India, May 24 -- There's a specific, addictive pull to watching a story on the screen that you once devoured on the page. Every character, twist and expression suddenly comes to life like never before. Things get especially gripping when the story involves dead bodies, secrets and lists of suspects. Over the years, Netflix has assembled one of the finest collections of book-to-screen murder mystery movies on any streaming platform. From a woman thrown overboard who has no record of existing and a mother investigating her daughter's disappearance to a retired sleuth stumbling across a chilling murder, Netflix's slate of murder mystery adaptations will constantly keep you on the edge of your seat.

Translating a novel's internal world onto ...