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Shadowy figures and buried secrets await in a world where determined minds piece together elusive truths, one clue at a time. Whether following seasoned detectives through crime scenes or learning the art of deductive reasoning from history's greatest sleuths, these books illuminate the fascinating science and psychology of solving life's most baffling mysteries.

Mystery Book Summaries

Night of the Living Dummy Summary
Night of the Living Dummy
by R.L. Stine 1993 160 pages
3.84
33.1K ratings
Horror
Childrens
Middle Grade
The Concrete Blonde Summary
The Concrete Blonde
by Michael Connelly 1994 484 pages
4.23
76.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Family Remains Summary
The Family Remains
by Lisa Jewell 2022 452 pages
3.87
172.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Everyone Is Lying to You Summary
Everyone Is Lying to You
by Jo Piazza 2025 336 pages
4.01
1.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Story She Left Behind Summary
The Story She Left Behind
by Patti Callahan Henry 2025 352 pages
4.12
10.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Romance
Outer Banks Summary
Outer Banks
Lights Out
by Alyssa Sheinmel 2021 288 pages
3.48
2.7K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Adventure
You'll Be the Death of Me Summary
You'll Be the Death of Me
by Karen M. McManus 2021 336 pages
3.73
77.8K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller
A Step-by-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters
by James N. Frey 2010 306 pages
3.81
314 ratings
Writing
How To
Research
Victim 2117 Summary
Victim 2117
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2019 468 pages
3.99
13.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Perfect Child Summary
The Perfect Child
by Lucinda Berry 2019 371 pages
4.02
181.0K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Kill Shot Summary
Kill Shot
by Vince Flynn 2012 385 pages
4.32
58.0K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Mystery Summary
Mystery
A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution
by Jonah Lehrer 2021 256 pages
3.86
180 ratings
Psychology
Writing
Mystery
Last Twilight in Paris Summary
Last Twilight in Paris
by Pam Jenoff 2025 336 pages
4.00
10.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Mystery
Murder on Lake Garda Summary
Murder on Lake Garda
by Tom Hindle 2024 464 pages
3.48
7.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Chamber Summary
The Chamber
by John Grisham 1994 632 pages
3.85
144.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Piranesi Summary
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke 2020 272 pages
4.22
382.9K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
The Drowning Woman Summary
The Drowning Woman
by Robyn Harding 2023 336 pages
4.04
134.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Black Book Summary
The Black Book
by Orhan Pamuk 1990 466 pages
3.92
12.8K ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Mystery
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
by Geronimo Stilton 1997 128 pages
4.10
15.5K ratings
Childrens
Fantasy
Adventure
The Prom Queen Summary
The Prom Queen
by R.L. Stine 1992 167 pages
3.71
5.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
Camino Ghosts Summary
Camino Ghosts
by John Grisham 2024 292 pages
4.20
52.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Summary
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2023 339 pages
4.03
143.4K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Book Club
The Thirteenth Tale Summary
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield 2006 406 pages
3.98
321.8K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.03
29.4K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
The Villa Summary
The Villa
by Rachel Hawkins 2023 279 pages
3.63
139.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Upgrade Summary
Upgrade
by Blake Crouch 2022 352 pages
3.81
111.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Street Lawyer Summary
The Street Lawyer
by John Grisham 1998 384 pages
3.89
120.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Middletide Summary
Middletide
by Sarah Crouch 2024 288 pages
3.52
14.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Unwedding Summary
The Unwedding
by Ally Condie 2024 339 pages
3.22
48.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Border Summary
The Border
by Don Winslow 2019 768 pages
4.47
18.1K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Skulduggery Pleasant Summary
Skulduggery Pleasant
by Derek Landy 2007 392 pages
4.18
70.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mystery
The Undrowned Summary
The Undrowned
by K.R. Alexander 2020 240 pages
3.88
1.6K ratings
Horror
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Cellar Summary
The Cellar
by Natasha Preston 2014 368 pages
3.90
89.1K ratings
Thriller
Young Adult
Mystery
Framed! Summary
Framed!
by James Ponti 2016 304 pages
4.37
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Adventure
This Book Will Bury Me Summary
This Book Will Bury Me
by Ashley Winstead 2025 480 pages
3.68
9.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Innocent Summary
The Innocent
by David Baldacci 2012 422 pages
4.19
117.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Cross Summary
Cross
by James Patterson 2006 393 pages
4.05
70.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Anatomy Summary
Anatomy
A Love Story
by Dana Schwartz 2022 338 pages
3.84
99.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Young Adult
How To Think Like Sherlock Summary
How To Think Like Sherlock
by Daniel Smith 2012 192 pages
3.07
1.7K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mystery
The Night Swim Summary
The Night Swim
by Megan Goldin 2020 341 pages
4.03
116.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Lee Child 2004 496 pages
4.17
142.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Summers at the Saint Summary
Summers at the Saint
by Mary Kay Andrews 2024 448 pages
4.08
42.3K ratings
Romance
Mystery
Summer
If We Were Villains Summary
If We Were Villains
by M.L. Rio 2017 354 pages
4.12
363.5K ratings
Dark Academia
Mystery
Thriller
The Sign of Four Summary
The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1890 129 pages
3.89
169.9K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
Lethal White Summary
Lethal White
by Robert Galbraith 2018 650 pages
4.25
178.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Risk Summary
The Risk
by S.T. Abby 2016 132 pages
4.26
327.2K ratings
Romance
Dark Romance
Dark
Bad Luck and Trouble Summary
Bad Luck and Trouble
by Lee Child 2007 378 pages
4.22
99.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
1st to Die Summary
1st to Die
by James Patterson 2001 424 pages
4.10
351.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Summary
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
by Tom Clancy 1988 547 pages
4.10
59.2K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Military Fiction
House of Hollow Summary
House of Hollow
by Krystal Sutherland 2021 292 pages
4.02
93.5K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
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