Mystery book to read aloud with partner?

Hi!

My partner and I read aloud with one another but are in a slump. We’ve DNF’d multiple books now, so I’m looking for some help on picking the next one. Looking for a humorous/witty mystery that will engage us from the first page. Cliff hangers are a plus.

Books we’ve loved:

Anne of Green Gables Series

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Pride and Prejudice

The Hobbit

Jurassic Park

what I like:

Anything sci-fi/fantasy

what he likes:

Writing by Annie Dillard

Marilyn Robinson

Books we have DNFd:

Persuasion by Jane Austen

multiple Agatha Christie novels

Murderbot (i loved it but he didn’t)

We wish you were here by Rita Mae Brown

Bridgerton series

Things we would like to avoid:

Absurdist humor

Rape/gore

Sad stories (no animals coming to harm especially)

Can y’all help us? Thank you!