What Kind of Mystery Reader Are You?

A methodical, predictable read isn’t for you. You love books that you simply can’t put down, and the bigger the twist at the end, the better. You want something that is completely exhilarating, a book that makes your pulse pound. You love to try to figure out what will happen next, but you are most drawn to the books that keep you guessing.

You are a global traveler, if not physically then certainly through your literary adventures. You love to read books that transport you to another place, and you find Scandinavian countries particularly fascinating. You thoroughly enjoy international crime TV series such as The Killing, Borgen, Wallander, The Bridge and Those Who Kill.

You’re all about the Who Done It? You’re a voracious reader, and you love stories told from the investigators’ perspectives as they comb through evidence to find a cold-blooded killer. You are part of the dedicated viewership that keeps police-procedural TV shows such as CSI, NCIS, Law and Order and Criminal Minds running forever. In another life, you’re sure you will be the best detective the FBI has ever had.

Psychological suspense readers love to be shocked! You love books told from multiple perspectives that jump to different periods in time. You find unreliable narrators fascinating, especially when their perspectives start to blur and contradictions appear. You want to read books that challenge what you think you know and always end with a satisfying surprise or twist that you honestly couldn’t guess until it happened (and you definitely tried!). While you are certainly interested in the who, it is really the why that keeps you turning pages.

Romantic suspense readers want a little more to the story. Puzzling out the mystery is certainly your first priority, but you also enjoy a little romance to spice things up. Whether the romance is between two protagonists or an essential part of the plot, you flock to novels that have the perfect mixture of nail-biting suspense and a featured love interest.