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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.

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The Racketeer Summary
The Racketeer
by John Grisham 2012 340 pages
3.89
112.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Secret Summary
The Secret
by Lee Child 2023 400 pages
4.08
55.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The September House Summary
The September House
by Carissa Orlando 2023 352 pages
3.89
71.6K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
Apostle's Cove Summary
Apostle's Cove
by William Kent Krueger 2025 336 pages
4.32
530 ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
White Night Summary
White Night
by Jim Butcher 2007 407 pages
4.38
124.4K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
The Devil's Star Summary
The Devil's Star
by Jo Nesbø 2003 528 pages
4.06
74.1K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Rules of Prey Summary
Rules of Prey
by John Sandford 1989 479 pages
4.11
91.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
After the First Death Summary
After the First Death
by Robert Cormier 1979 240 pages
3.66
3.9K ratings
Young Adult
Thriller
Mystery
The Murder House Summary
The Murder House
by James Patterson 2015 451 pages
4.07
48.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
The Second Lady Summary
The Second Lady
by Irving Wallace 1980 341 pages
3.92
5.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Elizabeth Is Missing Summary
Elizabeth Is Missing
by Emma Healey 2014 320 pages
3.72
70.8K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Contemporary
Zero Days Summary
Zero Days
by Ruth Ware 2023 356 pages
3.64
116.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Protect and Defend Summary
Protect and Defend
by Vince Flynn 2007 401 pages
4.36
43.5K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Battle Ground Summary
Battle Ground
by Jim Butcher 2020 418 pages
4.42
46.0K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
Dark Places Summary
Dark Places
by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages
3.95
805.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Come Closer Summary
Come Closer
by Sara Gran 2003 194 pages
3.66
44.8K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Dead Husband Cookbook Summary
The Dead Husband Cookbook
by Danielle Valentine 2025 352 pages
3.94
1.7K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Bloodline Summary
Bloodline
by Sidney Sheldon 1977 409 pages
3.86
34.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Anita de Monte Laughs Last Summary
Anita de Monte Laughs Last
by Xóchitl González 2024 342 pages
3.80
38.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The New York Trilogy Summary
The New York Trilogy
by Paul Auster 1987 308 pages
3.87
83.2K ratings
Mystery
American
Novels
Peace Talks Summary
Peace Talks
by Jim Butcher 2020 340 pages
4.23
51.8K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Magic
The Housekeeper's Secret Summary
The Housekeeper's Secret
by Sandra Schnakenburg 2024 290 pages
4.25
380 ratings
Memoir
Biography
Mystery
Red Rabbit Summary
Red Rabbit
by Tom Clancy 2002 618 pages
3.75
33.7K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
Where Sleeping Girls Lie Summary
Where Sleeping Girls Lie
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2024 416 pages
4.01
15.7K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
A Theory of Dreaming Summary
A Theory of Dreaming
by Ava Reid 2025 416 pages
3.80
3.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Academia
Young Adult
Foe Summary
Foe
by Iain Reid 2018 261 pages
3.70
34.8K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages
3.92
137.3K ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
We All Fall Down Summary
We All Fall Down
by Robert Cormier 1991 208 pages
3.80
2.6K ratings
Young Adult
Banned Books
Mystery
Little Secrets Summary
Little Secrets
by Jennifer Hillier 2020 352 pages
4.22
183.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power 2019 357 pages
3.45
96.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
The 6 Summary
The 6
20 Man
by David Baldacci 2022 593 pages
4.12
91.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Hollow Places Summary
The Hollow Places
by T. Kingfisher 2020 341 pages
3.79
46.8K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
The Cold Cold Ground Summary
The Cold Cold Ground
by Adrian McKinty 2012 11 pages
3.91
15.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
The Dark Horse Summary
The Dark Horse
by Craig Johnson 2009 318 pages
4.30
20.6K ratings
Mystery
Westerns
Crime
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead Summary
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead
by Elle Cosimano 2022 357 pages
3.97
108.3K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Contemporary
Takedown Summary
Takedown
by Brad Thor 2006 416 pages
4.29
24.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Spy Thriller
Burn Down, Rise Up Summary
Burn Down, Rise Up
by Vincent Tirado 2022 352 pages
3.73
2.4K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
Acceleration Summary
Acceleration
by Graham McNamee 2003 210 pages
3.74
5.0K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
Hell House Summary
Hell House
by Richard Matheson 1971 301 pages
3.71
58.6K ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Classics
The Writing Retreat Summary
The Writing Retreat
by Julia Bartz 2023 313 pages
3.42
70.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Final Scene Summary
The Final Scene
by Steph Nelson 2024 248 pages
3.78
16.0K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Ranger Summary
Ranger
by Rebecca Sharp 2023 389 pages
4.27
16.7K ratings
Romance
Dark Romance
Forced Proximity
The Match Summary
The Match
by Harlan Coben 2022 352 pages
4.18
61.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Sandstorm Summary
Sandstorm
by James Rollins 2004 574 pages
3.96
53.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Seconds Away Summary
Seconds Away
by Harlan Coben 2012 338 pages
4.06
18.7K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Ministry of Fear Summary
The Ministry of Fear
by Graham Greene 1943 224 pages
3.78
7.3K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Thriller
Map of Bones Summary
Map of Bones
by James Rollins 2005 523 pages
4.08
62.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Phantom of the Opera Summary
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages
3.96
264.5K ratings
Horror
Romance
Gothic
Last Night Summary
Last Night
by Luanne Rice 2024 329 pages
4.05
30.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Complicity Summary
Complicity
by Iain Banks 1993 313 pages
3.92
13.5K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
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