Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express' is also a classic. The story takes place on the famous Orient Express train where a murder occurs, and detective Hercule Poirot has to figure out who among the diverse group of passengers is the killer. Christie was a master of creating intricate plots full of twists and turns.
Arthur Conan Doyle is very famous. His Sherlock Holmes stories are iconic. Doyle created a character with extraordinary deductive reasoning skills, and his stories are set in the atmospheric London of the 19th century.
Here are some recommended introductory books for English suspense novels:
1. " Gone Girl ": This book has been adapted into a movie. It tells the story of a puzzling missing person case. The experience of reading is more intense than watching a movie.
2. " The Woman in the Window ": This is an American mystery novel. It tells the story of a female protagonist who suffers from public phobia due to trauma. She witnesses a murder through binoculars. In order to protect herself and find out the truth, she begins to investigate.
3. [The Outsider]: This is a horror mystery novel suitable for timid readers.
I hope these recommendations can satisfy your basic needs for English suspense novels.
Well, in addition to the well - known Sherlock Holmes, there's Inspector Lestrade in the Holmes stories. He often works with Holmes, though he is not as brilliant in solving crimes. In Wilkie Collins' 'The Moonstone', Sergeant Cuff is an important detective figure. He is very methodical in his investigations. And in some of the lesser - known classic works, there are detectives like Martin Hewitt, who has his own set of detective skills and adventures.
There are many classic works of English fiction, some of which are:
1 Harry Potter series: The magical fantasy novel by JK Rowling is considered one of the greatest series in the history of British literature.
2 Austin's Pride and Predict and Sense and Sensibility series: These two novels about the love story between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy are considered classics in the history of English literature.
3 Jane Austen's Pride and Predict: This novel is about the entanglement between a young woman, Jane Austen, and her relatives. It is considered one of the classics in the history of English literature.
4 Dickens 'novels: Dickens was an outstanding figure in the history of British literature. His works, including Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities (one of Dickens' historical novels), were very popular among readers.
5. William's plays: William was another outstanding figure in the history of British literature. His plays, including Hamlet and King Lear, were hailed as classics of world literature.
These are just a small part of the English novels. There are many other excellent works such as Jane Eyre, Middlemarch, tess of the d'Urbervilles and so on.
Classic suspense novels included The Secret of the Dragon Fetus, The Code of the Crime Scene, The Crossing of the Soul, The Malta Black Hawk, and so on. These novels attracted readers with exciting adventure stories, case analysis and reasoning, mysterious plots, and other elements. In addition, there were also some classic mystery stories, such as the Complete Collection of World Classic Mystery Stories and World Classic Mystery Stories, which included the classics of masters, such as Edgar Allan Poe's Murder in Mogg Street, Arthur Conan Doyle's Hunchback Man, Agatha Christie's Nightingale Villa, and so on. These novels created a mysterious atmosphere and confusing plots to immerse the readers in it and experience the magic of reasoning and the charm of words.
One of the most popular is 'Sherlock Holmes' series by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is a brilliant detective with his unique deductive reasoning skills. Another is 'The Moonstone' by Wilkie Collins, which is often considered one of the first detective novels in English. And 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' is a well - known Sherlock Holmes story that features a mysterious and menacing hound on the moors.
English mystery novels often have a strong sense of atmosphere. For example, in 'Dracula' which has elements of mystery, the spooky castles and dark nights create a very eerie atmosphere.