Novels That Might Make Interesting Adaptations:
A disclaimer, it's been many years since I remember reading a novel, since my imagination is not so vivid. Basically, the ony novels I finished are children's novels. I wish I had a vivid imagination, that would be fun.
I prefer things I can watch over things to read, which is why I compiled this list of novels that might make good film adaptations.
Fangland:
Fangland is a 2007 adaptation of the original Dracula novel, written by a former 60 Minutes producer. A producer for the news series, The Hour, and daughter of a rich oil magnate in Texas, Evangeline Harker, is sent to Romania to investigate the crime lord Ion Torgu, for a story on The Hour.
A film adaption was actually announced a long time ago, but it certainly hasn't been released. Maybe it will find life as a NetFlix series, if it gets released eventually.
Mystery Novels That Don't Involve Murder:
It seems that mystery fiction that doesn't involve some sort of homicide is hard to find, outside of children's fiction. That's a shame for those who find reading about "a serial killer who brutally murders people" unpleasant. It's just good to have some variety. Anyways, I will try to find a fairly large amount of non-murder mysteries.
The Wedding Caper by Janice A. Thompson
Summary: "When a $25,000 night deposit mysteriously disappears from the Clark County Savings and Loan, Annie Peterson has reason to be concerned and to assume the role of amateur sleuth. Her husband's job at the bank makes him a potential suspect, but knowing him to be a godly man, she can't imagine it. Then again, there is that matter of the weddings to factor in. Twin daughters Brandi and Candy have just received proposals and two weddings are pending. Sure, Warren occasionally jokes about robbing the bank to pay for the ceremonies, but Annie knows him better than that. . .doesn't she?"
The Case Of The Missing Books: A Mobile Library Mystery by Ian Sansom
Israel Armstrong is a passionate soul, lured to Ireland by the promise of an exciting new career. Alas, the job that awaits him is not quite what he had in mind. Still, Israel is not one to dwell on disappointment, as he prepares to drive a mobile library around a small, damp Irish town. After all, the scenery is lovely, the people are charming?but where are the books? The rolling library's 15,000 volumes have mysteriously gone missing, and it's up to Israel to discover who would steal them . . . and why. And perhaps, after that, he will tackle other bizarre and perplexing local mysteries?like, where does one go to find a proper cappuccino and a decent newspaper?
Although the very first Sherlock Holmes mystery, A Study In Scarlet, involves two murders, he often investigates other events, not necessarily actual crimes, in the other works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Skallagrigg
The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
"Dresden Files?"
Enola Holmes
G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown
The River of Diamonds by Geoffrey Jenkins
Hokee Wolf
Perfectly Good Crime by Dete Meserve:
When burglars target the palatial estates of American billionaires in a series of high-tech heists, Kate must venture inside the world of the superrich to investigate the biggest story of the year.
But the answers donft come easy. The Los Angeles police detective whofs helping Kate with the case has mysteriously disappeared, Katefs senator father demands she stop investigating, and the billionaire victims refuse to talk to the media. Still, Kate uncovers clues that prove the crimes are anything but ordinary: those behind the robberies have shocking?but uplifting?motives that just may bring about powerful change.
As the heists escalate, Kate faces a momentous decision that could jeopardize her deepening relationship with fire captain Eric Hayes. Saddled with obligations to the public, her career, and her own heart, Kate must trust her instincts in a high-stakes search that will test everything she believes and force her to decide where she belongs.
Bygones by Kim Vogel Sawyer:
Widower Marie Koeppler and her grown daughter Beth reluctantly return to the Mennonite community Marie abandoned twenty-three years ago. Soon after their arrival in Sommerfeld, a series of mysterious thefts raises the community's suspicions against the ""outsiders."" Can Marie prove their innocence, or will she be forced to flee once more? Henry Braun thought he'd gotten his love for Marie out of his system, but soon begins to wonder if she's stolen more than his heart. When it's all said and done, can Henry and Marie let bygones be bygones, or has their love been doomed from the start?
Breakthrough by Michael C. Grumley:
(I also found a list called "11 mystery novels that don't start with a dead girl," but when I came across a listing of a novel that had a dead boy in a girl's school, I stopped reading the list.)
The Rest: (I'll Update Later.)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith: a series
https://www.bustle.com/p/9-true-crime-books-for-readers-who-love-mysteries-but-dont-want-to-read-about-murder-9072981
A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton (About the only mystery by Beaton I know of which doesn't involve murder.)
The man who was Thursday : a nightmare
Mariner's compass
The mystery of the yellow room.
Calamity Jayne, Aunt Dimity, Steinbeck's Ghost
Miss Julia, Egyptology, Dog On It
Spellman series by Lisa Lutz
Beatrix Potter Cottage Tales by Susan Wittig
Monsieur Pamplemousse
Kerry Greenwood's series about baker Corinna Chapman
Borrower of the Night
Party Games In Case You Want To Play A Non-Murder Mystery:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSnNEOUaP31OrAsUAir5CfCN4Aqm8DSnG
