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Mystery

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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Gray After Dark
by Noelle W. Ihli • 2024
4.17
100k+
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Gray After Dark Summary
Gray After Dark
by Noelle W. Ihli 2024 370 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Step on a Crack
by James Patterson • 2007
4.08
60k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Step on a Crack Summary
Step on a Crack
by James Patterson 2007 383 pages
4.08
60k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold
by Ally Carter • 2025
3.90
12k+
Romance
Mystery
Adult
The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold Summary
The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold
by Ally Carter 2025 336 pages
3.90
12k+ ratings
Romance
Mystery
Adult
Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?
by Nicci French • 2024
3.96
22k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? Summary
Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?
by Nicci French 2024 532 pages
3.96
22k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Devil's Hand
by Jack Carr • 2021
4.45
31k+
Thriller
Military Fiction
Action
The Devil's Hand Summary
The Devil's Hand
by Jack Carr 2021 524 pages
4.45
31k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Action
Girl, Missing
by Dreda Say Mitchell • 2024
3.87
13k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Girl, Missing Summary
Girl, Missing
by Dreda Say Mitchell 2024 358 pages
3.87
13k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Murder at Holly House
by Denzil Meyrick • 2023
3.20
10k+
Mystery
Christmas
Crime
Murder at Holly House Summary
Murder at Holly House
by Denzil Meyrick 2023 410 pages
3.20
10k+ ratings
Mystery
Christmas
Crime
Scorpia Rising
by Anthony Horowitz • 2011
4.29
35k+
Young Adult
Adventure
Espionage
Scorpia Rising Summary
Scorpia Rising
by Anthony Horowitz 2011 416 pages
4.29
35k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Espionage
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich • 2012
3.98
100k+
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Round House Summary
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich 2012 323 pages
3.98
100k+ ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Overlook
by Michael Connelly • 2007
4.02
57k+
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Overlook Summary
The Overlook
by Michael Connelly 2007 225 pages
4.02
57k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Shadowland
by Peter Straub • 1980
3.88
12k+
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Shadowland Summary
Shadowland
by Peter Straub 1980 468 pages
3.88
12k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
High Five
by Janet Evanovich • 1999
4.18
100k+
Mystery
Humor
Chick Lit
High Five Summary
High Five
by Janet Evanovich 1999 336 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Humor
Chick Lit
The Guest
by Emma Cline • 2023
3.27
100k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
The Guest Summary
The Guest
by Emma Cline 2023 304 pages
3.27
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
The Last Policeman
by Ben H. Winters • 2012
3.77
35k+
Mystery
Science Fiction
Crime
The Last Policeman Summary
The Last Policeman
by Ben H. Winters 2012 316 pages
3.77
35k+ ratings
Mystery
Science Fiction
Crime
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters • 2019
3.47
8k+
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Mystery
Golden State Summary
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters 2019 323 pages
3.47
8k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Mystery
Out of Sight, Out of Time
by Ally Carter • 2012
4.33
58k+
Young Adult
Mystery
Romance
Out of Sight, Out of Time Summary
Out of Sight, Out of Time
by Ally Carter 2012 294 pages
4.33
58k+ ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Romance
The Magus
by John Fowles • 1965
4.05
64k+
Classics
Fantasy
Mystery
The Magus Summary
The Magus
by John Fowles 1965 656 pages
4.05
64k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Mystery
The Woman in the Library
by Sulari Gentill • 2022
3.50
88k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Woman in the Library Summary
The Woman in the Library
by Sulari Gentill 2022 292 pages
3.50
88k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Cross Country
by James Patterson • 2008
3.89
46k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Cross Country Summary
Cross Country
by James Patterson 2008 480 pages
3.89
46k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Last House on Needless Street
by Catriona Ward • 2021
3.81
100k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Last House on Needless Street Summary
The Last House on Needless Street
by Catriona Ward 2021 337 pages
3.81
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Matterhorn
by Christopher Reich • 2024
4.23
16k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Matterhorn Summary
Matterhorn
by Christopher Reich 2024 344 pages
4.23
16k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Northern Lights
by Nora Roberts • 2004
4.05
50k+
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Mystery
Northern Lights Summary
Northern Lights
by Nora Roberts 2004 637 pages
4.05
50k+ ratings
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Mystery
The Book of Mysteries
by Jonathan Cahn • 2016
4.50
1k+
Christian
Devotional
Religion
The Book of Mysteries Summary
The Book of Mysteries
by Jonathan Cahn 2016 384 pages
4.50
1k+ ratings
Christian
Devotional
Religion
The Matrix
by Joshua Clover • 2007
4.12
1k+
Film
Media Tie In
Mystery
The Matrix Summary
The Matrix
by Joshua Clover 2007 96 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Film
Media Tie In
Mystery
The Kept Woman
by Karin Slaughter • 2016
4.15
86k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Kept Woman Summary
The Kept Woman
by Karin Slaughter 2016 461 pages
4.15
86k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
London Bridges
by James Patterson • 2004
3.98
56k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
London Bridges Summary
London Bridges
by James Patterson 2004 403 pages
3.98
56k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Separation of Power
by Vince Flynn • 2001
4.33
52k+
Thriller
Espionage
Action
Separation of Power Summary
Separation of Power
by Vince Flynn 2001 448 pages
4.33
52k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
The Examiner
by Janice Hallett • 2024
3.66
24k+
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Examiner Summary
The Examiner
by Janice Hallett 2024 466 pages
3.66
24k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
Dead Money
by Jakob Kerr • 2025
3.94
13k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Dead Money Summary
Dead Money
by Jakob Kerr 2025 407 pages
3.94
13k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
There Is No Ethan
by Anna Akbari • 2024
How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish
3.56
9k+
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
There Is No Ethan Summary
There Is No Ethan
How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish
by Anna Akbari 2024 304 pages
3.56
9k+ ratings
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
Almost Surely Dead
by Amina Akhtar • 2024
3.68
21k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Almost Surely Dead Summary
Almost Surely Dead
by Amina Akhtar 2024 298 pages
3.68
21k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Three Lives of Cate Kay
by Kate Fagan • 2025
3.73
100k+
LGBT
Contemporary
Book Club
The Three Lives of Cate Kay Summary
The Three Lives of Cate Kay
by Kate Fagan 2025 294 pages
3.73
100k+ ratings
LGBT
Contemporary
Book Club
The Perfectionists
by Sara Shepard • 2014
3.78
15k+
Young Adult
Mystery
Contemporary
The Perfectionists Summary
The Perfectionists
by Sara Shepard 2014 336 pages
3.78
15k+ ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Contemporary
UFO
by Garrett M. Graff • 2023
The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There
3.69
1k+
History
Science
Paranormal
UFO Summary
UFO
The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There
by Garrett M. Graff 2023 544 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
History
Science
Paranormal
Black River
by Nilanjana Roy • 2022
3.95
1k+
Mystery
India
Thriller
Black River Summary
Black River
by Nilanjana Roy 2022 368 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Mystery
India
Thriller
Identity
by Nora Roberts • 2023
4.28
72k+
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Thriller
Identity Summary
Identity
by Nora Roberts 2023 437 pages
4.28
72k+ ratings
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Thriller
The 24th Hour
by James Patterson • 2024
4.08
35k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The 24th Hour Summary
The 24th Hour
by James Patterson 2024 346 pages
4.08
35k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Hunting Pretty
by Sienna Blake • 2025
3.96
3k+
Dark Romance
Dark
Romance
Hunting Pretty Summary
Hunting Pretty
by Sienna Blake 2025
3.96
3k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Romance
The Hazel Wood
by Melissa Albert • 2018
3.55
100k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
The Hazel Wood Summary
The Hazel Wood
by Melissa Albert 2018 359 pages
3.55
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
The Lavender Garden
by Lucinda Riley • 2012
4.30
37k+
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Lavender Garden Summary
The Lavender Garden
by Lucinda Riley 2012 403 pages
4.30
37k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Bad Weather Friend
by Dean Koontz • 2024
3.88
40k+
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Bad Weather Friend Summary
The Bad Weather Friend
by Dean Koontz 2024 374 pages
3.88
40k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Love of My Life
by Rosie Walsh • 2022
3.87
97k+
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
The Love of My Life Summary
The Love of My Life
by Rosie Walsh 2022 372 pages
3.87
97k+ ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
Fifty-Fifty
by Steve Cavanagh • 2020
4.27
56k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Fifty-Fifty Summary
Fifty-Fifty
by Steve Cavanagh 2020 349 pages
4.27
56k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
I Have Some Questions for You
by Rebecca Makkai • 2023
3.59
100k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
I Have Some Questions for You Summary
I Have Some Questions for You
by Rebecca Makkai 2023 438 pages
3.59
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
by Charlie Adhara • 2020
4.44
7k+
Romance
Mystery
M M Romance
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Summary
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
by Charlie Adhara 2020 268 pages
4.44
7k+ ratings
Romance
Mystery
M M Romance
The Night in Question
by Susan Fletcher • 2024
4.02
3k+
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Night in Question Summary
The Night in Question
by Susan Fletcher 2024 384 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Turn Coat
by Jim Butcher • 2009
4.44
100k+
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Turn Coat Summary
Turn Coat
by Jim Butcher 2009 420 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
The Fall of the House of Usher
by Edgar Allan Poe • 1839
3.84
90k+
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
The Fall of the House of Usher Summary
The Fall of the House of Usher
by Edgar Allan Poe 1839 36 pages
3.84
90k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Spartan Gold
by Clive Cussler • 2009
3.86
16k+
Adventure
Thriller
Mystery
Spartan Gold Summary
Spartan Gold
by Clive Cussler 2009 384 pages
3.86
16k+ ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Mystery
Finding Grace
by Loretta Rothschild • 2025
3.83
39k+
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Finding Grace Summary
Finding Grace
by Loretta Rothschild 2025 336 pages
3.83
39k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
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