The 2024 Runalong The Shelves Booktempter's TBR Challenge - hosted by imyril

July - The Ides have it
In an ongoing tribute to Julius pick a tale of intrigue and scheming
All books added
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Gentleman Bastard #1

Scott Lynch

537 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun

Between Earth and Sky #1

Rebecca Roanhorse

437 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

The Talented Mr Ripley

Ripley #1

Patricia Highsmith

272 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

536 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Seven Deaths of an Empire by G.R. Matthews

Seven Deaths of an Empire

G.R. Matthews

520 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie

The Mystery of the Blue Train

Hercule Poirot #6

Agatha Christie

317 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

The City of Brass

The Daevabad Trilogy #1

S.A. Chakraborty

532 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark

The Court of Broken Knives

Empires of Dust #1

Anna Smith Spark

470 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
The Interpreter by Brooke Robinson

The Interpreter

Brooke Robinson

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

He Who Drowned the World

The Radiant Emperor Duology #2

Shelley Parker-Chan

484 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced