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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

The Reversal Summary
The Reversal
by Michael Connelly 2010 389 pages
4.21
85.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
When You Reach Me Summary
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead 2009 199 pages
4.08
114.5K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
The Sanatorium Summary
The Sanatorium
by Sarah Pearse 2020 390 pages
3.36
191.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Love Letters to a Serial Killer Summary
Love Letters to a Serial Killer
by Tasha Coryell 2024 320 pages
3.29
24.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
Death at the Sign of the Rook Summary
Death at the Sign of the Rook
by Kate Atkinson 2024 320 pages
3.76
18.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Act of War Summary
Act of War
by Brad Thor 2014 358 pages
4.19
17.5K ratings
Thriller
Action
Suspense
Chasing Vermeer Summary
Chasing Vermeer
by Blue Balliett 2004 254 pages
3.73
31.0K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Camino Island Summary
Camino Island
by John Grisham 2017 290 pages
3.82
154.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Asylum Summary
Asylum
by Madeleine Roux 2013 317 pages
3.64
62.6K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
Die Trying Summary
Die Trying
by Lee Child 1998 567 pages
4.07
157.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
If Tomorrow Comes Summary
If Tomorrow Comes
by Sidney Sheldon 1985 501 pages
4.07
69.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
Pop Goes the Weasel Summary
Pop Goes the Weasel
by James Patterson 1999 461 pages
4.04
73.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Harbinger Summary
The Harbinger
The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future
by Jonathan Cahn 2011 262 pages
3.99
26.8K ratings
Christian
Christian Fiction
Religion
First Wife's Shadow Summary
First Wife's Shadow
by Adele Parks 2024 368 pages
3.99
7.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
No One Can Know Summary
No One Can Know
by Kate Alice Marshall 2024 325 pages
3.66
69.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
A Killing Cold Summary
A Killing Cold
by Kate Alice Marshall 2025 291 pages
3.79
33.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Scarlet Pimpernel Summary
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Emmuska Orczy 1905 182 pages
4.07
139.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Consent to Kill Summary
Consent to Kill
by Vince Flynn 2005 675 pages
4.40
51.6K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
The Snowman Summary
The Snowman
by Jo Nesbø 2007 383 pages
4.02
146.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
A Spy Alone Summary
A Spy Alone
by Charles Beaumont 2023 369 pages
4.11
4.8K ratings
Espionage
Thriller
Crime
True Crime Addict Summary
True Crime Addict
How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray
by James Renner 2016 300 pages
3.66
8.3K ratings
True Crime
Crime
Memoir
My Killer Vacation Summary
My Killer Vacation
by Tessa Bailey 2022 295 pages
3.60
135.7K ratings
Romance
Mystery
Contemporary
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Summary
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It
by Katy Brent 2023 384 pages
3.68
36.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Three Mothers Summary
Three Mothers
by Hannah Beckerman 2025 325 pages
4.15
8.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
One Perfect Couple Summary
One Perfect Couple
by Ruth Ware 2024 385 pages
3.64
122.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
In a Dark, Dark Wood Summary
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by Ruth Ware 2015 352 pages
3.72
384.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Big Empty Summary
The Big Empty
by Robert Crais 2025 373 pages
4.55
10.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? Summary
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
by Crystal Smith Paul 2023 416 pages
3.74
68.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Everything We Never Said Summary
Everything We Never Said
by Sloan Harlow 2024 336 pages
3.84
17.4K ratings
Romance
Thriller
Young Adult
Extreme Measures Summary
Extreme Measures
by Vince Flynn 2008 448 pages
4.33
55.3K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Joyland Summary
Joyland
by Stephen King 2013 285 pages
3.93
171.2K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Dexter in the Dark Summary
Dexter in the Dark
by Jeff Lindsay 2006 307 pages
3.57
38.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
In Too Deep Summary
In Too Deep
by Lee Child 2024 324 pages
3.95
35.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Invocations Summary
The Invocations
by Krystal Sutherland 2024 400 pages
4.08
10.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
Shibumi Summary
Shibumi
by Trevanian 1979 472 pages
4.18
19.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Moonflower Murders Summary
Moonflower Murders
by Anthony Horowitz 2020 608 pages
4.06
58.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Guest Summary
The Guest
by B.A. Paris 2024 308 pages
3.59
45.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Secret Keeper Summary
The Secret Keeper
by Kate Morton 2012 484 pages
4.16
169.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Summary
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple 2012 330 pages
3.87
589.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Humor
Saving Max Summary
Saving Max
by Antoinette van Heugten 2010 376 pages
3.83
11.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
The Fabric of Our Souls Summary
The Fabric of Our Souls
by K.M. Moronova 2023 362 pages
4.15
41.7K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
Death Note Summary
Death Note
Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
by NisiOisiN 2006 176 pages
4.26
14.1K ratings
Manga
Mystery
Light Novel
The Bourne Ultimatum Summary
The Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum 1990 725 pages
4.07
66.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Without Fail Summary
Without Fail
by Lee Child 2002 14 pages
4.16
114.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
A Fatal Grace Summary
A Fatal Grace
by Louise Penny 2006 311 pages
4.10
137.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Under the Surface Summary
Under the Surface
by Diana Urban 2024 354 pages
3.84
3.4K ratings
Thriller
Young Adult
Mystery
What Have You Done? Summary
What Have You Done?
by Shari Lapena 2024 307 pages
3.76
69.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Girl in the White Van Summary
The Girl in the White Van
by April Henry 2020 224 pages
3.87
4.4K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
One Rough Man Summary
One Rough Man
by Brad Taylor 2011 417 pages
4.09
17.2K ratings
Thriller
Action
Mystery
Shelterwood Summary
Shelterwood
by Lisa Wingate 2024 368 pages
3.86
27.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
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