Top 5 Books

 1) Thomas Berger's Sneaky People

When you talk about mystery, you immediately think of murder, insults, evil and violence. However, this novel is more of a humorous thriller. A simple guy named Buddy Sandifer who wants his wife dead so he hires someone to do it. . The purpose behind this is to spend the rest of his days with a promiscuous woman with whom he was having an affair. The book takes some hilarious twists that make it the funniest crime thriller ever!

2) A Simple Plan by Scott B. Smith

The title "Simple Plan" suggests something about a simple plan, but it is far from that. Two brothers stumble upon a crashed plane and after a thorough search find a good amount of money and everything what they need to do is find a simple plan to hide the fortune they stumbled upon. The plot takes some unexpected turns and these innocent people eventually become criminals. If you are looking for a more realistic read, you should definitely grab this novel.

3) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

There was a Hollywood version of this book, but of course the movies never do the novels justice. The design is the cliche where people are stranded on an island and start dying one by one and start accusing each other of wrongdoing.So that's a total of ten people allegedly charged with the murders until all ten have died and no one could be the last suspect.

4) Josephine Tey's Daughter of the Time

The design dates back to the Tudor era. An Inspector Alan Grant has a talent and hobby for studying portraits brought to him by a friend and is indulging in a case dating back to Tudor times nearly 500 years ago. Sounds a bit strange, doesn't it? that? So if you're a historical crime reader, this book is for you.

5) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

This is a chilling story about a family who was murdered in their own home with no apparent motive for the mishap. An investigator gets involved in this case and gets to the bottom of it. Captoe invented this legendary genre of literary non-fiction that makes for absolutely riveting reading.