Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Five excellent sci-fi & fantasy mystery novels

At Book Riot Liberty Hardy tagged five "exciting sci-fi and fantasy books that dip into the mystery genre." One entry on the list:
The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal

This is an excellent sci-fi noir that hasn’t received nearly enough attention. It’s like a 1940s mystery set aboard a cruise ship in space! Tesla Crane is a famous inventor and heiress who is traveling on a space liner when her honeymoon is rudely interrupted by a murder. And to make matters worse, her husband is arrested as the lead suspect by the ship’s security. Tesla will have to figure things out herself if she wants her husband to be freed before they arrive at their destination.
Read about another title on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue