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submitted 1 week ago by Cookie1@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.ml

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Hello I’m fairly new to reading and am wanting to see what books people recommend and why, also i really enjoy horror/mystery!

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[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

For horror, Stephen King is one of the best. Start with something shorter of his, a short novel, or one of his collections of short stories. His longer novels are great too, but his short stories are where he really shines.

A couple of my favourites are:

1408

The man in the black suit

Pet Cemetery

The raft.

The cycle of the werewolf.

Happy reading!

Edit: for mystery I enjoyed Six Wakes by Muir Lafferty, a SciFi murder mystery on a spaceship. I also enjoyed Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot stories, they're fairly simple and easy to read.

[–] Cookie1@discuss.online 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Have you read any of Freida McFadden’s books?

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

No, I haven't. Seems like a decent enough author. Give it a try and see if you like them. Get a library card and try a variety of authors to see who you like.