Mystery Books

Books built around a question, a crime, a disappearance, a hidden truth, that the reader is invited to puzzle through.

67 books
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson book cover
Thriller

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson, 2019
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker book cover
Literary Fiction

All the Colors of the Dark

Chris Whitaker, 2024
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan book cover
Science Fiction

Altered Carbon

Richard K. Morgan, 2002
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks book cover
Thriller

An Anonymous Girl

Greer Hendricks, 2019
An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears book cover
Mystery

An Instance of the Fingerpost

Iain Pears, 1997
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown book cover
Thriller

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown, 2000
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty book cover
Thriller

Apples Never Fall

Liane Moriarty, 2021
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace book cover
Young Adult

Belladonna

Adalyn Grace, 2022
Book of Night by Holly Black book cover

Book of Night

Holly Black, 2022
Broken Harbor by Tana French book cover
Mystery

Broken Harbor

Tana French, 2012
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson book cover
Contemporary Fiction

Case Histories

Kate Atkinson, 2004
Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas book cover
Young Adult

Dangerous Girls

Abigail Haas, 2014
Dare Me by Megan Abbott book cover
Thriller

Dare Me

Megan Abbott, 2012
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn book cover
Thriller

Dark Places

Gillian Flynn, 2009
Dead Silence book cover

Dead Silence

Demons by Dan Brown book cover
Thriller

Demons

Dan Brown, 2000
Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben book cover
Thriller

Don't Let Go

Harlan Coben, 2017
Faceless Killers book cover

Faceless Killers

Family of Liars by E. Lockhart book cover
Young Adult

Family of Liars

E. Lockhart, 2022
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin book cover
Thriller

Fever Dream

Samanta Schweblin, 2014
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg book cover
Mystery

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E. L. Konigsburg, 1967
Gone for Good by Harlan Coben book cover
Mystery

Gone for Good

Harlan Coben, 2002
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio book cover
Thriller

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio, 2017
Killing November by Adriana Mather book cover
Young Adult

Killing November

Adriana Mather, 2019
Long Bright River by Liz Moore book cover
Thriller

Long Bright River

Liz Moore, 2020
Lost Souls book cover

Lost Souls

Low Town by Daniel Polansky book cover
Thriller

Low Town

Daniel Polansky, 2011
Magpie Murders book cover
Crime

Magpie Murders

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear book cover
Mystery

Maisie Dobbs

Jacqueline Winspear, 2004
Midnight Riot book cover

Midnight Riot

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim book cover
Thriller

Miracle Creek

Angie Kim, 2019
Missing You by Harlan Coben book cover
Thriller

Missing You

Harlan Coben, 2015
Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem book cover
Thriller

Motherless Brooklyn

Jonathan Lethem, 1999
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie book cover
Mystery

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie, 1933
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier book cover
Romance

My Cousin Rachel

Daphne du Maurier, 2009
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane book cover
Thriller

Mystic River

Dennis Lehane, 2001
Never Lie by Freida McFadden book cover
Thriller

Never Lie

Freida McFadden, 2022
Night Film by Marisha Pessl book cover
Horror

Night Film

Marisha Pessl, 2013
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus book cover
Romance

One of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus, 2017
People Like Us by Dana Mele book cover
Young Adult

People Like Us

Dana Mele, 2018
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks book cover
Non-Fiction

People of the Book

Geraldine Brooks, 2008
The Ritual by Shantel Tessier book cover
Mystery

The Ritual

Shantel Tessier, 2021
The Rule of Four book cover

The Rule of Four

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse book cover

The Sanatorium

Sarah Pearse, 2022
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud book cover
Horror

The Screaming Staircase

Jonathan Stroud, 2013
The Secret Place by Tana French book cover
Thriller

The Secret Place

Tana French, 2014
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton book cover
Mystery

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton, 2018
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón book cover
Literary Fiction

The Shadow of the Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2001
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides book cover
Thriller

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides, 2019
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson book cover
Fantasy

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson, 1875
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson book cover
Historical Fiction

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson, 1875
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield book cover

The Thirteenth Tale

Diane Setterfield, 2006
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman book cover
Mystery

The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman, 2020
The Twyford Code book cover
Thriller

The Twyford Code

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins book cover
Mystery

The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins, 1859
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon book cover
Literary Fiction

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon, 2006
There There by Tommy Orange book cover
Thriller

There There

Tommy Orange, 2018
They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman book cover
Young Adult

They Wish They Were Us

Jessica Goodman, 2001
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis book cover
Comedy

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Stephan Pastis, 2013
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis book cover
Comedy

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Stephan Pastis, 2013
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson book cover
Young Adult

Truly Devious

Maureen Johnson, 2018
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson book cover
Mystery

Truly Devious

Maureen Johnson, 2018
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green book cover
Young Adult

Turtles All the Way Down

John Green, 2017
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus book cover
Young Adult

Two Can Keep a Secret

Karen M. McManus, 2019
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto book cover
Mystery

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Jesse Q. Sutanto, 2023
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart book cover
Young Adult

We Were Liars

E. Lockhart, 2014
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens book cover
Literary Fiction

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens, 2018
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