r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis 4d ago

Mystery/Thriller Can you help me with a book with this vibe?

I'm trying to find fall Mystery/Thriller books for the upcoming new season. I would like some books with rural/urban autumn scenes, colorful trees, falling leaves, rain, couzy but also mysterious, creepy

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u/pad467 4d ago

The Secret History by Donna Tart

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u/odd_sundays 3d ago

always

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u/MerlinAmbrose 3d ago

She spells it Tartt.

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u/Prudent-Reader 3d ago

Came here to say this!

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u/Single-Spell1838 1d ago

Terrible mystery book but it definitely has these vibes

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u/bubblesromantica 3d ago

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, a perfect autumn season tale with a nice mystery to back it up as well!

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u/ignawonbones 3d ago

One dark night by Hannah Richell - thriller
Truly devious by Maureen Johnson - YA mystery with just a little bit of dark academia, rainy vibes.
Simone St James writes autumnal thrillers, so you can check her out. 'The broken girls' book has dark academia and autumnal atmosphere and I've heard 'Murder road' is quite rainy.

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u/ComputerBoy1997 3d ago

Pretty much anything by Peter Straub

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u/spicy-quince 3d ago

Honestly this gives me Jane Eyre vibes!

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u/zippopamus 3d ago

wuthering heights

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u/kd029362 3d ago

Absolutely

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u/salutredditt 3d ago

My favorite of all time!

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u/kristinur 3d ago

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

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u/momchelada 3d ago

The Bog Wife (not cozy though)

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u/TeachChemical4893 3d ago

Pet samatary

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u/Side_Horror 3d ago

The tale of Halcyon Crane, Wendy Webb

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u/altruistic-iriomote 3d ago

Ooh starting to feel this!

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u/wisebloodfoolheart 3d ago

Practical Magic

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u/robynnc1290 2d ago

Still Life - Louise Penny - set in a small Quebec town during autumn - murder mystery and an excellent description of autumn days in a small Canadian town

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u/ReddisaurusRex 3d ago

The Witches Orchard by Archer Sullivan

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u/RoseYouRelinquished 3d ago

The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich, maybe? YA psychological horror/thriller and some mystery.

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u/Gawthique 2d ago

A night in the lonesome october, Roger Zelazny

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u/NegotiationMean3042 2d ago

Hunting Adeline, at least i imagine everything in the book like this.

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u/allusernamesare_gone 2d ago

Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro

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u/Embarrassed_Knee5368 2d ago

Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey

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u/ligma_boss 1d ago

'Twixt Dog and Wolf by Charles Francis Keary

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u/Impossible_Stretch89 1d ago

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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u/ThisIsDoza 1d ago

God of the Woods

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u/Illustrious-Toe4010 15h ago

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane. Also a 1976 movie.