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Short lists of mysteries and domestic suspense, the way I would answer the question in a bookstore. A line on each book, including the ones I liked less than everyone else did. No affiliate links and no rankings.
By Tej Arora. Updated 16 September 2026.
10 books
Mystery novels set at weddings
Ten novels, from weddings on remote islands to a hurricane in Houston, including the three set at Indian and Sikh weddings.
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15 books
Books like 500 Steps Down
Fifteen wedding mysteries, family-secret suspense novels and Canadian thrillers, with a line each on what they are.
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Who writes these lists?
I do. I write mysteries, and these are the shelves mine sits on. 500 Steps Down is my first novel. A bride leaves her own Surrey wedding reception, and by morning she is missing.
Forthcoming. Publication date to be announced.