I'm going to write a list of what longer novels I've been reading since starting this blog and some of the features of them. I will update the list as I read more and as we discuss more techniques. This way, you can get some ideas for additional reading alongside the short stories I put up each week.
1. Whistle in the Dark by Emma Healey.
Genre: Fiction; mystery; psychological; crime; thriller
Point of View: Third person omniscient narrator
Setting: UK - London and Peak District
Other features: Short chapters that aren't numbered but titled
2. The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson.
Genre: Fiction; crime; mystery; thriller; Nordic noir
Point of view: Third person, multiple perspectives
Setting: Throughout Iceland
Other features: Set in chapters within days; three different stories being told
3. The Day of The Accident by Nuala Ellwood.
Genre: Fiction; crime; mystery; loss; mental illness
Point of view: First person, and letters from another perspective
Setting: UK
Other features: Letters written from a mystery source; a huge plot twist!
4. Buried in Grief by C. G. Buswell.
Genre: Fiction; mystery; crime; death; thriller
Point of view: Third person, multiple perspectives
Setting: Scotland
Other features: Key words to indicate accents; another good plot twist, though perhaps a little too far-fetched.
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