What Happened in London
Private eye & detective · Paranormal mystery
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Dry wit gives an absurd situation a composed response. Understatement, exact wording and a well-placed observation can do the work of a louder joke. It often rewards the gap between what a character says and what the reader can plainly see.
Will Save the Galaxy for Food
Space opera · Banter
Audiobook
The Eyre Affair
Alternate history · Private eye & detective
Audiobook
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
Coming of age · Diary & letters
Audiobook
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Amateur sleuth · Cozy mystery
Audiobook
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
Dry wit
Better Than the Movies
Contemporary romance · Romantic comedy
Audiobook
Squeeze Me
Amateur sleuth · Dark comedy
Audiobook
Three Men in a Boat
Dry wit · Situational comedy
Audiobook
The Hot Rock
Crime caper · Dry wit
Audiobook
The Authenticity Project
Dry wit
Audiobook
Thief's Covenant
Banter · Dry wit
The Cabinet
Absurdism · Dry wit
Audiobook
Small Bomb at Dimperley
Family comedy · Dry wit
Audiobook
This Is Where I Leave You
Family comedy · Banter
The Martian
Dark comedy · Dry wit
Listen for the Lie
Comic noir · Dark comedy
For the Bride
Contemporary romance · Romantic comedy
Audiobook
This Thing Between Us
Cosmic horror · Dark comedy
Murder with Peacocks
Amateur sleuth · Cozy mystery
Audiobook
I See You've Called In Dead
Workplace comedy · Dark comedy
Audiobook
The Thursday Murder Club
Amateur sleuth · Cozy mystery
Audiobook
The Thin Woman
Cozy mystery · Dry wit
Audiobook
Nothing to See Here
Family comedy · Dry wit
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