div[data-qa=”article-image”] {
max-width: 250px;
padding-top: 24px;
}
.wpds-c-kiwQNE {
padding-top: 0px;
}
max-width: 250px;
padding-top: 24px;
}
.wpds-c-kiwQNE {
padding-top: 0px;
}
It was a great year for mystery readers, with notable books by longtime-favorite authors and a crop of new voices whose stories added depth and breadth to the genre. Here are 10 titles that stood out.
‘The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies,’ by Alison Goodman
Return to menu
Lady Augusta and Lady Julia Colebrook, 40-something twin sisters in 19th-century England, may be dismissed as inconsequential old maids, but using their smarts, wealth and grit, they create a secret “benevolent society” focused on alleviating, one case at a time, the society-sanctioned maltreatment of women. Goodman skillfully blends mystery, adventure and a dash of romance in this first-of-a-series book.