10 Best Magical Mystery Books Fusing Magic and Detective Work!
Ladies and Gents, get ready to dive into an irresistible blend of enchantment and intrigue! Pack your bags with spellbooks, magic wands, and trusty magnifying glasses, because we are about to take a ride into the captivating realm of magical mystery books. These are not your average detective stories, my dear reader; these crafty tales will ethereally transport you to a world where the grit of investigation fuses seamlessly with the allure of sorcery. From diabolical wizards as suspects, to rogue witches hiding in plain sight, and the brave enchanting detectives solving all the riddles - these tales have got it all! Each page you turn promises an edge-of-your-seat suspense paired with a dazzling display of spellbinding magic. If you love a good puzzle and hold a burning passion for all things magical, then these specially cherry-picked novels and comics are for you. So, prepare to leave the mundane behind and lose yourself in the charm of these captivating narratives. Here awaits ten of the best magical mystery books where magic meets detective work. Let’s unravel them one by one!
『The Outsider』
Now an HBO limited series starring Ben Mendelsohn! Evil has many faces…maybe even yours in this #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens—Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emerge, King’s story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.
Author | Stephen King |
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Price | unknown |
Publisher | Scribner |
Release Date | Jan 14, 2020 |
Source | Google Books |
『Acts of Violet』
A DAZZLING NEW NOVEL FROM NATIONAL BESTSELLING AND GMA BOOK CLUB PICK MARGARITA MONTIMORE, AUTHOR OF OONA OUT OF ORDER “[A] twisty, genre-defying family drama...Reminiscent of Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones & the Six.” --Shelf Awareness (starred review) Nearly a decade ago, iconic magician Violet Volk performed her greatest trick yet: vanishing mid-act. While Violet sought out the spotlight, her sister Sasha, had to be the responsible one. But Sasha can never seem to escape her sister’s tumultuous orbit. Then there’s Cameron Frank, determined to finally get his big break hosting a podcast devoted to all things Violet—though keeping his job hinges on an exclusive interview with Sasha, the last person who wants to talk to him. As the ten-year anniversary approaches, the podcast picks up steam, and Cameron’s pursuit of Sasha becomes increasingly intrusive. Meanwhile, Sasha begins to experience an unsettling series of sleepwalking episodes and coincidences, which all lead back to Violet. Pushed to her emotional limits, Sasha must finally confront the most painful truths about her sister, and herself, even at the risk of losing everything. Alternating between Sasha’s narration and Cameron’s podcast transcripts, interspersed with documents that offer a tantalizing peek at Violet herself, Acts of Violet is an utterly original, propulsive story of fame, deception, and forgiveness that will make you believe in magic.
Author | Margarita Montimore |
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Price | $11.99 |
Publisher | Flatiron Books |
Release Date | Jul 05, 2022 |
Source | Google Books |
『The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle』
"Pop your favorite Agatha Christie whodunnit into a blender with a scoop of Downton Abbey, a dash of Quantum Leap, and a liberal sprinkling of Groundhog Day and you'll get this unique murder mystery." —Harper's Bazaar THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER! The 71⁄2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a breathlessly addictive mystery that follows one man's race to find a killer, with an astonishing time-turning twist that means nothing and no one are quite what they seem. Aiden Bishop knows the rules. Evelyn Hardcastle will die every day until he can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest at Blackheath Manor. And some of his hosts are more helpful than others. With a locked-room mystery that Agatha Christie would envy, Stuart Turton unfurls a breakneck novel of intrigue and suspense. International bestselling author Stuart Turton delivers inventive twists in a thriller of such unexpected creativity it will leave readers guessing until the very last page. ALSO BY STUART TURTON: The Devil and the Dark Water The Last Murder at the End of the World
Author | Stuart Turton |
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Price | $9 |
Publisher | Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Release Date | Sep 18, 2018 |
Source | Google Books |
『Broken Monsters』
A criminal mastermind creates violent tableaus in abandoned Detroit warehouses in Lauren Beukes's genre-bending novel of suspense. Detective Gabriella Versado has seen a lot of bodies. But this one is unique even by Detroit's standards: half boy, half deer, somehow fused together. As stranger and more disturbing bodies are discovered, how can the city hold on to a reality that is already tearing at its seams? If you're Detective Versado's geeky teenage daughter, Layla, you commence a dangerous flirtation with a potential predator online. If you're desperate freelance journalist Jonno, you do whatever it takes to get the exclusive on a horrific story. If you're Thomas Keen, known on the street as TK, you'll do what you can to keep your homeless family safe -- and find the monster who is possessed by the dream of violently remaking the world. If Lauren Beukes's internationally bestselling The Shining Girls was a time-jumping thrill ride through the past, her Broken Monsters is a genre-redefining thriller about broken cities, broken dreams, and broken people trying to put themselves back together again. "Scary as hell and hypnotic. I couldn't put it down...I'd grab it if I were you." -- Stephen King
Author | Lauren Beukes |
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Price | $7.99 |
Publisher | Mulholland Books |
Release Date | Sep 16, 2014 |
Source | Google Books |
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Source | Google Books |
『Lockwood and Co』
"Lockwood & Co. might be the smallest (some might say shambollic) Psychic Detection Agency in London. But its three agents - Lockwood, Lucy and George - are exceptional Talents. And they get results. When an outbreak of ghostly phenomena grows to terrifying levels in Chelsea, Scotland Yard is left baffled. Even more baffling is that Lockwood & Co appear to have been excluded from the huge team of Agents investigating the Chelsea Outbreak. Surely this is the perfect chance for them to show once and for all that they're actually the best in town? Well, that's if they can put aside their personal differences for long enough to march into action with their rapiers, salt and iron . . . Ghouls and spectres, thrills and tension in this brand-new instalment in Jonathan Strouds bestselling series. 'Stroud is a genius' - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jacksonseries."
Author | Jonathan Stroud |
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Price | unknown |
Publisher | Corgi Childrens |
Release Date | Sep 24, 2015 |
Source | Google Books |
『Three Parts Dead』
A tale of intrigue, a murdered god, and the business of necromancy: an urban fantasy set in an alternate reality
Author | Max Gladstone |
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Price | unknown |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Release Date | Oct 02, 2012 |
Source | Google Books |
『Lord Darcy Investigates』
If King Richard the Lionheart hadn’t died in 1199 and his descendants ruled the Anglo-French Empire, castles would be illuminated by lantern light and long distance conversation would be held by way of “telesin.” In the world of detective Lord Darcy and his sidekick, sorcerer Sean O’Lochlainn, it is a very different looking late 20th Century. The laws of magic have developed in place of the laws of physics, but it is Lord Darcy’s remarkable deductive reasoning skills that answer “whodunnit.” "A Matter of Gravity" (1974) When a magically talentless count falls from a tower window in a locked room, Lord Darcy and Master Sean recreate the moment of impact to prove murder. What they uncover turns out to be both absolutely real and absolutely deadly. "The Ipswich Phial" (1976) In this political thriller, a secret agent’s dead body is found on a beach with no footsteps in any direction. Love potions, beautiful Polish spies, and the disappearance of the sun itself all spin a complicated web Lord Darcy must untangle. "The Sixteen Keys" (1976) When Lord Vauxhall is found dead in his home, it isn’t the idea that he’s been murdered that’s so shocking. It’s that he appears to have aged fifty years in an hour. The explanation is rooted in a desire as old as humanity itself. "The Napoli Express" (1979) Winner of the 1980 Locus Pole Award for Best Novella, this story infuses magic and humor in Garret’s homage to Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. When a murder on the Napoli Express interrupts Lord Darcy’s delivery of a secret treaty, the world’s safety hangs in the balance.
Author | Randall Garrett |
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Price | $9.99 |
Publisher | Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. |
Release Date | Nov 26, 2013 |
Source | Google Books |
『Magic for Liars』
A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey. Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it. Ivy Gamble is perfectly happy with her life – or at least, she’s perfectly fine. She doesn't in any way wish she was like Tabitha, her estranged, gifted twin sister. Ivy Gamble is a liar. When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets. She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister—without losing herself. “An unmissable debut.”—Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author | Sarah Gailey |
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Price | $12.99 |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Release Date | Jun 04, 2019 |
Source | Google Books |
『Grave Sight』
The first Harper Connelly mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris! Harper Connelly has what you might call a strange job: she finds dead people. She can sense the final location of a person who’s passed, and share their very last moment. Harper and her stepbrother Tolliver are experts at getting in, getting paid, and then getting out of town fast—because the people who hire Harper have a funny habit of not really wanting to know what she has to tell them. At first, the little Ozarks town of Sarne seems like no exception. A teenage girl has gone missing, but the secrets of her death—and the secrets of the town—are deep enough that even Harper’s special ability can’t uncover them. With hostility welling up all around them, she and Tolliver would like nothing better than to be on their way. But then another woman is murdered. And the killer’s not finished yet...
Author | Charlaine Harris |
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Price | $6.99 |
Publisher | Penguin |
Release Date | Oct 04, 2005 |
Source | Google Books |
And there you have it, my fellow magic and mystery seekers! Our eclectic collection of ten novels fuses the adrenaline rush of detective work with the spine-tingling thrill of magic. Each yarn spun by these master storytellers are nothing short of spellbinding, blurring the lines between the probable and the fantastical. You'll find yourself flipping through pages, utterly entranced and simultaneously trying to crack the intricate webs of mysteries that these authors have wonderfully woven.
Let me tell you, dear readers, if you fancy yourself an armchair detective with a soft spot for the supernatural or the impossible, and if you thrive on the suspense that comes from not knowing what will happen as you turn to the next page, then these books are meant for you. Mystery is intrinsically tied to human curiosity and when it is peppered with the allure of magic, the result is a literary cocktail that is beyond irresistible. It is this invigorating mix of ‘whodunit’ and the world of wizards and witches that makes these novels stand out. Grab one, or grab them all, and you'll find yourself on an incredible journey through the beautifully terrifying realms of the unknown!
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