Sunday, January 11, 2026

Fifteen of the best locked room murder mysteries

Emily Burack is the Senior News Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals, and a range of other subjects. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site.

At Town & Country she tagged fifteen of the best locked room murder mysteries, including:
With a Vengeance by Riley Sager

A modern entry on this list (published this year), Riley Sager’s With a Vengeance is set during 1954 on a luxury overnight train. As the New York Times Book Review wrote, it is ‘a fast-paced thriller, a locked-room mystery and a violent tale of revenge...impeccable pacing and signature twists.”
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue