BEST 8 CRIME FICTION BOOKS – YOU MUST READ IN 2021

One Arranged Murder

A book titled ‘One Arranged Murder’ authored by Chetan Bhagat was released globally on September 28, 2020. Chetan Bhagat is the author of eleven blockbuster books. These include eight novels—Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2 States (2009), Revolution 2020 (2011), Half Girlfriend (2014), One Indian Girl (2016) and The Girl in Room 105 (2018)—and the non-fiction titles What Young India Wants (2012), Making India Awesome (2015) and India Positive (2019).

This crime fiction books portray a murder mystery in the backdrop of an arranged marriage. It is a gripping murder mystery set in a backdrop of an arranged marriage. Not only does it have intense suspense, but it is also filled with humor. A story about love, friendship, family, and crime, will keep you entertained and hooked right till the end.

The Girl in Room 105

From the author of Five Point Someone and 2 States, comes a fast-paced, funny, and unputdownable thriller about obsessive love and finding purpose in life against the backdrop of contemporary India.
This is not a love story. It is an unlove story. This novel is a crime, drama, thriller and a story that tells you nobody is perfect.
This is the first story written by Chetan bhagat which does not primarily focus on the concept of love as it focuses on the truth of life and the truth of human beings. The story is good and it’s nicely written. Reading this book is not a waste, you will be entertained and thrilled.

The Silent Patient

The Silent Patient is a heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman’s brutal and random act of violence against her husband – and the man obsessed with discovering why.

You will like the book and recommend reading it if you are into psychological thrillers and are looking for a light read. It is certainly a page-turner that keeps you hooked from the beginning. Just keep in mind that it might require a bit of re-reading.

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939 under the title Ten Little Niggers, later edited to Ten Little Indians, and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company in January 1940 under the title And Then There Were None. 
In the novel, ten people, who have previously been complicit in the deaths of others but have escaped notice and/or punishment, are tricked into coming onto an island. Even though the guests are the only people on the island, they are all mysteriously murdered one by one, in a manner paralleling, inexorably and sometimes grotesquely, the old nursery rhyme, “Ten Little Indians”. 

If you are a mystery fan, this book is highly recommended for you. This book will surely pique your intellect and will make your adrenaline surge. If you have not read any of Christie’s work, you should definitely start with this.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Poirot)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons in June 1926 and in the United States by Dodd, Mead, and Company on the 19th of the same month. It features Hercule Poirot as the lead detective.

It is one of Christie’s best-known and most controversial novels, its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre.

It is one of Christie’s best-known and most controversial novels, its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre.

Anxious People

This book had both laughs and serious situations. It was a bank robbery gone bad that turned into an apartment hostage. But in the midst of all this, there is suicide and real-life hardships. There is a life that takes us by storm and throws us a new curve. This book had so many beautiful eye-opening quotes that will make you stop and think about how relatable it is! 

Death on the Nile (Poirot)

Agatha Christie’s most exotic murder mystery. The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful, a girl who had everything – until she lost her life.

Hercule Poirot recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: ‘I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.’ Yet in this exotic setting, ’nothing is ever quite what it seems.
 This really is a great read.

 Origin

Harvard professor Robert Langdon arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing scientific breakthrough. The evening’s host is billionaire Edmond Kirsch, a futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial global figure.

But before his secret can be revealed, the meticulously orchestrated evening is blown apart. With his life under threat, Langdon is forced to flee, aided by the museum’s director, Ambra Vidal.

If they are to beat a devious enemy to Kirsch’s discovery, Langdon and Vidal must follow a perilous trail signposted only by enigmatic symbols, hidden history, and elusive modern art. At its end, they will come face-to-face with a breathtaking truth that has remained buried – until now.

This was a very enjoyable read. Highly suggested. It is a good mystery with lots of history that will get you interested in looking up further information