Anne Speyer’s Favorite Mystery Reads

If you don’t think a novel about two murderers can be sexy, stylish, witty, and fun, My Lovely Wife will convince you otherwise. It turns out a little light serial killing can be healthy in a marriage!

The “Other People” of the title refers to a dark-web network of people who do unsavory favors for each other, Strangers on a Train-style. And you do NOT want to get on their bad side! This one is deliciously creepy and twisty, a perfect summer thriller: who needs AC with this kind of chill down your spine?

I never went to a proper sleep away summer camp as a kid, and as a result I suffer from camp envy. This creepy, camp-set thriller delivers a perfect shot of summer nostalgia, and makes me grateful I stayed safely in the city!

The protagonists of this gorgeously written thriller are three of the most ferocious, tenacious, complicated women I have ever met on the page — and the Gone Girl-level twist at the end will have you racing to start the whole thing over again to see how the author pulled it off.