From December 22nd to January 19th, Capricorn season creeps in with the cold. And while this sign can be perceived as a little emotionally cold too, there are a lot of layers to them!
As an earth sign, they're very, well…down to earth. While they like to manage every situation in their lives, there's nothing they have more control over than themselves.
But just because they're paragons of discipline doesn't mean they don't have any fun! Though they tend to have more traditional tastes, their desire for knowledge tends to push them towards new experiences.
Unfortunately for them, sometimes those new experiences involve murder…
As the know-it-alls of the zodiac, of course, the sign of the Seagoat is well-suited for some intrigue!
Here are seven of the best mystery and thriller books for Capricorns!
The Innocence of Father Brown
Flambeau was a legend of the criminal underworld. But it seems the master thief has at last met his match.
In the midst of a scheme to steal a priceless cross, Flambeau catches the attention of Father Brown. Though the priest looks as ordinary as they come, he possesses a remarkable insight into the psyche of criminals.
Father Brown uses nothing but logic, grace, and a bit of humor to reform a lifelong villain.
Capricorns are individuals who love tradition, and what could be more traditional than a clergyman?
As the most even-keeled and responsible people of the zodiac, this sign will also appreciate Father Brown's ever-reasonable nature.
A Family of Strangers
Ryan Gracey has spent her entire life watching her perfect sister, Wendy, thrive. Knowing there was no way she could ever compete with her accomplishments, she never bothered to try.
Wendy grew up to marry the perfect man and have two precious little girls, while Ryan is stuck mourning the man she lost to a terrible mistake. Given how different their lives have turned out, Ryan is shocked when Wendy calls begging for help.
Someone has been murdered, and Wendy has reason to believe she'll be wrongfully accused. As Wendy goes into hiding, Ryan returns home to take care of her nieces and do some digging into the truth.
But it seems the more Ryan learns the more questions she has. Suddenly, her sister seems like a complete stranger.
Nothing is more important to a Capricorn than family, so the plot of this thriller will immediately have them on edge.
And as perfectionists themselves, the contrast between these sisters will be a source of endless interest.
Wrong Place Wrong Time
At midnight on Halloween, Jen is nervously waiting for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to come back home.
But curfew anxieties transform into horror when, through the window, she witnesses Todd step out of the dark and stab a stranger.
Jen doesn't know who lies dying on the ground or what would compel her seemingly happy son to do such a thing. But she knows their lives have just changed forever.
When her son is taken into custody, Jen falls into a distraught sleep. Upon waking, she finds that it is once again Halloween.
Todd hasn't stabbed anyone yet, meaning Jen may have a chance to change the course of their lives. And every time she goes to sleep, she wakes up earlier and earlier—days, weeks, years before the murder.
Something in their past pushed Todd towards a terrible crime. It's up to her to figure out exactly what it was.
This thriller is a testament to the familial love that is so important to Capricorns. And for a sign that is all about control, the power to change the past is addicting…
The Witness
Elizabeth Fitch is the daughter of an icy, controlling mother and an anonymous donor. She's spent her whole life being studious and obedient—and until she finally lets loose one night.
Drinking too much at a nightclub, she's seduced by a stranger's Russian accent. It leads her to a house on Lake Shore Drive.
12 years later, she goes by the name Abigail Lowery and lives by herself on the edge of a small town in the Ozarks. She works as a freelance security system designer, and further ensures her safety with an array of guns and a particularly fierce guard dog.
She makes a point to keep things close to her chest, but it seems that secrecy is the quickest way to draw attention in small towns. Local police chief Brooks Gleason is just one of the people intrigued by Abigail's isolated nature and sharp mind.
While Brooks gets the feeling Abigail is in trouble, he's used to protecting the town from petty criminals and vandals. He's not prepared for the powerhouses coming after Abigail.
But now Abigail's carefully curated life of safety and self-control is at risk. And neither she nor Brooks are going to let it go that easily.
Any Capricorn will be drawn in by the discipline and care the protagonist has crafted for herself in this romantic thriller. But though this sign is used to preparing for the worst, will they be able to handle it when all that careful planning goes wrong?
Case Histories
In Edinburg, private investigator Jackson Brodie is searching for clues in three seemingly unrelated mysteries.
In the first case, a little girl has vanished in the night. In the second, an attractive young office worker is attacked by a manic.
In the third case, a new mother is bogged down by a husband and a baby that seem to be just as needy and demanding. But a fit of rage allows for a bloody escape.
But as Brodie looks into these cases 30 years after the first incident, it seems there are some unsettling connections.
Another family-centric mystery, this intricate tale will have the know-it-alls of the zodiac hooked on slotting the puzzle pieces into place.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tom Ripley is a charismatic and ambitious young man desperate to leave behind his past as an orphan tormented over being a “sissy.”
New to the gritty and glamorous world of Manhattan, Ripley meets a wealthy man who wants to pay him to bring his playboy son, Dickie Greenleaf, back from Italy.
Ripley accepts the task, but develops a fascination with Dickie's swanky lifestyle that soon becomes a dangerous obsession.
Infuriated by Dickie's lukewarm affections for an American dilettante, Ripley devises a deadly game.
This gripping Patricia Highsmith classic shows what happens when a Capricorn's desire for control gets out of hand—and how quickly discipline can turn flip on a dime to become disaster.
Behind the Red Door
34-year-old Astrid Sullivan has gone missing from her home in Maine. Seeing the story on the news, Fern Douglas is sure she knows the woman.
Fern's husband swears she only recognizes Astrid because of her first kidnapping and famous return 20 years prior. But despite the fact the first incident happened just an hour outside of her New Hampshire hometown, Fern has no recollection of it.
When Fern starts seeing Astrid in a recurring nightmare, Fern is sure that it's a memory rather than a fabrication of her unconscious mind.
Fern returns to her childhood home to help her father move and takes the opportunity to buy a copy of Astrid's new memoir. As she thumbs through the stories, she finds an unsettling amount of evidence that she has a connection to the missing woman.
With the aid of her psychologist father, Fern hopes to uncover exactly what that connection is, hoping she can help the police find Astrid. But what Fern uncovers about herself will change both women's lives forever.
While not as stubborn as their earth sign pals under the sign of Taurus, a Capricorn is not one to be swayed from a goal.
They have full faith in what they know, and they won't shy away from the pursuit of knowledge, no matter the cost.
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