Quiz: Which Queer Mystery Novel Should You Read?

There’s something about reading a mystery that can make you feel like you have a handle on the world. No matter how perplexing the clues or inscrutable the suspects, everything is cleared up and explained at the end, unlike real life. Or maybe you already have a firm grasp on your life (tell me how!) and are just looking for a great page-turner with queer representation. Conversely, maybe you’re new to the mystery genre, but aren’t sure where to start. Regardless, this quiz will pair you with a great book! From queer tweens solving middle school mysteries to amateur sapphic sleuths investigating 1920s Harlem, I guarantee all these queer mystery novels are winners!

Which Queer Mystery Novel Should You Read?

Choose a setting for your mystery read:(Required)

1950s San Francisco

A contemporary Oakland middle school

Rural Australia

The planet Jupiter

A magical school

1920s Harlem

A sleepy English village

New York City

Which subgenre are you in the mood for?(Required)

Historical noir

Middle grade mystery

Hardboiled

Science fiction mystery

Fantasy mystery

Amateur sleuth

Cozy mystery

Literary mystery

Pick a dog breed:(Required)

Which mystery plot sparks your interest?(Required)

The suspected murder of the (secretly gay) matriarch of a soap empire

A cyberbully anonymously posts secrets and rumors about everyone around them

A 12-year-old girl disappears on her way home from school in a small town

An apparent suicide at a remote outpost on a distant planet

A teacher is gruesomely murdered at their school

A dead body is found on the steps of a speakeasy

A small town councillor falls face first into his dessert, dead of mysterious causes

A client of an online-dating detective agency goes missing

Choose an outfit to do some detective work in:(Required)

Choose a music album for the vibes...(Required)

John Contrane’s Blue Train

JoJo Siwa's The J Team Soundtrack

Brandi Carlile's In These Silent Days

Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer

Joy Oladokun's Proof of Life

Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin

Elton John's Goodbye Yellowbrick Road

Mitski's Laurel Hell

if you couldn't be a detective, which profession would you choose?(Required)

Gay bar owner

True crime writer

Farmer

Academic

Magic high school teacher

Speakeasy owner

Baker

Matchmaker

Who do you want solving your mystery?(Required)

A broody gay ex-cop atoning for his sins

A kid who loves true crime and whose hero is a criminal profiler

A decidedly non-heroic lesbian police officer out of her element

A future queer incarnation of Sherlock Holmes

A hard-drinking woman P.I. with a big chip on her shoulder

An amateur sleuth and reluctant neighborhood hero who works days at a cafe and spends her nights at a speakeasy

An acclaimed crime novelist and her out-of-work queer niece

A sharp-witted amateur detective intent on breaking out of her family's heteronormative and model-minority expectations

If you had to get a tattoo, which one would you pick?(Required)

Pick a famous fictional detective:(Required)

Easy Rawlins

Harriet the Spy

Dick Tracy

Sherlock Holmes

Jessica Jones

Nancy Drew

Miss Marple

Olivia Benson

Where are you going to read your mystery?(Required)

What's your favorite kind of weather?(Required)

A breezy spring day

Who cares you'll be inside reading comics anyway!

Lightly falling snow

Grey and rainy

A clear starry night with a full moon

Hot, hot, hot, like the peak of summer!

A crisp, sunny autumn day

A dark and stormy night

Which niche university course would you sign up for?(Required)

The History of America’s Gay Bars

The Figure of the Detective in Popular Culture

Queer Lives in Rural Places

The Physics of Space Exploration and Planet Colonization

The History of the Fantasy Genre

Queer Writers of the Harlem Renaissance

Advanced Baking: Cakes, Bars, Cookies, and More

The Sociology of Online Dating in Contemporary Urban Spaces

You're getting hungry while reading: what kind of takeout do you order?(Required)

Lo Mein noodles

Cheeseburger and fries

Fish and chips

Chinese soup dumplings

Steak and ale savory pie

Southern fried chicken

Butter chicken and rice

Thin crust pizza

Now you're thirsty: what drink do you reach for?(Required)

Beer

Juice

Ginger ale

Tea

Whisky on the rocks

Cocktail/mocktail

Milk

Bubble tea

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Δ