From the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands. “So damn good. A page-turner that makes you think and has a huge emotional impact.” -Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author of Annihilation (via Twitter) Given concerns over the environment and climate change over the past several decades, some authors have elected to make environmental and conservation issues central to or a part of their murder mysteries. There’s a diversity of topics that mysteries can cover, such as the land that people live on, factories leaching poisons into the water, protecting flora and fauna from annihilation, air pollution, and so much more. Or it can be expressed through horror tropes that bring out the environmental horrors of the world. Anywhere there is lots of money, there’s potential for malfeasance. That can lead to larger secrets like government and company coverups, which always gives an extra suspense to murder mysteries. Here’s a list of nine mystery books where the environment and conservation issues are central to the plot. Some are a few decades while others are relatively new, showing that old concerns about the environment have only continued. Want more novels about the environment from around the world? Check out this Rioter list as well as this list of eco-literary books.
