Hey Lemmings,
I’ve just finished up the second of John Scalzi’s Lock-In novels and I’m looking for some recommendations for some new books in the same vein. I’ve enjoyed a bunch of sci-fi mysteries like The Murderbot series, the I Robot novels, even Niven’s ARM stories. So throw me some more like that if you can.

  • Atom@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    I have not read Lock-In, but the synopsis sounds similar to Recursion by Blake Crouch

    Project Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir has some mystery, at least for a while while the character tries to figure out what’s going on.

    If you’re okay with a horror element, Dead Silence by SA Barnes. Astronauts are trying to figure out what happened on a space ship that seems to drive everyone insane

  • Eq0@literature.cafe
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    15 days ago

    Hyperion is a sci-fi version of the Canterbury tales, each chapter the story of one of the characters with an overarching mystery. It’s an absolutely great book that i don’t see recommended enough

  • Che Banana@beehaw.org
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    15 days ago

    Check out Elizabeth Bear’s White Space novels, not a trilogy but 3 books set in the same universe. Each has a main mystery set in a pretty well written universe.
    A bit more melodrama than what I usually read, but al in all a solid set of books.

  • stevethegeek@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Might not be an exact fit, but maybe Old Man’s War by John Scalzi. It’s not a mystery per se, but there is definitely an element of “what’s actually going on here” for the main character to sort out.

  • MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works
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    15 days ago

    The Expanse series, book 1 deals with one main character trying to solve the disappearance a a VIP’s daughter. The series follows the POV of multiple characters, though, so it’s not a straight up mystery because different characters have different things going on with them. However, the plot points do converge. Not necessarily in the same book, but they always converge.

    It’s an amazing series, though, even though it’s not a mystery throughout. It blends different genres in. Noir mystery, horror, outbreak, political thriller, etc. The characters have consistent motivations, and while you may not always agree with their choices you will understand them. Also, the series is complete and it sticks the landing. And the human technology is rooted in hard science. No artificial gravity or laser blasters. Travel to different planets takes real time. High velocity has considerable strain on human bodies. It’s extremely well thought out.