Whodunnit Books To Read if You Love The White Lotus

A widow’s suicide in a small English village has stirred up dreadful rumors of blackmail and deception. Most shocking is the subsequent murder of her lover, Roger Ackroyd, who was stabbed to death in his own study. The suspects and motives are aplenty and it’s up to Ackroyd’s neighbor, the recently retired detective Hercule Poirot, to piece together who did the dastardly deed.

When Amaya is invited to her former best friend’s, Kaavi, over-the-top wedding in Sri Lanka, she is surprised and hurt to hear from her after years of silence. But when Amaya learns the groom is her own ex-boyfriend, she is determined to stop the wedding at all costs. As the wedding celebrations begin Amaya can’t help but feel like she’s being targeted. When Kaavi goes missing – and is presumed dead – all evidence points to Amaya. Nothing is as it seems as it’s revealed that each wedding guest has their own secrets and agenda. Amaya may not have been the only one who wanted to stop this wedding …

Mavis Miller is not a PTA mom. She has enough on her plate with raising her family and her exhausting job. So no one is more surprised than Mavis when she caves to Trisha Holbrook, the long-reigning terrifying PTA president, to head the school’s new DEI committee. As one of the few Black parents at this California school, Mavis tries to convince herself this is an opportunity for change. But things go off the rails when Trisha leaves their first meeting furious at the principal and later that night, Mavis spies Trisha in yellow gloves lugging cleaning supplies and trash bags into her minivan. And when Principal Smith doesn’t show up to work the next morning, Mavis is determined to get to the bottom of things.

Malibu: August 1983. It is the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party and the anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer and the other a renowned photographer; and their baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination for Malibu and the world. But by midnight, the party will be completely out of control, and by morning the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But what happened in the early hours before dawn when the alcohol flowed and the music was bumping?

Recent MBA grad Bronwyn “Win” Crewse has taken over her family’s ice cream shop in Ohio and she is renovating the Crewse Creamery to restore its former glory. But unexpected construction delays mean she misses the summer season and the shop finally opens as the early first snow descends and keeps the customers away. To make matters worse, by evening Win finds a body in the snow and it turns out the dead man was a grifter with an old feud with the Crewse family. Soon, Bronwyn’s father is implicated in the death and it is up to Win to solve the crime, will she be able to catch the ice-cold killer before she has a meltdown …

Renowned anonymous author J.R. Alastor hires former aspiring writer Mila del Angél to host a writing retreat at his private manor off the coast of Maine. The guest list? Six thriller authors, all masters of deceit, misdirection, and mayhem, and one Mila has an axe to grind with. Alastor and Mila have masterminded a week of games and riddles – the perfect cover for Mila to plot a murder of her own. But then one of the guests turns up dead – and it’s not the person Mila was gunning for. As the body count rises, Mila must outwit a killer who literally knows every trick in the book.

A charismatic Marine sergeant is murdered under a Bangkok bridge with a throng of gaping spectators. Among the witnesses are the only two cops in the city not on the take, but within moments one is murdered and his partner, Sonchai Jitpleecheep – a devout Buddhist – is hell-bent on wreaking revenge. On a vigilante mission to capture his partner’s murder, Sonchai is begrudgingly paired with a beautiful FBI agent named Jones and captures her heart in the process. In a city fueled by illicit drugs, infinite corruption, prostitution, and priceless art, Sonchai’s quest for vengeance takes him into a world more sinister than he could ever imagine.

Five years ago, Geeta’s husband walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. In her remote village in India, rumor has it Geeta killed him. A rumor that just won’t die. Turns out, being known as a “self-made” woman has its perks. No one messes with her. But now, women are asking for her “expertise,” making her an unwitting consultant for husband disposal. When Geeta’s reputation becomes a double-edged sword, she has to find a way to protect the life she’s built. What happens next is a chain of events that will change everything, not just for Geeta, but for all the women in their village.

Lila Macapagal’s godmothers April, Mae, and June – the Calendar Crew – are celebrating the opening of their latest joint business venture, a new laundromat. The joyous occasion takes a sudden turn into tragedy when they discover the building has been vandalized and the body of Ninang, April’s niece, recently arrived from the Philippines, next to a chilling message painted on the floor. With Ninang’s death, April falling apart from grief, and little progress from the Shady Palms Police Department, it is up to Lila and her network to find justice for the young woman. Will Lila be able to find the killer, before they strike again?