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The Tainted Cup

by Robert Jackson Bennett

☆ Shortlisted for the 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Awards

The Tainted Cup is a murder mystery set in a fantastical, dystopian world, where everyone lives in fear of being crushed by sea creatures currently kept out by a wall.

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The Best Mystery Books of 2025

Sophie Roell, Journalist

Interviews where books by Robert Jackson Bennett were recommended

The Best Mystery Books of 2025

Welcome to our running list of the best mystery books of 2025, which we’ll continue to update through the end of the year. On this list, we also include books that have been nominated for prestigious awards, like the Edgars in the US and the Dagger Awards in the UK. Bear in mind that these are the best books of the previous year, rather than the very latest—with the advantage that they’re already likely to be in paperback.  

Books by Robert Jackson Bennett

The Tainted Cup
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