悬疑小说是具有神秘特性的推理文学,结构严密,情节曲折,令人手不释卷。以下十个系列,是市场上最受欢迎的神秘小说,相信总有一部是你的菜。

1. The Southern Vampire Series (Sookie Stackhouse novels) by Charlaine Harris
1.南方吸血鬼系列(苏琪·斯塔克豪斯)小说——莎莲·哈里斯

Dead Until Dark is the first book in Charlaine Harris'Southern Vampire series, which inspired the HBO TV series True Blood. These novels are fast and sexy, but well written and full of interesting characters. If you like vampires or supernatural elements in stories, this is the series for you.
《夜访良辰镇》是莎莲·哈里斯创作的南方吸血鬼系列的第一本书,美国HBO电视台以这本书为蓝本拍摄了电视剧《真爱如血》。该系列小说情节激荡,充满魅惑,精雕细琢,惟妙惟肖。你若对吸血鬼或超自然生物题材有兴趣,本系列小说将是不二选择。

2. Jackson Brodie mysteries by Kate Atkinson
2.杰克逊·布罗迪系列小说——凯特·阿特金森

Kate Atkinson's literary thrillers are well written, intelligent and suspenseful. Jackson Brodie is a detective who solves cases in Scotland and England, and the books also have plenty of personal details about Brodie. No need to read these novels in order, although there are some connections from book to book.
凯特·阿特金森的惊险小说文笔流畅,结构严密,扣人心弦。杰克逊·布罗迪是一名侦探,主要负责苏格兰和英格兰的案件,本系列小说对布罗迪进行了详细的描写。尽管每部小说之间稍有关联,但读者也可不依序阅读。

3. Stephanie Plum Novelsby Janet Evanovich
斯蒂芬妮·普卢姆系列小说——珍妮特·伊万诺维奇

Janet Evanovich's series about brash and beautiful New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has readers addicted. Start with One for the Money and follow the numeric titlesto follow Stephanie's adventures.
珍妮特·伊万诺维奇的系列小说讲述了女主蒂芬妮·普卢姆从一名刁蛮小妞成长为赏金猎人的故事,令读者欲罢不能。那就从《金钱第一》开始阅读,一部部探索斯蒂芬妮的冒险吧。

4. Alex Cross novels by James Patterson
4.亚力克斯·克洛斯系列小说——詹姆斯·帕特森

James Patterson's Alex Cross series started with Along Came a Spider in 1993 and has been keeping readers entertained ever since. Patterson writes short chapters from several viewpoints, keeping the pages turning as readers solve homicides with this likable detective.
《全面追缉令》出版于1993年,是詹姆斯·帕特森所著的亚力克斯·克洛斯系列的第一部小说,问世以来深受读者喜爱。帕特森擅长使用多视角手法创作短篇故事,无论是讨人喜欢的侦探还是推理真凶……读者只要打开书,便难以掩卷而息。

5. Goldy Bear Culinary Mysteries by Diane Mott Davidson
5.戈尔迪·贝尔烹饪之谜系列小说——黛安·莫特·戴维森

Davidson's series, featuring caterer and crime solver Goldy Bear Schulz, serves up tasty stories with clever plots that will make you hungry for more.
在戴维森这一系列小说中,主要人物戈尔迪·贝尔·舒尔茨既能烹饪又能断案,情节鲜明,妙趣横生,令人手不释卷。

6. Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz
6.怪客托马斯系列——丁·昆士

Dean Koontz's first book in this series,Odd Thomas, was published in 2003. The novels follow a cook named Odd Thomas who has supernatural powers and uses them to solve mysteries.
《怪客托马斯》出版于2003年,由丁·昆士所著,是该系列第一部小说。故事围绕小镇厨师奥德(同音古怪)·托马斯展开。托马斯通过使用自己异于常人的超能力来揭开谜团。

7. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
7.第一女子侦探事务所系列小说——亚历山大·梅可·史密斯

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith is the first in a series that follows Botswana's first lady detective. These books are less about suspense and more about character and place.
亚历山大·梅可·史密斯创作的《第一女子侦探事务所》,是首部以博茨瓦纳第一女子侦探为主题的系列小说。相对而言,这部丛书悬念较少,更加注重塑造人物形象,展示风土民情。

8. The Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell
8.阿·斯卡尔佩塔系列小说——帕特丽夏·康薇尔

Patricia Cornwell knows how to write fast-paced crime novels that will keep you reading. Her lead character, medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, is intelligent and persistant while she solves CSI-style mysteries.
帕特丽夏·康薇尔擅长创作让人手不释卷的快节奏的犯罪小说。该系列小说的主角,法医凯·斯卡尔佩塔在犯罪现场鉴证科表现出的聪慧、坚忍的一面,给读者留下了深刻印象。

9. Kinsey Milhone Mysteries by Sue Grafton
9.金西·米尔虹探案系列小说——苏·格拉夫顿

Starting with A is for Alibi, Sue Grafton has written an alphabet of mysteries starring detective Kinsey Milhone. These murder mysteries are fast and fun.
《A:不在现场》,是金西·米尔虹探案系列小说的首部作品。该系列小说皆依英文字母的排列顺序命名,情节多变,妙趣横生。

10. Lincoln Rhyme Mysteries by Jeffrey Deaver
10.林肯·莱姆系列——杰夫里·迪弗

Quadriplegic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme stars in a series of mysteries that are heavy onforensic details, research, bad guys and technology.
该系列小说主角林肯·莱姆是一名犯罪学家,他四肢瘫痪,但热衷于研究司法鉴定、调查、寻找真凶、应用科技。

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