10 Books That Will Walk You Through The Land of Mysteries
Books have the power to walk us through a different world, one that is not visible to the naked eye. Our next curation is especially meant for the ones whose fascination towards mystery novels knows no bounds!
So what’s stopping you? Prepare yourselves to delve into this realm with Suggest Nest and explore what it feels like to step into the unknown land of mysteries.
1. A Gentleman in Moscow
This book revolves around the life of Count Alexander Rostov who is ordered to be confined within the four walls of an attic room inside the Metropol, a magnificent hotel in Moscow. While he has no access to the outside world and how certain events are unfolding for Russia, he gets an opportunity to connect with himself and further embarks on to a journey of emotional discovery.
2. Rebecca
After a charming widower, Maxim de Winter asks for the narrator’s hand in marriage, she cannot believe how she got so lucky being an ordinary girl working as a lady’s maid. However, she is not aware of what life has in store for her and is confronted with horrific events after she arrives at Maxim’s massive county estate as his new wife.
3. All the Light We Cannot See
This novel encapsulates the life stories of two individuals, a blind French girl and a German boy set during the time of World War II. This girl flees to her great uncle’s walled citadel in Saint-Malo along with her father and the duo carries the most precious jewel of the museum with them. The author depicts how her path is intertwined with that of an orphaned boy, Werner and the ways in which people are there for each other.
4. 1984
The plot is set around an imagined future wherein war, government surveillance and propaganda have enveloped the world which has become more totalitarian. It analyses how the truth is distorted and facts are manipulated when it comes to politics. This book is regarded as one of the most terrifying novels as it presents such a description of the world that can easily be compared to the concept of hell.
5. The Name of the Rose
This book is an investigative thriller which encompasses the methods that Brother William uses after he arrives in Italy to investigate the Benedictines who are suspected of heresy. He soon finds out that there have been seven strange deaths and therefore sets out to gather evidence, decode secret symbols and coded manuscripts. Moreover, he uses the various tools present at his disposal and also attempts to dig into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey.
6. Death on the Nile
A detective fiction that looks into the mysterious murder of Linnet Ridgeway, an attractive woman who has been shot in her head. Jacqueline, a good friend of Linnet’s had initially introduced her fiancé, Simon to Linnet but in a turn of events, Simon breaks off his engagement with Jacqueline and marries Linnet. This incident infuriates Jacqueline and she starts stalking the couple, following them on their honeymoon cruise where this crime takes place and which further leads to an investigation by Hercule Poirot.
7. Death in Venice
This work of fiction portrays the life experiences of a renowned writer, Gustav von Aschenbach after he sets out on a journey to Venice. Although the purpose of his trip was to seek spiritual fulfilment and artistic inspiration, he gradually develops an obsession towards a glamorous Polish boy, Tadzio. He initially describes his attraction towards Tadzio as completely aesthetic but his obsession grows uncontrollably with time and ultimately leads to his doom.
8. Girl with a Pearl Earring
This novel was inspired by the painter, Johannes Vermeer’s painting named ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’. The plot revolves around the life of Griet, a sixteen-year-old girl who is required to leave her house after her father’s accident and gets employed as a maid in the household of painter Johannes Vermeer. However, she finds herself in the middle of a crisis after she starts getting intimate with her employer.
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The plot revolves around Harriet Vanger, the descendant of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families who went missing years ago and her uncle, who is still searching for the truth. He hires a journalist, Mikael Blomkvist to investigate the case, who is accompanied by Lisbeth Salander, a striking girl with unusual tattoos and piercings. Along the way, the duo uncovers various mysteries involving gross injustice and corruption.
10. Lord of the Flies
This book follows the incident of a plane crash that leaves a group of schoolboys stranded on an undiscovered island without any adults. This situation initially excites them and they take advantage of this newfound freedom. However, they are soon confronted with terror and the unnatural forces that surround them, with a realisation that this adventure has come with a huge cost with no possible means of escape.
By Vedika Vohra (Suggest Nest)
