Motherless Brooklyn...one of my favorite books
I consider this book a mystery fiction and may reread it. It’s been years since I’ve read it
I looked through some books on my mystery shelf and found this one by John Grisham The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town. It seems like he was a victim of injustice not a crime, but still a victim.
Several of Louise Penny’s series featuring Inspector Gamache would work, including The Beautiful Mystery.
It's a bit unusual but Pet Pet would fit this. There is a mystery as a central part of the plot while also having fantasy elements. It's a shorter book but very powerful. Bonus: Akwaeke Emezi identifies as a non-binary trans person (using they and their as pronouns) and the book is full of diverse characters.
Several of Miranda James Cat in the Stacks series work. Why Mermaids Sing from CS Harris (probably more as well, but they tend toward multiple victims and my memory gets fuzzy)
"Beat Not the Bones" by Charlotte Jay looks like it qualifies.
Also The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith aka J.K. Rowling.
Chrissy wrote: "Several of Louise Penny’s series featuring Inspector Gamache would work, including The Beautiful Mystery."Yes, that one was so good.
I am going with Moriarty but I also love all of Louise Penny's books and think that is a great suggestion. I also recommend Sunburn which is very noir, and I thought very fun.
I think The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides will work for this. I hope so because I want to read it & it will work for other prompts in other challenges for me.
Does anyone know if Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey would qualify for this? I own it and have yet to read it...
A couple I read this year are solid murder mysteries w/ male victims:Open Season #1, CJ Box - game warden solving murder in WY
Most Dangerous Place (#13 Swyteck), James Grippando
The 7th Canon, Robert Dugoni
My Sister the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite
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Terrie, These are the links for your book suggestions...Open Season by C.J. Box
Most Dangerous Place by James Grippando
The 7th Canon by Robert Dugoni
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
They look like terrific books! :-) You can click on "add book/author" above the comment box to add the links.
There four are on my short list (romances):Fatal Reckoning
Captives of the Night
Silent in the Grave
This is marketed as a murder mystery, but it doesn't say who was murdered: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
I'm might be stretching a bit on the genre, but I'm going to read Turtles All the Way Down by John Green for this one.
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