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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 Good, the Bad, and the Aunties Summary
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties
by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2024 278 pages
3.52
9.4K ratings
Mystery
Romance
Contemporary
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty Summary
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
by Vendela Vida 2015 224 pages
3.45
7.5K ratings
Mystery
Travel
Book Club
Taken Summary
Taken
by Robert Crais 2012 341 pages
4.22
20.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Her Honor Summary
Her Honor
by William J. Coughlin 1987 355 pages
4.24
1.3K ratings
Legal Thriller
Mystery
The Mysterious Mr. Quin Summary
The Mysterious Mr. Quin
by Agatha Christie 1930 396 pages
3.74
16.7K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Crime
Legacy Summary
Legacy
by Kate Brian 2008 243 pages
4.05
7.4K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Romance
The Chase Summary
The Chase
by Clive Cussler 2007 404 pages
3.99
19.4K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Fingersmith Summary
Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters 2002 592 pages
4.02
115.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Historical
Honor Among Thieves Summary
Honor Among Thieves
by Jeffrey Archer 1993 480 pages
3.87
18.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Listeners Summary
The Listeners
by Maggie Stiefvater 2025 400 pages
3.85
3.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Match Summary
The Match
by Harlan Coben 2022 352 pages
4.18
61.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Never Go Back Summary
Never Go Back
by Lee Child 2013 400 pages
4.09
82.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Last Policeman Summary
The Last Policeman
by Ben H. Winters 2012 316 pages
3.77
34.6K ratings
Mystery
Science Fiction
Crime
Rosemary and Rue Summary
Rosemary and Rue
by Seanan McGuire 2009 346 pages
3.78
39.5K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Paranormal
Mysteries Summary
Mysteries
by Colin Wilson 1978 244 pages
4.10
492 ratings
Paranormal
Occult
History
Scritch Scratch Summary
Scritch Scratch
by Lindsay Currie 2020 277 pages
3.91
4.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Horror
Mystery
Mastiff Summary
Mastiff
by Tamora Pierce 2011 596 pages
4.27
29.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Waiting Summary
The Waiting
by Michael Connelly 2024
4.38
57.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Lullaby Town Summary
Lullaby Town
by Robert Crais 1992 296 pages
4.16
14.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Science of Murder Summary
The Science of Murder
The Forensics of Agatha Christie
by Carla Valentine 2021 432 pages
3.83
2.3K ratings
True Crime
Science
History
Threads That Bind Summary
Threads That Bind
by Kika Hatzopoulou 2023 352 pages
3.91
12.5K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Female of the Species Summary
The Female of the Species
by Mindy McGinnis 2016 368 pages
4.15
38.2K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
The Third Eye Summary
The Third Eye
by Lois Duncan 1984 220 pages
3.86
4.2K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Fantasy
The Silverblood Promise Summary
The Silverblood Promise
by James Logan 2024 528 pages
3.97
4.3K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Beekeeping for Beginners Summary
Beekeeping for Beginners
by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages
4.13
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
The Riddle of the Sands Summary
The Riddle of the Sands
by Erskine Childers 1903 336 pages
3.63
7.4K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Espionage
One of the Good Guys Summary
One of the Good Guys
by Araminta Hall 2024 289 pages
3.49
8.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
In the Shadow of Blackbirds Summary
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
by Cat Winters 2013 387 pages
3.85
13.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal
Florida Roadkill Summary
Florida Roadkill
by Tim Dorsey 1999 288 pages
3.66
10.4K ratings
Humor
Mystery
Crime
Company Town Summary
Company Town
by Madeline Ashby 2016 285 pages
3.50
5.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Mystery
Canada
Missing Parts Summary
Missing Parts
by Lucinda Berry 2016 418 pages
3.76
17.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Cards on the Table Summary
Cards on the Table
by Josh Lanyon 2007 95 pages
4.03
1.5K ratings
M M Romance
Mystery
Romance
A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four Summary
A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle 2003 192 pages
4.14
10.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
The Dogs of Babel Summary
The Dogs of Babel
by Carolyn Parkhurst 2003 278 pages
3.58
19.3K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Animals
The Night in Question Summary
The Night in Question
by Susan Fletcher 2024 384 pages
4.07
2.4K ratings
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Contemporary
The Story Teller Summary
The Story Teller
by Margaret Coel 1999 241 pages
4.11
1.7K ratings
Mystery
Native American
Westerns
Suspicious Minds Summary
Suspicious Minds
by Gwenda Bond 2019 304 pages
3.59
15.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Ninth House Summary
Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo 2019 461 pages
4.01
379.5K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Academia
Mystery
The Puzzle Master Summary
The Puzzle Master
by Danielle Trussoni 2023 362 pages
3.31
8.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Plane That Wasn't There Summary
The Plane That Wasn't There
Why We Haven't Found Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
by Jeff Wise 2015 95 pages
3.56
1.6K ratings
History
True Crime
Aviation
How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways Summary
How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways
by Eve Kellman 2024 384 pages
3.70
5.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
And Then She Vanished Summary
And Then She Vanished
by Nick Jones 2021 246 pages
3.99
8.4K ratings
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Mystery
The Death of Us Summary
The Death of Us
by Abigail Dean 2025 336 pages
3.98
3.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
No Mercy Summary
No Mercy
by Blake Pierce 2022 233 pages
4.03
3.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Dark Hours Summary
The Dark Hours
by David J. Gatward 2023 306 pages
4.49
5.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Reliquary Summary
Reliquary
by Douglas Preston 1997 464 pages
4.04
49.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
City of Orphans Summary
City of Orphans
by Avi 2012 368 pages
3.98
3.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Mystery
Not What She Seems Summary
Not What She Seems
by Yasmin Angoe 2024 390 pages
3.75
17.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Gravity Summary
Gravity
by Tess Gerritsen 1983 342 pages
4.10
16.7K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
Unexplained Summary
Unexplained
Based on the 'world's spookiest podcast'
by Richard MacLean Smith 2018 352 pages
3.59
1.6K ratings
Paranormal
Horror
Mystery
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